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• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, and quoted Hari Pulapaka, PhD, associate professor of Mathematics, in the Oct. 19 story, “Stetson University helps welcome 39 new U.S. citizens for Immigration Appreciation Day.” “Your own potential is rivaled only by the collective will of this country,” said Pulapaka, an immigrant from India who was naturalized as a citizen in 2020. “Now, words alone cannot possibly adequately describe the significance of this moment; always know that your country and your heritage are an immutable part of yourself. Don’t ever lose track of that, and don’t ever apologize for it. Be true to yourself, while being a productive member of your community and society at large. That is the greatest gift you can give yourself and the United States of America.” 

• Also, WKMG-TV Online previewed the event in the Oct. 14 post, “Stetson University hosts U.S. naturalization event in Volusia County.” WESH-TV News 2 and CW18 WKCF previewed the event in the Oct. 18 broadcast segment, “U.S. Naturalization Ceremony.”

• FlaglerLive and Utilities Monitor Worldwide featured Stetson’s Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience and its executive director, Jason Evans, PhD, associate professor of environmental science, in the Oct. 17 story, “Stetson’s Water Institute Awarded Grant for Pilot Project to Reduce Flooding Against Rising Seas.” “Like many Florida barrier island communities, Cape Canaveral faces considerable flooding challenges, much of which can be attributed to old stormwater drainage systems that are being impacted by sea-level rise,” Evans said. “We also know that untreated stormwater runoff is one of the biggest threats to water quality in the Indian River Lagoon and other coastal ecosystems.”

• News Channel 8 WFLA, WTTA, WGN and New York Folk featured Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy in the Oct. 19 broadcast segment and online story, “Growing calls for change after body cam videos show Florida voter fraud arrests.” “If all of the cases are individuals who did not realize that they didn’t have the right to vote in Florida, then arguably they didn’t knowingly violate the law and they shouldn’t be convicted of voter fraud,” Torres-Spelliscy said.

• Radio station KCSB-FM featured Torres-Spelliscy in the Oct. 16 broadcast, “Scholars’ Circle – Dark Money in Politics Keeps Voters in the Dark.” Also, BBC’s Americast interviewed Torres-Spelliscy for an Oct. 14 broadcast segment about affirmative action cases before the Supreme Court. 

• The Florida Times-Union and Head Topics cited Stetson in the Oct. 16 story, “How the Clean Water Act helped transform the St. Johns River, once dubbed a ‘gigantic sewer.’”

• Radio Free Asia, Asean Tribune, GlobalSecurity.org and other media outlets cited Elizabeth Plantan, PhD, assistant professor of political science, in the Oct. 14 post, “Ten years under Xi Jinping: the ‘chilling’ effect on China’s civil society groups.”

Other Stories

• The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators cited Stetson Law professor Peter Lake, the Charles A. Dana Chair and director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy, in the Oct. 20 post, “Title IX Certificate Program: Informal Resolution Fall 2022.”

• Tax Notes quoted Stetson Law professor Andrew Appleby in the Oct. 19 story, “Maryland Digital Ad Tax Ruling Applauded but Questions Remain.” Law 360 quoted Appleby in the Oct. 18 article, “Md. Will Appeal Adverse Digital Ad Tax Ruling, Senate Prez says.” Also, 10 Tampa Bay quoted Appleby in the Oct. 14 story, “What’s next in the legal battle over the Hillsborough County transportation tax referendum?”

• TDPel Media and Mogaz News quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of psychology, in the Oct. 19 story, “Murders are rising greatest in Kansas City, Detroit, and St. Louis.”

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson’s Christmas Candlelight Concerts in the Oct. 18 story, “Class Notes.”

• Tampa Bay Creative Loafing featured Stetson Law student Brittany Lakhani in the Oct. 17 story, “Tampa Tiger Bay to hear from young Democratic and Republican leaders this month.”

• Fox 13 Tampa Bay cited Stetson in the Oct. 17 story, “Why is marijuana illegal? How the 1933 Ybor City ax murders bolstered case to criminalize cannabis.”

• The website ufl.edu cited Stetson in the Oct. 17 story, “Awards.”

• ComicBook.com cited Chesya Burke, PhD, assistant professor of English, in the Oct. 17 story, “Amazon Music Launches Spooky Podcast Anthology Series I Hear Fear.”

• Tampa Bay Business & Wealth cited Stetson Law in the Oct. 17 story, “Building trust and collaboration: A conversation with the women leading Tampa Bay area EDCs.”

• HappeningNext cited Peggy MacDonald, PhD, adjunct history instructor, in the Oct. 17 story, “Lecture Series: Florida’s Female Pioneers.”

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson in the Oct. 17 story, “PHOTOS: Historic Oakdale Cemetery Walk in DeLand.”

• Emek News cited Stetson Law in the Oct. 16 story, “First Law School in Texas.”

• Spectrum News 13 and the Black Chronicle cited Stetson in the Oct. 15 online story, “How are colleges in Central Florida preparing for Monkeypox?”

• The Hometown News cited Stetson’s School of Music in the Oct. 14 story, “Out & About, Oct. 14, 2022.” The calendar mentioned the Symphony Orchestra and orchestra conductor Anthony Hose; Routa Kroumovitch, professor of violin; the University Symphonic Band and Concert Band; and Douglas Phillips, DMA, director of bands, associate professor of music, conducting.

• FlaglerLive cited Stetson’s Symphony Orchestra and Second Stage Theatre in the Oct. 14 post, “The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, October 14, 2022.”  The article mentioned Routa Kroumovitch, professor of violin; and Anthony Hose, orchestra conductor.

• The Weekly Challenger cited Stetson Law students Zenea Johnson and Jessica Kingplus Judith Scully, professor of Law and director of the Social Justice Advocacy Program at Stetson Law, in the Oct. 13 story, “Higher education consortium announces second class of Racial Justice Student Fellows.”

• Fox 49 News interviewed adjunct Law professor Joe Bodiford for the Oct. 13 broadcast segment, “Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison.”

Alumni News

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute featured alumna Noemi Robertson in the Oct. 20 story, “Director for Community Partnerships & Educational Equity strengthens work of the STEM Education Center at WPI.”

• Get News, North American Report, Panhandle NewsChannelNebraska and more than 15 other media outlets profiled brothers and alumni Paul and Anthony Messina in the Oct. 19 post, “Tampa Bay Law Firm Messina Law Group, P.A. Launches New Website.”

• The Citrus County Chronicle profiled Law alumnus Gus Bilirakis in the Oct. 19 story, “ENDORSEMENT: Bilirakis for Congress.”

• The Tampa Bay Times featured alumni Berny Jacques and Tracy Koster in the Oct. 19 story, “Florida House races up for grabs. The Times Editorial Board recommendations.”

• The Pine Tree featured alumna Alice Williams in the Oct. 19 story, “Sonora Bach Festival Final event “Bach’s Brunch” With Concert Featuring Sonora Bach Festival Trio.”

• Occupational Health & Safety cited alumnus Cory Rhoads in the Oct. 18 post, “Visual AI: Five Steps to Greater Profitability in Manufacturing.”

• Orlando Medical News profiled alumnus Brian M. Levine in the Oct. 18 story, “Lighthouse Works Welcomes Brian M. Levine to the Board of Directors.”

• News 4 Jax, Internewscast and Apex Breaking News Today profiled law alumnus Andrew Rush in the Oct. 18 story, “Space Rush: Jacksonville native a pioneer in commercial space technology.”

• The Sarasota Herald-Tribune cited Stetson Law alumni Annalisa M. Costanzo, Nicholas Maroulianakis and Kristen D. Worrell in the Oct. 17 story, “BUSINESS PEOPLE: New attorney was Delaware police officer before law school.”

• The Dayton Daily News featured alumnus Matt Greeson in the Oct. 14 story, “FIRST INTERVIEW: Research pays off for Kettering’s next city manager.”

• The Tampa Bay Times and Patch.com cited Stetson Law alumnus Thomas Stanton in the Oct. 14 story, “Tampa law firm goes national with New York, Boston, D.C. offices.”