Karen Kaivola, associate provost for Faculty Development and professor of English, will be leaving Stetson at the end of May to join Augsburg College in Minneapolis as provost and chief academic affairs officer. Kaivola joined Stetson in 1991 as an assistant professor of English, earning tenure in 1997. She was promoted to full professor in […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
On Saturday, April 20, 2013, several Stetson students, staff and alumni gathered together to commemorate our late former President, Dr. H. Douglas Lee, by serving at seven different sites in the community as part of the “Doug Lee Day of Service.” These sites included Woodward Avenue Elementary School, the Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament, Border Collie Rescue, […]
Continue ReadingThe Senior Art Exhibition by graduating senior Troy Norton, from Oviedo, Fla., pictured (left) sanding the tree branches of his art project, will be held Friday, April 26, from 6-9 p.m. in Conrad Warehouse, 113 W. Georgia Ave., in downtown DeLand. The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge. Because the “Tree of […]
Continue ReadingAmong first-time takers of the Florida bar exam in February, 93.9 percent of Stetson University College of Law graduates passed. Stetson Law placed second among Florida law schools on the exam, according to the Supreme Court of Florida’s recently released exam scores and statistics.Only Florida State University had a higher first-time bar passage rate with […]
Continue ReadingStetson University senior voice major Kirsten Shippert, soprano, will perform her senior recital on Saturday, April 27, at 2:15 p.m., in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Shippert, graduating from the Studio of Music Professor Jane Christeson, award-winning mezzo-soprano, who has performed with orchestras throughout the United States, and abroad, is […]
Continue ReadingArabic, a Semitic language, is spoken by more than 300 million people in the world. In addition to being the official language of more than 20 countries, it is also an official language of the United Nations, Organization of Islamic Conference, and The Arab League. Arabic is the language of a great civilization that had […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Jazz Ensemble presents “The Music of Duke Ellington” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, located at 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. Directed by Don Waldrop, the Stetson Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece Big Band. In this concert, they […]
Continue ReadingFor the second straight week and for the third time this season, Stetson University junior pitcher Meredith Owen has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Owen went a perfect 4-0 in the circle with a 0.75 ERA for the Hatters last week. She pitched four […]
Continue ReadingBRASELTON, Ga. – Windy conditions played havoc with the players on the opening day of the Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday. North Florida’s senior duo of Sean Dale and Kevin Phelan were two of four players to record sub-par totals at The Legends Course of Chateau Elan. Their efforts helped the Ospreys book […]
Continue ReadingAcademic year 2012-13 is almost over. Classes end on May 1. Finals are scheduled May 3 and 4. Commencement Celebration 2013 is Saturday, May 11. But there is still plenty to do in Hatter Country! Here’s a sampling of what next week holds for Stetson’s DeLand campus: Hatter Productions presents HatterPalooza HatterPalooza is Stetson’s biggest […]
Continue ReadingAspiring attorneys can reduce the time they spend earning a law degree through a new “3+3” program announced today by the University of South Florida and Stetson University College of Law. Students seeking a JD degree typically complete a four-year undergraduate program followed by three years of law school. The new 3+3 accelerated path allows […]
Continue ReadingStetson University finishes up its 107th season with Brian Friel’s Tony Award winning play, Dancing at Lughnasa. Dancing at Lughnasa is directed by Dr. Ken McCoy, professor of theatre arts at Stetson University, and will run from Thursday, April 18 through Sunday, April 21. Dancing at Lughnasa focuses on five unmarried sisters living together in the Irish countryside in […]
Continue ReadingEvery year since 1999, the Stetson University Showcase has highlighted undergraduate research and creative projects representing the academic disciplines across the DeLand campus. Showcase 2013 will be held as an all-day campus-wide event from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, April 16. Classes will be cancelled Tuesday, enabling students and faculty to attend the symposium […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Jazz Ensemble presents “The Music of Duke Ellington” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, located at 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. Directed by Don Waldrop, the Stetson Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece Big Band. In this concert, they […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will welcome more than 1,200 special guests, including approximately 500 accepted high school seniors and transfer students and their families on Hatter Saturday, April 13. (Kevin Winchell, far right, helps with Hatter Saturday 2012.) In addition to registering for their Stetson email account, getting their photo IDs, and meeting with their faculty advisers, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University raised more than $25,000 for the Relay for Life event held Saturday, April 6 at the Hollis Center/Rinker Field House. Relay for Life is one of many ways the American Cancer Society promotes awareness about cancer. All proceeds from Saturday’s event went to the organization. Forty-two teams and 391 people, made up of […]
Continue ReadingDr. Terri Witek, English professor and director of the Sullivan Creative Writing Program at Stetson University, pictured far right, won the silver award in the Poetry category in the 2012 Florida Book Awards for her book Exit Island (Orchises Press, 2012). Witek was honored along with her husband, Dr. Rusty Witek (left) by Florida’s First […]
Continue ReadingThe women who make up Stetson’s Inspirare inter-generational choral group come from within Stetson and from the outside community, sharing one thing in common; they love to sing. All local women singers are invited to join an all-women choral group, Inspirare, at Stetson University. Inspirare means to breathe and to inspire. This group was organized […]
Continue ReadingSean O’Malley, baritone, at Stetson University’s School of Music, will be performing his senior recital at 7:45 p.m., Saturday, April 13 in Lee Chapel, located inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, Fla. O’Malley, who will receive his bachelor of music degree in Vocal Performance at Stetson’s commencement ceremony, May 11, 2013, is the […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Earth Week on Stetson University’s DeLand campus, the university community will join 250 other universities across the country to screen a new documentary about our energy future. Switch will be shown at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, in the Rinker Auditorium, inside Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd. The Stetson campus […]
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