The Boston Marathon bombers and the pitfalls of putting too much information on social media sites led Stetson’s news coverage this week. Notable national and local placements include ForeignPolicy.com, CNN.com, Harvard Crimson, Orlando Sentinel, Atlanta Daily World, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Florida Times Union, Central Florida News 13, Bay News 9 and Atlantic Sun Insider. Coverage for April 19-25, […]
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Jay DeDon, a junior music education major at Stetson, has received The Newman Civic Fellows Award. DeDon is one of 181 students who have been recognized as the next generation of public problem solvers and civic leaders. Through service, research, and advocacy, Newman Civic Fellows are making the most of their college experiences to better […]
Continue ReadingStetson University senior voice major Kirsten Shippert, soprano, will perform her senior recital on Saturday, April 27, at 2:15 p.m., in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Shippert, graduating from the Studio of Music Professor Jane Christeson, award-winning mezzo-soprano, who has performed with orchestras throughout the United States, and abroad, is […]
Continue ReadingArabic, a Semitic language, is spoken by more than 300 million people in the world. In addition to being the official language of more than 20 countries, it is also an official language of the United Nations, Organization of Islamic Conference, and The Arab League. Arabic is the language of a great civilization that had […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Jazz Ensemble presents “The Music of Duke Ellington” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, located at 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. Directed by Don Waldrop, the Stetson Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece Big Band. In this concert, they […]
Continue ReadingFor the second straight week and for the third time this season, Stetson University junior pitcher Meredith Owen has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Owen went a perfect 4-0 in the circle with a 0.75 ERA for the Hatters last week. She pitched four […]
Continue ReadingBRASELTON, Ga. – Windy conditions played havoc with the players on the opening day of the Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday. North Florida’s senior duo of Sean Dale and Kevin Phelan were two of four players to record sub-par totals at The Legends Course of Chateau Elan. Their efforts helped the Ospreys book […]
Continue ReadingAcademic year 2012-13 is almost over. Classes end on May 1. Finals are scheduled May 3 and 4. Commencement Celebration 2013 is Saturday, May 11. But there is still plenty to do in Hatter Country! Here’s a sampling of what next week holds for Stetson’s DeLand campus: Hatter Productions presents HatterPalooza HatterPalooza is Stetson’s biggest […]
Continue ReadingDuPont-Ball Library’s anniversary and a new partnership between Stetson College of Law and the University of South Florida topped Stetson’s news coverage this week. Notable national and local placements include the Washington Post, Tampa Bay Business Journal, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Florida Times Union, WUSF, and Tampa Tribune. Coverage for April 12-18, 2013, includes: Top News Stetson University’s duPont-Ball Library […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Roland George Investments Program (RGIP) bond portfolio, yielding 11.7 percent for 2012, has won two national competitions: the RISE competition hosted by University of Dayton, and the GAME competition hosted by Quinnipiac University. Stetson students and the RGIP have placed first in the GAME competition every year since it started three years ago. In […]
Continue ReadingAspiring attorneys can reduce the time they spend earning a law degree through a new “3+3” program announced today by the University of South Florida and Stetson University College of Law. Students seeking a JD degree typically complete a four-year undergraduate program followed by three years of law school. The new 3+3 accelerated path allows […]
Continue ReadingStetson University finishes up its 107th season with Brian Friel’s Tony Award winning play, Dancing at Lughnasa. Dancing at Lughnasa is directed by Dr. Ken McCoy, professor of theatre arts at Stetson University, and will run from Thursday, April 18 through Sunday, April 21. Dancing at Lughnasa focuses on five unmarried sisters living together in the Irish countryside in […]
Continue ReadingWeston Smith, former CFO for the Fortune 500 company HealthSouth, will be speaking on corporate fraud and ethics at Stetson University on Thursday, April 18, from 5-6 p.m. in the Lynn Business Center, Rinker Auditorium. Using his personal experiences, Smith will discuss the mechanics of fraud, identifying fraud, and broader issues of personal and business […]
Continue ReadingEvery year since 1999, the Stetson University Showcase has highlighted undergraduate research and creative projects representing the academic disciplines across the DeLand campus. Showcase 2013 will be held as an all-day campus-wide event from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, April 16. Classes will be cancelled Tuesday, enabling students and faculty to attend the symposium […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Jazz Ensemble presents “The Music of Duke Ellington” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, located at 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. Directed by Don Waldrop, the Stetson Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece Big Band. In this concert, they […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will welcome more than 1,200 special guests, including approximately 500 accepted high school seniors and transfer students and their families on Hatter Saturday, April 13. (Kevin Winchell, far right, helps with Hatter Saturday 2012.) In addition to registering for their Stetson email account, getting their photo IDs, and meeting with their faculty advisers, […]
Continue ReadingThe future of Florida’s Bright Futures scholarships, women who made white-collar crime a field of study and single-sex classes all top Stetson’s news coverage this week. Top national placements include Huffington Post, ABA Journal, WomenTalkSports.com and Tech News. Notable local placements include Tampa Bay Business Journal, WOFL, WFLA, CFNews13 and Daytona Beach News-Journal. Coverage for […]
Continue ReadingStetson University raised more than $25,000 for the Relay for Life event held Saturday, April 6 at the Hollis Center/Rinker Field House. Relay for Life is one of many ways the American Cancer Society promotes awareness about cancer. All proceeds from Saturday’s event went to the organization. Forty-two teams and 391 people, made up of […]
Continue ReadingThe women who make up Stetson’s Inspirare inter-generational choral group come from within Stetson and from the outside community, sharing one thing in common; they love to sing. All local women singers are invited to join an all-women choral group, Inspirare, at Stetson University. Inspirare means to breathe and to inspire. This group was organized […]
Continue ReadingSean O’Malley, baritone, at Stetson University’s School of Music, will be performing his senior recital at 7:45 p.m., Saturday, April 13 in Lee Chapel, located inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, Fla. O’Malley, who will receive his bachelor of music degree in Vocal Performance at Stetson’s commencement ceremony, May 11, 2013, is the […]
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