Let’s put it this way. Unless Florida takes significant steps to conserve, reuse and look for alternative supplies, the state’s fresh water supplies will not meet the needs of its ever-growing population. That’s according to almost 60 participants at a recent St. Johns River Basin Supply Workshop held on the Stetson campus. These Central Florida […]
Continue Reading
Category: Business
Stetson’s Student Government Association hosted the 2014 conference of the Academy of Florida Independent Colleges and Universities (AFICU), Feb. 7-9. Florida’s oldest private university provided an excellent venue for student leaders across the state to collaborate and improve the state of their universities. “The purpose of this conference is for SGAs from different private and […]
Continue ReadingThe activities and festivities scheduled in the Palm Court on Wednesday, Feb. 19, will help make Stetson’s recognition of the national Through With Chew campaign the teachable moment that is intended. Chewing tobacco is not a safe alternative to cigarettes. It’s deadly. Smokeless tobacco is a major problem. Learn more about why, find out how to detect its […]
Continue ReadingDr. Susan Rankin, founding member of the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, will be tonight’s guest speaker at Stetson University’s Social Justice Lecture Series at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Stetson Room. The public is invited, free of charge. With a career dedicated and committed to social justice, Rankin will speak […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Lifelong Learning Program is pleased to announce the first Tech E-Fest Expo to be held at the Stetson Center at Celebration campus Thursday, March 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Stetson has partnered with the Celebration Town Hall and SmartCity to help draw attention to the many technology topics that face our […]
Continue ReadingSTETSON UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE’s current winter issue investigates what the experts say about the Millennial generation and how, specifically, Stetson students reflect those descriptions. “In some ways,” said Bill Noblitt, editor of the magazine, “Stetson students are much like any other Millennials. They are tech savvy and want to please their parents. But in other ways, […]
Continue ReadingTo mark the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) developed a special project as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative: Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle. Stetson University’s duPont-Ball Library is one of 473 institutions in the United States that was awarded a grant to participate in the […]
Continue ReadingA team of family enterprise majors from Stetson University finished fifth out of 20 teams in the undergraduate competition of the Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) held in Burlington, Vt. Hosted by the University of Vermont’s School of Business Administration, the FECC is the premier competition in family business and features competitors from rigorous business […]
Continue ReadingMilitary couple from St. Augustine leaves gift to endow academic scholarship – In February, 2013, Kate Pearce, assistant vice president of university relations at Stetson University, received a most welcomed telephone call. Attorney Melvin D. Stack, a partner in the Daytona Beach law firm of Every, Stack and Upchurch, and a 1979 Stetson College of Law […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time for the First Pitch Competition, and this is not about baseball! This contest, which is based on the idea commonly known as an “elevator pitch,” requires students to outline an idea for a new product, service, project or solution, and then “pitch” that idea to a group of judges in 90 seconds or […]
Continue ReadingSochi Olympics Symposium on Thursday; Opening Ceremonies Viewing on Friday – On Thursday, Feb. 6, Stetson’s Russian Studies Program will host a symposium on the Russian context for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Opening Ceremonies and the Winter sport competitions begin on Feb. 7, and take place in the southwest of Russia, in the resort ski […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Social Justice Lecture Series will present guest speaker Dr. Susan Rankin, founding member of the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. The public is invited, free of charge. With a career […]
Continue ReadingSpring semester at any university is full of events that are sure to keep everyone busy. And, Stetson is no exception. Check out Stetson University’s Cultural Calendar below for a working, chronological listing of calendar happenings on Stetson’s DeLand campus. Be sure to also stay up-to-date with the university’s online calendar, posted on Stetson Today, […]
Continue ReadingTo commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, Stetson University, in collaboration with the MLK Planning Committee, will host a series of events and programs open to the public, themed around the topics of civil rights and global citizenship throughout the week of Jan. 20-24, 2014. Stetson will join other Americans […]
Continue ReadingKevin Wilson, director of music for ESPN, far left, pictured with Claude Mitchell, right, ESPN’s coordinating director of music, will be speaking at Stetson about the two seemingly disparate worlds of sport and music. ‘The Business of Merging Sport and Music,” will be presented Wed., Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., in the Lynn Business Center’s […]
Continue ReadingCross-cultural chops aren’t a prerequisite for MGMT 405. Neither is solid coping skills, nor even a bit of moxie. But those traits can be pretty helpful if you’re faced with something of an acid test management assignment. Which is exactly what faced 15 Stetson University business students after they signed up for a Cross-Cultural Dynamics […]
Continue ReadingTampa attorney and Stetson alumna Kamilah Perry received top accolades from the Florida Super Lawyers magazine in 2013 for her work in Employment and Labor Law. She was also recognized by the magazine as a “Rising Star” for the past five consecutive years from 2009 to 2013. Super Lawyers recognizes the top five percent of attorneys in a state […]
Continue ReadingAs Stetson University welcomes 2014, we cannot help but to be inspired by recalling the important and even historic events and milestones achieved this past year on the part of students, faculty, staff and alumni. We’ve chosen some benchmark stories and welcome stories that you might have —just leave them in the comment section below. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will be closed for Winter Break from Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, to reopen on Thursday, Jan. 2. Some offices such as Admissions, Development, Facilities and Public Safety will support their respective operations throughout the break. Dining Services will be closed throughout the holiday. The Coffee Shop will […]
Continue ReadingSince Homecoming Week, Nov. 3-10, Stetson University Hatters have touched countless lives in the local communities surrounding the university’s DeLand campus. As part of this year’s Homecoming activities, and in preparation for the season of giving, student organizations conducted several competitive campaigns to donate non-perishable items that would be donated to local families and non-profit […]
Continue Reading