Florida’s stand your ground law, a college ranking and corporate campaign financing led the news for Stetson this week. National and local media placements include New York Magazine, US News & World Report, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tampa Bay Times, Orlando Sentinel and NAC&U newsletter. Top stories for Jan. 10-16, 2014, include:

• Law Professor Charles Rose spoke with the Tampa Bay Times for the column, “The State You’re In,” about Stand Your Ground Law. Professor Charles Rose’s comments to the Tampa Bay Times regarding the movie theater shooting also appeared in The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star on Jan. 15. The story also ran nationally in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and New York Magazine.
• US News & World Report ranked Stetson’s School of Business Administration 99 in the country for online graduate business programs. Additional coverage: Tampa Bay Times, The Best Colleges.
• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy appeared on ABC Fusion television discussing the impact of corporate campaign financing on Jan. 9 and Jan. 14.
• Law Adjunct Professor Joseph Bodiford spoke with Newschannel 8 on Jan. 15 about the movie theatre shooting and issue of guns in places of business for a story which also aired on Fox Carolina 21.

Other Stories In the News

• American Family Business Accelerator included an interview with Greg McCann, J.D., professor of Family Enterprise, Business Law and Ethics, on tips for leadership succession planning.
• On Jan. 12, the Orlando Sentinel mentioned that Tonya Curran was appointed director of Stetson’s Homer and Dolly and Art Center.
• According to the Jan. 14 Elder Law Prof Blog, Professor Mark Bauer has been selected to chair the AALS Aging and the Law Section.
• Law Adjunct Jennifer Dietz appeared in the Jan. 12 Fox 13 and Fox 35 reports on “Police reviewing video of dog shooting incident.”
• On Jan. 15 Orlando Sentinel ran information about the MLK Day prayer breakfast at Rinker Field House.
• The Jan. 9 Tampa Bay Times ran news of Stetson Law hosting an upcoming wills for veterans program.
• NAC&U ran coverage of the launch of Stetson Journal of Advocacy and the Law, Jan. 15.

Alumni In the News

• Amanda Rodriguez is Keys Energy Services’ Outstanding Employee of the First Quarter 2014, according to FMEA, Jan. 14.
• Oscar Poole will be honored with a Cuda Achiever Award by New Smyrna Beach High School for contributions to his community and life achievements. Poole worked as a pastor, teacher and business leader in Atlanta, authored 11 books, and was a delegate to three national GOP conventions, according to the Jan. 16 Daytona Beach News-Journal.
• Law alumnus Robert Fountain has a new job as associate counsel with Minor League Baseball, according to the Jan. 15 Our Sports Central. Fountain will have added responsibility in the areas of trademarks, corporate governance and intellectual property.
• According to the Jan. 8 Ledger, Gov. Rick Scott has selected Polk County Judge and Stetson Law alumnus Reinaldo Ojeda to become the local bench’s newest circuit judge. The news also ran in the Jan. 9 News Chief.
• Law alumnus Matthew B. Taylor has joined Lewis Longman & Walker’s Tampa Bay office as an associate, according to the Jan. 13 Bradenton Herald.