For several years Stetson University has served as a site for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). This year marks the first year that the program is being run predominantly by Stetson accounting students, with periodic assistance provided by the United Way. Student volunteers received their IRS certification at a 2-day training session in early February, and […]
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The Faculty Senate of Stetson University invites each student and faculty member to nominate a Stetson professor for Stetson University’s highest teaching award, the William Hugh McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching. All full-time teaching faculty members on the DeLand Campus are eligible, with the exception of the following recent recipients: Dr. Harry Price, Dr. […]
Continue ReadingAt Stetson, we love seniors… no, not the elderly, though we love them too. We’re talking about the Class of 2014. You’ve seen a lot of changes over the last four years: a new president, a new football program, some demolition, some construction, they even painted the fountain (we’re cool with it now). It’s time […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will present the seventh annual Bernard Weiner Holocaust Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 10, 7:30 p.m., in Rinker Auditorium inside the Lynn Business Center, 3435 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. “Hollywood, Hitler, and the Jews” is the name of the lecture by guest lecturer Dr. Thomas Doherty, professor and chair of American Studies at […]
Continue ReadingBigger than any previous year, Hatterpalooza has been completely revamped for 2014. The student body spoke and Hatter Productions, Stetson’s programming board, listened. On April 12, we’ll be bringing Electronic Dance Music (EDM) star, 3LAU, pictured, (pronounced “Blau”), and rising DJ, heRobust. Ticketing Students will have an opportunity to receive up to two free tickets […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, April 10, 7-8:30 p.m., visitors to the Gillespie Museum’s Science Café will have an opportunity to tour Stetson’s Innovation House, its near neighbor. The Innovation House provides tools to develop and make tangible objects and is the gathering place for a community of makers of all kinds, tinkerers, inventors, innovators and fabricators. The […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has named Jeffrey A. Ulmer as vice president for development and alumni engagement. Ulmer joins Stetson from the University of Central Florida where he serves as assistant vice president overseeing fundraising at multiple academic colleges. Prior to that Ulmer was responsible for setting the strategic direction for UCF’s Athletic Development Program. “I […]
Continue ReadingStetson University graduating senior Marya Barry, voice major from DeBary, Fla., will present her senior recital on Saturday, April 5, at 3:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The recital is free and open to the public and is being performed in partial fulfillment of a […]
Continue ReadingYou listen to Friends Talking Faith on 90.7 News. Now is your chance to participate in a live version of the show with Rabbi Steven Engel, Rev. Bryan Fulwider and Imam Muhammed Musri–also known as The Three Wise Guys. These three clergy will sit down as friends to discuss with students and audience members What are Millennials Thinking […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will present the Student Directed One-Act Play Festival, Thursday, April 10 through Sunday, April 13, in Stetson Theatre Arts’ “Second Stage” located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. The Student Directed One-Act Play Festival is a potpourri of short plays, infused with that special […]
Continue ReadingAs the month of March rolls into April and spring is finally here, the musical calendar at Stetson University is alive with the best-of-the-best in cultural entertainment available in Central Florida. The following is a list of the upcoming concerts scheduled for the next few weeks on Stetson’s DeLand campus. Complimentary admission for Stetson […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law is bringing sea turtle conservation experts to the Gulfport campus in April and adding a new summer course for law students on sea turtle protection in May and June.
The new summer course runs May 27-June 6 for law students interested in learning about the threats to endangered sea turtles and legal and policy framework to protect them. Students enrolled… » Read more
Stetson University and the Florida-Colombia Partners of the Americas, marking 50 years of connecting, serving and changing lives in the Americas, will sponsor a public forum on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship, on Friday, April 4, on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The all-day forum, open to the public, free of charge, will be held from 9 […]
Continue ReadingTickets are still available for members of the public and the Stetson community for Stetson University’s second TEDxStetsonU event, Friday, March 28 from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Allen Hall, 508 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The theme for the event will be Significance in Action: Creating Learning, Innovation and Happiness. You can purchase […]
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Stetson’s grand prize winner, senior Sage Gallarano, pictured holding her two annual passes to Universal Studios for her participation in the recent Map-Works survey. The Office of Student Success would like to thank all students for their participation in completing the Map-Works survey. “The feedback is important and will help us better serve Stetson […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will conduct a panel discussion on the role of emerging media and its effects on professional sports. “The Role of Emerging Media in Professional Sports,” sponsored by the Sport Business Program and the Roberson Lecture Series, and open to the public, free of charge, will take place at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 27, […]
Continue ReadingDan Gunderson, professor of art at Stetson University for 38 years, will open his latest, unique art exhibit at a public opening reception on Friday, March 21, at 6 p.m., at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, Fla. The “Site Specific” exhibition featuring the works of two outstanding artists from Central Florida, including the […]
Continue ReadingMaps influence how we see the world, and are generally thought to be reality in some form. On Thursday evening, March 20, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Barbara Bischof, Ph.D. (pictured), visiting professor of geography and environmental science at Stetson University, will talk about what we can learn about changing perceptions of the sea through historic […]
Continue ReadingStetson University and the Artists and Lecturers Committee will present one of America’s most distinguished artistic figures, composer and pianist John Harbison (pictured), in a series of presentations and a public performance on Stetson’s DeLand campus, Wednesday and Thursday, March 26 and 27. On Wednesday, March 26, 6 p.m., Harbison will be part of a […]
Continue ReadingStetson University mezzo-soprano Mallory Sekel will perform her senior recital on Saturday, March 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. All are invited to attend. Sekel has distinguished herself as winner of Stetson University’s prestigious H.M Giffin Vocal Competition in 2013, a regional winner […]
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