In 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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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
Equality Florida CEO Nadine Smith will speak at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport at 5:05 p.m. on March 2. The Stetson Lambda Legal Society is sponsoring this event. (Members of Lambda Legal Society are pictured at AIDS Walk-St. Petersburg, 2011.) WHO: Smith is an award-winning journalist turned organizer who was one of four […]
Continue ReadingJunior Cory Reid didn’t need a lot of time to make a mark on the Stetson baseball program. The Port St. Lucie native, and transfer from the State College of Florida in Bradenton, picked up his first Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week award for his play in five games for the Hatters last […]
Continue ReadingJoin the musicians of the Stetson University Jazz Ensemble as they pay homage to former director, Don Waldrop (pictured below, right), and welcome Greg Parnell to the stage as our guest artist. Prior to taking over the directorship of the jazz ensemble at Stetson University in 2012, Don Waldrop was best known for his work as a […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Artist’s and Lecturers Committee and the Guitar Program, under the direction of Stephen Robinson, D.M., professor of Music, will present the internationally renowned Amadeus Guitar Duo featuring Dale Kavanagh and Thomas Kirchhoff in concert on Thursday evening, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will take place in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s University Marketing team recently won 11 communications awards at the 2015 CASE District III Conference, including four Grand Awards in different categories. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s criteria for the awards include writing, editing, professional execution of publications and websites, design, technical quality and creativity. “The CASE awards are the gold […]
Continue ReadingThe following Stetson University stories were featured this week in the news, Feb. 13-19, 2015: Dr. John Schorr, retired sociologist and professor emeritus, who has studied and written about civil liberties, was quoted in the article, ‘Trib poll: Most support sending troops, using torture to fight terror’ in Pittsburgh News/TribLive, Feb. 15. ‘Daytona Beach art […]
Continue ReadingKennedy Center award-winning playwright, theatre producer and Stetson adjunct professor Ron Song Destro will offer a free visual presentation entitled Who Really Wrote As Will Shake-speare? on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Stetson Theatre Arts’ Second Stage at the Museum of Art—DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., across from Chaudoin Hall. The presentation, […]
Continue ReadingOn Feb. 28, Stetson University College of Law is hosting Raising the Bar: Florida’s Legal Community Service Day, on the Gulfport campus. The initiative collects donations from the local legal community for American Red Cross care packages and holiday cards for active military service members and veterans. WHO: The initiative is part of an annual […]
Continue ReadingStudents in Stetson University’s J.D./M.B.A. program recently placed among the Global Top 25 in the GLO-BUS global simulation competition. Stetson J.D./M.B.A. students participated in GLO-BUS as part of their capstone management course. “Through the use of tools like the GLO-BUS simulation in our capstone course, students are able not only to integrate the functional expertise […]
Continue ReadingIn this week’s news, Stetson trustees Cici and Hyatt Brown were roundly celebrated locally during the official opening of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art in Daytona Beach. Law Dean Emeritus Bruce Jacob and Psychology Professor Chris Ferguson were both part of several news stories, respectively. The following is a round-up of this […]
Continue ReadingEntrepreneurism for Social Change: A public lecture at Stetson University Stetson University will present “Entrepreneurism for Social Change: Making the World Better, One Company at a Time,” a lecture by Patrick Davis, CEO of Davis Brand Capital and Co-Founder of StandUp Foundation, at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the Stetson Room, second floor or […]
Continue ReadingWebcam connects students to loved ones across the miles. Holler Fountain is one of the most iconic images of Stetson University. The fountain serves many purposes; it’s a place to sit and study, reflect, unwind, make wishes, and sometimes, spark romances that last for a lifetime. Nina O’Keefe May ’74 and Colby May ’75 shared […]
Continue ReadingFebruary marks the launch of the We Love Stetson campaign on Stetson’s campuses. This new campaign — organized by the Development and Alumni Engagement division — is designed to express gratitude toward faculty and staff partners in DeLand, Celebration, Gulfport and Tampa. It’s a dedicated time to say thank you for the time and talent […]
Continue ReadingUnder the leadership of Jeffrey Ulmer, left, Stetson University’s Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement, the university’s main fundraising and alumni division has a new administrative structure in place under a new senior leadership team. Amy Gipson, former Director of Strategic Communications and Assistant to the President, is now Assistant Vice President for Development […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents Terence McNally’s Master Class, Thursday through Saturday, Feb.19-21, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m., in Stetson Theatre Arts’ “Second Stage” located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. Master Class is an inspirational comedy about opera legend Maria Callas, one of […]
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Continue ReadingThe news of Stetson University College of Law’s dominating wins in national competitions in advocacy ran across the country in many national media outlets. Law Professor Peter Lake was interviewed by a national media outlet on possible hard liquor bans on college campuses. Psychology Professor Chris Ferguson was interviewed in national media outlets on issues […]
Continue ReadingDr. Jeffrey Nytch, director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music at The University of Colorado-Boulder, will speak at Stetson University on Wednesday, Feb.11. The full-day residency is co-sponsored by Stetson University’s Joseph C. Prince Entrepreneurship Program and Stetson’s School of Music. All events are free and open to the public. Nytch, composer, teacher, performer, arts administrator and consultant, will facilitate several discussions […]
Continue ReadingJama Sharp and Kyle Sikora are the Female and Male Student-Athlete of the Month for January 2015. Jama Sharp: Female Student-Athlete for January Jama Sharp has the rare ability to characterize herself with a word most athletes can only dream of: perfect. Now in her fourth and final season as a member of the Women’s […]
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