Allan 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 […]
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Stetson 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 […]
Continue ReadingLauren Hill, Stetson Outstanding Young Alumna in 2013, with sponsorship by Stetson’s Department of Environmental Science and Gender Studies Program, will host a free screening of her film Beyond the Surface on Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. in the duPont-Ball Library, room 25L. The Library is located at 134 E. Minnesota Ave., on Stetson’s DeLand […]
Continue Readingby Shannon Tan Voters will decide Nov. 4 whether Florida becomes the 24 state — and the first in the South — to adopt a comprehensive program allowing medical marijuana to be purchased for a variety of medical conditions. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have already legalized some form of the drug – […]
Continue ReadingTwo genes linked to violence and a forum on Florida’s Water and Land Legacy, also known as Amendment 1, led the news for Stetson University this week. Notable national and regional placements include BBC News, ABC News (Australia), Huffington Post, Fox News, The Christian Science Monitor, The Nation and Tumblr.com. Top stories for Oct. 24-30, […]
Continue Reading(UPDATE Nov. 2014: deGrom has been named NL Rookie of the Year. Kluber won the AL Cy Young Award.) by Jack Roth Since baseball started at Stetson University in 1895, 10 Hatters have made it to “the show” – Major League Baseball. Impressively, three have made it since 2009, and — even more impressive – […]
Continue ReadingThe inaugural lecture for Stetson University’s Rabbi Barry and Malka Altman Lectures in Jewish Studies will be held Monday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. The speaker will be Dr. Stephen J. Whitfield (pictured), professor of American Studies at Brandeis […]
Continue ReadingBuzz about Stetson alumnus Jacob deGrom as a contender for the National League Rookie of the Year, and high-profile cases that spotlight university responses to issues top the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include USA Today, Sporting News, preLaw, KPBS, Orlando Sentinel, Bay News 9, Herald Tribune and Orlando Business […]
Continue ReadingFour distinguished members of the Stetson University community have received top state awards from the Florida Campus Compact at the Annual Awards Gala held on Oct. 15. Keynote speaker for this year’s gala, held at the University of North Florida campus, was Dr. Andrew Seligsohn, newly elected national president of Campus Compact. Heather Hamilton, pictured far […]
Continue Readingby Andy Butcher As the volume of snippy punditry and snap polling rises with the approach of the Nov. 4 elections, one online political commentator has confidently asserted: “voters are rational in midterm elections.” He must know something that pretty much everyone else doesn’t — from candidates and campaigners to analysts and academics. For all […]
Continue Readingby Scott Morris With United States voters divided over what to do about illegal immigration, the issue has become so contentious both President Barack Obama and Congress are loath to confront it, especially heading into the 2014 mid-term elections. Yet, the problem grows worse every day, a truth that was emphasized by tens of thousands […]
Continue Readingby Beth Paul, Ph.D. Innovation is not only a hot trend in higher education today; it is an imperative for do-or-die change. Is it just an economic argument, or is there more to the value of innovation in higher education? Why is Stetson University emphasizing innovation in its new strategic map? Over the past four […]
Continue Readingby Ronald W. Williamson Start at the beginning. Examine primary sources. Do the math. Walk the ground. Basic tenets of investigation aren’t innovative in themselves, but the simple, elemental approach can be a powerful innovation when it swerves off the beaten path to challenge long-held, predominant beliefs. A challenge to pillars of wisdom can be […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s 2014 Homecoming celebration will feature actor and comedian Craig Robinson, Friday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. in the Edmunds Center, 143 E. Pennsylvania Ave. The show will be open to the public and free of charge. Robinson is best known for his roles in the films Pineapple Express, Miss March, Shrek Forever After, […]
Continue ReadingStetson Today will have a new look beginning Monday, Oct. 20, that will make it more user-friendly on a mobile platform. Another change is the feature section at the top of the page and a refreshed overall look of the site. First launched on Feb. 29, 2012, Stetson Today is for students (current and future), parents, local community, news […]
Continue ReadingIn the news this week, Stetson football player Trezdun Jackson attracted media attention after he gave a stranger money to buy groceries, and the College of Law is teaming up with USF to help veterans. Notable national and regional placements include Miami Herald, Fox Sports, University Business, Orlando Sentinel, Tampa Tribune and Daytona Beach News-Journal. […]
Continue ReadingThe faculty of Stetson University’s Department of Creative Arts worked with the Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) to bring three master artists to campus for public lectures on Oct. 21 and 23. “The ACA is a world-class multidisciplinary arts residency program in New Smyrna Beach with a long history of partnership with Stetson University in supporting the […]
Continue ReadingJoe Trupiano ‘04, who received his bachelor’s in digital arts at Stetson University, co-founded a company with Keith Robinson called Sample Logic LLC in 2006. The company was born from his thesis at New York University, where he received his master’s in composition and music technology. Since then, he has provided the award-winning tools for […]
Continue ReadingJohn Meyer, owner and managing director of Key West Lime Shoppe, will address the Stetson Entrepreneurial Group Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 9:15 p.m. The Stetson community and the public are invited to hear Meyers speak about his entrepreneurial experiences as a small business owner. Meyer joined Kermit’s Key West Lime Shoppe in 2003. As a […]
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