The Stetson University School of Music will be presenting G.F. Handel’s Messiah on April 21, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church located at 725 North Woodland Blvd., next to Stetson’s DeLand campus. A combined chorus, student soloists, and orchestra totaling 250 musicians will present this sacred oratorio, which has a long performance tradition at […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
Injuries are a part of life, and for athletes, they are an unfortunate but statistical inevitability. However, there is a side to this battle that gets little attention. Injuries can not only change the outcome of a game, a season, or a team; they can change the direction of one’s life. Catherine Coston was a […]
Continue ReadingThe following stories about Stetson University ran in the news this past week, March 20-26, 2015: Tuesday night’s bomb threat, March 24, that necessitated the evacuation of Presser Hall, McMahan Hall, Elizabeth Hall and LBC, was covered by many news outlets that night, again on Wednesday morning, March 25, and then again on the same […]
Continue ReadingPoverty’s Palabra Imagine yourself in a foreign land. You do not speak the language. With no translator and nowhere to turn, what can you do? Being in poverty is a lot like that. In A Framework for Understanding Poverty, author Ruby Payne defines poverty as “the extent to which an individual does without resources” such […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s new Entrepreneurial Group (SEG) is sponsoring a Round Table event Wednesday, April 8, at 6 p.m., featuring six successful alumnae chosen to inspire future entrepreneurs to follow through with their own promotional business ideas. You Don’t Have to Play It SAFE (Stetson Alumnae Female Entrepreneurs) Round Table is open to the public, free of […]
Continue ReadingAt approximately 9 p.m. last evening, March 24, a man called in a bomb threat to the police. Stetson’s Public Safety, the DeLand Police Department and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office evacuated Lynn Business Center, McMahan Rehearsal Hall, Presser and Elizabeth halls. Nothing was found and the “all clear” was given at approximately 12:30 a.m. […]
Continue ReadingStetson sand volleyball’s No. 3 pairing of senior Savannah Byl (Brandenton, Fla.) and graduate student Holly Reschke (Naples, Fla.) have been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pair of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Byl and Reschke went 2-0 against FGCU this past Friday to open Atlantic Sun play. The duo won in straight […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Sport Programs is extremely proud of Club Equestrian’s recent success at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) Two-Day Show. The beauty of the SCAD facilities, coupled with the beauty of horses in motion and the unspoken communication between rider and mount, made for a truly memorable day. Equestrian is an art form and […]
Continue ReadingCharged with identifying meaningful and strategic ways to engage alumni while also involving the entire university community, Stetson’s Office of Alumni Engagement has partnered with the Student Government Association, the Gold Benefits Membership Program and the American Marketing Association, to sponsor a new Hatter Benefits program to Stetson students. This program provides free access to […]
Continue ReadingStories in the news: Professor of Law Peter Lake is quoted in The Chicago Tribune and numerous outlets around the country including the March 17 Wichita Eagle – Online in the article “More students heading to college with mental illness..” Dr. T. Wayne Bailey was interviewed for “City race highlights murky role of political committees” in The […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is no stranger to serving as a host institution for March Madness. Five times, Stetson has served as host for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, including the 2014 Second and Third Rounds at the Amway Center. However, in all five instances the tournament games were played in Orlando. Now, for the first time, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named 2014 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry management and a healthy outdoor environment. This is the fourth consecutive year that Stetson has received this distinction. Stetson achieved the designation by meeting the required five core standards for sustainable campus […]
Continue ReadingAt Stetson, we like the wearing of the green so much we do it every day. Green and white are Stetson colors. But our green is linked to the color of citrus tree leaves, not to Ireland or St. Patrick. Like just about everyone else, though, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Here are some fun […]
Continue ReadingCentral Florida Legends in the Making: Learn Local Lecture Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist with WESH-TV in Orlando, Bob Kealing, right, will speak at Stetson University on Thursday, March 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the duPont-Ball Library, room 25 (lower-level, courtyard entrance). This event, sponsored by Stetson’s College of Arts and Sciences and the […]
Continue ReadingStetson alumna Tommye E. Barie has been elected the 102nd Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The AICPA is the largest member association of the accounting profession in the world, boasting more than 400,000 members in 145 countries. Since 1887, the AICPA has served the public interest in many areas, such […]
Continue ReadingFor its March Science Saturday, Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will host a range of activities for young scientists in two disciplines, Neuroscience and Physics. The hands-on workshops, open to the public at no cost, will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Visitors may drop by at any time to […]
Continue ReadingIn the Gillespie Museum’s second Science Café at Stetson University this spring semester, Jason Evans, Ph.D., assistant professor of Environmental Science and Studies, will consider “What is Native Anyway? The Strange Tale of Water Lettuce in Florida.” His talk is scheduled for Thursday evening, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the Gillespie Museum, Stetson University, […]
Continue ReadingStetson women’s tennis picked up its sixth straight win with a 7-0 victory over Oakland, Thursday at Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. The win improves the Hatters to 7-1 on the season. Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote was pleased with his young squad’s effort against the Golden Grizzlies. “We improved again in singles play against Oakland,” […]
Continue ReadingThe following Stetson University stories were featured this week in the news, Feb. 20-26, 2015: Stacey-Rae Simcox, professor of law, appeared on the MSNBC Taking the Hill program on Feb. 22 discussing Stetson’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic and partnership with USF Health. Rebecca Morgan, professor of law, is quoted in the Feb. 19 WUSF Health News Florida story, Aging […]
Continue ReadingIn 1962, Stetson University became the first, private, non historically black college to integrate in Florida. This infographic from the duPont-Ball Library and Tri-C traces the university’s efforts to grow in inclusivity, documenting strides made from before the doors opened to blacks, to the 2009 establishment of the first multicultural education institute in Florida. The […]
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