Stetson’s smoke- and tobacco-free policy and law schools preparing students for job searches led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include Big News Network, Inside Counsel, Times-Picayune, Politico, Huffington Post, Florida Bar Journal and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Top stories for July 25-31 include: Stetson’s ban on smoking and tobacco products […]
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Visitors to Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will be able to enjoy a stroll among some of Florida’s native wildflowers, thanks to a $2,500 grant recently awarded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. The project, which aims to showcase the beauty and variety of Florida’s first flowers while demonstrating their use in landscapes, will also give guests […]
Continue ReadingSince joining the library faculty at Stetson University in 1976, Sims Kline has helped thousands of students and members of the university community with research on countless topics. For Kline, associate professor and research librarian at Stetson’s duPont-Ball Library, it is gratifying to know he has helped so many students, faculty and staff on so […]
Continue ReadingFlorida and its manatees benefit from Stetson freshwater and marine initiatives, while students gain experiential learning. Throughout the years, Melissa Gibbs, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, has conducted research on the armored catfish species, particularly around two ways catfish are impacting the environment at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Fla. One of the […]
Continue ReadingA pair of features on Stetson in the Tampa Bay Business Journal and an article on Florida’s “stand your ground” law led the news about Stetson this week. Top national and regional placements include Florida Public Radio, Huffington Post, Bloomberg BNA, Virtual Strategy Magazine, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Bar News, FindLaw and YNN Rochester. […]
Continue ReadingWith the start of the 2014 college football season less than 40 days away, the Stetson Hatters collected a few more preseason honors. Five members of the Stetson squad were named to the comprehensive preseason All-America team for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) by USA College Football. That group was led by defensive back Donald Payne who […]
Continue ReadingCross-examination, persuasion, story-telling on the agenda at University College of Dublin. Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., offered an advocacy training program to a sell-out crowd in Dublin, Ireland, July 17-18. The two-day program for law students, law professors and legal practitioners taught the renowned Stetson method of trial advocacy at the University […]
Continue ReadingStetson University men’s soccer head coach T. Logan Fleck passed away over the weekend. He was 54. Fleck, who was set to begin his eighth season with the Hatters, is survived by his mother, Carol Fleck; sister, Mary Beth Fleck; stepmother, Jan Fleck, and niece, Braden. “Logan Fleck will be missed,” said Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier. […]
Continue ReadingSeason kickoffs on Aug. 15 against USF. First home game is Aug. 17 vs Embry-Riddle. Stetson women’s soccer announced its 2014 schedule today, a slate which includes 10 regular-season home games and road contests at ACC powers Miami and Florida State. Second-year head coach Manoj Khettry returns seven starters and 12 letter winners from a […]
Continue ReadingPrestigious position allows her to give back to the computer science research and education communities. Hala El-Aarag, PhD., associate professor of Computer Science at Stetson University, was elected vice president/president elect of Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC), a non-profit organization that promotes quality, computer science curricula and effective computing in smaller institutions of […]
Continue ReadingTeachers who make a difference in their students’ lives and campaign finance reform led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include MLB.com, American Constitution Society, Huffington Post, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tennis News, and Hometown News. Top stories for July 10-14, 2014, include: Stetson alumna Alison Kearney was one of 30 […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson men’s and women’s tennis programs were recently honored with both team and individual academic honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The ITA’s All-Academic Team awards are given to programs that have a cumulative team GPA of 3.20 or above. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the men’s team has made the list, and […]
Continue ReadingThrough her passion for art, community engagement, and cultural awareness, Angelica Millán, a 2013 Hatter graduate, exemplifies Stetson University’s core values of personal growth, global citizenship and intellectual development. Millán, pictured left, was mentored by Katya Kudryavtseva, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history at Stetson University. “Dr. Kudryavtseva taught me more about art and life […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students Jeremy Bailie, Anisha Patel and Nick Sellars won the best brief award at the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition at the Florida Bar conference on June 25-26 in Orlando. Stetson’s Moot Court team advanced to the final round of the annual competition, arguing in front of Florida Supreme […]
Continue ReadingThis is the fourth and final story in a series, “Values Quest,” in the Summer 2014 Stetson Magazine. A 1997 document about Stetson “Heritage and Values” begins this way: “From its origin, Stetson University has maintained the importance of religion and ethics in the university mission. The university motto, ‘For God and Truth,’ is an […]
Continue ReadingNumerous legal decisions impacting the country were discussed by Stetson law professors in the news this week, including the Hobby Lobby issue and veterans’ benefits. Other announcements made by the College of Law include: Ukraine rejoins Stetson’s International Environmental Moot Court competition, and the Florida Bar named Stetson best student chapter in the state. The […]
Continue ReadingAs the Stetson football team prepares to return to the gridiron this fall for the teams’ second season, the Hatters have joined forces with the Stetson cheerleaders to create an event to raise money for charity. The Hatters and Stetson cheerleaders will hold a midnight run on the evening of August 23 and they are […]
Continue ReadingThe Florida Bar recently honored Stetson University College of Law student leaders for their outstanding chapter. Stetson’s chapter of the Young Lawyers Division Law Student Division was named the best in the state during the Florida Bar’s Annual Meeting June 25-26 in Orlando. Pictured, Anisha Patel (left) accepts the Best Student Chapter award from Law […]
Continue ReadingBefore the Stetson football team even begins practice for the start of its second season, the Hatters already have a player earning preseason All-America accolades. Sophomore safety Donald Payne was one of 105 players from across the nation in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to have been selected to the BSN Preseason All-America team. Payne was a […]
Continue ReadingMembers of Stetson University’s Student Veterans Organization—Brian Wade, John Richardson, Fidel Vazquez, Jenn Brann, and the SVO Advisor, Bill O’Connor, arranged U.S. Flags to spell “Happy 4th” in front of DeLand Hall to celebrate this weekend’s holiday. Recognized as a “Military Friendly School” the past two years, Stetson University is among the colleges, universities and […]
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