Stetson Law professors Lake, Torres-Spelliscy, Allen and Podgor are quoted in this week’s news stories. Political Science Professor Bailey was awarded a community service award, and Education Professor Coggins was guest speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. event in St. Augustine. The top stories for the week of Jan. 16-22, 2015, follow: Peter […]
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Category: Campus & Community
Soprano Emily Miller, Stetson University music major, will perform her senior recital on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 4 p.m., in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The public is invited at no charge. This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Bachelor of Music Performance. Miller, […]
Continue ReadingHatter Productions, Stetson’s premier campus programming board, is bringing Campus MovieFest (CMF) back to Stetson as part of its 14th annual world tour. Campus MovieFest is the World’s Largest Student Film Festival International student movie-making festival. The top short movies will be shown at a red carpet finale 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, in the […]
Continue ReadingLynn Schoenberg, former executive director of Holistic Wellness at Stetson University, has been named Stetson’s Dean of Students, effective Jan. 1, 2015, it was announced by Christopher Kandus-Fisher, Ed.D., vice president of student affairs. A member of the Stetson community for eight years, Schoenberg’s initial focus was on health education, alcohol prevention and late night […]
Continue Readingby Michael Candelaria The numbers on the chalkboard aren’t difficult to calculate. National studies reveal that 40-50 percent of new teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms leave the profession within the first five years of teaching, and about 13 percent of the nation’s 3.4 million K-12 teachers shift schools or leave the profession each […]
Continue ReadingTo commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, Stetson University, in collaboration with the Greater Union Life Center and 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. 19-22, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.) program is earning recognition again in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Graduate Business Programs (excluding MBA) where it tied for 42 in the nation. Stetson tied for 93 in Online MBA and Graduate Business Programs specifically for the joint Master of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration program (Pharma/M.B.A.). […]
Continue ReadingStetson University was included in several national rankings released at the start of the new year, including U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Graduate Programs, College of Law’s designation as a Military Friendly School and The Carnegie Foundation’s Advancement of Teaching Community Engagement Classification. The top stories for the week of Jan. 9 […]
Continue ReadingFlorida Pro Musica (FPM), a professional ensemble that performs primarily music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance, especially sacred music of the 16th century, will perform at Stetson University on Saturday, Jan. 24, under the direction of Larry Kent. Kent (pictured below), director of Florida Pro Musica since its debut in 1999, holds degrees in […]
Continue ReadingDr. John Dominic Crossan, noted Biblical scholar, author, lecturer and authority on historical Jesus and First Century Christianity, will deliver the Christian Theology Lecture at Stetson University on Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. The lecture is free and open […]
Continue ReadingDr. Debbie Joffe Ellis, licensed psychologist (Australia) and LMHC (New York), will deliver a public lecture at Stetson University on Friday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m., on “Experiencing Greater Joy in Life, Despite and Including Life’s Challeges.” This event will be held in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been selected by the Carnegie Foundation to receive the prestigious Advancement of Teaching “Community Engagement Classification” for 2015 in recognition of exemplary commitment to student learning through community impact. Since 2006, colleges and universities with the highest institutional focus on community engagement have been invited to apply for the classification. Stetson is […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s faculty experts are quoted in many of the top news stories below, on topics including gay marriage in the state of Florida, single gender education, sexual crimes on college campuses, environmental issues and the question of gun rights. Stetson’s two highly celebrated Major League Baseball Award winners were included in many year-end national wrap-ups […]
Continue ReadingThe WORLD: The David and Leighan Rinker Center for International Learning has been endowed by Stetson University Trustee David (pictured far right) and his wife Leighan Rinker (pictured in blue dress). The dedication ceremony, held during the fall Board of Trustees meeting, honored the Rinker family’s long-standing support for Stetson, specifically with the Study Abroad Program. For […]
Continue ReadingIn a letter from the Governor’s Office in Florida’s Capitol Building, Florida Governor Rick Scott congratulated the Stetson University Center at Celebration for being included in the Orlando Business Journal’s list of top colleges and universities in the state of Florida. “Thank you for all you are doing to make sure Florida students are prepared […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is one of only two universities across the country recognized “with distinction” for every category of community engagement by the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. These categories, which include Economic Opportunity, Education, Interfaith and General Community Service, are the highest federal recognitions an institution can receive for its commitment to […]
Continue ReadingWhen we reflect upon what challenges were met, what goals we’ve exceeded and what honors were bestowed in 2014, it may seem to beg the question, how can we top that in 2015? This year Stetson University became officially smoke and tobacco free. The Board of Trustees approved a change in the university’s investment policy […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will be closed for Winter Break from Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, through Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, to reopen on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Classes will begin Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Some offices such as Admissions, Development, Facilities and Public Safety will support their respective operations throughout the break. The holiday schedule follows: Dining […]
Continue ReadingLaw Professor Peter Lake was featured in NPR story and other national media stories about UVA’s ongoing fraternity/sexual assault, and Why Campus Rape Victims Usually Don’t Report, picked up by Associated Press. Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy wrote the editorial for a recent Moyers & Company show on PBS. The $1.1 Million Grant awarded Stetson and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will host the inaugural Gender and Sexual Diversity Conference March 13 and 14, 2015. The Gender and Sexual Diversity Conference, to be held at 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus, provides a platform for critical dialogue about the intersections of social, political, and theoretical dimensions of gender and sexual diversity. The […]
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