Stetson Law students learned more about the impacts of hydrofracking during a Feb. 16 presentation about “Natural Gas Development and Hydrofracking: Environmental Risks and Legal Responses.” The fracking or hydraulic fracturing process involves pumping millions of gallons of water, sand, and toxic chemicals hundreds of feet underground to break up rock and release tiny pockets […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
Sunday, February 12th marks a monumental day in the history of the Stetson Equestrian Club. President Anjelica Johnson and officer Rachel Burger traveled to Gainseville, Fla., to compete in the IHSA Western Show hosted by the University of Florida Equestrian Club. Other schools and universities in attendance included: College of Central Florida, Florida Atlantic University, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has selected Dr. Thomas V. Schwarz, professor and the Rick Muth Family Endowed Chair in Family Business at California State University Fullerton, as the new dean of Stetson’s School of Business Administration, effective this summer. Schwarz has extensive professional experience in both higher education and business. He has held an endowed professorship in […]
Continue ReadingStetson University offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts and operas by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum, theatre productions at Stover Theatre and public lectures. Free parking is available with easy access to […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law’s LL.M. in Elder Law offers attorneys a convenient, online program where they can excel and become experts in elder law. Liz Allen, a partner in the Tampa law firm of Gibbons, Neuman, Bello, Segall, Allen and Halloran, P.A., who has been practicing for more than 20 years, recently graduated from […]
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. –Doctors and lawyers can learn more about emerging issues in health law at a seminar entitled “Medical School for Lawyers and Law School for Physicians” on March 3 at Stetson’s Tampa Law Center. WHO: Lawyers and physicians can attend the one-day seminar. Faculty members include leading experts in health law, white-collar crime and […]
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. –Stetson University College of Law and the American Bankruptcy Institute will co-present the 36th annual Judge Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice on March 15-17, at the Hyatt Regency in Tampa, Fla. Attorneys may register now to learn about the latest developments in commercial and consumer bankruptcy at continuing legal […]
Continue ReadingThe West Volusia Toastmasters Club today announced its club’s public speaking contest to be held in the Rinker Auditorium at Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd. at Stetson University’s DeLand campus on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6:15 p.m. The winner of this local contest will advance to the next level of the International Speech […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents the George H. Shriver Lectures: ‘Religion in American History – The Urban Origins of American Judaism’ with lecturer Deborah Dash Moore, the Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History at the University of Michigan and Director of the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, Feb. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has named Shelia M. Daniels, associate dean of Human Resources at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, as its new associate vice president for Human Resources, effective in mid-March. Daniels will provide strategic human resources leadership for Stetson’s two campuses and two satellite centers as part of the university’s strategic planning goal […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday afternoon in Gulfport, Gary Lytton, the director of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, Fla., talked with Stetson Law students in the Great Hall about the struggle to protect the coastal environment and one of the few remaining undisturbed mangrove estuaries. Lytton discussed the tug-of-war between coastal development and environmental […]
Continue ReadingLeslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job and a handsome husband. But she was hiding a secret. Her husband beat her regularly and nearly killed her. On Thursday, Feb. 23, Steiner will share her story of surviving domestic violence at Stetson University. The event, at 7 p.m., is […]
Continue ReadingThe Hatter Harvest club of Stetson University will host Farmers’ Markets on three Sundays this spring semester: Feb. 19, March 18 and April 22, featuring fresh and local foods and entertainment by local bands. The Stetson Farmers’ Markets will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on the Stetson Green, the lawn between the Carlton […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents author and historian Dr. Peniel Joseph to speak on “Stokely Carmichael and American Democracy in the 1960s” as part of the university’s civil rights and social justice lecture series, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The lecture will be held in the Rinker Auditorium of the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland […]
Continue ReadingStetson University continues its 106th season with the classic Greek comedy Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes, Feb. 23 through 26, at Stover Theatre, located at 535 N. Florida Ave., on the DeLand campus. This bawdy comedy takes audiences on a hilarious journey as they watch a group of strong-willed wives stand up against their husbands in a creative […]
Continue ReadingIn a guest recital sponsored by Stetson University’s School of Music and the Artists and Lecturers program, the internationally known Jupiter String Quartet will perform Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The program will feature works by Ravel, Bartok and Mendelssohn. […]
Continue Reading“A lot of juvenile decisions often end up with adult consequences,” Judge Patrice Moore told an audience of students, faculty and community members gathered in the Great Hall at Stetson Law last Thursday evening. Judge Moore, of the 6th Judicial Circuit, joined a panel of experts on the Gulfport campus on Feb. 2 to discuss […]
Continue ReadingThe Bernard Weiner Holocaust Memorial Lecture, entitled, “Will not the judge of all the earth do justice?” by Clifford Orwin, will be held at Stetson University at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This lecture, sponsored by Hillel, Stetson University’s Jewish Student Organization, Phi Beta Kappa and […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time in more than 50 years, football signing day was more than just the first Wednesday of February on the Stetson University campus. With the Hatters scheduled to begin play in the Pioneer Football League in 2013, Stetson head coach Roger Hughes and his Director of Football Operations, Nolan Behrns, have been […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) will host V-Day benefit performances, “A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer,” helping in the fight to end violence against women, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 16, 17 and 18. The performances are open to the public and will take place at 8 p.m. […]
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