Category: Arts and Sciences

ZAWA in concert

Stetson University will present ZAWA, a flute duo guest recital, on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. ZAWA is a renowned flute duo comprised of guest flutists, Jill Felber and Claudia Anderson, who have performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Brazil. ZAWA was […]

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Mascot John B. a big hit

The Stetson University family welcomed the newest member into the fold on Friday night when John B., the new Athletics mascot, made his debut at the Edmunds Center. Shrouded in smoke, John B. made his first public appearance at halftime of the Hatters’ Atlantic Sun Conference basketball game against Florida Gulf Coast. With sirens blaring […]

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2 art exhibitions to open

Stetson University’s Art Department will open its spring season Friday, Jan. 27, with three major exhibitions – Concentrated Color: Watercolors by Oscar Bluemner from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection; Judith Page: The Politics of the Personal; and Teapots from the Collection of Arthur Goldberg. The opening reception will be 6-8 p.m. Jan.27, in the Homer and Dolly Hand […]

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Workshop, tours, at Gillespie Museum

Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will present “For the Love of Rocks and Minerals” on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Participants will have the opportunity to tour Stetson’s Earth Science Museum and join a beading workshop or hand-craft natural gifts in time for Valentine’s […]

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‘Songs of Perfect Propriety’

The Stetson University School of Music will present Songs of Perfect Propriety by Seymour Barab, featuring Stetson piano professor, Dr. Kristie Born, and guest soprano soloist Amy E. Wheeler, on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Born describes this recital as a cabaret show hybrid, which will highlight words by Dorothy Parker, from Parker’s writings and poems, interspersed among the […]

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Art, lectures, music, theater: Jan.-Feb.

Stetson University offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts and operas by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, plays at Stover Theatre, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum of Minerals and many public lectures. Some programs are free, while others have […]

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Music School accreditation review success

Stetson University’s School of Music has successfully completed a comprehensive accreditation review by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation, according to NASM Executive Director Samuel Hope, whose letter accompanied the commission’s report. The Commission Action Report, received by Dr. Jean West, dean of the School of Music, included the following […]

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Trustee honors Stetson with original sculpture

At the recent Stetson University 1883 Society dinner, the 200 donors in attendance gathered after dinner in historic Elizabeth Hall for the unveiling of a sculpture titled “Shalom,” mounted near the entrance to Lee Chapel. “Shalom” is the latest wood sculpture that Stetson Trustee Emeritus Mark C. Hollis, a 1956 Stetson alumnus and resident of […]

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Timothy Peter named Dir. of Choral Activities

Dr. Timothy Peter, professor of music at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, will become Stetson University’s new director of choral activities and professor of music, effective August 2012. “Dr. Peter brings dynamic leadership, artistry and magnetism to our vibrant School of Music, whose choral tradition and strengths are highly regarded nationwide,” said Dr. Jean O. West, […]

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Juried Student Art winners announced

Fifteen Stetson students received awards at the opening reception for Stetson University’s 22nd Juried Student Art Exhibition on Nov. 11. The award winning works of art (59 pieces) are currently being displayed at the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center now through Dec. 9. The Hand Art Center is located on the University’s Palm Court/Quad, […]

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Florida Bandmasters honor 2 musicians

The Stetson University School of Music and the Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA) will present the 22nd annual FBA Hall of Fame Weekend at Stetson on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12 and 13.  Honorees to be inducted this year into the Hall of Fame are Kenneth R. Tolbert, director of the Miami Central Band that was […]

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Beckerath Organ turns 50

Stetson University will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Beckerath Organ on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, with a series of guest recitals, receptions and talks to be held on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The recitals will be held in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. An observance of the 50th […]

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Stetson adopts water-sustainability theme

Stetson University is dedicating the 2011-2012 academic year to one of life’s most precious natural resources: water. The central Florida university has adopted “water sustainability” as its theme this year as part of its broader commitment to environmental responsibility. “Water sustainability is a critical issue in Florida,” said Dr. William J. Ball, visiting associate professor […]

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Students attend Fla. Audubon conference

Through a partnership between the Florida Audubon Society and Stetson University, nine students from Stetson’s DeLand and Law campuses have been awarded scholarships to attend the Conservation Leadership Initiative (CLI) as part of Florida Audubon Society’s statewide conference in Lake Mary, Fla., on Oct. 14. The 2011 Audubon Assembly is an annual event that brings […]

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StetsonU mobile app launches

Stetson University has launched a new mobile application for cell phones, tablets and other portable devices – giving students, faculty, staff and the general public easy mobile access to DeLand campus events calendars and news, maps, personnel and departments, and duPont-Ball Library resources. The new StetsonU app can be easily downloaded free of charge and […]

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2 more buildings earn LEED certification

Stetson University has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for two more buildings, the Mary B. McMahan Hall and the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center for a total now of four “green buildings” on the historic campus in DeLand. In 2003, Stetson’s Lynn Business Center earned LEED certification and became not […]

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Alumni, faculty present at TV Critics Assn

Stetson University alumni Andy Dehnart and Jeff Hidek are experts in a great American pastime: television. As a journalist covering reality TV (Dehnart) and a TV critic for the Wilmington, N.C., StarNews (Hidek), the two are very knowledgeable about the best – and worst – shows on television. So they were perfect picks to be […]

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Professor earns Climate Change Fellowship

Editor’s Note: This news release was provided by Partners of the Americas Dr. J. Anthony Abbott, Stetson University associate professor of geography and environmental science and director of the university’s environmental science program, will travel to Colombia on a Climate Change Fellowship offered by Partners of the Americas through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau […]

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Stover Theatre announces 2011-2012 season

Stetson 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. […]

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Stover Theater announces 2011-12 season

Stetson 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. […]

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