As part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. His keynote address is entitled, “Social Justice – […]
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The Rucco-James Guitar Duo will perform at Stetson University Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This concert is part of the university’s Artists and Lecturers Series, and is open to the public. The duo of Pascuale Rucco and Douglas James specializes in the guitar literature of the early 19th Century […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music presents an evening of contemporary chamber music, Sounds New, featuring visiting artists Michael Norsworthy, clarinet; and Tony Arnold, soprano, Friday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The concert will also feature performances by Stetson faculty Lynn Musco, clarinet; David Bjella, cello; and Routa […]
Continue ReadingCalling all young scientists to Stetson University’s Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem Teaching Landscape, Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., invites the public to the new teaching landscape at the adjacent Rinker Environmental Learning Center to become a part of this restoration project. The Teaching […]
Continue ReadingBlack History Month Keynote Speaker As part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. The keynote address […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students Chad Burgess, Erin Okuno and Morgan Vasigh won the Best Brief Award at the prestigious Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship on Jan. 26 in Houston, Texas. (L-R): Erin Okuno, Chad Burgess and Morgan Vasigh won the Best Brief Award at the prestigious Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship. The […]
Continue ReadingWant to learn more volunteer and study abroad opportunities? Stetson’s “Community Partner and Study Abroad Fair,” the first of its kind to be co-hosted jointly for students by the Center for Community Engagement and WORLD (International Learning), is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, in front of the CUB. Students will have […]
Continue ReadingStetson University baseball coach Pete Dunn has earned college baseball’s highest honor, election to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Read more about this great news in today’s Daytona Beach News-Journal. Dunn will be inducted with the Class of 2014. The full class of inductees for 2014 will be announced later this […]
Continue ReadingParticipating in Stetson University’s Summer Freiburg Program was one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career. You don’t have to major or minor in German to take part in a program that combines academically rigorous study with several field trips and group excursions. Most importantly, we gained invaluable insight into German cultural and everyday life. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Spring 2013 Cultural Calendar offers something for everyone, including the School of Music concert schedule, the Theatre Arts Department’s production schedule and the exhibition schedule for Stetson’s Hand Art Center. General admission to School of Music concerts, except in the case of the Stetson Opera Theatre, is $10; seniors $8; area students $5; […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Emergency Management Team sent out a test emergency notification to faculty, staff and students on the DeLand campus on Jan. 16. If you are registered to receive Hatter Alerts, you should have received a text message and voice message on your cell phone and an email. Hatter Alert is Stetson University’s official emergency […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is humming with many wonderful opportunities for fun, recreation and culture! The following is a list of just some of what’s happening this next week at Stetson: Opening Art Reception for Bluemner Art and Video Exhibitions: Friday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. in Hand Art Center. Featuring:Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow and Bill Viola: […]
Continue ReadingGoHatters.com http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=206094566 The Stetson University softball team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference preseason coaches poll, which was released on Thursday. The Hatters, who were 26-22 overall in 2012 and 9-9 in the A-Sun, received 56 points in the poll, just two behind fifth-ranked Jacksonville. Florida Gulf Coast received […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students won the Florida Bar Chester Bedell Mock Trial Competition on Jan. 18 in Orlando, Fla. Stetson has won the competition 20 out of 30 times, including last year. A total of 22 teams from 11 Florida law schools competed.
Two teams of four Stetson Law students advanced to compete against each other in the final round of the competition.… » Read more
Venable partner Peggy Strand, an expert in federal wetlands and environmental law, talked with Stetson Law students about challenges to protecting biodiversity through the law at the Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on Jan. 17. Strand explained that one challenge to protecting biodiversity through the law is the lack of consensus among lawmakers on […]
Continue ReadingStetson University and Hatter Productions will host Peter Boie, Magician for the Non-Believers, 9 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall. The event is open to the Stetson University community–students, faculty and staff–free of charge. The event will be an hour-long imaginative magic show that is sure to leave audience members on […]
Continue ReadingGeorge Addison West, 81, of DeLand, Fla., musician and jazz educator, died under hospice care on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, after living courageously with myeolodysplastic syndrome (MDS) for several years. Influencing countless students and colleagues throughout an academic career that spanned over 50 years, he devoted his professional life to advocating for jazz education and […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the opening of the new Bluemner exhibition: Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow, Stetson University’s Hand Art Center will also feature a videotape collection by artist Bill Viola, also opening Friday, Jan. 25, with a reception from 6-8 p.m. The Viola exhibition will remain open through March 19, 2013. The screening schedule is: […]
Continue ReadingOSCAR BLUEMNER’S GERMANY: JUXTAPOSING JERICHOW Works from Stetson University’s Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection January 25 – April 29, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION 6-8 P.M., FRIDAY, JAN. 25 Since its opening in 2009, an important mission of the Hand Art Center at Stetson University has been the exhibition and interpretation of the artwork of Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938) […]
Continue ReadingStetson alumna Second Lt. Shanti S. Nolan will be conducting the U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard in President Obama’s inauguration parade on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington D.C. Lt. Nolan earned bachelor of music degrees in education and in trumpet performance from Stetson University in 2002. Originally from Vero Beach, Fla., Lt. Nolan […]
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