The policy officially declaring Stetson University’s residential campuses in DeLand and Gulfport smoke- and tobacco-free is now in effect, as of Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. With this declaration, Stetson University joins a growing list of colleges and universities across the country enacting a policy to prohibit smoking and tobacco-related products. All forms of tobacco use are prohibited, […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
Visitors to Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will be able to enjoy a stroll among some of Florida’s native wildflowers, thanks to a $2,500 grant recently awarded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. The project, which aims to showcase the beauty and variety of Florida’s first flowers while demonstrating their use in landscapes, will also give guests […]
Continue ReadingSince joining the library faculty at Stetson University in 1976, Sims Kline has helped thousands of students and members of the university community with research on countless topics. For Kline, associate professor and research librarian at Stetson’s duPont-Ball Library, it is gratifying to know he has helped so many students, faculty and staff on so […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students Jeremy Bailie, Anisha Patel and Nick Sellars won the best brief award at the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition at the Florida Bar conference on June 25-26 in Orlando. Stetson’s Moot Court team advanced to the final round of the annual competition, arguing in front of Florida Supreme […]
Continue ReadingThis is the fourth and final story in a series, “Values Quest,” in the Summer 2014 Stetson Magazine. A 1997 document about Stetson “Heritage and Values” begins this way: “From its origin, Stetson University has maintained the importance of religion and ethics in the university mission. The university motto, ‘For God and Truth,’ is an […]
Continue ReadingNumerous legal decisions impacting the country were discussed by Stetson law professors in the news this week, including the Hobby Lobby issue and veterans’ benefits. Other announcements made by the College of Law include: Ukraine rejoins Stetson’s International Environmental Moot Court competition, and the Florida Bar named Stetson best student chapter in the state. The […]
Continue ReadingAs the Stetson football team prepares to return to the gridiron this fall for the teams’ second season, the Hatters have joined forces with the Stetson cheerleaders to create an event to raise money for charity. The Hatters and Stetson cheerleaders will hold a midnight run on the evening of August 23 and they are […]
Continue ReadingUkraine will host a regional round of Stetson University’s International Environmental Moot Court Competition again this year after a hiatus from the competition. Ukraine hosted the first Central and Eastern European rounds of the IEMCC in 2010. “Ukraine has experienced many challenges in the past year, and it is especially important for us to stay […]
Continue ReadingThe Florida Bar recently honored Stetson University College of Law student leaders for their outstanding chapter. Stetson’s chapter of the Young Lawyers Division Law Student Division was named the best in the state during the Florida Bar’s Annual Meeting June 25-26 in Orlando. Pictured, Anisha Patel (left) accepts the Best Student Chapter award from Law […]
Continue ReadingBefore the Stetson football team even begins practice for the start of its second season, the Hatters already have a player earning preseason All-America accolades. Sophomore safety Donald Payne was one of 105 players from across the nation in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to have been selected to the BSN Preseason All-America team. Payne was a […]
Continue ReadingMembers of Stetson University’s Student Veterans Organization—Brian Wade, John Richardson, Fidel Vazquez, Jenn Brann, and the SVO Advisor, Bill O’Connor, arranged U.S. Flags to spell “Happy 4th” in front of DeLand Hall to celebrate this weekend’s holiday. Recognized as a “Military Friendly School” the past two years, Stetson University is among the colleges, universities and […]
Continue ReadingThanks to thousands of votes cast by Hatters and other members of the DeLand community, MainStreet DeLand was voted one of eight quarterfinalists in Parade’s online competition to determine the Best Main Street in America earlier this week. DeLand’s Main Street was in the field of 16 towns originally in the running. The winner will […]
Continue ReadingRobert Jones, a recent graduate of Stetson’s 2014 class and the student director of the university’s Floyd M. Riddick Model United States Senate for the past two years, is a prime example of non-partisan politics. A registered Republican, Jones has been mentored by T. Wayne Bailey, Ph.D., professor for more than 50 years, founder of the […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, June 25, 2014, Stetson alumnus Rick Covert ’90 (sixth from left), and other members of the management team of Adeptus Health, including President and CEO Thomas S. Hall, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the company’s completion of its initial public offering and first day of trading. […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson Lawyers Association presented awards to eight outstanding alumni and friends of Stetson University College of Law during the Florida Bar Annual Meeting in Orlando on June 26. Nestor M. de Armas B.B.A. ’73 and Congressman David W. Jolly received the Distinguished Service Award for their significant, meritorious and continuing contributions to Stetson Law. […]
Continue ReadingThis is the third of four stories in a series entitled Values Quest, featured in the Summer 2014 Stetson Magazine. A Cold, Clinical Place Stanley Fish, a Milton scholar, former dean of the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Arts and Sciences, former head of the Duke English Department and a New York Times columnist, wants a cold, […]
Continue ReadingResearch by Stetson professors Chris Ferguson, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Charles Rose, Theresa Pulley-Radwan and Melissa Gibbs, has been featured in several national and local media outlets, June 22- 27, 2014. This week’s top stories include: The New York Times, Bits, quoted Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and chair, Department of Psychology, in the article, Readers Respond: […]
Continue ReadingA group of Stetson alumni–majors in digital arts, computer science, business and other programs–have designed a video game called Grabbles, which, according to the website, is a deceptively simple, yet “addictive” platformer that requires the player to navigate the levels in an unconventional way. Rather than running and jumping, Grabbles pull themselves through a treacherous […]
Continue ReadingDr. Madhu Rao, former senior associate dean at The Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University in Oregon, has been appointed associate dean of Undergraduate Business Programs in Stetson’s School of Business Administration, as of June 15. In his new role, Rao will help lead Stetson’s initiatives for interdisciplinary programs throughout the university and help […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Lifelong Learning program hosted the third of our Lifelong Learning Summer Lecture Series. The featured guest speaker on June 18 was featured Dr. Ken Hanson (pictured far right), associate professor at the University of Central Florida in Judaic Studies, presenting “Why Judaism, Christianity and Islam?” This was a dynamic presentation with insightful vision depicting the commonalities of […]
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