Peter Edelman, director of the Center on Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy as well as a law professor at Georgetown University, will be the inaugural speaker for Stetson University’s new Social Justice Lecture Series, on Wednesday, Oct. 16. His lecture, “So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America,” will take […]
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Category: Arts and Sciences
What Peter Edelman saw was unimaginable to him: thousands of malnourished little children; bloated bellies and oozing sores that would not heal; migrant farmers living in abandoned buses. The very basic human needs severely ignored. Thousands of lives so displaced, so hurt and extremely underserved. The shocker? This was not in some war-torn nation across […]
Continue ReadingIn an effort to change the cultural dialogue about violence in media causing aggression in teenagers, an international group of 228 media scholars, psychologists and criminologists recently sent this open letter to the American Psychological Association (APA) asking it to reconsider its position on the effects of violence in the media. Dear APA Science Directorate: […]
Continue ReadingStetson University joins a growing list of U.S. colleges and universities to enact a policy to prohibit smoking and tobacco-related products beginning Aug. 1, 2014. The policy will affect Stetson’s residential campuses in DeLand and at the College of Law in Gulfport. The policy prohibits all forms of tobacco use including e-cigarettes and a variety […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Opera Theatre will perform Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria by Claudio Monteverdi, on Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. (Caroline Brazelton is pictured in Stetson University’s Opera Theatre’s recent production of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.) Based on Homer’s […]
Continue ReadingOctober marks the launch of a new phase of university-wide strategic planning, as open discussions, focus groups and an online survey will involve the entire community in crafting a vision for Stetson’s future. The process will culminate in a new 2014-19 Strategic Map that is vetted by all constituencies and reviewed and approved by the […]
Continue ReadingIn Stetson University’s Psychology Department, a legacy of three generations has been developing since the 1970s, when Dwaine Cochran, Ph.D., taught Richard Medlin in his psychology class. Cochran, proud and pensive, with research interests that include personal space, health attitudes, gerontology, optimism and anthropomorphism, expounds about his colleague: “Medlin was a great student, and one […]
Continue ReadingBeyond Access and Affordability: An Education of High Value You can also read this blog written by President Libby on Huffington Post, posted 10/2/13. With such weighty words as access and affordability lingering in the air after President Obama’s bus tour last month, it’s easy to get caught up in the higher education mantra and […]
Continue Reading“Distracted Driving” is receiving a lot of attention these days, particularly the alarming statistics of death and injury caused by drivers who are talking or texting on cell phones. Forty states have already banned cell phone use while driving and, starting today, Oct. 1, Florida will do the same. According to National Highway Traffic Safety […]
Continue ReadingBlackfish, the award-winning documentary that tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity, will be screened tonight, Monday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m. at the Athens Theater in a special engagement, free of charge, for the Stetson University community. John Jett, Ph.D., visiting biology professor at Stetson, who […]
Continue ReadingThe exhibition Oscar Bluemner: Color Sketches, featuring works from Stetson University’s Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection, now on display at Stetson’s Hand Art Center, will be the subject of a lecture at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, by exhibition curator Dr. Roberta Smith Favis. (Pictured, from the current exhibit: “Oscar Bluemner, Untitled, Feb. 15, 1911, colored pencil […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music offers a delectable variety of live musical performances in the next week that you will not want to miss. The following concerts begin at 7:30 p.m., and will be held in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., with the exception of one; the Jazz concert will […]
Continue ReadingStetson University, along with 11 participating museums and galleries located in West Volusia County, will be holding the annual Smithsonian Museum Day event on Saturday, Sept. 28. This event gives the opportunity to promote cultural education in an interactive way that is more accessible than ever. Each of these participating museums will be open, free […]
Continue ReadingCelebration resident Barbara Kroon realized a long-standing dream last year when her first novel, The Sleepover Clause, and then her second romance novel, And He Cooks Too, were published. She plans to share what she learned from her experience with other locals on Wednesday, Oct. 2, when she presents a program on self-promotion to the […]
Continue ReadingStetsonUniversity presents An Evening of Improv, an unscripted comedy show featuring a variety of improvised scenes and games, Saturday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. at Stetson Theatre Arts’ “Second Stage” located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. The interactive, improvised show draws on a popular comedy style known […]
Continue ReadingRibbon-cutting of Stetson’s new SCALE-UP classroom: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2 p.m., Sage Science Center, room 222 “Stetson is a place that encourages faculty to dream,” said biology professor, Alicia Schultheis, pictured left. That is exactly what Dr. Schultheis did. She dreamed of creating a learning environment for a diverse group of students to impact their […]
Continue Reading6th Annual Instrument Petting Zoo – Saturday, Sept. 28, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Presser Hall Children of all ages are welcome to attend Stetson’s 6th Annual Instrument Petting Zoo, Saturday, Sept. 28. It is free of charge. Kids will be able to see and play musical instruments up close and enjoy complimentary snacks. DeLand Discount Music […]
Continue ReadingFrom September to November, Stetson University will host a series of six lectures and presentations that explore racial, sexual, gender, and religious identity and the issues surrounding them. Stetson University’s Fall 2013 Intercultural Program Series, sponsored by Stetson’s Cross-Cultural Center and the Multicultural Student Council, is free and open to the public. For more information on the […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the second home football game this Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., against Birmingham-Southern, there are many cultural offerings happening in the next few weeks at Stetson’s DeLand campus. Check out the full School of Music concert schedule at www2.stetson.edu/music. This weekend’s theatre production of The Day They Stole All the Colors […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Marketing office is offering a series of workshops to assist the university community in communicating with internal, external or other unique constituents. These professional development sessions are being offered to help the Stetson community be more productive and gain insights into best practices in the marketing and communication fields. To register for […]
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