Stetson’s Black Student Association (BSA) took a step back in time and transformed the ordinary Stetson Room into a 1960s night club, complete with doo-wop music and black and gold records for the annual BSA Ball last month. Annually, BSA hosts a ball, where students and faculty, both members and non-members, are invited to celebrate a facet […]
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Stetson University will host the annual TEDx event, Friday, March 18, at 4 p.m. in Allen Hall, 508 N. Woodland Blvd., on the DeLand campus. TEDx is a subsidiary of the world-renowned TED organization which holds conferences relating to Technology, Entertainment and Design on a local scale. Stetson introduced TEDx to the university community in 2013 […]
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#StetsonVotes Straw Poll Results: Rubio, Sanders As a values-driven institution that emphasizes the importance of global citizenship, as stated on Stetson’s website #StetsonVotes!, Stetson strives to develop the habits of citizenship that will last our students’ entire lives. One of the most important – and most fundamental – aspects of being an engaged citizen is participation […]
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Top Stories: • K.C. Ma, Ph.D., Roland George Chair of Applied Investments Director, was quoted in an article, “From Rise to Slide: Citigroup Stock’s Wild Ride,” published in MSN, Yahoo! Finance, and 4 other news outlets on Mar. 7. • Paul J. Croce, Ph.D., published an article, “Should we really turn college education over to […]
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New academic leadership, diversity on campus discussed also on agenda Stetson University Board of Trustees approved more than $26 million in capital improvement projects at the university’s DeLand and Gulfport campuses, as well as improvements at the university’s location in Celebration. The move came at its Feb. 19 meeting at Stetson’s campus in Celebration, Fla. […]
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Community Catalyst House Applications due Friday, March 11. Community Catalyst Houses are a new living and learning option that for 2016-2017 will engage returning students in an environment at Stetson where living, learning and values meet. Students with common interests (academic or community interests) who have a desire to enhance our campus and community will […]
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Hatter Productions is excited to bring Nick Cannon and the sketch comedy show, Wild ‘N Out to campus for a special live performance! Stetson University has been selected by MTV to host this filmed event for an upcoming episode of Wild ‘N Out. Nick Cannon and his crew of comedians will be bringing all the […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories: • Stetson graduate Sarah Caudill was featured in an article published on Feb. 26 in the Daytona Beach News-Journal. • K.C. Ma, Ph.D., professor of finance and chair of Stetson’s Roland George Applied Investments, was quoted in an article titled “Alcoa Stock Hopes to Prove Its Mettle” on Feb. 26 in Yahoo! Finance, […]
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As the 2016 election season continues to heat up, Stetson students have to make decisions about who they will be voting for in Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary, March 15. Do Republican students support Cruz, Kasich, Rubio or Trump? Do Democratic students support Clinton or Sanders? To raise students’ awareness about the upcoming election, Stetson Votes, a […]
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James (Jimmy) Kelly, associate director of Stetson University’s Wellness and Recreation at the Hollis Center, has been named the new faculty advisor to Stetson’s chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE), it was announced by Chapter Advisor and Board Chair Mark Marcus along with Chapter President Gabriel Smith. This appointment comes as the chapter works hard to improve […]
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The Stetson University Equestrian Club has won several top achievement awards at recent competitions. Club President Carly Batts, junior, and trainer Vicki Prettyman attended the club’s first show late January at the Williston Horseman’s Association in Williston, Fla. The competition included more than 10 other schools including University of Florida, University of Central Florida and Florida State University. Stetson’s […]
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Who Will Win, Who Ought to Win, Who Should’ve Been Nominated and Who Should’ve Been Left Out, in the opinion of this Stetson University junior. This year’s Oscar nominations are the very definition of a mixed bag. Great films like Spotlight, The Revenant, and Mad Max: Fury Road each got multiple nominations, showing the Academy […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingTop 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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