Category: Arts and Sciences

The Week Ahead in the home stretch

We’re coming into the home stretch! As classes wrap up Wednesday, May 2, and we spend Study Day on Thursday, May 3, preparing for exams, campus activities for the week ahead focus on celebrating, studying, taking breaks and serving others. Good luck to all students as you take your finals! In between, here are some […]

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Hatter Saturday welcomes new students

Stetson University will welcome more than 500 accepted students and their families to the historic DeLand campus on “Hatter Saturday,” April 28. The day-long event will be filled with fun and learning for students accepted at Stetson for fall term 2012. In addition to attending information sessions with Stetson leaders and learning more about Stetson […]

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StetsonU is a Tree Campus USA

The Arbor Day Foundation has named Stetson University a 2011 Tree Campus USA in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry management. This is the first year of recognition for Stetson University. Stetson achieved the designation by meeting the required five core standards for sustainable campus forestry: a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care […]

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The Week Ahead in Hatter Country

It’s hard to believe this semester is coming to an end! This week’s Stetson Showcase shined brightly on many outstanding undergraduate student research projects across the university. As graduating seniors are finalizing plans for Commencement on May 12, all students are completing semester assignments and beginning to study for finals. The following events represent some […]

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Student-directed plays at Stover

Stetson University closes its 106th season with a showcase of student-directed one-act plays April 19-22 at Stover Theatre. This performance is comprised of four one-act plays that are funny, moving, occasionally weird, but very entertaining. The four shows include Success by Arthur Kopit, directed by Caitlyn Foster; Reverse Transcription by Tony Kushner, directed Caleb Canlon; […]

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Major gifts for scholarships

Stetson University has received $5.5 million in estate gifts to fund scholarships for students majoring in business or preparing for careers in health care. The major gifts come from the estates of C. Emory and Jeanne Smith, longtime friends of the university who lived in Orlando. Although the Smiths did not attend Stetson, their niece, […]

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Children’s Literature Conference April 30

Stetson University’s Department of Teacher Education is hosting the 7th Biennial M. Jean Greenlaw Children’s Literature Conference on Monday, April 30. The conference, which offers numerous informative and entertaining workshops throughout the day, is open to the public. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stetson Room, second floor of […]

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Bobby Adams celebrates 25 years at Stetson

Celebrating 25 years at Stetson, and a total of 50 years teaching music at high schools in Florida and Indiana, Music Education Professor, Coordinator of Instrumental Music and Director of Bands, Dr. Bobby Adams, will be honored by Stetson’s School of Music at the Symphonic Band concert, 7:30 p.m., April 21. The concert, which will […]

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Stetson partners with Museum in Theatre Arts

Stetson University’s theatre arts program will enter a new era this summer when the program’s classes and performances move into the theater space of the Museum of Florida Art adjacent to the DeLand campus. Stetson and the Museum of Florida Art have reached a five-year, renewable lease for Stetson’s use of the 8,700-square-foot main theatre, […]

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Celebrate the earth and the trees

Members of the Stetson University community will share their Hatter “Green” with the surrounding community during two weeks of celebration and learning for Earth Week and Arbor Day. Activities kick off this weekend with the fourth annual Green Symposium on Friday, April 13, followed by participation in the city of DeLand’s Green Affair Event 2012 […]

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The week ahead at Stetson

Happy Easter! We hope you enjoy your long weekend. When you return to campus, there will be many thought-provoking programs over the next week—including a panel discussion on the Trayvon Martin case and an interactive diversity exercise, ‘Strange Like Me.’ Here are some highlights. Have a great holiday weekend! Global, ethical issues:  Be informed about […]

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Senior Thesis Exhibition opens at Hand Art Center

DeLand, Fla. – The Stetson University Senior Thesis Exhibition will open with a public reception Friday, April 13, from 6-8 p.m. at the University’s Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center. The art exhibition will continue through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the university’s Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. Michigan Ave., […]

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Music offerings through semester’s end

DeLand, Fla. – The Stetson University School of Music’s concert calendar remains full through the end of spring semester. Unless otherwise noted, the following concerts are scheduled in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on the DeLand campus. General admission $10; seniors $8; area students $5. Please contact the School of Music […]

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3 events for Mayan Week, April 3-5

With so much focus on the Mayan calendar and 2012 this year, Stetson University’s Latin American studies program and Artists and Lecturers Committee have planned a Mayan Week, April 3 through 5, featuring a lecture by a Maya cultural activist, a demonstration by a Maya weaver and showing of a film. All programs are free […]

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Inspirare women’s choir seeks singers

Calling all women singers to join an all-women choral group, Inspirare, at Stetson University. Inspirare means to breathe and to inspire. This group was organized by Dr. Ann Small of Stetson’s School of Music. It is part of the Stetson Community School of the Arts. Auditions are not required, but participants must commit to performing […]

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The Week Ahead in Hatter Country

Mid-terms are over; spring is in the air. And there is a plethora of events available next week for Stetson’s DeLand campus and the surrounding communities. With events spanning many cultures—French operas, Russian elections, Caribbean cuisine—to community service, sports events and just plain fun things to do, this week’s calendar offers something for everyone! Here […]

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Cultural calendar full through semester

Stetson offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum, a theatre production at Stover Theatre and public lectures. Free parking is available with easy access to Stetson’s beautiful […]

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Green Symposium registration now open

Note: This release is from Volusia County Government The fourth annual Green Symposium, The Green Edge: Innovation and Sustainability, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 13, at Stetson University’s Lynn Business Center. The symposium is hosted by the Volusia County Office of Sustainability and Energy Management, Lake County, Stetson University and […]

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NSF grants strengthen foundation

Over the past few years, Stetson faculty members, including Dr. John T. York, Dr. Michael King and Dr. Tandy Grubbs, have been hard at work writing and securing much-needed grants through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to benefit the science departments. Most recently, the NSF has awarded the university a $200,000 grant to purchase a […]

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Evening of hilarious French one-act operas

The Stetson University Opera Theatre, Russell Franks, director, and Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Hose, conductor, will present two French operas on Friday, March 23, and Sunday, March 25, at the DeLand High School Theatre Center, located at the corner of Hill and Plymouth avenues, DeLand. Angélique by Jacques Ibert, and Les Mamelles de Tirésias by Francis […]

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