Category: Campus & Community

Learning through Change, Interaction

If adaptability in today’s world is the name of the game, then Robert Kegan, Ph.D., holds the tools to the rules. “Dr. Kegan’s expertise is with adult learners,” explained Resche Hines, Ph.D., assistant vice president of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Stetson University. “He has helped hundreds of institutions deal with change. And his personality […]

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Being Newsworthy

CNN Producer Alexis Weed gives Stetson media students a glimpse into the fast-paced world of journalism. There is a special glamour to broadcast news. The poise of the anchors, the polish of the script and the unceasing drama. Whether or not we like what we hear from our televisions, united we watch—transfixed by the magic […]

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Stetson University in the News, Jan. 8-14, 2016

Top Stories: •Charles Rose, Director, Center for Excellence in Advocacy; Professor of Excellence in Trial Advocacy, shared his thoughts on the FBI’s decision to keep evidence from the San Bernardino shooting sealed, as reported by MyInforms.com and The Press Enterprise on Jan. 8. •Alan Green, Ph. D., Assistant Professor and Chair of Economics Director of […]

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’69-70 Basketball Team to be Honored Saturday

Members of Stetson’s 1969-70 men’s basketball team will be honored at halftime of Saturday’s game against NJIT. Tip-off for the game is 3:30 p.m. at Edmunds Center. Saturday is one day shy of the 46th anniversary of arguably the greatest win in program history. The Hatters defeated 18th-ranked Louisville, 87-80, on Jan. 17, 1970, in […]

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Student volunteers help rebuild Freedom Playground

Multiple student groups from Stetson University spent several weeks last semester volunteering to help rebuild Freedom Playground, a favorite play area for local children of all ages. After 20 years of wear and tear and the extremes of Florida weather, the playground had fallen into decline and had to be demolished. But, just as it had […]

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Winter Workshop: Seeds for Spring

The Lyonia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) is offering a seed-collecting and seed-sowing workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Rinker Environmental Learning Center (RELC), Stetson University. Local organic gardener Pauline Coppello, of Pauline’s Lucky Market Garden, along with Nicki Cheslow, student coordinator of Stetson’s Seed Library, will lead […]

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Stetson’s new Writers’ Program travels Paradise

Aspiring and established writers alike will have an amazing opportunity to hone their craft and travel the globe with a brand new residency program being launched at Stetson University in January 2016. “We are bringing in amazing instructors and visiting writers for our first master of fine arts residency in January,” explained Mark Powell, associate […]

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WMFE 90.7 FM to air Christmas Candlelight Concert

The Stetson University Christmas Candlelight concert will air on 90.7 FM WMFE public radio, on Friday, Dec. 25, and Saturday, Dec. 26. This concert features Stetson University’s Concert Choir and Stetson Men, Timothy Peter, conductor, and the Stetson University Women’s Chorale, Andrew Larson, conductor, including student instrumentalists from the Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Band. Peter […]

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Surviving and Thriving with Jud and Barb Stryker

  Judson Stryker, D.B.A., professor of accounting at Stetson University for over 40 years, and his wife Barbara, have shared not only more than 54 years of marriage and a beautiful family, but they both have been stricken with the same rare physical condition within months of each other. Under the care of top quality […]

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Stetson University in the News, Dec. 11-17, 2015

Top Stories:  On Dec. 16, Stetson graduate Jonathan Canalizo was featured in an article on Fortune titled “Brokers and Advisers Fight For Millennials’ Money.” The Dec. 13 Tampa Tribune reported that Law Professor Joseph Morrissey is suing the federal government for denying him a tax benefit for medical deductions for using a surrogate to conceive […]

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Chong Selected to Lead Marketing and Communications at Stetson University

Stetson University has selected Bruce Chong as its new vice president for marketing and communications, effective Nov. 4. He will lead the university’s marketing, communications and public relations efforts. Chong takes the position previously held by Gregory Carroll who retired last month after six years at Stetson. Chong comes to Stetson from South University where […]

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Food for Thoughtful, Musical

Stetson’s chapter of Phi Mu Alpha (PMA), a national music fraternity, reached a high note that echoed across the community by developing, designing and marketing the Chili for Charity cook-off. The event raised nearly $2,200, a portion of which went to Sinfonia Educational Foundation, whose mission is to, “advance music in America by supporting scholarship, […]

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Stetson University in the News, Dec. 3 – 9, 2015

Top Stories: • Pensions & Investments posted an article featuring Stetson’s plans to overhaul its investments lineup on Dec. 4. • Rabbi Barry Altman, adjunct professor of religious studies, wrote an article in the Daytona Beach News-Journal on Dec. 4 titled “Hanukkah calls faithful to rededicate selves to ideals.” • On Dec. 9, The Daytona […]

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