Thomas Gilmore Masse has been named the next Dean and Professor of Music of Stetson University School of Music beginning in June. Masse joins Stetson from Yale University where he serves as Associate Provost for the Arts. “I am delighted to join this distinguished community of faculty, staff, and students. I have long admired the […]
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This week Stetson University continues its 107th season with its production of Stephen Dietz’s melodramatic thriller Dracula. Directed by senior Caitlyn Foster, Dracula features a cast of 10 Stetson students, including Max Morgan, Jacob Manos, Olivia Moeschet, Corley Groves, Michael Wallace, Alex Schelb, Ellen Smittle, Erin Foster, Roxy Ghamgosarnia and Orion Meades. Showtimes are 8 […]
Continue ReadingThrough the efforts and hard work of Michelle Vergara, Benjamin Trigani and other Stetson students, Stetson University will host a TEDx event on Friday, March 15. The theme for Stetson’s TEDx event will be Significance in Action: Inspired Learning. The application process for potential presenters is open to the public. All proposals for presentations are […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Symphonic Band concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday night, Feb. 15, in Lee Chapel will start a weekend of celebration for Music Professor Lynn Musco, Buffet Crampon Performing Artist, who will be commemorating 25 years as professor of clarinet and coordinator of woodwind studies at Stetson University, a position she has held […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, there will be a program to recognize WWII Veterans and other veterans of wars and military service in the various branches of the military in the United States of America on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. This event, The Tuskegee Airmen: Unsung Heroes of World War II, will […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association was recently named Chapter of the Year for the Southern Region for outstanding community activism. The Stetson student group was selected from a pool of 43 law school chapters in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The students were honored […]
Continue ReadingStetson University women’s basketball senior guard Shanasa Sanders (Jacksonville, Fla./Cincinnati/Ribault HS) has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Sanders averaged 20.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals in two road games in her hometown of Jacksonville this past weekend. Against UNF on Saturday, Sanders hit five […]
Continue ReadingDr. Bobby Adams, Stetson University director of bands and professor of music education, has earned one of the highest honors given to an American bandmaster – election and induction into the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors. The NBA Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on Saturday, Feb. 2, on […]
Continue ReadingAre you brave enough to witness the thriller to be bestowed upon the Second Stage Theatre? Stetson University continues its 107th season with Stephen Dietz’s melodramatic thriller Dracula, adapted from Bram Stoker’s novel with the same name. The horrific and classic story brings forth an adaptation to the stage that is not to be missed. […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. His keynote address is entitled, “Social Justice – […]
Continue ReadingThe Rucco-James Guitar Duo will perform at Stetson University Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This concert is part of the university’s Artists and Lecturers Series, and is open to the public. The duo of Pascuale Rucco and Douglas James specializes in the guitar literature of the early 19th Century […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music presents an evening of contemporary chamber music, Sounds New, featuring visiting artists Michael Norsworthy, clarinet; and Tony Arnold, soprano, Friday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The concert will also feature performances by Stetson faculty Lynn Musco, clarinet; David Bjella, cello; and Routa […]
Continue ReadingCalling all young scientists to Stetson University’s Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem Teaching Landscape, Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., invites the public to the new teaching landscape at the adjacent Rinker Environmental Learning Center to become a part of this restoration project. The Teaching […]
Continue ReadingBlack History Month Keynote Speaker As part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. The keynote address […]
Continue ReadingWant to learn more volunteer and study abroad opportunities? Stetson’s “Community Partner and Study Abroad Fair,” the first of its kind to be co-hosted jointly for students by the Center for Community Engagement and WORLD (International Learning), is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, in front of the CUB. Students will have […]
Continue ReadingStetson University baseball coach Pete Dunn has earned college baseball’s highest honor, election to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Read more about this great news in today’s Daytona Beach News-Journal. Dunn will be inducted with the Class of 2014. The full class of inductees for 2014 will be announced later this […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Spring 2013 Cultural Calendar offers something for everyone, including the School of Music concert schedule, the Theatre Arts Department’s production schedule and the exhibition schedule for Stetson’s Hand Art Center. General admission to School of Music concerts, except in the case of the Stetson Opera Theatre, is $10; seniors $8; area students $5; […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Emergency Management Team sent out a test emergency notification to faculty, staff and students on the DeLand campus on Jan. 16. If you are registered to receive Hatter Alerts, you should have received a text message and voice message on your cell phone and an email. Hatter Alert is Stetson University’s official emergency […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is humming with many wonderful opportunities for fun, recreation and culture! The following is a list of just some of what’s happening this next week at Stetson: Opening Art Reception for Bluemner Art and Video Exhibitions: Friday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. in Hand Art Center. Featuring:Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow and Bill Viola: […]
Continue ReadingStetson fans are in “hoops heaven” according to one local sports writer. And why wouldn’t they be? Both men’s and women’s teams are at the top of their games. Men’s Basketball In the fifth episode of Inside the Arc, Stetson men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander talked to Dan Forcella about the recent success of the Hatters, what […]
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