The Stetson men’s basketball team gave defending Atlantic Sun Conference champions Florida Gulf Coast all they could handle for 35 minutes, but it wasn’t enough as the Eagles defeated the Hatters 68-55 on Sunday at the Edmunds Center. Stetson (3-12, 1-2) trailed by just three points when a basket by senior Willie Green (pictured in […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
As Stetson University welcomes 2014, we cannot help but to be inspired by recalling the important and even historic events and milestones achieved this past year on the part of students, faculty, staff and alumni. We’ve chosen some benchmark stories and welcome stories that you might have —just leave them in the comment section below. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will be closed for Winter Break from Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, to reopen on Thursday, Jan. 2. Some offices such as Admissions, Development, Facilities and Public Safety will support their respective operations throughout the break. Dining Services will be closed throughout the holiday. The Coffee Shop will […]
Continue ReadingSince Homecoming Week, Nov. 3-10, Stetson University Hatters have touched countless lives in the local communities surrounding the university’s DeLand campus. As part of this year’s Homecoming activities, and in preparation for the season of giving, student organizations conducted several competitive campaigns to donate non-perishable items that would be donated to local families and non-profit […]
Continue Reading“Life Fine Tuned,” the independent film produced and directed by Stetson alumna Nina O’Keefe May ’74, will be screened Friday, Dec. 20, 6:30 p.m., at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave. in downtown DeLand. A graduate in fine arts and humanities, May credits Stetson with giving her the preparation and guidance she needed to […]
Continue ReadingTonya Cribb Curran has been named full-time director of Stetson University’s Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center. With a B.F.A. from Winthrop University, and a master’s degree in Museum Science from Texas Tech University, Curran brings 18 years of art management experience to Stetson’s major art gallery. She has worked in museums and galleries in […]
Continue ReadingMusic education professor Ann Small, Ph.D., was honored earlier this month by the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, for excellence in Choral Music in Florida. The Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award was presented to Small by Dr. Kevin Fenton, immediate past president of Florida ACDA, for her dedicated service, leadership and consistent […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will host a second TEDx event on Friday, March 28, 2014. The theme for Stetson’s TEDx event will be Significance in Action: Creating Learning, Innovation and Happiness. The application process for potential presenters is now open to the public (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TEDxStetsonU2014). All proposals for presentations are due by Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. The speakers selected […]
Continue ReadingDeLand, home of Stetson University, has been voted as the Best Downtown in Central Florida. Touted as one of the state’s small town treasures, DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, and a “college town” with Stetson’s campus classified as a National Historic District. “DeLand ran away with the title,” reported Beth Kassab in […]
Continue ReadingThree Stetson students, pictured with Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA) Chair Kenneth J. Strauss, far left, and FICPA Educational Foundation Trustee Brandon S. Perry, far right, have been awarded scholarships from the Volusia County chapter of the FICPAs. The students and the scholarships they earned include: Viktoria Kantor Kazsamer – George E. Shierling Scholarship (pictured […]
Continue ReadingWe’ve come a long way, and now we’ve reached the final poll in the Other Best Downtown bracket, sponsored by the Orlando Sentinel. Thanks to all the votes from Stetson Hatters and many other fans of DeLand, the final contest is now between DeLand and Mount Dora. Two formidable opponents, but there will only be one […]
Continue ReadingThe University of West Florida and Stetson University College of Law announced that they are partnering to offer a 3+3 program, starting in August 2015, that will allow aspiring attorneys to reduce the time they spend working toward a law degree. The 3+3 program allows high-performing students to earn their bachelor’s and juris doctor (J.D.) […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Education Department prepares aspiring teachers by providing teaching internships in classrooms across Central Florida. While seniors are completing their internships, they are preparing for the future in their chosen fields. (Alex Sanchez ’12, pictured, education graduate, currently teaches full-time at Woodward Elementary School in DeLand.) Throughout this fall semester, educator seniors have been […]
Continue ReadingBusiness Community in Orlando and Volusia County Rallies Around the Hatters. Corporate sponsorship of Stetson University Athletics Programs is on the rise. Alongside the return of football to the Stetson community for the first time in 50 years, and competitive athletics teams across 18 sports that reflect the academic excellence of the university, the launch […]
Continue Reading“It was transformative for all of us,” said Ranjini L. Thaver, Ph.D., professor of economics and a specialist in areas of poverty, microcredit and international trade. As part of the 300-level independent study class, ‘Poverty and Prisoner Rehabilitation,’ Thaver, along with her four students, Daniel Humphrey, Kristen Jones, Emily Lang and Jimmie Lopez, collaborated with Horizon […]
Continue ReadingNew courses launching in Spring 2014 will enhance existing curriculum. Stetson’s International Business department has received approval for major curricular revisions that have been under design and review for more than a year. New classes have been added that will help prepare students for real-world expectations of potential employers. “We are really excited about the […]
Continue ReadingThe Pioneer Football League announced its annual All-Conference first and second teams on Tuesday. A total of 62 student-athletes from across the PFL were selected to the 21st annual team. The players were selected by vote of the league’s 12 head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players. Stetson was represented […]
Continue ReadingAhmad Yakzan is a Hatter with four degrees from Stetson—the only person with two degrees from each campus. His first two degrees—a bachelor’s in political science in 2003, and an M.B.A. in 2005, were both earned when he attended Stetson’s main, historic campus in DeLand. But he also earned his J.D. in 2008 and then […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson men’s basketball team used an 18-point first half lead to hold on for a 56-52 win over Bethune-Cookman, earning head coach Corey Williams the first victory of his collegiate coaching career Tuesday evening at the Edmunds Center. “As excited as I am about my first win, I’m more excited that [these players] got […]
Continue ReadingCan First-Year Seminar freshmen teach the university anything about values? You bet they can in Modern Languages and Literatures Professor Robert Sitler’s First Year Seminar titled “Living Our Values.” On the last day of class, Sitler, also the university’s values commitment leader, invited Stetson President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., and Dean of Students Rosalie Carpenter […]
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