Top Stories

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal featured Stetson and quoted President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, in the April 22 story, “Stetson University’s new campus plans: New residence hall, updating Edmunds Center, more.” “At Stetson, as much learning goes on outside the classroom as inside the classroom,” Roellke said. “Residential living and learning are an essential part of the Stetson experience and we are thrilled to be making these investments in student well-being and success.”

The story also quoted Jeffery Gates, LPD, senior vice president of Enrollment and Marketing, and Jessica Day, MA, executive director of Residential Living and Learning. The story also cited Jeremy DiGorio, vice president of Finance and chief financial officer.

• USA Today, the Pensacola News Journal and more than 80 other media outlets quoted Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, professor of Law, in the April 22 story, “Trump committee’s spending on lawyers soars to $76 million, draining funds to fight Biden.” It “smells to high heaven to take political donations from people who can ill afford it to pay for a billionaire’s criminal legal defense fees,” Torres-Spelliscy said.

• The West Volusia Beacon featured Stetson in the April 18 story, “Historic Hulley Tower in DeLand will be reconstructed.” The story quoted Amy Gipson, associate vice president of Development and Communications, and cited the university’s second president, Lincoln Hulley, and his wife Eloise. The reconstruction began as an “alumni-led, grass roots campaign,” Gipson said. “We have also applied for a state historic preservation grant, and we should know this summer if we will receive that.”

• WFLX – Fox 29 Morning News interviewed Paul Boudreaux, professor of Law, co-director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, and director of the Stetson Law Honors Program, for the April 19 broadcast segment, “Possible Squatters in Sebastian Home.” “If the owner does nothing to evict them, other people who are not the owners don’t really have the right to enforce other people’s property rights,” Boudreaux said.

•WPTV quoted Boudreaux in the April 18 broadcast segment and online story, “Sebastian police investigating alleged squatter situation at deceased woman’s home.”

• WUSF and WFIT quoted Randall Croom, PhD, associate professor of Management, for the April 18 broadcast segment and online story, “A ban on sleeping on public property could bring trouble to some local municipalities.”

• Fraternity History & More featured Stetson in the April 21 post, “A 1979 Avalanche Remembered.” The post linked to the Stetson University Magazine and Stetson Today story, “Remembering Innsbruck: The Story of the 1979 Innsbruck Avalanche,” and to the film documentary of the same title (on YouTube).

• NewsWeek Me cited Stetson Law in the April 24 story, “10 Best Taxation Schools and Tax Law Programs in Florida.”

Other Stories

• Florida Politics cited Stetson Law in the April 22 story, “Latest results show 56.3% of Florida law students who took bar exam passed.” Rick’s Blog cited Stetson Law in the April 22 story, “What Florida law school did best on Florida Bar exam?”

• The Apopka Chief featured Hari Pulapaka, PhD, associate professor of Mathematics and a professional chef, in the April 19 story, “Sunshine Pie in the Sunshine State sounds like delicious advertising.”

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal cited Stetson’s Gillespie Museum in the April 18 story, “Earth Day events in Volusia, Flagler counties offer locals chance to celebrate environment.” Spectrum News 13 cited the Gillespie Museum in the April 19 online story, “Earth Day 2024: How to celebrate across Central Florida.”

• SMA Healthcare cited Stetson in the April 19 story, “SMA Healthcare Announces New West Volusia Outpatient Care Center.”

• Nairaland Forum cited Stetson in the April 22 post, “Femi Ositade Gets $3.5M Scholarships From Harvard, 13 Foreign Universities – Education – Nairaland.” Punch cited Stetson in the April 23 post “Ogun student gets scholarships to 14 foreign varsities.” Brand Icon Image cited Stetson in the April 23 story, “Nigerian Teenager, Femi Ositade, Bags Harvard Scholarships, 13 Foreign Universities.” Other media outlets also reported the story.

• The West Volusia Beacon featured Stetson in the April 23 story, “Class Notes: Stetson announces plans for campus building projects.”

• Next Steps cited Stetson in the April 23 story, “FSU-ACC mediation ordered, esports, cell phone policies, state’s top support employee, and more.”

Alumni

• Orlando Style profiled Law alumna and adjunct professor Rebecca Palmer in the April 19 post, “Rebecca L. Palmer, P.A.”

• The Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Yahoo! Life and the Niagara Gazette profiled alumnus Alex Krest in the April 20 story, “Lockport environmental group focusing on year-round cleanup efforts.”

• FedInsider profiled Law alumnus Donald Palmer in the April 22 post, “Election Security: Protecting the Foundation of Democracy – Infrastructure Integrity.”

• CityBiz and shutts.com profiled Double Hatter Patricia M. Flanagan in the April 22 story, “Patricia M. Flanagan Joins Shutts & Bowen As Partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group.”