Stetson University has started preparations for the removal of Stetson Hall with demolition anticipated to begin July 21. Decorative wood trim from the building has been salvaged and used in Sampson Hall, and furniture that will not be used by Stetson has been donated to area non-profit organizations. Original bricks will be saved for future […]
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Author: Mary Anne Rogers
Six trustees have been appointed to Stetson University’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2011. Each trustee is appointed to a three-year term. New trustee and Stetson alumna Betty Drees Johnson, professor and director of the duPont-Ball Library on Stetson’s DeLand campus, will retire on Sept. 1 after 50 years at the university. Rising through […]
Continue ReadingSix trustees have been appointed to Stetson University’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2011. Each trustee is appointed to a three-year term. New trustee and Stetson alumna Betty Drees Johnson, professor and director of the duPont-Ball Library on Stetson’s DeLand campus, will retire on Sept. 1 after 50 years at the university. Rising through […]
Continue ReadingStetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier is proud to announce that Roger A. Hughes has been named head coach of the Stetson University football team. Hughes becomes the ninth head football coach in the history of the program that ran from 1894 through 1956 and will begin play again in 2013. He was selected from […]
Continue ReadingStetson University Provost Beth Paul announced today that Professor Royal C. Gardner will serve as interim dean of the College of Law beginning in early July. Dean Darby Dickerson has accepted a deanship at Texas Tech University School of Law. “I am confident that the strong momentum at Stetson University College of Law will continue […]
Continue ReadingDr. Raymond Barclay, a senior associate at the North Carolina-based consulting firm Arroyo Research Services, will become Stetson University’s director of institutional research and planning on July 11. He succeeds Dr. John Tichenor, who will now teach full-time as an associate professor in Stetson’s School of Business Administration. “We are fortunate to attract Ray here […]
Continue ReadingStetson Athletics is proud to announce that Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has been named as the Under Armour Division I Southeast AD of the Year. “I am honored to be recognized by my peers and members of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics as the Under Armour Southeast region Division I Athletic […]
Continue ReadingThe Pioneer League President’s Group met Monday, June 13, 2011, and voted to accept both Stetson University and Mercer University as the newest members of the NCAA Division I non-scholarship football league. “Stetson University is proud to join the prestigious Pioneer Football League as we re-introduce Hatter Football in 2013,” said Stetson President Wendy B. […]
Continue ReadingThree Stetson University faculty members – Dr. Jamil Khader, English; Dr. Lloyd Linney, voice; and Dr. Carolyn Young Nicholson, marketing – have been promoted to the rank of professor, effective in August. Dr. Jamil Khader, College of Arts & Sciences: A Palestinian from Israel, Khader completed his Ph.D. in English Literature at Pennsylvania State University, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Stover Theatre announces four productions for the 2011-12 academic year – the theatre’s 106th season. Almost Maine, by John Cariani, will run Sept. 22-25, 2011, at Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave., on the Stetson campus. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22-24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Stover Theatre announces four productions for the 2011-12 academic year – the theatre’s 106th season. Almost Maine, by John Cariani, will run Sept. 22-25, 2011, at Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave., on the Stetson campus. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22-24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been awarded a $10,000 grant through the Volusia County Tree Replacement Fund to restore part of the Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem and create a teaching landscape for students and the public in the area around the Rinker Environmental Learning Center and Gillespie Museum on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The project starts this month with […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fifth consecutive year by the Corporation for National and Community Services for commendable community service programs. The Community Service Honor Roll annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment and achievement in community service. This is the highest […]
Continue ReadingThe National Science Foundation has awarded Stetson University a $200,000 grant to develop a new chemistry and biochemistry curriculum centered around hands-on labs and research using a state-of-the-art 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. Through the NSF’s Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science (TUES), Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program, Stetson will develop new ways to […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Dr. Michael Denner, a scholar of War and Peace author Leo Tolstoy and associate professor of Russian Studies, is retracing the author’s long walk in 1886 from his house in Moscow to his ancestral estate, Yasnaya Polyana, outside of Tula. Denner and fellow Tolstoy scholar Dr. Thomas Newlin, a professor at Oberlin College […]
Continue ReadingThis time of year brings about beautiful sunshine to the state of Florida; however, there are those that do not have the ability to leave their house to enjoy this pleasant weather. Through Stetson University’s partnership with disAbility Solutions for Independent Living, students and staff were able to provide that same luxury by building a […]
Continue ReadingThree students from Florida and one from New Jersey have won Stetson University’s highest honors for graduating seniors. Caitlin “Caity” Peterson of Ocala, Fla., earned the 2011 Etter McTeer Turner Award. Steven Carrillo of Plainfield, N.J., Marylin Winkle of Miami, Fla., and Lauren Torres of St. Cloud, Fla., each received a 2011 Sydney Algernon Sullivan […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is hosting a Mascot Challenge to give the “Hatters” a new look and personality! Stetson alumni, students, faculty, staff, student organizations and university departments can now submit their ideas online at www2.stetson.edu/mascot, and anyone (including the general public) can vote on the submissions they like best. Several ideas have already been submitted, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Board of Trustees approved the DeLand Campus Plan and the university’s new Strategic Map at its meeting May 12-13 at the College of Law campus in Gulfport. The board also approved the appointment of new board members and discussed the Athletics Enhancement Initiative. The trustees also honored outgoing board members Nestor de […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Public Safety Department is going ‘green’ – replacing its SUV with a MILES Electric Vehicle to support Stetson’s commitment to environmental responsibility. The vehicle is used by the department’s sergeants, captain and director to patrol campus. “Reducing our carbon footprint is very important to us,” said Al Allen, Stetson associate vice president for […]
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