An evening of Native American story-telling at Stetson University Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m., Room 25L in Stetson’s duPont-Ball Library Storytelling has served the Native cultures of the Americas for millennia through collective remembrance of local history, the maintenance of traditional cultural norms and the reinforcement of community bonds. The remarkable variety of themes and […]
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Accounting alumnus, Jeff Barbacci ’91, MAcc ’92, (Master of Accountancy) has been elected to serve as the 87th board chair of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) for 2014-2015. Barbacci will speak to a junior-level accounting class at Stetson on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from noon to 12:30 p.m. in the Rinker Auditorium of […]
Continue ReadingJudicial ethics and recent failures on the part of the Secret Service led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include The Wall Street Journal, WMFE, Orlando Magazine, Tampa Tribune, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Daytona Beach News-Journal and All Voices. Top stories for Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2014, include: Louis Virelli, professor of law, […]
Continue ReadingThe Coleman Foundation has named Stetson University as one of 19 colleges and universities across the United States as a participant in its Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows Program. The Program creates awareness and builds support for entrepreneurial education in interdisciplinary departments across the campuses of participating institutions. A one-year grant of $20,000 was presented to Gary […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Oct. 14, Stetson University’s Social Justice Lecture Series will present guest speaker Kevin Quashie, Ph.D., pictured left, professor in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Smith College, a women’s college in Massachusetts, to speak on “Quiet, Justice, Love.” The lecture, which is open to the public, free of charge, will be held at […]
Continue ReadingIn a letter presented to Captain Julie Houser, Stetson University Public Safety, DeLand Chief of Police William E. Ridgway honored Houser with a Community Partnership Award, saying the following: On 07/16/14, DeLand Police and Fire/Rescue were dispatched to Stetson University in reference to an adult male having a possible heart attack. As a member of […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson women’s volleyball dove into 2014 with a 5-1 start, the best in school history. A huge part of this early success was the September Student-Athlete of the Month, Madison Akins. Akins is a sophomore right-side hitter majoring in elementary education with a minor in English from Brookes, Ga. A co-captain, she is currently […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve likely seen and heard about the new construction project on campus next to the CUB, but what’s the story? The Stetson University community is invited to find out what the Rock is all about by attending the dedication of the university’s newest monument on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1:30 p.m. in the Stetson Green, adjacent to […]
Continue ReadingKimberly Reading (pictured left), senior American studies major and environmental science minor, is a non-traditional student who had the opportunity to intern for the West Volusia Preservation Society documenting lost or neglected cemeteries and their mysteries. The internship involved having a hands-on experience recording the obscurities of the cemeteries that were lost in the woods. […]
Continue ReadingResearch on coaches’ salaries and the re-trial of Michael Dunn led the news for Stetson this week. Notable placements include Washington Post, Forward Florida, Florida Times-Union, Harvard Crimson, Science News, Tampa Bay Times and Daytona Beach News Journal. Top stories for Sept. 19-25, 2014, include: Matt Wilson, Ed.D, associate professor of sports business, wrote Academics […]
Continue ReadingThe following story, written by Dee-Ann Enniss, is a first-hand account of what it means to her to be a resident assistant at Stetson University. Many students on this campus believe that they know what a resident assistant (RA) does on campus, and up until last year I was definitely one of them. If you […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents the Chicago-style Improv Show, performed by ‘No Refunds,’ Thursday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28, in Stetson Theatre Arts’ ‘Second Stage’ located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. Showtimes are 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 25-27; and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28. […]
Continue ReadingAre you free on Saturday Sept. 27? The three Stetson museums, along with 11 other sites in West Volusia, will be open, and free admission as part of the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave, will be unveiling a new exhibit: Common, Clay and Otherwise (Sept. 2- Jan. […]
Continue ReadingThis year, Target teamed up with Major League Baseball (MLB) and PEOPLE magazine to give teachers who are hitting home runs in the classroom a ticket into the Hall of Fame. Alison Aster (Ali) Kearney ’08, one of Stetson’s very own, pictured, right, in her classroom at Bonita Springs Charter School, was one of 30 representatives […]
Continue ReadingThe traditional rich green color of the Stetson University Palm Court turned a shade of teal Thursday as members of the Stetson women’s basketball team hung teal ribbons in recognition of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, which runs through the end of September. In photo, right, senior C.J. Coddington hangs one of many teal ribbons […]
Continue ReadingWeather has been studied since Aristotle wrote his famous, “Meteorologica” over 2,000 years ago. In spite of this, the average person in our information age does not know how to record a daily temperature or how it is used to determine tomorrow’s weather. The impact of weather on every level of society is good and bad. […]
Continue Reading“This is a homecoming,” declared Claudia Gatewood, announcing the appointment of Amanda Sali as the new conductor of the Young Singers, the children’s choir program at Stetson University’s Community School of Music. “Amanda was a member of the Children’s Choir at Stetson for seven years, then went on to earn a Bachelor of Music Education […]
Continue ReadingStetson Lifelong Learning member W.L. Newkirk, M.D., won Best Play in the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival for his first play East Lansing. The festival, which was launched this summer by the non-profit theater company RL Stage Inc. and took place during Aug. 29-31, combines entertainment and education with professionally-led workshops and playwright competitions. After a […]
Continue ReadingThe value of college rankings and “dark” money in politics led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include CNN, Huffington Post, CBS Sports, Tampa Tribune, Central Florida News 13, Big News Network, Orlando Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post. Top stories for Sept. 12-18, 2014, include: Orlando Sentinel published Stetson […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Sullivan Creative Writing Program, headed by Terri Witek, Ph.D., professor of English and Sullivan Chair in Creative Writing, will present renowned poet Erica Dawson to read from her second collection of poetry, The Small Blades Hurt, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Stetson’s Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. […]
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