President 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 […]
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At 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 […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has a new high-tech way to get its stories out to the world. For the first time ever, with a trailer decked out with high-tech equipment, Stetson University will be able to broadcast events live. As a result, Stetson Athletics has partnered with the Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN3 to broadcast every men […]
Continue ReadingNews about Stetson University was unprecedented this week (Nov. 6-13, 2014) as two former Hatter baseball stars won top national awards: Jacob deGrom was named National League Rookie of the Year; and Corey Klubler won the American League Cy Young Award. The Stetson baseball program is just the second collegiate program to ever have two […]
Continue ReadingBorders aren’t what they used to be. What they are, and what challenges they present for the United States and the international order, will be the subject of an International Symposium, “Borders vs. Globalization,” to be held at Stetson University on Monday, Nov. 17. This symposium is organized by Stetson University’s Political Science Department in conjunction with […]
Continue ReadingThroughout International Education Week, Stetson University will host a troupe of Tibetan Buddhist Monks from Gaden Shartse Dokhang Monastery in South India as part of their 2014 Compassion Tour. This event is co-sponsored by the Stetson University College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the Departments of Communication and Media Studies, Counselor Education, […]
Continue ReadingAllan J. Hall, pictured, is a retired attorney, professor and Holocaust survivor. On Monday evening, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, in the Carlton Union Building, Hall will recount his family’s remarkable struggle to survive. His family walked from Cracow, Poland to Lvov, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine) to escape the German occupation in […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is excited to announce that The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia is the winner of the 2014 Greenfeather Grant – a $10,000 grant given to a local non-profit organization as part of Stetson’s annual Homecoming traditions. Twenty-one local non-profit organizations submitted proposals for the Greenfeather Grant, ranging from projects that improve youth literacy and education, […]
Continue ReadingResearch on violent video games, mid-term elections lead news Dr. Chris Ferguson’s research that analyzes the effects that violent video games have on human behavior captured more national attention in major media markets this week. Also, several issues surrounding this year’s mid-term elections were discussed by Stetson faculty experts in many news outlets across the […]
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