During the College of Arts & Sciences Commencement ceremony May 12, Biology Professor Terry Farrell won Stetson’s 2012 William Hugh McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching. This prestigious award was presented to Farrell by last year’s winner, Dr. Camille Tessitore King. King presented Farrell’s award using a technique similar to David Letterman’s “Top 10.” As […]
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Stetson University has selected Karen L. Ryan, a scholar of 20th-century Russian satire coming from the University of Virginia, as the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Ryan will also hold a faculty position, as professor of Russian language and literature. She will start at Stetson on July 23. “Dr. Ryan will further […]
Continue ReadingEach year the Etter McTeer Turner Award is presented to the student who shows outstanding academic achievement, leadership and service to the community in honor of Stetson’s first woman dean of students. On May 12, Dane Moran was called to the podium to accept this award by Dr. Karen Kaivola, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, […]
Continue ReadingThe Southern Winds Symphonic Concert Band, part of Stetson University’s School of Music, will present the Sousa Concert on Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. There is no admission fee, however, donations will be accepted at the door. Southern Winds is an all adult […]
Continue ReadingThe top leadership honor for graduating seniors, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, is presented each year to the man and woman in the graduating class whose personal example and influence throughout the campus best exemplify the noblest human qualities and the finest values that Stetson nurtures. The award is presented each year at the Honors Convocation, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University awarded degrees to 785 students during Spring Commencement ceremonies May 12 – celebrating years of hard work and sending the graduates into the working world or on to graduate school. President Wendy B. Libby gave the “charge” – a tradition where the president places a duty and responsibility upon the graduates. Libby explained […]
Continue ReadingIt’s finally here! Commencement 2012 is upon us, and 785 graduating Hatters will receive their degrees during two separate ceremonies Saturday, May 12. The ceremony for students earning degrees through the School of Business Administration and School of Music will be at 9 a.m., and the ceremony for students in the College of Arts & […]
Continue ReadingInspirare, a women’s choir organized by Dr. Ann Small of the Stetson University School of Music, will present its second concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, in the Lee Chapel in Stetson’s Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Women singers from across Volusia County, as well as Stetson faculty and staff, have joined […]
Continue ReadingGraduation day will be an extra special day for Tuyet “Hannah” Nguyen – for reasons beyond the obvious. This weekend, the Stetson University international business and marketing double-major will meet her grandmother for the first time ever. Nguyen is just one of the many inspirational students graduating from Stetson this month. Her family is from […]
Continue ReadingStetson University dares its students to push beyond their comfort zones, to go far beyond success, and to be significant. During their four years at Stetson, Kristyn Behrends and Esther Saintil accomplished all three. Both studied in the College of Arts & Sciences – Behrends with a major in psychology and minor in Spanish, and […]
Continue ReadingLinh Tran of Punta Gorda, Fla., embodies Stetson University’s deep commitment to serving others in the world around us. During four years at Stetson, she has logged nearly 1,300 hours of community service – most of them tutoring children and assisting teachers at Woodward Avenue Elementary School in DeLand. As she graduates this week, Tran […]
Continue ReadingStetson will award degrees to 785 students during two Spring Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 12. The ceremony for students earning degrees through the School of Business Administration and School of Music will be at 9 a.m., and the ceremony for students in the College of Arts & Sciences will be at 2 p.m., both in […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will host the Community School of the Arts Young Singers Concert on Saturday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature a varied program with pieces from Fiddler on the Roof, and other music by Mahler, Bach, Vivaldi, as well as a traditional Welsh folk song. The performance will be held in […]
Continue ReadingFive Stetson University graduating seniors who studied music education have successfully completed their Teacher Education internships in central Florida schools this spring. Stetson’s Teacher Education internship program is designed to prepare students to work with diverse populations by allowing them to experience teaching first-hand with mentor teachers. The majority of the students do their senior […]
Continue ReadingLongtime Stetson University Associate Library Director and Professor Susan Ryan has been promoted to dean of the duPont-Ball Library and Digital Learning Resources at Stetson. Ryan, who had served as interim director since Betty Johnson’s retirement last summer, was selected following a national search. “Over the past six months, Susan Ryan has engaged enthusiastically and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will award degrees to 785 students during two Spring Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 12. The ceremony for students earning degrees through the School of Business Administration and School of Music will be at 9 a.m., and the ceremony for students in the College of Arts & Sciences will be at 2 p.m., both […]
Continue ReadingCampus Compact has selected Stetson University sophomore Gladys Valle as a 2012 Newman Civic Fellow – one of 162 college student leaders nationwide who were selected for their personal commitments to creating lasting change for the better in their communities. The fellows were nominated by their university presidents. Through service, community-based research and advocacy, the […]
Continue ReadingThe best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the second best time is now – Chinese Proverb. It’s a tradition to plant a tree to celebrate Arbor Day. But Stetson University is a Tree Campus USA– known for its lovely, shaded campus. So Stetson students, faculty and staff planted nine or 10 […]
Continue ReadingWe’re coming into the home stretch! As classes wrap up Wednesday, May 2, and we spend Study Day on Thursday, May 3, preparing for exams, campus activities for the week ahead focus on celebrating, studying, taking breaks and serving others. Good luck to all students as you take your finals! In between, here are some […]
Continue ReadingAs a celebration of their friendship and Planet Earth, Stetson University graduating seniors Tyce Herrman and Francis Sams are taking a 3,757-mile bicycle trip this summer with the “Bike & Build” nonprofit organization that supports affordable housing initiatives. The Stetson seniors are now raising money for the cause; participants are required to collect at least […]
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