Stetson University senior D.J. Sawyer was one of 14 Stetson students to attend this year’s Florida Venture Forum Early Stage Conference held in late May in St. Petersburg, Fla. Sawyer was invited to present in the collegiate ‘start-ups’ competition. “It was quite an honor for D.J. to be one of 10 collegiate start-ups selected statewide […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
Stetson International Business (IB) faculty members, William Andrews, Ph.D., and Professor Luis Paris led a two-week seminar entitled Entrepreneurship and Culture with 20 students from Austria’s Management Center of Innsbruck (MCI). The program was designed to introduce the MCI students to the highly developed entrepreneurial ecosystem that exists in Central Florida, then contrast that with […]
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The following stories about Stetson University were in the news this week, May 29-June 4, 2015: • Law Professor Rebecca Morgan was featured in a June 3 special WUSF NPR report on elder justice and consumer protection issues that featured her remarks at the regional White House Conference on Aging. • Law Professor Peter Lake […]
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Artist and architect Gerard Nadeau will present a public lecture at Stetson University about his Art of Space installation on Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. in the Hand Art Center, located at 139 East Michigan Avenue, DeLand. Sponsored in part by Stetson’s Artists and Lecturers Series, this event is open to the public, free […]
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Stetson alumnus Chris Marlow, who earned his bachelor’s degree in Family Enterprise in 2012, is striving to change the Central Florida community in a unique way through selling his family restaurant’s signature product. One of the most popular items on the menu of The Golden Lion Café, his family’s restaurant, located in Flagler Beach since […]
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JAMFest comes to campus with an outdoor screening of Under African Skies, on the Stetson Green, adjacent to the Carlton Union Building, 8 p.m. on Friday, June 19. This 2012 documentary traces the making of Paul Simon’s 1986 album “Graceland,” which was recorded in South Africa and features a number of musicians from that country. […]
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Dr. Bobby Adams, retired professor of Music Education, and former coordinator of Instrumental Music and director of Bands at Stetson University, passed away on Thursday, May 28, at the age of 75. Since he began at Stetson in 1987, Dr. Adams helped build Stetson’s instrumental program and grow the School of Music. With his help, […]
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When visualizing a varsity, Division I collegiate athlete, a few things generally come to mind. This image is typically of an individual who grew up playing the sport. There is an assumption that besides academics, this person has no time or energy for much else. There is an understanding that this person has a deep […]
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The NCAA announced results this week of the multiyear Academic Progress Rate report for all Division I athletics teams. For Stetson University, the report revealed almost half of the Hatters programs with perfect, or near perfect, scores. Implemented in 2003 as part of an ambitious academic reform effort in Division I, the Academic Progress Rate […]
Continue ReadingThe following stories about Stetson University ran in the news media this week, May 22-28, 2015: Professor of Law Peter Lake spoke with The Kansas City Star regarding Title IX questions in the article, “Questions swirl about university’s responsibilities in Missouri speaker-intern scandal.” Professor of Law Charlie Rose was quoted in The Tampa Tribune in the […]
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What Harry Potter can tell us about ourselves If you’ve ever read the Harry Potter series of books or seen the movies, then you may have wondered about the “sorting hat” — a pointed, weathered wizard’s hat used to place the Hogwarts students into the correct residence. You may even have wondered into which house […]
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The recipients of this year’s Stetson Undergraduate Research Experience (S.U.R.E.) grant program have been announced by Associate Professor of History Kimberly Reiter, Ph.D., head of both Stetson’s S.U.R.E. and Showcase programs and recent winner of the John Hague Award for Distinguished Teaching in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. The selected students of this highly competitive program […]
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Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR). This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top […]
Continue ReadingThe following stories about Stetson University ran in the news media this week, May 14-21, 2015: • In JCK Magazine, May 14, Stetson’s Family Enterprise Center was featured as one “of the best-known college and university programs offering academic courses on family business.” • In College Candy, Stetson’s Family Enterprise major was featured as number 17 among the “28 […]
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Jess Williams, administrative support coordinator in the School of Business Administration, was surprised by a visit from several colleagues, on Tuesday, May 19, who awarded her with Stetson’s Supervisor of the Year award. Out of the 31 supervisors who were nominated, a committee made up of Tim Stiles, Resche Hines, Colleen Price, Colin MacFarlane, Kevon […]
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Stetson’s Alizee Michaud opens play at the 2015 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship on Wednesday at Baylor University’s Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. Michaud will face Mississippi State’s Jasmine Lee, 5:30 p.m., Friday. Michaud, the 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Player and Freshman of the Year, is currently ranked as the nation’s No. 91 singles player […]
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The Quality of Service Council annually recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves among the Stetson community in 10 categories. Congratulations to the outstanding Stetson University DeLand campus staff who won this year’s employee recognition awards. This year’s recipients are: Adapter of the Year – A flexible individual who adjusts quickly and readily to […]
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When most people hear the term literacy, they think of reading and writing, but in its broadest use literacy refers to a competence in a specific area such as culture, technology, or finance. Visual literacy, the ability to make meaning of information presented as an image, is by no means a new concept, but it […]
Continue ReadingThe following stories about Stetson University ran in the news media this week, May 8-14, 2015: • Stetson University 2015 graduation, Daytona Beach News-Journal, May 9. • Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob is quoted in the May 10 Ledger article, “Ruling Could Affect Florida Death Row Sentencing.” The news also ran in […]
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All of the momentum the Stetson baseball team had built over six dominant innings against Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night at Melching Field melted in one at bat. That momentum jumped to the third base dugout in the seventh inning when Eagles’ first baseman Nick Rivera and Hatters relief pitcher Josh Thorne locked in […]
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