Stetson University will be celebrating undergraduate research and creative arts at this year’s Stetson Showcase on Tuesday, April 12, from 9 a.m. and continuing all day. All undergraduate students are eligible to take part in Stetson Showcase and any classroom project/paper, summer internship results, senior project, recital performance, art work, short story, poetry or other […]
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Top Stories: • An opinion article, “Video-Game Heroines Can Kick Sexism’s Butt,” written by Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and co-chair of Stetson’s Psychology Department, was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 6, 2015. • Law Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Feb. 21 Chronicle of Higher Education for the article, “Geoff Marcy’s Downfall: How the astronomer’s […]
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The Stetson community is invited to sign what will soon be the highest beam on the new Rinker Welcome Center.
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This story was edited Feb. 29, 2016 More than 250 local government officials, concerned citizens, academicians, journalists, students and environmental advocates packed Allen Hall on Feb. 16, to hear and be part of the significant conversation of protecting the environment by better understanding climate change and rising sea levels. “As far as I know, this […]
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The following is a play review by a Stetson sophomore. The play was written, directed and produced by a local playwright who also composed and produced all the music. He is an accomplished professional both locally and in the entertainment industry nationwide. It is about a subject painfully poignant to Black History Month. “The Soul […]
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Clay Henderson, executive director of Stetson’s newly established Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience, will be the featured speaker at the Thursday, Feb. 25, Science Café at Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum, 7 – 8:30 p.m. The institute, a first of its kind at Stetson, will focus on water and environmental research in order to offer […]
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Tim Wise, who is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the country, will speak at Stetson University Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m., in the Hollis Center/Rinker Field House, 600 N. Bert Fish Drive, on Stetson’s DeLand campus. Wise will speak on “Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial […]
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Senior James LaGamma has been named as the national PIKE (Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity) for the month of January, for demonstrating servant leadership and his commitment to excellence. Pike of the Month award recipients demonstrate the True Pike ideals, working to improve themselves and have a positive impact on the chapter, campus and community. […]
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‘Hero’ is a Greek word meaning “to protect and serve.” Stetson University has had her share of heroes and that service is at the core of the spirit that connects Max Cleland ‘64, Stetson’s Bonner Program and senior biology major John Massey, the second recipient of the Max Cleland Award for Excellence in Public Service. […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories: K.C. Ma, Ph.D., published an article titled “Why Investors Should Think Twice About Quarterly Earnings” that was posted on Yahoo! Finance, and Fortune Online on Feb. 14. More coverage of Provost Beth Paul’s new appointment as President of Capital University, appeared in The Clay Center Dispatch, Feb. 11, Northwest Signal, WOHL-TV, Marrietta Times, […]
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In a quiet, rural, southern town, long ago but not so distant a memory, a little girl from Birmingham, Ala. – known then for being one of the most segregated and white supremacist cities with footage of demonstrations erupting in violence against blacks, a young girl, with no prior acting experience, was plucked for a […]
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The annual production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, will be presented at Stetson University on Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m., by the Stetson Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). It will be followed by a silent auction. The event will be held in the Second Stage Theater, […]
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Architectural rendering shows east side of the CUB after construction is complete
Continue ReadingTop Stories: • On Feb. 9, Columbus CEO and Capital University reported that Stetson Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Paul has been named the 16th President of Capital University. WCBE also reported the news on Feb. 10. • Law Professor Peter Lake is quoted in the Feb. 8 Chronicle of Higher Education article, “A Closer Look at 7 Common Requirements in Resolved […]
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Seven years after she first stepped foot onto Stetson University’s campuses, Executive Vice President and Provost, Elizabeth L. “Beth” Paul, Ph.D., announced she is leaving in mid-June to become President of Capital University near Columbus, Ohio. As Stetson University’s executive vice president and provost, Paul is the University’s senior academic officer and leads the University’s […]
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Students receive specialized training to file returns for those needing assistance. Once again, Stetson University students who have been specially trained will prepare income tax returns for individuals and families as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. “Students will be assisting those with a household income of $54,000 or less,” said Bonnie […]
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“We Love Rocks and Minerals,” is the theme for Stetson University’s next Science Saturday program, Feb. 13, at Stetson’s Gillespie Museum. From streak tests to crystal structures, this program is part of a Valentine’s weekend celebration of gemstones and precious metals, when young scientists will examine the physical properties of minerals and some of the […]
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The first Friday of February is National Wear Red Day, a single day sponsored by the American Heart Association to bring attention to the fact that one out of three deaths among women each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. According to the Heart Association, more than 80 percent of cardiac events can […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories: • On Feb. 1, The Lawyer Herald and The Tampa Bay Times quoted Law Professor Charles Rose in an article titled “Jameis Winston’s accuser, Florida State U reach settlement: A separate case could continue until 2018.” On Feb. 1, MyInforms and the Tampa Tribune quoted Professor Rose in an article titled “Petraeus case: […]
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Vertical columns and horizontal beams form the skeleton of Stetson’s new Welcome Center.
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