Author: Mary Anne Rogers

Health law seminar set for March 3

TAMPA, 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 […]

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Seminar on bankruptcy law, practice March 15-17

TAMPA, 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 […]

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Toastmasters speech contest

The 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 […]

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Origins of American Judaism is topic

Stetson 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. […]

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Daniels is new Assoc. VP for HR

Stetson 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 […]

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Protecting the coastal environment

On 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 […]

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Surviving domestic violence

Leslie 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 […]

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Eat fresh at spring Farmers’ Markets

The 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 […]

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Explore Stokely Carmichael-democracy link

Stetson 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 […]

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See ‘Lysistrata’ at Stover

Stetson 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 […]

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Jupiter String Quartet to perform

In 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. […]

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Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline

“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 […]

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Weiner Holocaust Lecture to be Feb. 22

The 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 […]

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Stetson Football signs first class of recruits

For 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 […]

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‘Memory, monologue, rant and prayer’

Stetson 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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‘Awful Poetry of War’

Noted author of Russian literature, Donna Orwin, will speak on “The Awful Poetry of War” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, as part of the Stetson University Russian Studies Spring Lecture series. The program, which is open to the public, free of charge, will be held in room 122, Lynn Business Center, located at 345 […]

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Hatters run in support of cancer research

As student-athletes, members of the Stetson University Athletics teams are accustomed to running as part of their training regimen. On Saturday morning, January 28, members of the Stetson baseball team were running for a far different reason. The Hatters took part in the Me Strong 5K in DeLand to help raise money for cancer research […]

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Symphonic Band in concert

The Stetson University Symphonic Band, conducted by Bobby Adams, veteran music professor and director of bands in Stetson’s School of Music since 1987, will perform Friday, Feb. 10. The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, located at 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The concert will also feature Stetson […]

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Recital ‘Sounds New’

Stetson University will present the “Sounds New” Faculty Composers Recital, featuring three Stetson professors using innovative non-music objects to create original sounds. This recital will be held on Friday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd, DeLand. It will feature Stetson Music Professors Sydney Hodkinson, Manuel de Murga […]

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Women composers concert

The international women’s music fraternity, Eta Pi, and the Volusia County Alumnae Chapter (VCAC) of Sigma Alpha Iota, will present a benefit concert at Stetson University on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This event is open to the public with a suggested $10 donation. […]

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