Stetson in the News: Nov. 17-23, 2023

Top Stories
• The Daytona Times, Hometown News and WFTV cited Stetson’s Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience in the Nov. 16 story “USDA awards $25 million for Lake to Lagoon program.”

• The Daytona Times featured Stetson’s Symphony Orchestra, orchestra director Anthony Hose and Karen Coker-Merritt, DM, assistant professor of Music, Voice, in the Nov. 16 story “Stetson’s Symphony Orchestra to perform in Mount Dora Dec. 2.”
• Central Florida News 13 featured Stetson student Bella Degenhardt in the Nov. 22 broadcast segment “Students Help with In-home Care.” “I really enjoy spending time with people who I can connect with, and I think it’s really important to draw attention to the elderly care crisis in America right now,” Degenhardt said.

• The West Volusia Beacon on Nov. 20 published the commentary “Halloween: Learning across our differences, the scary edition” by Paul Croce, PhD, professor of History and American Studies.
• Action News Jax featured the late Stetson student and football player Trenton Stewart in the Nov. 16 story “Mother of Trenton Stewart establishes scholarships for students who will play college football.” PRLog featured Stewart in the Nov. 16 story “Investing in Kids (INK!) to administer Trenton William Stewart Legacy Scholarships.” The St. Augustine Record covered the story in the Nov. 16 report “Investing in Kids (INK!) opens Trenton William Stewart Legacy Scholarships for senior football players.” Radio station WOKV-AM cited Stewart in a Nov. 17 broadcast segment.
• Hometown News featured Stetson in the Nov. 16 story “Stetson named a ‘Green College.’ ”
• The West Volusia Beacon featured Christopher Bell, Ph.D., associate professor of Religious Studies, in the Nov. 20 story “Asian Thanksgiving celebrations and traditions.”

• The West Volusia Beacon quoted Alan Green, PhD, associate professor and chair of Economics, and Global Development Program Director, and the Beacon quoted Sarah Cramer, PhD, assistant professor of Sustainable Food Systems, in the Nov. 22 story “Families struggling with finances: a look into this year’s unmet needs.” The story was written by recent Stetson grad Carmen Cruz.
• PreventionWeb interviewed Khushbu Mishra, PhD, assistant professor of Economics, in the Nov. 21 story “Agricultural credit, insurance, and climate change.”
Other Stories
• Social Vibes quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, in the Nov. 18 post “Genetic and Environmental Stimuli to Crime.”

• HappeningNext cited Stetson’s Second Stage Theater in the Nov. 22 post “Winter Production of A Nightmare Before X-Mas!”
• SportsField Management cited Stetson in the Nov. 21 story “Chart a course to Daytona Beach for the 35th Annual SFMA Conference and Exhibition.”
Alumni

• Faith Talk Atlanta and more than 20 other media outlets featured the commentary “Tips to Show Christlike Love to Even the Most Difficult Family Members” by alumna Blair Parke.
• The Free Library on Nov. 20 published the story “Setting the Theater: The Challenge for America’s Theater Army” by alumnus Nathan Davis.
• The Weekly Challenger featured alumna Briyanna Pierce in the Nov. 23 story “TOBA announces co-chairs for 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Breakfast.”