Zipcar is coming to Stetson beginning Friday, Nov. 2, providing an inexpensive way to ‘share’ a car without having to worry about gas or insurance. Founded in 1999, Zipcar is the world’s largest membership-based, car-sharing company, providing cars on-demand. Car sharing is a pay-per-use system, which has the effect of significantly altering driving behavior. […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
Stetson’s annual participation in Greenfeather begins this week. Many student organizations on campus will be participating in events throughout the week that promote and raise funds for local non-profit organizations. Then on top of that, Homecoming 2012 begins next Friday, Nov. 2! Enjoy yourselves while helping others in full Hatter spirit! Here are some of […]
Continue ReadingTickets are still available for Stetson University’s popular holiday tradition of Christmas Candlelight Concerts, scheduled this year for Thursday, Nov. 29, Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. All performances take place in Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. in DeLand. The concerts […]
Continue ReadingConserving wetlands and endangered wood stork habitat in the Western Everglades is the topic of Stetson University College of Law’s next Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture on Oct. 30. The lecture by Jan Goldman-Carter, National Wildlife Federation wetlands and water resources counsel, is scheduled for 12 p.m. in the Great Hall on Stetson’s Gulfport […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law’s National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law presents criminal profiler, Body of Evidence host Dayle Hinman on Oct. 31. The event is free and open to the public. Hinman, who served in law enforcement in Florida for close to 30 years, is the subject of the TruTV documentary, Body […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, Oct. 24, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) will be visiting Stetson University’s DeLand campus to discuss the importance of civic engagement in our society. “We’re excited for the opportunity to host Senator Nelson on our campus,” said Kevin Winchell, assistant director of Community Engagement. “Senator Nelson’s long and distinguished record of public service […]
Continue ReadingCivil War re-enactors set up an encampment on Oct. 2and 3 in the Quad, between Sampson Hall and the Hand Art Center, and in full uniform taught a history lesson as part of Dr. Paul Croce’s The American Civil War class. Across two tables were assorted artifacts – swords, silverware, barrels, pots, chairs, flasks, glasses, […]
Continue ReadingIt may not look like studying, but these four students walking up the beach are looking for trash as part of a Consumer Marketing class. They are Claudia Radke, Brittany McDaniel, Aaron Paul and Business alumnus Dana Sotero. It was early. The clean, flat expanse of beautiful sand stretched for miles in front of the […]
Continue ReadingHold on to your hats, Hatters, because the next two weeks are jam-packed with fun and exciting events! This week starts off with the last round of Presidential Debates. Thanks to the Center of Community Engagement and Stetson Votes, we will be able to watch President Obama and Governor Romney in their last debate before […]
Continue ReadingLooking back at the female life of a lowly freshman rat, mid-1950’s Whew! Your parents have just pulled away from your dorm, and you’ve started to meet your hallmates and roommates. As you try to squeeze your latest sweater set and saddle shoes into the tiny closets, you notice a letter stating there will be […]
Continue ReadingGet out your dictionaries! Stetson University continues its 107th theatre season with William Finn’s Tony Award winning musical comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The light-hearted musical comedy allows the audience to experience a spelling bee in the most lively and heartfelt way through means of song and dance. It is also Stetson […]
Continue ReadingEnvironmental responsibility advocate Clay Henderson is the 2012 recipient of one of Stetson University’s most prestigious awards, the George and Mary Hood Award. This award, presented by Stetson President Wendy B. Libby at a recent college advisory board meeting, is named in honor of Dr. George Hood, Stetson’s former dean of students, professor and director […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will host an illustrated artist’s talk, followed by a Q&A, with Emmy Award-winning graphic novelist Dean Haspiel, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Rinker Auditorium, inside the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. A reception will follow in Sampson Hall. The event is open to the public, free of charge. The […]
Continue ReadingAngela Myles Beeching, noted arts career specialist and director of Manhattan School of Music’s Center for Music Entrepreneurship will appear at Stetson University, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 29-30. The two-day residency is sponsored by Stetson University’s Joseph C. Prince Entrepreneurship Program and the School of Music in collaboration with the Office of Career Development. All […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, Oct. 17, candidates for Congressional District 6 Heather Beaven (D) and Ron DeSantis (R) will be meeting in DeLand for a debate about issues facing voters in the district. The debate will be from 8 to 9 p.m. at the DeLand High School Auditorium, 800 North Hill Avenue, DeLand. Co-sponsored by Stetson University’s Center […]
Continue ReadingFall break signals the time for a brief respite after mid-term exams. But, with Homecoming 2012 right around the corner, one has to realize that rest is way overrated! Once classes resume Monday morning, the Stetson community will be humming with many things to do, including public lectures, discussion opportunities, musical concerts, Hatter sports, Greenfeather Week […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will host an illustrated artist’s talk, followed by a Q&A, with Emmy-Award-winning graphic novelist Dean Haspiel, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Rinker Auditorium, inside the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. A reception will follow in Sampson Hall. The event is open to the public, free of charge. The appearance […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Philosophy Department celebrated the completion of The International Kierkegaard Commentary, a 24-volume series about the 19th century Christian Existentialist philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, with an intimate reception last week for the prolific author. Dr. Robert L. Perkins, retired senior professor emeritus of Philosophy at Stetson University, recently completed the last volume, after spending nearly three […]
Continue ReadingStetson Assistant Professor of English Mark Powell will read from his third, and yet to be released, novel, The Dark Corner, at 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. The launch reading for the fiction writer is free and open to […]
Continue ReadingAre men singled out in courts? Can a woman sexually harass a man? Jackson Katz, a nationally renowned anti-sexual violence activist, author and filmmaker will talk about sexual violence, an epidemic that affects one of four women in the U.S. This lecture, sponsored by Stetson’s Gender Studies Program, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, in […]
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