Florida and its manatees benefit from Stetson freshwater and marine initiatives, while students gain experiential learning. Throughout the years, Melissa Gibbs, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, has conducted research on the armored catfish species, particularly around two ways catfish are impacting the environment at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Fla. One of the […]
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A pair of features on Stetson in the Tampa Bay Business Journal and an article on Florida’s “stand your ground” law led the news about Stetson this week. Top national and regional placements include Florida Public Radio, Huffington Post, Bloomberg BNA, Virtual Strategy Magazine, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Bar News, FindLaw and YNN Rochester. […]
Continue ReadingWith the start of the 2014 college football season less than 40 days away, the Stetson Hatters collected a few more preseason honors. Five members of the Stetson squad were named to the comprehensive preseason All-America team for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) by USA College Football. That group was led by defensive back Donald Payne who […]
Continue ReadingCross-examination, persuasion, story-telling on the agenda at University College of Dublin. Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., offered an advocacy training program to a sell-out crowd in Dublin, Ireland, July 17-18. The two-day program for law students, law professors and legal practitioners taught the renowned Stetson method of trial advocacy at the University […]
Continue ReadingStetson University men’s soccer head coach T. Logan Fleck passed away over the weekend. He was 54. Fleck, who was set to begin his eighth season with the Hatters, is survived by his mother, Carol Fleck; sister, Mary Beth Fleck; stepmother, Jan Fleck, and niece, Braden. “Logan Fleck will be missed,” said Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier. […]
Continue ReadingSeason kickoffs on Aug. 15 against USF. First home game is Aug. 17 vs Embry-Riddle. Stetson women’s soccer announced its 2014 schedule today, a slate which includes 10 regular-season home games and road contests at ACC powers Miami and Florida State. Second-year head coach Manoj Khettry returns seven starters and 12 letter winners from a […]
Continue ReadingPrestigious position allows her to give back to the computer science research and education communities. Hala El-Aarag, PhD., associate professor of Computer Science at Stetson University, was elected vice president/president elect of Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC), a non-profit organization that promotes quality, computer science curricula and effective computing in smaller institutions of […]
Continue ReadingTeachers who make a difference in their students’ lives and campaign finance reform led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include MLB.com, American Constitution Society, Huffington Post, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tennis News, and Hometown News. Top stories for July 10-14, 2014, include: Stetson alumna Alison Kearney was one of 30 […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson men’s and women’s tennis programs were recently honored with both team and individual academic honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The ITA’s All-Academic Team awards are given to programs that have a cumulative team GPA of 3.20 or above. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the men’s team has made the list, and […]
Continue ReadingThrough her passion for art, community engagement, and cultural awareness, Angelica Millán, a 2013 Hatter graduate, exemplifies Stetson University’s core values of personal growth, global citizenship and intellectual development. Millán, pictured left, was mentored by Katya Kudryavtseva, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history at Stetson University. “Dr. Kudryavtseva taught me more about art and life […]
Continue ReadingDiscussions about the fate of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was recently released by his Taliban captors, and an interview regarding orcas in captivity have put Stetson in the national news spotlight. Notable national and regional placements include Association Press, NPR, MSN Travel, Chronicle of Higher Education, Florida Times-Union, Houston Chronicle, Al Jazeera and Live Science. […]
Continue ReadingGov. Rick Scott’s veto of a legislative appropriation for an expansion to Sage Hall led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include CNBC, Reuters, New York Times, CBC News, WOGX, Orlando Sentinel, Gainesville Sun, Wisconsin Law Journal and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories for May 30-June 6, 2014, include: On […]
Continue ReadingA sexual harassment case against Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, and the mental health of UCSB shooter Elliot Rodger were two national stories that put Stetson in the spotlight this week. Notable national and regional placements include USA Today, Time, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Business Journal, Tampa Tribune, Palestine Chronicle, and WalletHub.com. Top stories for […]
Continue ReadingA recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on prayer before government meetings, and single-gender classrooms topped the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include NPR.org, Yahoo! Sports, Miami Herald, Tampa Tribune, Bay News 9, Orlando Sentinel and Hispanic Business. Top stories for May 16-22, 2014, include: Louis Virelli, professor of law, appeared […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Board of Trustees approved a $124 million operating budget for 2014-15, a new strategic plan that carries the university through 2019, and heard plans for two major capital investments: Sage Hall and a proposed aquatic center. The $124 million operating budget for the next fiscal year, is a 3.5 percent increase over the […]
Continue ReadingStetson professors were interviewed by national and state media for a pair of articles on financial issues this week, as well as other significant issues. Top national and regional media placements include USA Today, Cincinnati Enquirer, Detroit Free Press, Orlando Sentinel, Fox Sports, SCOTUSblog, and Christian Science Monitor. Top stories for May 9-15, 2014, include: […]
Continue ReadingWhen Betty Thorne, Ph.D., professor of statistics, (center in photo) first envisioned the idea of integrating foreign cultures into her business statistics class, even she wondered how that might be accomplished. “I asked myself, ‘How can I do that with statistics? How can I give the students the experience of watching a business presentation in […]
Continue ReadingA White House task force report on protecting students, and the Florida legislature’s approval of funding for Sage Hall led the news for Stetson last week. Top national and regional placements include The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chronicle of Higher Education, Harvard Crimson, Time.com, Huffington Post, About.com, Fox Sports and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories […]
Continue ReadingSage Hall may get a boost from Florida lawmakers, and novelists who write about cultures that are foreign to them lead the news about Stetson this week. Top national and regional placements include The New York Times, BuzzFeed, Harvard Crimson, Miami Herald, NPR, WOFL, Orlando Sentinel, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tampa Tribune and Gainesville Sun. Top […]
Continue ReadingChair of psychology at Stetson University also reveals another mystery thriller in the works. Suicide Kings, the first work of fiction by Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., is in its second printing in preparation for worldwide distribution. “It is unexpected, but I’m really pleased that the book has been so well received,” said Ferguson, associate professor and […]
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