Restoration and Research in the Gillespie Museum’s Sandhill Ecosystem. Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum’s Science Café will focus on science in the sandhill, 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19. It will include a presentation on the Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem. A one-acre, dry, sandy slope of the DeLand Ridge, located behind the Rinker Environmental Learning Center and part […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories: • On Nov. 9, news of Stetson again being named a Military Friendly School by Victory Media was featured on KLTV-TV, KPLC-TV, WECT-TV, KUAM and over 30 other news outlets. • Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and co-chair of Psychology, shared his thoughts about the rising trend of “mass shootings” in the United […]
Continue Reading“Telling stories seemed a natural, inevitable process, like clearing the throat. Partly catharsis, partly communication, it was a way of grabbing people by the shirt and explaining exactly what had happened to me,” wrote Tim O’Brien, Vietnam veteran, in his book The Things They Carried, on why it was important for him to write. Vietnam […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents Reflections on Vietnam: An Oral History Performance, Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m., in Stetson Theatre Arts’ “Second Stage” located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. Complementing the Vietnam Memorial Remembrance Site that will be dedicated on Saturday, Nov. […]
Continue ReadingStart your Stetson Homecoming with the Fox-35 News team Friday, Nov. 13, as they broadcast live from the CUB. For the second time, Fox-35 will be broadcasting its “College Road Show” series, part of their “Good Day, Orlando!” morning show in front of the CUB from 6-10 a.m. The Stetson community is invited to join John B, the cheerleaders […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Gillespie Museum’s November Science Saturday will focus on Florida Fossils. On Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., young scientists are invited to join fossil collector and educator John Catiller in a morning of digging and exploring this state’s geologic past. “Florida is a fossil-hunter’s paradise,” explains Catiller. Fossils present […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration will be dramatically different this year with a new location and planning that was the result of much community collaboration. Officially known as the Stetson University and Stetson Student Veterans Organization Flagpole, Veterans Memorial Plaque, and Brick Path Dedication Ceremony, the 9 a.m. event will be held in front of the […]
Continue ReadingIn its meeting Oct. 14-16 on the DeLand campus led by Chair Luis Prats, the Stetson University Board of Trustees reviewed key issues affecting the university highlighted by a positive update on the Beyond Success — Significance comprehensive campaign, a recap of the successful year in Admissions in DeLand and Gulfport, and the introduction of […]
Continue ReadingA Pulitzer prize-winning critic, a magazine writer and a music and TV critic will talk about their work, careers, and their love of popular culture during a panel event, Monday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. From The Real Housewives, to […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories: • Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and co-chair of Psychology, shared his thoughts, based on his research, on women and gaming in relation to the recent uproar over South by Southwest festival canceling a panel discussion about the harassment of women in video games, as reported by Yahoo! News and The Christian Science […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will celebrate Homecoming 2015 the week of Nov. 8-15. The headliner entertainment for The Comedy Hour will feature Saturday Night Live’s Nasim Pedrad, 8-9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13, in the Edmunds Center, located at 143 E. Pennsylvania Ave., DeLand. The entertainment is open to everyone at no cost. This is not a ticketed event. […]
Continue ReadingIt’s nearly 1 p.m., and you didn’t eat breakfast this morning. It’s the lunch rush, so it’ll be at least 20 minutes for an egg and cheese bagel at Einstein’s. You utter the words, “I’m starving.” Starving. Famished. Hungry. We use these terms as daily colloquiums without fully grasping the context of the word. The […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Richard Sylla, Ph.D., will deliver a public lecture, “Lessons from Financial Crises” on Thursday, Nov. 5. The event begins at 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., and is open to the public, free of charge. Cultural credit […]
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Continue ReadingTop Stories: • On Oct. 23, The Dispatch Online, WZVN-TV, KSL-TV, and over 10 other news outlets report on Stetson University’s hopes to raise $150 million during its fund drive. • Professor of Law Peter Lake spoke with the Huffington Post for the Oct. 21 article, “Professor Accused of Harassment Is Gone, But Debate Isn’t Over.” Professor […]
Continue ReadingEdmunds scholars are not just great students. They exhibit leadership. They have integrity and character. They have a desire to be significant in their communities and to contribute to society. Those traits and others symbolize the J. Ollie Edmunds Distinguished Scholarship Program. Now, through a generous endowment gift from the Novak family, that program will […]
Continue ReadingMillions of people witnessed Pope Francis’ historic visit to the United States in late September, including the several hundred thousand who traveled across the globe to attend the event. Among these pilgrims were three Stetson University students: Claire Huffman, Allie Iozzo and Chandler Steele. For the weekend of September 26, they left their school in sunny […]
Continue ReadingLadies and gentlemen, it’s that time of year again: Halloween! Of course, I know what you are thinking: “I know all that! What do you think you are, the guy in a horror movie who only exists to spout exposition?” Funny you should mention that, dear reader: After all, this is a list of the […]
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