The Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center at Stetson University’s DeLand campus opens the new academic year with two major art exhibitions, beginning Friday, Sept. 13. The public is invited, free of charge, to an opening reception for both exhibitions that Friday evening, from 6-8 p.m., at the Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. […]
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This Saturday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m., Stetson will take the football field for the first time in over 50 years. Very few people in the 130 year history of our university will be able to say, “I was there when football came back to Stetson.” We want you to be part of this historic […]
Continue ReadingAfter cancellations on Thursday and Saturday, the Stetson men’s soccer team finally got its final exhibition match of 2013 in on Sunday night. The Hatters tied Florida Tech by a score of 1-1 at the Athletic Training Center in their final outing before the season opener on Aug. 30. “It’s good to see a bunch […]
Continue ReadingRecord-setting enrollment pushed Stetson into national news pages this week ahead of a student move-in day that ended with students setting up residence in a hotel. Notable national and local placements for news coverage include USA Today, Associated Press, New York Times, MLB.com, SCOTUSblog, Orlando Sentinel, Sports Network, TheScore.com, WESH, WFTV and WKMG. Coverage for […]
Continue ReadingWelcome, Hatters, to the first day of classes! It’s a great time to be a Hatter, and a busy time, too. With so much Stetson news and so many events, how can you ever stay informed about everything? In the photo, FOCUS leader Shannon Shontz-Phillips gives directions to the family of a new student last […]
Continue ReadingThe Jessie Ball duPont Fund trustees have approved full funding of $100,000 over three years for Stetson’s project: Internship as a High Impact Learning Practice, which will support a new, full-time internship coordinator position. The internship coordinator will help Stetson advance a campus-wide internship program that will significantly impact students’ career decision-making and preparation. The […]
Continue ReadingFlorida experiences 25.3 lightning strikes per square mile, or 1.45 million strikes per year. That’s more than any other state, according to LiveScience.com. Because of this electric weather, Stetson University has installed a lightning warning system designed to alert anyone outside on the campus to the presence of weather that can produce lightning. “Tropical weather […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music will open its 2013-14 season with a premier concert, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23. As is Stetson’s tradition, the School of Music’s first concert of the new academic year, known as the Friends of Music Concert, is open to the public, free of charge. It will be held in Lee […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to Stetson University, academic year 2013-14! This is a record-setting year for undergraduate enrollment at Stetson. Beginning Saturday, Aug. 17, the first day of FOCUS on the DeLand campus, Stetson will welcome the largest incoming class in the university’s history! Go Hatters! FOCUS, which stands for “Friends On Campus Uniting Students,” is a five […]
Continue ReadingPodgor’s White Collar Crime Prof Blog called “required skimming” by Columbia Journalism Review Stetson law professors have been sought after by big-name law publications recently and record enrollment has caused a housing crunch for Stetson students. Notable national and regional placements include National Law Journal, Columbia Journalism Review, Congressional Quarterly, ClickOrlando.com, WFTV, Tampa Bay Times, […]
Continue ReadingChanges to the Stetson campus are not limited to residence halls, the Commons and Stetson Food Services. Changes have been made in the organizational structure for several administrative offices, as well. In the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost Beth Paul announced three major changes in personnel. Kathy Leitch has […]
Continue ReadingWhen faculty and students return to campus in the next few days, they will surely notice the many changes made to the Stetson campus over the summer. In order to accommodate the largest incoming class ever in Stetson’s history, the former University Inn has been transformed into University Hall and will be home to 116 […]
Continue ReadingAfter one week of practice in preparation for the 2013 season, the Stetson football coaching staff got their first opportunity to evaluate the Hatters in a scrimmage setting Saturday night at the Athletic Training Center. The two-and-a-half hour scrimmage opened with a long special teams period that included 27 total reps on kickoffs, punts and […]
Continue ReadingJonathan Barr, co-founder of The Imagination House, a full service, creative production company, based in Orlando, Fla., theimaginationhouse, will present a special lecture at Stetson University 2:30-3:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, in McMahan Hall, 417 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This special presentation is sponsored by Stetson University’s School of Music. The event is free and […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Cultural Calendar for August through October 2013, listed below, includes School of Music concerts, Stetson’s Second Stage Theatre productions and public lectures scheduled on the university’s DeLand campus. The university’s inaugural Social Justice Lecture, the first in a new series, is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16 and will feature Peter Edelman, director […]
Continue ReadingIt is not unusual for Stetson alumna Trinity Hundredmark to feel relaxed and conversational in some of CNN’s HLN TV programs for which she is a guest contributor. In other segments, she explained, she serves as the “on-call” legal expert, which she claims helps to highlight, and even hone, her legal expertise. On some shows, […]
Continue ReadingWith Stetson’s first football game in 56 years less than a month away, coverage for the sport continues to dominate chatter about Stetson online, in print and on air. Release of the movie Blackfish in local markets has spurred coverage as well since Stetson visiting professor John Jett appears in the film. Notable national, regional […]
Continue ReadingIn just a few weeks, the Hatters will be playing its first football game since 1957! On Saturday, Aug. 31, Stetson faces Warner University. The Stetson Bookstore is prepared to help the Stetson community show the Hatter spirit with new football merchandise. The new items are among the first things seen on display as you […]
Continue ReadingStetson University alumna Maria Wrabel ’12, who graduated in Global Development Studies, a major she designed to reflect her strong passion for global issues, has been selected as one of only two college graduates to serve as a Fellow through the Jessie Ball duPont Fund Fellowship. Having recently returned from her work in Vietnam with […]
Continue ReadingMore than 16 hours after it started, the first day of work for the 2013 Stetson football team came to an end Sunday night when a more than three hour practice session ended shortly after 10 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Garnett, Jr.) Read more about Hatter football and all the Hatter sports at gohatters.com. […]
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