Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job and a handsome husband. But she was hiding a secret. Her husband beat her regularly and nearly killed her. On Thursday, Feb. 23, Steiner will share her story of surviving domestic violence at Stetson University. The event, at 7 p.m., is […]
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The Hatter Harvest club of Stetson University will host Farmers’ Markets on three Sundays this spring semester: Feb. 19, March 18 and April 22, featuring fresh and local foods and entertainment by local bands. The Stetson Farmers’ Markets will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on the Stetson Green, the lawn between the Carlton […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents author and historian Dr. Peniel Joseph to speak on “Stokely Carmichael and American Democracy in the 1960s” as part of the university’s civil rights and social justice lecture series, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The lecture will be held in the Rinker Auditorium of the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland […]
Continue ReadingStetson University continues its 106th season with the classic Greek comedy Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes, Feb. 23 through 26, at Stover Theatre, located at 535 N. Florida Ave., on the DeLand campus. This bawdy comedy takes audiences on a hilarious journey as they watch a group of strong-willed wives stand up against their husbands in a creative […]
Continue ReadingThe Bernard Weiner Holocaust Memorial Lecture, entitled, “Will not the judge of all the earth do justice?” by Clifford Orwin, will be held at Stetson University at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This lecture, sponsored by Hillel, Stetson University’s Jewish Student Organization, Phi Beta Kappa and […]
Continue ReadingAuthor and editor Ta-Nehisi Coates will lecture on “A Deeper Black: Race in the Age of Obama,” on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at Stetson University. The presentation is free and open to the public and will be held in the Stetson Room of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. On […]
Continue ReadingDr. Emily C. Richardson, dean and associate professor at the University College of Widener University in Chester, Pa., has been named associate vice president for Boundless Learning and visiting professor of Education at Stetson University, starting in March. Richardson will develop and lead a comprehensive strategy for the university’s new Boundless Learning initiative to advance innovative […]
Continue ReadingEXPERIENCE C-SPAN’S CAMPAIGN 2012 BUS IN ORLANDO JANUARY 27-28 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS – C-SPAN BUS COMES TO STETSON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, JAN. 27 (This news release comes from C-SPAN and Bright House Networks.) WASHINGTON (January 23, 2012) – Orlando residents will join the thousands who have toured the C-SPAN Campaign 2012 Bus when it stops in Orlando January […]
Continue ReadingRevolution, ethnic violence, and democratic elections — these events shaped the year 2010 in the small Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan. This turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic that hosts military bases from both the United States and Russia, is the subject of a new documentary film that will be shown at Stetson University […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University family welcomed the newest member into the fold on Friday night when John B., the new Athletics mascot, made his debut at the Edmunds Center. Shrouded in smoke, John B. made his first public appearance at halftime of the Hatters’ Atlantic Sun Conference basketball game against Florida Gulf Coast. With sirens blaring […]
Continue ReadingThe Cross-Cultural Center, the Jewish Student Organization (Hillel), the Chaplain’s Office, the Department of International Learning, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Diversity Council are co-sponsoring a workshop on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. The workshop will be held in the Stetson Room of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand, and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts and operas by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, plays at Stover Theatre, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum of Minerals and many public lectures. Some programs are free, while others have […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music has successfully completed a comprehensive accreditation review by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation, according to NASM Executive Director Samuel Hope, whose letter accompanied the commission’s report. The Commission Action Report, received by Dr. Jean West, dean of the School of Music, included the following […]
Continue ReadingThe following news release is from the Volusia County Public Information Office: Volusia County Council, City of DeLand and Stetson University will present a Homelessness Forum from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 21, at Stetson University, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. in the Stetson Room of the […]
Continue ReadingThe 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Breakfast, with keynote speaker Stan Whitted, retired area superintendent for Volusia County Schools, music teacher/director and community activist, will be held Monday, Jan. 16. The public is invited to join the celebration honoring King and his dream, beginning at 7:45 a.m. at Stetson University’s Rinker Field House […]
Continue ReadingChristopher Pietruszkiewicz has been named the new dean of Stetson University College of Law in Tampa Bay, Fla. Pietruszkiewicz joins Stetson from the LSU Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he serves as vice chancellor for business and financial affairs and as the J.Y. Sanders Professor of Law. Pietruszkiewicz will start at Stetson this […]
Continue ReadingAt the recent Stetson University 1883 Society dinner, the 200 donors in attendance gathered after dinner in historic Elizabeth Hall for the unveiling of a sculpture titled “Shalom,” mounted near the entrance to Lee Chapel. “Shalom” is the latest wood sculpture that Stetson Trustee Emeritus Mark C. Hollis, a 1956 Stetson alumnus and resident of […]
Continue ReadingA group of Stetson University students have successfully completed their Teacher Education internships in central Florida schools. 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 internships in Volusia, Seminole, Orange […]
Continue ReadingDr. Eric Kurlander, associate professor and chair of the History Department at Stetson University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for research and teaching in Freiburg, Germany, during the spring semester 2012, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has announced. From January through April, Kurlander will conduct […]
Continue ReadingThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed the accreditation of Stetson University for another 10 years. The reaccreditation was announced by SACS last week following a two-year, in-depth review of the university and visit by a SACS team in April. “We are very proud of our successful reaccreditation by SACS,” […]
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