Legendary Stetson men’s basketball coach Glenn Wilkes was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The National Association of Basketball Coaches elected Wilkes last April. Joining Wilkes in the Class of 2014 are Grant Hill, Darrell Griffith, Shaquille O’Neal, Zelmo Beaty, Dale Brown, Gary Williams, and Howard […]
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Stetson University is one of the top masters universities in Central Florida for international students as well as students studying abroad, according to the Institute for International Education’s (IIE) 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Stetson University has seen a 65 percent increase in international student enrollment since 2011, and currently has 157 students […]
Continue ReadingSeveral College of Law professors were the quoted experts in news stories this week, including sports stories about sexual violence in college football, which featured Peter Lake regarding FSU’s star quarterback, Jameis Winston, Law Professor Darryl Wilson, discussing sinkhole property, and Law Dean Emeritus Bruce Jacob regarding ‘Cellphone Trackers.’ The other top stories about Stetson, […]
Continue ReadingWith support from Enzian Theater, DeLand’s Fall Festival comes to campus with an outdoor screening of Under African Skies, on the Stetson Green, adjacent to the Carlton Union Building, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. Watch the YouTube trailer posted on the IMDB site. This 2012 documentary traces the making of Paul Simon’s 1986 album “Graceland,” which […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Gillespie Museum’s Science Café will host an informal discussion of the Volusia County Sustainability Action Plan Thursday, Nov. 20, 7-8:30 p.m., in the Gillespie Museum, 234 E. Michigan Ave., on the DeLand campus. This event, which is open to the public at no charge, will feature Katrina Locke, Volusia County’s Sustainability and Natural Resources […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music will present clarinetist Ashley Oliveto in recital on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 5:45 p.m. The performance will take place in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 North Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The recital is open to the public at no charge, and is being performed in partial fulfillment of a Bachelor of […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has a new high-tech way to get its stories out to the world. For the first time ever, with a trailer decked out with high-tech equipment, Stetson University will be able to broadcast events live. As a result, Stetson Athletics has partnered with the Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN3 to broadcast every men […]
Continue ReadingNews about Stetson University was unprecedented this week (Nov. 6-13, 2014) as two former Hatter baseball stars won top national awards: Jacob deGrom was named National League Rookie of the Year; and Corey Klubler won the American League Cy Young Award. The Stetson baseball program is just the second collegiate program to ever have two […]
Continue ReadingStetson opens its 102nd season of men’s basketball, 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14, when the Hatters host Edward Waters at Edmunds Center. Head coach Corey Williams begins his second season with the Hatters looking to improve upon a 7-24 record of a year ago. The Hatters, who feature an NCAA-high seven scholarship true freshmen, return […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter Corey Kluber capped his great season as a member of the Cleveland Indians by being selected as the American League Cy Young Award winner. The award was announced live on the MLB Network on Wednesday night. Kluber, who played for the Hatters from 2005-07, completed his first full season in the big […]
Continue ReadingBorders aren’t what they used to be. What they are, and what challenges they present for the United States and the international order, will be the subject of an International Symposium, “Borders vs. Globalization,” to be held at Stetson University on Monday, Nov. 17. This symposium is organized by Stetson University’s Political Science Department in conjunction with […]
Continue ReadingThroughout International Education Week, Stetson University will host a troupe of Tibetan Buddhist Monks from Gaden Shartse Dokhang Monastery in South India as part of their 2014 Compassion Tour. This event is co-sponsored by the Stetson University College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the Departments of Communication and Media Studies, Counselor Education, […]
Continue ReadingStetson head coach Ernie Yarborough was named Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year, and seven Hatters earned spots on the various all-conference teams, which were announced by the league office on Tuesday. League head coaches voted on the post-season awards. JJ Bostic and Eli Beates were voted to the all-conference first team, while Lucas […]
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If there is a trait shared by candidates on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, it’s playing with a relentless motor.Which is how the award’s namesake played during his Hall of Fame career.On Tuesday, four more players were nominated for the Buchanan Award which honors the outstanding defensive player in the FCS. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter, and Volusia County native, Jacob deGrom capped a stellar first season with the New York Mets by earning NL Rookie of the Year honors. deGrom, who played at Stetson from 2008-10, finished his rookie season in New York with a 9-6 record and a 2.69 ERA in 140.1 innings of work. He […]
Continue ReadingEarlier today, Stetson head men’s soccer coach Ernie Yarborough was honored as the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. Yarborough not only guided Stetson to its winningest season in three years, but also to the program’s first conference tournament appearance since 2011. Stetson opens A-Sun Tournament play on Wednesday when the Hatters face Northern […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Ross Morison was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic team for men’s soccer, the league office announced on Monday. Chosen by the A-Sun’s Sports Information Directors and media relations personnel, the all-academic team consists of 11 student-athletes representing all eight league members. Players are chosen based on both athletic and academic achievements. To […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students Alyssa Cory (pictured right), Ryan Hedstrom (pictured left) and Ashley Panaggio (center), swept the regional round of the New York City Bar’s 65th Annual National Moot Court Competition on Nov. 8 in Gainesville, Fla. Stetson’s team not only won the regional, but the team also won the best brief […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson volleyball team celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-18) victory over USC Upstate Sunday afternoon at the Edmunds Center. Madison Akins posted 10 kills without committing an error as the Hatters (16-10, 7-5 Atlantic Sun) completed a season sweep over the Spartans (10-18, 1-11). Stetson finished the 2014 home schedule with […]
Continue ReadingIt was a short pass on second and eight in the final seconds of the third quarter, but by the time Stetson’s Kegan Moore was hauled down from behind 78 yards later, it changed the entire complexion of the day for the homestanding Hatters. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Cole Mazza crashed […]
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