The annual Physics Department newsletter, Cross Section, is out – featuring news and photos of the department’s alumni, current students, faculty and incoming faculty. Highlights of the newsletter include: A welcome to Allan Thomas: Stetson’s new visiting assistant professor from the University of Arkansas. Thomas will be teaching College Physics and Electricity and Magnetism in the fall, […]
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Stetson University’s Theatre Arts program will have four productions open to the public during the 2012-13 academic year, including a popular musical during the fall Homecoming. The schedule is as follows: An Evening at the Improv, features fun and games with Stetson student improv-artists. Performances will run Sept. 27-29, at 8 p.m., with a matinee […]
Continue ReadingCello Professor David Bjella participated in an international music program in May in the capital city of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, teaching cello lessons to students, ages 7 through college age. Invited by Kirsten Yon, associate professor of Violin at the University of Houston, Bjella was invited to be part of a project called Cuerdas de Enlace (“Binding […]
Continue ReadingIn a session coordinated by Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Janet Lyons and then-senior Maria Wrabel ’12, alumna Gail Eggeman ’73 shared her diverse expertise in varied areas of her business and societal undertakings with a gathering of interested students, alumni, faculty and staff at her alma mater in April. Eggeman is founder and manager of […]
Continue ReadingEach year at the annual Silver Circle Recognition Dinner, Stetson University celebrates the dedicated service of staff and faculty. Twenty-five years of service at Stetson entitle Hatter employees to the honorary, official membership into the Silver Circle. Each member receives an engraved silver clock. At this year’s celebration, held this year for the first time […]
Continue ReadingSixty-two Stetson University Integrative Health Science students visited and studied at the anatomy lab at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando this past school year, led by Stetson IHS Lab Coordinator and Instructor Guenevere Rae. Stetson students followed along with the UCF medical students using the same textbook and had an […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named to The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges, 2012 edition, which highlights the nation’s most eco-friendly campuses. The list, presented by Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, includes colleges and universities that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability. Schools were reviewed qualitatively and quantitatively, using […]
Continue ReadingA cajon drum that dances to the music it makes… An interactive game of pong, robots and rockets, arts, crafts and music… Who creates these things? Answer: ‘Makers’—an underground culture of technology enthusiasts and tinkerers. The Orlando Mini Maker Faire, held May 26 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, is a community organized event that showcases […]
Continue ReadingWith over 100 years of theater production on campus, Stetson University announces four productions for the 2012-13 academic year, including a popular musical during the fall Homecoming. Performances will be held at Stetson Theatre Arts’ “Second Stage,” located inside theMuseum of Florida Arts, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. The box office […]
Continue ReadingBecause of the deteriorating condition of Stetson University’s Stover Theatre and after careful deliberations over the past year, the Board of Trustees approved the recommendation from the university administration to move forward with the removal of Stover Theatre this summer. This decision was made at the recent trustee meeting to seek a demolition permit from […]
Continue ReadingDr. Hala ElAarag, associate professor of computer science at Stetson University, is being awarded the Society for Modeling and Simulation International’s Outstanding Service Award. The award, to be presented at the SummerSim ’12 Conference in Genoa, Italy, in July, recognizes ElAarag’s “outstanding and dedicated technical contributions and services to the modeling and computer simulation discipline […]
Continue ReadingAssociate Professor and Chair of Counselor Education Brigid Noonan followed a more circuitous path to an academic career than most faculty. She didn’t complete her undergraduate degree until she was 28, and, prior to pursuing graduate work at the University of Maryland, she held a variety of positions—on both coasts. She worked as a research […]
Continue ReadingStetson University Associate Professor of English Dr. Joel Davis and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. John York received this year’s Hand Awards for Scholarship and Creativity. Professor of Political Science Dr. Anne Hallum received this year’s Hand Award for Community Impact. Professor of Law Dr. Luz E. Nagle received this year’s Hand Award for Excellence […]
Continue ReadingDuring the College of Arts & Sciences Commencement ceremony May 12, Biology Professor Terry Farrell won Stetson’s 2012 William Hugh McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching. This prestigious award was presented to Farrell by last year’s winner, Dr. Camille Tessitore King. King presented Farrell’s award using a technique similar to David Letterman’s “Top 10.” As […]
Continue ReadingEach year the Etter McTeer Turner Award is presented to the student who shows outstanding academic achievement, leadership and service to the community in honor of Stetson’s first woman dean of students. On May 12, Dane Moran was called to the podium to accept this award by Dr. Karen Kaivola, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, […]
Continue ReadingThe Southern Winds Symphonic Concert Band, part of Stetson University’s School of Music, will present the Sousa Concert on Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. There is no admission fee, however, donations will be accepted at the door. Southern Winds is an all adult […]
Continue ReadingThe top leadership honor for graduating seniors, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, is presented each year to the man and woman in the graduating class whose personal example and influence throughout the campus best exemplify the noblest human qualities and the finest values that Stetson nurtures. The award is presented each year at the Honors Convocation, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University awarded degrees to 785 students during Spring Commencement ceremonies May 12 – celebrating years of hard work and sending the graduates into the working world or on to graduate school. President Wendy B. Libby gave the “charge” – a tradition where the president places a duty and responsibility upon the graduates. Libby explained […]
Continue ReadingIt’s finally here! Commencement 2012 is upon us, and 785 graduating Hatters will receive their degrees during two separate ceremonies Saturday, May 12. The ceremony for students earning degrees through the School of Business Administration and School of Music will be at 9 a.m., and the ceremony for students in the College of Arts & […]
Continue ReadingInspirare, a women’s choir organized by Dr. Ann Small of the Stetson University School of Music, will present its second concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, in the Lee Chapel in Stetson’s Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Women singers from across Volusia County, as well as Stetson faculty and staff, have joined […]
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