Upcoming 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: […]
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The 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 […]
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 […]
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