When 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 […]
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Stetson 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 […]
Continue ReadingFirst player in Stetson’s history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team Stetson University sophomore Donald Payne capped a remarkable 2014 football season by becoming the first player in school history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team. The Walter Camp All-America team is considered to be […]
Continue ReadingThree-year project will train teachers in core subject matter, accelerate effectiveness Stetson University, Bethune-Cookman University, Volusia County Schools and New Teacher Center have been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Florida Department of Education to create and launch the Volusia Center for Excellence in Education (VCEE). “VCEE represents a new model of excellence in […]
Continue ReadingPresident Libby tops the news the week of Dec. 5-11, 2014, with her opinion blog in Huffington Post about the revisions to the higher ed act. Also her announcement of Stetson’s new master’s in teaching program at the national Call to Action conference, continued to receive coverage. Law professor Peter Lake weighed in on the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Libby’s invited attendance at the White House’s College Opportunity Day, held Dec. 4, was widely covered in the news this week, as was the new Master of Arts in Teaching degree program that she unveiled at the meeting. Education Professor Kathy Piechura-Couture’s live interview on NPR’s “On Point” radio show was aired on many […]
Continue ReadingAt Stetson University’s Homecoming 2014, the following individuals were recognized as this year’s alumni award honorees. Distinguished Service Award is given each year in recognition of outstanding service to Stetson University. Jane Edmunds Novak, daughter of former Stetson President Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds and wife Emily, graduated from Wake Forest University and attended the New […]
Continue ReadingThe winners for Stetson University’s second annual “Idea Pitch” competition were named last month at an event sponsored by the Stetson Entrepreneurial Group (SEG). There were 73 unique pitches entered on the Stetson Entrepreneurial Group Facebook page and from these, 18 pitches were selected for the final live presentation. Seven entrepreneurs from around Central Florida came […]
Continue ReadingPresident Libby details new program at College Opportunity Day of Action Today, Stetson University President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., will join President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with other college presidents and higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college. The second […]
Continue ReadingWhite House event includes education and business leaders throughout the country Stetson University President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., will be participating in President Barack Obama’s second College Opportunity Day of Action on Thurs., Dec. 4, in Washington along with the president, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne […]
Continue ReadingA New Twist on Programming for Upperclassmen. Stetson’s Department of Housing and Residential Life partnered with the Office of Professional Development on Nov. 18, to bring several employers and career services professionals into the University Village Apartments to discuss topics that will affect students as they prepare to graduate. These topics included: how to start […]
Continue ReadingSitting in the weekly staff meeting and hearing that the RAs on duty over Thanksgiving would be hosting a dinner for students over break evokes one of two feelings. Absolute dread, or delight. Lucky for me, it was delight. Instantly the gears were turning. What were we going to cook, what sides and what desserts, […]
Continue ReadingGiving Tuesday takes place the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is the day designated, worldwide, for giving back. It’s a significant time for making an impact, especially because Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday) is only celebrating its third birthday this year. The phenomenon of giving – especially online – has skyrocketed in recent years, and donors are […]
Continue ReadingStetson University invites the community to join in its annual Yule Log Lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Hulley Tower between DeLand Hall and Chaudoin Hall, located at 513 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The annual ritual, which traditionally opens the holiday season at Stetson University, is sponsored by the campus Student Christian […]
Continue ReadingAlso approved: campus plans, new graduate programs Stetson University’s Board of Trustees, pictured, approved a change in the university’s investment policy in alignment with the University’s recent decision to become a tobacco and smoke free campus. The University will no longer directly invest in tobacco company securities. “This decision is an outgrowth of Stetson’s commitment […]
Continue Readingby Bill Noblitt National experts say that higher education in general must become innovative or die, and they believe that universities like Stetson are no exception. “To play its indispensable function in the new competitive environment, the typical university must change more quickly and more fundamentally than it has been doing,” write Clayton M. Christensen […]
Continue ReadingSeveral College of Law professors were the quoted experts in news stories this week, including sports stories about sexual violence in college football, which featured Peter Lake regarding FSU’s star quarterback, Jameis Winston, Law Professor Darryl Wilson, discussing sinkhole property, and Law Dean Emeritus Bruce Jacob regarding ‘Cellphone Trackers.’ The other top stories about Stetson, […]
Continue ReadingWith support from Enzian Theater, DeLand’s Fall Festival comes to campus with an outdoor screening of Under African Skies, on the Stetson Green, adjacent to the Carlton Union Building, 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. Watch the YouTube trailer posted on the IMDB site. This 2012 documentary traces the making of Paul Simon’s 1986 album “Graceland,” which […]
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