The Hatter Harvest club of Stetson University will host Farmers’ Markets on three Sundays this fall semester: Sept. 23, Oct. 21, and Nov. 18. Come out and enjoy local produce and prepared foods, live music, and sunshine! The Stetson Farmers’ Markets will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Stetson Green, the […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
For the past 52 years Bob Weickel has been a fixture at Stetson University. This weekend he will embark on his final season as the golf coach when the Hatters play in the GolfWeek Program Challenge. While it will be Weickel’s final season, he will be taking three first-year players with him to the opening […]
Continue ReadingClasses are under way, and the first holiday of the year is in the books. Now it’s time for some enrichment! The week ahead at Stetson University offers art and music for culture; adventure on the new zip line in Daytona Beach; a day of Sept. 11 remembrances; a free lesson in politics; and the […]
Continue ReadingFans of the Stetson baseball team will see plenty of new faces when the Hatters take the field this spring. A group of 16 newcomers, including 12 true freshmen and four transfers from five different states and Canada, will take the field as Stetson begins its quest for an 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will celebrate the opening of two art exhibitions with a public reception, 6-8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 7 at the Hand Art Center. Oscar Bluemner’s America: Walking Along a New Jersey Canal, will run from Sept. 7 through Dec. 5; and Drawings from the Collection of Arthur Goldberg will run Sept. 7 through Oct. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, is hosting Emmy Award-winning director Fabio Jafet to speak about his career and experience in the media industry on Thursday, Sept. 13. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Rinker Auditorium located in the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, and is sponsored by […]
Continue ReadingPolitical Science Professor T. Wayne Bailey is an institution at Stetson University – and in politics. Dr. Bailey is a friend of President Jimmy Carter, who gave a lecture at Stetson in 1992, and met Presidents Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson during their terms in office. He attended President Ronald Reagan’s inaugural ball and has […]
Continue ReadingWith the first week of classes in the books, the threat of Isaac past and many new friendships flourishing, the Hatter community can enjoy a long weekend of sports, culture, and just plain fun-in-the-sun in and around DeLand. Here are some highlights of the week ahead at Stetson. Enjoy a restful Labor Day holiday, Monday, […]
Continue ReadingThe road has already gone full circle for Brian Pruitt in his short career as a college baseball coach. The former Hatters player completed his journey back to the beginning this week when he was named as the new volunteer assistant coach for the Stetson baseball program by head coach Pete Dunn. Pruitt replaces Matt […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Sept. 11, as part of the national 911day.org movement, Stetson University will host a “Day of Action” of service and programs in remembrance of the events of 9/11. The public is invited to attend. “The attacks on 9/11 were a tragedy, but they reignited a sense of service and civic duty in our […]
Continue ReadingThe 2012 Stetson cross country season will open and close at the same location. The Hatters men’s and women’s teams will open competition this Friday in Fort Myers, Fla., at the FCGU Invitational. Florida Gulf Coast will also serve as the host institution for the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference championship in late October. “The beauty […]
Continue ReadingTwenty-four faculty members joined the faculty at Stetson University’s DeLand campus this fall – in the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business Administration and the School of Music. In addition, two faculty members have been promoted. Dr. Kimberly Flint-Hamilton (Sociology and Anthropology) was promoted to the rank of professor, and Dr. Scott […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named to Forbes Magazine’s annual list of “America’s 650 Top Colleges.” The rankings, compiled exclusively for Forbes by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for College Affordability and Productivity, focus on the quality of teaching, great career prospects, high graduation rates and low levels of debt. To see the information online about Stetson University, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University head women’s lacrosse coach Nicole Moore has every intention of making the Hatters into a national power. While those lofty goals won’t come immediately, with the addition of Brittany Dipper to her coaching staff, she was able to add someone with intimate knowledge of what it takes to reach the very highest level […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Campus Life and Student Success division is offering the GPS: Guide for Proactive Success workshops once again this semester to aid students in staying on track with their academic and personal lives at the university. All the workshops take place at 5:15 p.m. each Tuesday in Sage Hall, room 257. The first one is […]
Continue ReadingHead Coach Casey Alexander and the Stetson men’s basketball coaching staff announced the team’s 2012-13 schedule on Monday. A challenging slate highlighted by seven opponents that saw postseason action after the conference tournaments last year, including NCAA Tournament Third Round competitors USF and VCU, the Hatters will use the stiff competition to prepare for a […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Stetson University will host its third annual “Politics 101” conference, a free, one-day crash course on the nuts and bolts of political campaigning. The conference will be held in the Stetson Room of the Carlton Union Building. “The goal of Politics 101 is to provide […]
Continue ReadingThe A-Sun Women’s Lacrosse champion will qualify automatically for the NCAA Tournament in the league’s inaugural season of competition, thanks to bracket expansion announced by the NCAA earlier this month. “Expanded competitive opportunities for our student-athletes is always a pleasure to announce,” A-Sun Commissioner Ted Gumbart said. “Now the A-Sun can add women’s lacrosse to […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a brand new year and campus activities are already abundant! Are you ready to make new friends, find something interesting to do, listen to great music and participate in intellectual discussion? Here are some highlights from this week’s calendar. Learn something! Org Fest: Check out the Student Organization Festival for one-stop shopping with dozens […]
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS – Beginning in 2013, the Pioneer Football League will gain access to the Division I Football Championship through an automatic bid as a result of the NCAA Board of Directors approving a budget that will allow expansion of the tournament to 24 teams that season. That expansion means that the Stetson Hatters will have […]
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