Category: Campus & Community

Graduating seniors selected to speak at 2016 Commencement

Outstanding students will take the podium at Stetson Commencement. At Stetson University, the focus has always been on students and their education journey. At the 2016 Commencement Ceremony on May 7, that commitment remains the same. Speeches will be given by students — outstanding achievers — to their graduating classmates. Although typically seen elsewhere at […]

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Stetson University In the News, Apr. 15-21, 2016

Top Stories:  On Apr. 17, Stetson University was included in an article titled “Top colleges put thousands of applicants in wait-list limbo, and some won’t admit any” published in Washington Post, Edmond Sun Online, Commercial-News, and over 60 other news outlets. Law Professor Peter Lake discusses how honor codes should factor into Title IX cases […]

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Politics 101, non-partisan course on political campaigning

  The Stetson University Center for Community Engagement will host its sixth annual “Politics 101” conference, a free, non-partisan, one-day crash course on political campaigning, on Sat., Apr. 23. The conference will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in the Lynn Business Center, Rinker Auditorium, located at 345 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson University’s DeLand […]

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Stetson University In the News, April 8-14, 2016

Top Stories: • K.C. Ma, Ph.D., director of Roland George Investments Program and professor of finance, was quoted in the article, “Stock Market Showdown,” published in U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo! Finance and four other news outlets on Apr. 8. • On April 11, Bloomberg.com and the Orlando Sentinel quoted Law professor Jason Bent […]

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Stetson University in the News, Apr. 1-7, 2016

Top Stories: • Law Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the April 7 Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Tenure Rights and the Rise of Title IX: a Looming Culture Clash.” On April 4, The Harvard Crimson quoted Professor Lake in an article titled “Title IX Interpretations Could Threaten Academic Freedom, Report Says.” • The Daytona Beach News-Journal […]

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Stetson University Marketing Wins 6 CASE Awards

Competitive awards recognize design, writing excellence Stetson University Marketing won five first-place awards and one second-place award at this year’s CASE Circle of Excellence Awards. This program recognizes outstanding work in advancement services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing as judged by peer professionals at schools, colleges and universities as well as by professionals from […]

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Stetson University In the News, March 25-31, 2016

Top Stories: • Jason Evans, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science and studies, was quoted in the article, “UGA research will help policymakers plan for sea level rise,” published on Environmental Research Web on Mar. 24. • In addition, Evans was quoted in another article, “Climate Disruption in Overdrive: Submerged Cities and Melting that ‘Feeds […]

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Students thank donors for supporting their education

  The Stetson Room buzzed with the chatter of more than 150 students, alumni and supporters of the university as they gathered recently for the 11th Annual Benefactor Luncheon. Each spring semester, the Office of Donor Relations (previously the Office of Stewardship) invites scholarship donors to campus to connect with their scholarship recipients, many for the […]

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Tim Wise: Turning White Privilege Into Racial Responsibility

As the university moves to rededicate itself to issues of diversity, workshops, open forums and flash panels have been held to facilitate dialogue about race. These events have drawn passionate crowds, largely made of minority students and faculty, resulting in constructive criticism of a national conversation. However, there is large group missing from the metaphorical […]

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Caribbean Student Association presents Carnival 101

The Caribbean countries have always represented a culturally and ethnically diverse region of the world, where more and more influences have merged with the Caribbean culture. The celebration of Carnival has always offered one way for the Caribbean people to relax, be happy, share ideas, dance and appreciate all of the beauty represented by the […]

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Nobody Ever Listens to Teenagers

“When you empower people they can organize and do incredible things.”                      –Florida Rep. Kathleen Peters Adolescents are often told two conflicting messages: speak and be silent. We are told we can do anything—that we can “be the change we’d like to see in the world” […]

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