In December, a group of 14 SU students successfully completed an internship in Teacher Education at various Central Florida elementary, middle and high schools. Students in the program gained real-world experience by being in the schools every day, all day, for a duration of 15 weeks, teaching, grading and planning classes. Included in the full-time […]
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Because of the deteriorating condition of Stetson University’s Stover Theatre and after careful deliberations over the past year, the Board of Trustees approved the recommendation from the university administration to move forward with the removal of Stover Theatre this summer. This decision was made at the recent trustee meeting to seek a demolition permit from […]
Continue ReadingSunday morning, May 28, 2012: The storm threat has passed. Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Volusia County. The National Hurricane Center, http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#BERYL, has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the northeast coast of Florida including Volusia County. Stetson University has posted a Weather Alert on its home page and will provide periodic updates […]
Continue ReadingDr. Hala ElAarag, associate professor of computer science at Stetson University, is being awarded the Society for Modeling and Simulation International’s Outstanding Service Award. The award, to be presented at the SummerSim ’12 Conference in Genoa, Italy, in July, recognizes ElAarag’s “outstanding and dedicated technical contributions and services to the modeling and computer simulation discipline […]
Continue ReadingThe College of Law is opening a new Veterans Law Institute on May 31 in Gulfport, Fla. The institute will serve the growing population of active duty military, veterans and their families in the Tampa Bay area, one of the largest concentrations of military veterans in the U.S. The institute’s Veterans Advocacy Clinic will provide […]
Continue ReadingAssociate Professor and Chair of Counselor Education Brigid Noonan followed a more circuitous path to an academic career than most faculty. She didn’t complete her undergraduate degree until she was 28, and, prior to pursuing graduate work at the University of Maryland, she held a variety of positions—on both coasts. She worked as a research […]
Continue ReadingThree years ago, when former Stetson University President and Chancellor Doug Lee and his wife, Margaret, were planning their retirement, they prioritized their philanthropic interests – the most important of which was Stetson University. The Lees decided to continue their annual gifts, as well as their membership in The Stetson Society through provisions in their […]
Continue ReadingWho Does That? Sophomore Michelle Vergara, from West Palm Beach, Fla., did, and so can you! Here’s her story in her own words: I was that kid who did both AP and dual-enrollment — the one who wrote sports articles, but never set foot on the field — and who graduated in the top of my small […]
Continue ReadingSeveral top awards were presented during the College of Law Honors and Awards Ceremony on May 11. Graduate Scott Stevenson was named valedictorian of his J.D. class and the Edward D. Foreman Most Distinguished Student. Stevenson, a member of Stetson’s award-winning Moot Court Board, received the Foreman Most Distinguished Student Award as the best all-around student […]
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the outstanding Stetson University DeLand campus faculty and staff who won awards this spring for excellence in teaching, research, creativity, scholarship, community impact and student advocacy. Warm congratulations also to this year’s Quality of Service award recipients. The 2012 John Hague Award for Distinguished Teaching – Eugene Huskey, professor of Political Science, was […]
Continue ReadingDr. Eugene Huskey, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science at Stetson University and scholar of politics in Russia and Central Asia, is the recipient of Stetson’s 2012 John Hague Teaching Award for outstanding teaching in the liberal arts and sciences. The Hague Award, named for the late Professor Emeritus of American Studies […]
Continue ReadingStetson University Associate Professor of English Dr. Joel Davis and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. John York received this year’s Hand Awards for Scholarship and Creativity. Professor of Political Science Dr. Anne Hallum received this year’s Hand Award for Community Impact. Professor of Law Dr. Luz E. Nagle received this year’s Hand Award for Excellence […]
Continue ReadingThe success stories of two Stetson University 2012 graduates – Tuyet “Hannah” Nyugen and Alex Sanchez – were featured this week in the Daytona Beach News-Journal story, “Struggles of foreign-born Stetson students made them strong.” That story is among several news placements related to Spring Commencement. Graduation was also well-covered in social media. Here is […]
Continue ReadingDuring 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 […]
Continue ReadingStetson 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 & […]
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