Top Stories

• Capital Analytics Associates featured President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, in the March 8 interview “Christopher Roellke, President, Stetson University DeLand/Greater Orlando.” Commenting on the ways Stetson “demonstrates its global connection,” Roellke said: “When something goes awry in the world, we try to tackle it with humanity, with kindness, and with a dialogue across differences, whether that be what’s going on between Israel and Hamas, global food insecurity, and a whole host of global challenges. Whatever the issue may be, we want to make sure our curriculum and our activities are deeply rooted in solving society’s most pressing problems.”

• The Epoch Times and NTD cited Stetson Law in the March 9 story “Absence of 3 Conservative Judges From State of the Union Address Turns Political.”

• The NPR program All Things Considered quoted Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, professor of Law, in the March 13 broadcast segment and online story “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to get on the ballot in all 50 states. It won’t be easy.” The segment aired on more than 50 public radio stations across the nation.

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal featured Stetson in the March 10 story “Stetson University basketball is in March Madness! Where is it? 8 things to know about the school.”

• The Dayton Daily News featured Stetson men’s basketball head coach Donnie Jones and assistant coaches Joey Gruden and Brett Comer in the March 11 story “Stetson, with three Dayton connections, earns first NCAA tournament berth.”

• The Good Day Orlando program on television station WOFL Fox 35 featured Stetson in the March 12 broadcast segment “Stetson Hatters Heading to March Madness.” The story featured an interview with Isabel Solorzano, alumna and project coordinator for Enrollment Management and University Marketing.

• Television station WFTV’s Central Florida Spotlight segment interviewed U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who cited Stetson in the March 10 broadcast.

• The Western Journal quoted Christopher Ferguson, PhD, professor of Psychology, and Sven Smith, PhD, JD, associate professor of Sociology, in the March 11 story “The Left Is Wrong: Criminal Justice System Not ‘Systemically Racist,’ Mega-Study on Incarcerations Shows.” News Radio KEX, 99.1 FM Talk and other radio stations cited Smith and Ferguson’s research in March 13 broadcasts.

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Erin Doggette, PhD, Stetson’s new director of Diversity and Inclusion, in the March 12 story “Class Notes.”

• Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Tax quoted Andrew Appleby, associate professor of Law, in the March 12 story “Disney, IBM New York Tax Cases Carry Constitutional Implications.”

Other Stories

• HappeningNext featured student Diana Quintero in the March 8 post “Dinner with Diana at ‘Chicas’ on Main Street.”

• HappeningNext cited the Sandra Stetson Aquatic Center and Stetson Rowing in the March 9 post “Aquatic Center Fest 2024.”

• HappeningNext featured Stetson student Valen Siddharth Shankar Brown in the March 10 post “The Power of Science Fiction and Fantasy.”

• The website queensda.org featured Stetson Law in the March 11 story “District Attorney Katz Hosts Annual Mock Trial Competition.” The story cited the four student members of Stetson Law’s winning team: Kristen Ballard, Carmela Brazzale, Marjorie Kammerlohr and Juliana McCabe.

• The website ebglaw.com profiled Daniella R. Lee, adjunct professor of Law, in the March 12 post “Daniella R. Lee.”

• Broadway World, the European Current and more than 75 other media outlets cited Lonnie Hevia, DMA, visiting professor of Music, in the March 11 stories “IS SPRING RIGHT? Concert Comes To Marc Scorca Hall Next Monday” and “Vocal and Instrumental Music Celebrating Spring on Monday evening March 18, 2024 in New York City.”

• HappeningNext featured Stetson Wesley in the March 11 post “Wesley’s Early Easter.”

• HappeningNext featured Stetson in the March 11 post “Local History Talk – Reconstruction of Hulley Tower.”

• TaxProf Blog cited Stetson Law in the March 13 story “Preview of the 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Employment.”

• The West Volusia Beacon and the website of the city of New Smyrna Beach cited the Stetson Aquatic Center in the March 12 story “Volusia County Seeks Dedicated Volunteers for Manatee Watch Program.”

• The West Volusia Beacon cited Stetson in the March 13 story “Florida Victorian Architectural Salvage to move after 34 years.”

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal cited the STEAM Festival at Stetson’s Gillespie Museum in the March 14 story “Ready for the weekend? Check out these fun things to do in Volusia-Flagler.”

Alumni

• CW18 WKCF — WESH 2 News on CW18 featured Law alumna Sylvia Grunor in the March 8 broadcast segment “Judicial Appointment.” Florida National News featured Grunor in the March 5 story “Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Judicial Appointments for Seminole County Court and Sarasota County Court.” Florida Politics, Florida Bar News and other media outlets also covered the story.

• The Florida Courier featured alumnus Juna Pulayya in the March 8 story “FAMU law school graduate appointed as Osceola County judge.”

• Chiropractic Economics featured Law alumnus Steven Robert Conway in the March 8 story “Logan University welcomes Symposium 2024 speakers.”

• Consulting.us profiled Law alumnus Robert Courtney in the March 8 post “Robert Courtney joins Factum Global as associate consultant.”

• West Orlando News featured Law alumna and Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo in the March 9 story “Florida Senate President Becomes Safe School Canine Partner at Senate Portrait Unveiling.”

• News NNK, Valdosta CEO, SGMC Health and other media outlets profiled alumnus Chris Edwards in the March 11 story “Chris Edwards Named Director of Internal Audit at SGMC Health: A Look at his Expertise and Aspirations.”

• The American Institute for Economic Research, Citizens Journal and Public Now featured the story “The Fed (Almost) Ruined Black Friday” by alumnus Spence Purnell.

• The website porterwright.com profiled Law alumnus Hoyt Prindle in the March 11 story “Porter Wright announces three new senior associates.”

• Trenam Law profiled Law alumnus Blair Chan in the March 12 story “Family Law Attorney Blair Chan III Joins Trenam Law.”

• Florida Bar News featured a commentary by Law alumnus Mike Trentalange as part of the March 13 story “There are only days left to cast your vote in the 13th Circuit Board of Governors election.”