Category: Campus & Community

Stetson University in the News, Feb. 20-26, 2015

The following Stetson University stories were featured this week in the news, Feb. 20-26, 2015: Stacey-Rae Simcox, professor of law, appeared on the MSNBC Taking the Hill program on Feb. 22 discussing Stetson’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic and partnership with USF Health. Rebecca Morgan, professor of law, is quoted in the Feb. 19 WUSF Health News Florida story, Aging […]

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#BlackHistoryMonth: Integration at StetsonU

In 1962, Stetson University became the first, private, non historically black college to integrate in Florida. This infographic from the duPont-Ball Library and Tri-C traces the university’s efforts to grow in inclusivity, documenting strides made from before the doors opened to blacks, to the 2009 establishment of the first multicultural education institute in Florida. The […]

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Stetson Wins Marketing Awards

Stetson’s University Marketing team recently won 11 communications awards at the 2015 CASE District III Conference, including four Grand Awards in different categories. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s criteria for the awards include writing, editing, professional execution of publications and websites, design, technical quality and creativity. “The CASE awards are the gold […]

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Stetson University in the news, Feb. 13-19, 2015

The following Stetson University stories were featured this week in the news, Feb. 13-19, 2015: Dr. John Schorr, retired sociologist and professor emeritus, who has studied and written about civil liberties, was quoted in the article, ‘Trib poll: Most support sending troops, using torture to fight terror’ in Pittsburgh News/TribLive, Feb. 15. ‘Daytona Beach art […]

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Making the World Better, One Company at a Time

Entrepreneurism for Social Change: A public lecture at Stetson University Stetson University will present “Entrepreneurism for Social Change: Making the World Better, One Company at a Time,” a lecture by Patrick Davis, CEO of Davis Brand Capital and Co-Founder of StandUp Foundation, at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the Stetson Room, second floor or […]

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Sealed with a Kiss!

Webcam connects students to loved ones across the miles.  Holler Fountain is one of the most iconic images of Stetson University. The fountain serves many purposes; it’s a place to sit and study, reflect, unwind, make wishes, and sometimes, spark romances that last for a lifetime. Nina O’Keefe May ’74 and Colby May ’75 shared […]

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We Love Stetson!

February marks the launch of the We Love Stetson campaign on Stetson’s campuses. This new campaign — organized by the Development and Alumni Engagement division — is designed to express gratitude toward faculty and staff partners in DeLand, Celebration, Gulfport and Tampa. It’s a dedicated time to say thank you for the time and talent […]

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New Senior Leadership in Stetson Fundraising

Under the leadership of Jeffrey Ulmer, left, Stetson University’s Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement, the university’s main fundraising and alumni division has a new administrative structure in place under a new senior leadership team. Amy Gipson, former Director of Strategic Communications and Assistant to the President, is now Assistant Vice President for Development […]

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Law victories, comments on bullying, top this week’s news

The news of Stetson University College of Law’s dominating wins in national competitions in advocacy ran across the country in many national media outlets. Law Professor Peter Lake was interviewed by a national media outlet on possible hard liquor bans on college campuses. Psychology Professor Chris Ferguson was interviewed in national media outlets on issues […]

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Celebrating the Hollis Family Student Success Center

Stetson’s Student Success Program which began in 2010, has taken Stetson’s dedication to student success to the next level. Under the leadership of Dr. Lua Hancock since its inception, the Student Success Program is one of Stetson’s greatest success stories. At the fall meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees, the community celebrated the generosity […]

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Lifelong Learning launches at Celebration Feb. 10

“The Lifelong Learning program gives me an opportunity to study areas of interest that I would not have normally had the chance to study in the past”, said Iris Cannata a Stetson Lifelong member since 2012. January 21 marked the sixth annual Lifelong Learning Open House event held in Celebration, with record attendance, as seen […]

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What’s Next: The End of Men

by Bill Noblitt Flabbergasted, I almost drop my pen and paper when Stetson University’s Faculty Learning Community Day speaker, James H. Johnson Jr., Ph.D., talks about the end of men. What? I’m sitting right here. Can’t he see me? Have I become invisible? Well, men are not so much invisible as missing in action. Johnson, […]

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New Meditation Series Launches at Stetson

“I am really glad I participated! Thanks for holding this course!” This was just one of the many enthusiastic comments shared by participants about their recent experience with a new meditation course, launched at Stetson last semester. In October 2014, 10 Stetson students and staff members (pictured left) participated in the Meditation Starter Kit—a four-week […]

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Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar to speak at Stetson University

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar David Schmidtz, Ph.D., pictured right, Kendrick Professor at the University of Arizona in philosophy and economics, will give a series of talks during his visit to Stetson University Jan. 29-30. A specialist in ethics, environmental philosophy, rational choice and political philosophy, Schmidtz holds a courtesy appointment in the McGuire Center […]

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