Ladies and gentlemen, once again it’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. With those holiday greetings and happy meetings when friends come to call, it’s the hap-happiest season of all. But most important of all, it is the time to reflect on what truly matters in life, especially when you are traveling to meet […]
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Noble causes compete for a donor’s attention every day, so why choose to give to a university?
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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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Homecoming is a time when Stetson University honors its own outstanding alumni and faculty. Stetson President Wendy B. Libby and Scott Bruin ’75, president of the Alumni Association, presented the 2015 awards of distinction to five alumni and one professor at the President’s Champagne Breakfast held Saturday morning, Nov. 14, on the Stetson Green. 2015 […]
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On #GivingTuesdaySU, Hatters across the nation made gifts to Stetson University. Thank you!
Continue ReadingTop Stories: • U.S. News & World Report/Money, Dec. 3, quotes Stetson student Tanner Gunderson, lead analyst with the Roland George Investments Program at Stetson, regarding Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenue as compared to other leading name-brand stores, in article, Stock Market Showdown: A&F vs. Gap.” • New Hampshire Public Radio and Lakeshore Public Media, Nov. […]
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New, larger parking lot already open
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Stetson University has always promoted new research and development within the learning community, including providing the means for Hatters to achieve these goals. For the second year, the duPont-Ball Library is offering the opportunity to the campus community to use the Google Glass wearable technology for research projects. One Glass will go to the student […]
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Join us for Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is an international movement created in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is a day devoted to giving back. Whether it is with your hearts, hands or checkbooks, all Hatters are asked to support your favorite organizations, your favorite student scholarships or your favorite cause at […]
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Changing the world one lazy blogger at a time
Continue ReadingTop Stories: • On Nov. 19, TimesUnion reported that Stetson students Correy Karbiener and Taylor Ryan won the sixth annual National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. Also over the weekend, Stetson Law student Darnesha Carter tied to win best advocate at the Mercer University College of Law Legal Ethics and Professionalism Moot […]
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The events that sparked the protests at the University of Missouri (MU) ignited a flash panel discussion at Stetson University’s DeLand campus that was simultaneously streamed to the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Opening remarks by Stetson President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., focused toward the goals of creating conversations […]
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Stetson University invites the community to join in its annual Yule Log Lighting ceremony Tues., Dec. 1, 6 p.m., at Hulley Tower, 513 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, between DeLand Hall and Chaudoin Hall. The event is free and open to the public. This annual ritual traditionally opens the holiday season at Stetson University. It began at Stetson in […]
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In a monumental effort to enlighten some 280 administrators and educators on the effects of poverty on children who are sitting right in their own classrooms, Volusia County School Superintendent James T. Russell said, “We must pray for those who have no one to pray for them,” expounding on Mother Teresa’s poignant words, “We must […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories: On Nov. 11, BuzzFeed News quoted Law Professor Peter Lake in an article titled “Here’s How Geoff Marcy’s Sexual Harassment Went On For Decades.” On Nov. 16, Inside Counsel quoted Professor Lake in the article, “College general counsel need to advise administration appropriately before student protests occur.” On Nov. 15, The Harvard Crimson quoted […]
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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A week of Hatter festivities has begun as Stetson University celebrates Homecoming 2015. From the Greenfeather competition, to the Homecoming football game at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 14, plus everything else in between, the campus is wrapped up in a whirlwind of grand traditions and exciting new events for the enjoyment of all. A series […]
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Stetson 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. […]
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