Stetson University’s Opening Faculty and Staff Meeting will be held Wed., Aug. 20, 9-10 a.m., at the Edmunds Center with President Wendy Libby and Provost Beth Paul presiding. Chair of the Board of Trustees and alumnus Lu Prats will welcome you. President Wendy Libby will describe highlights of the new 2014-19 Strategic Map and first-year […]
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Stetson’s Pre-Law Advisory Committee recently updated the requirements and benefits of the 3+3 plan to meet today’s student needs. While most university curriculums require seven years for students to receive their bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees to become an attorney, Stetson University’s carefully crafted 3+3 program provides highly motivated and focused students a quicker and […]
Continue ReadingA number of players took advantage of Saturday morning’s football scrimmage at Stetson’s Athletics Training Center to step into the spotlight. The Hatters went through a 140-play scrimmage that included goal-line work on both ends of the field as well as two-minute sessions. The Stetson players will have one more opportunity to catch the eyes […]
Continue ReadingFaculty, staff, students and their families will enjoy the Opening Celebration! A new academic year starts next week and Stetson University is proud to welcome the incoming class, returning students, faculty and staff with festivities. May The Force Be With You is the theme of Stetson’s Opening Celebration for 2014-15, beginning Sat., Aug. 16, at 4:15 p.m. in […]
Continue ReadingBidding on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and video game violence led the news for Stetson this week. Notable placements in national and regional news include Slate.com, Ebony Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Business Journal, Sports Illustrated, Sportballa.com, eWeek and Korea Herald. Top stories for Aug. 8-14, 2014, include: The Central Florida Sports Commission partnering with […]
Continue ReadingStetson football will host a Green & White Scrimmage on Wed., Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium as the final tuneup before the 2014 season opener. The scrimmage will give fans a glimpse at the 2014 Hatters Football team as they prepare for their opening game against Warner University. That game […]
Continue ReadingAlthough Stetson may seem quiet on the surface during summer, Housing and Residential Life (HRL) is working hard to train Stetson’s 2014-2015 Residential Assistants (RAs). In an effort to keep building on and improving the yearly RA trainings, the HRL staff brought RA alumna, Nikki Owen (pictured left), as a guest speaker this year. Owen […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s cultural calendar for the new academic year includes concerts by the School of Music, Stetson’s Theatre Second Stage productions, art exhibitions at the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, public lectures, including Stetson’s Social Justice Lecture Series, and Science Saturdays and more at the Gillespie Museum. The Stetson School of Music Concert Calendar […]
Continue ReadingAs the Stetson football program prepares to enter its second season of competition, the Hatters will have a new home on the radio in the Orlando market. In addition to airing live on our flagship stations – WSBB 1240 AM in New Smyrna and WTJV 1490 AM in DeLand – Hatters football will air this […]
Continue ReadingF. Robert Huth, vice president for business and chief financial officer at Stetson University, received national recognition as the 2014 Distinguished Business Officer by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) at the July annual meeting held in Seattle, Wash. Huth, left, is pictured with Arch Asawa, vice president for finance and […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming local and state elections, and a recent ruling on minimum wage law led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include CNBC, NBC, Toronto Telegraph, New York Magazine, Daytona Beach News-Journal, The Psychologist, Inside Higher Ed, The Dartmouth, and the Palm Beach Post. Top stories for Aug. 1-7, 2014, include: […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University indoor and sand volleyball programs have each been selected as recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for 2013-14, the organization announced on Monday, Aug. 4. The award is presented annually to volleyball programs that maintain at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Stetson University’s efforts to engage the community in civic-mindedness and the democratic process, Stetson’s Center for Community Engagement and the Daytona Beach News-Journal will be co-sponsoring a series of political debates featuring candidates for Volusia County Council. Both debates will begin promptly at 6:30pm and will be moderated by Pat Rice, Editor-in-Chief […]
Continue ReadingRobert Andrews, associate director of admissions at Stetson University for four years, has been named director of admissions, effective Monday, Aug. 4. Andrews was selected after a national search to fill the vacancy left by Rodney San Jose who left Stetson for another position. “Since joining Stetson in July of 2010, Robert has been central […]
Continue ReadingFacilities management has been preparing all summer for the new faces and excitement that is coming to campus for the 2014-2015 school year. The summer of 2014 has been very productive, resulting in many significant improvements to the facilities where members of the campus community live, teach, work and play. Facilities Management staff has been […]
Continue ReadingThe policy officially declaring Stetson University’s residential campuses in DeLand and Gulfport smoke- and tobacco-free is now in effect, as of Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. With this declaration, Stetson University joins a growing list of colleges and universities across the country enacting a policy to prohibit smoking and tobacco-related products. All forms of tobacco use are prohibited, […]
Continue ReadingStetson’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 […]
Continue ReadingVisitors 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 […]
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