Stetson University will host two community forums to discuss issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Topics including mental health services, safe schools and communities, and violence in public places will be discussed. “As educators and parents we must strive to understand the […]
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Stetson University’s Concert Choir will be launching its 2013 Spring Tour on Feb. 28, in Celebration, Fla. The concert will be comprised of a five-part performance in which the choir will perform a repertoire with an array of choral genres in various languages and cultural domains. A few of the songs for the 2013 Spring […]
Continue ReadingThomas Gilmore Masse has been named the next Dean and Professor of Music of Stetson University School of Music beginning in June. Masse joins Stetson from Yale University where he serves as Associate Provost for the Arts. “I am delighted to join this distinguished community of faculty, staff, and students. I have long admired the […]
Continue ReadingSixteen teams – including one from Stetson University — from ten different countries and four different continents gathered in Burlington, Vt., for the first annual Family Enterprise Case Competition. Stetson University is well known for being the first university globally to offer a Family Enterprise major. In this type of competition, each team is given […]
Continue ReadingStetson fans are in “hoops heaven” according to one local sports writer. And why wouldn’t they be? Both men’s and women’s teams are at the top of their games. Men’s Basketball In the fifth episode of Inside the Arc, Stetson men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander talked to Dan Forcella about the recent success of the Hatters, what […]
Continue ReadingBeatings, bombings did not deter Freedom Riders from their Civil Rights quest Ernest “Rip” Patton Jr. was a 21-year-old Tennessee State University student and the drum major in the marching band in 1961 when he made the life-altering decision to become a Freedom Rider. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Patton will be […]
Continue ReadingFor most people, the Caribbean is a tropical paradise, a getaway destination where reef fish dart among sunken pirate gold in a boundless turquoise sea. For the people who live and work for equality and human rights in the Caribbean, a different picture emerges: one focused on the struggle for social justice. Unemployment is rampant. […]
Continue ReadingWomen’s basketball After wildly successful seasons in 2010-11 and again in 2011-12, the Stetson women’s basketball team is ready to do it again. The Hatters return their entire starting line-up from last year, as well as virtually the entire bench to give Stetson Head Coach Lynn Bria a roster chock-full of veteran experience. Add to […]
Continue ReadingPssssst! Wanna be a spy? A marketing spy? In one of the top tourist destinations in the world? Superheroes, dinosaurs, wizards, television cartoon characters and rides and shows? All that? Absolutely. And that’s just what a select group of Stetson marketing students signed up for this fall when they mixed a day of fun and […]
Continue ReadingIf you believe Hollywood and vast numbers of soothsayers around the world, you might think the Maya predicted that the end of the world would happen on Dec. 21, 2012. But according to Stetson University’s resident expert on all things Mayan, the answer would be “not true.” Robert Sitler, professor of modern languages and literature, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has received a STARS Bronze Rating in recognition of their sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, is a new program that measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. “Stetson University has long supported environmental […]
Continue ReadingA group of Integrative Health Science students encouraged others to reduce stress and include physical activity in their study time by participating in a tai chi flash mob on the Stetson Green. Everyone knows that exercise is good for your physical well-being but recent studies have shown that as little as 20 minutes of physical […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of people lined the streets of downtown DeLand for the Jaycees 64th Annual Christmas Parade last Saturday. It was Stetson University’s third year participating in the parade. Stetson’s float, designed by Joel Jones, director of Creative Services for Stetson University Marketing, reflected an interpretive approach to the Palm Court, using more than 600 balloons, […]
Continue ReadingA successful marketing strategy in the sports industry is losing, according to Associate Professor of Marketing Scott Jones of Stetson University who presented his most recent research on rivalry in marketing to his fellow faculty members. “If rivalry is good for a brand, and rivalry forms through losing, do we lose? That’s a hard strategy […]
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