Stetson University will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Beckerath Organ on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, with a series of guest recitals, receptions and talks to be held on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The recitals will be held in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. An observance of the 50th […]
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Eric Canny, an experienced international educational administrator who has traveled to 45 countries and lived in four different countries, has been named director of international learning at Stetson University. Canny will lead Stetson’s efforts to deepen international and intercultural learning and to integrate those opportunities across academic disciplines and amongst students, faculty and staff. The […]
Stetson University is dedicating the 2011-2012 academic year to one of life’s most precious natural resources: water. The central Florida university has adopted “water sustainability” as its theme this year as part of its broader commitment to environmental responsibility. “Water sustainability is a critical issue in Florida,” said Dr. William J. Ball, visiting associate professor […]
Approximately 200 of Stetson University’s top students were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, the oldest and largest freshman honor society, at a Re-Chartering and Induction Ceremony at Stetson’s Carlton Union Building this week. Phi Eta Sigma was originally chartered at Stetson in 1978, but the chapter had been inactive since the mid-1990s. […]
Stetson University will welcome 100 applicants for U.S. citizenship on Tuesday, Oct. 18, during a Naturalization Ceremony being hosted on campus in partnership with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, with a reception following in the Quad. The […]
Stetson University’s School of Business Administration has been named one of the nation’s “Best 294 Business Schools” in a new guidebook released Oct. 11 by The Princeton Review. The education services company compiles its guidebook of top business schools annually based on input from more than 19,000 students in Master of Business Administration programs accredited by […]
Through a partnership between the Florida Audubon Society and Stetson University, nine students from Stetson’s DeLand and Law campuses have been awarded scholarships to attend the Conservation Leadership Initiative (CLI) as part of Florida Audubon Society’s statewide conference in Lake Mary, Fla., on Oct. 14. The 2011 Audubon Assembly is an annual event that brings […]
The Family Enterprise Center of Stetson University’s School of Business Administration will host the fall meeting of the Association for Managers of Innovation – an international conference at which managers from industry will share what they’re doing to facilitate innovation in their companies or organizations. AMI’s Fall 2011 Meeting, “Generational Innovation: A Source for Inspiration […]
Stetson University has launched a new mobile application for cell phones, tablets and other portable devices – giving students, faculty, staff and the general public easy mobile access to DeLand campus events calendars and news, maps, personnel and departments, and duPont-Ball Library resources. The new StetsonU app can be easily downloaded free of charge and […]
Stetson University has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for two more buildings, the Mary B. McMahan Hall and the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center for a total now of four “green buildings” on the historic campus in DeLand. In 2003, Stetson’s Lynn Business Center earned LEED certification and became not […]
Stetson University’s strong academic quality has earned it a ranking of third place among the South’s top regional universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 edition of “Best Colleges.” Stetson is also listed as one of the South’s “Great Schools, Great Prices,” based on academic quality and the average net cost after need-based financial […]
Stetson University welcomes its largest incoming class ever – with 875 first-year and transfer students compared to last year’s 670 – as it kicks off the 2011-12 school year. Move-in, an Opening Celebration and the start of FOCUS orientation for new students at the DeLand campus will be Saturday, Aug. 20. The first day of […]
Stetson University has been recognized for its academic excellence by being included in The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012, which praises Stetson for its academic rigor, personal attention and campus life. The annual guide is compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske. Stetson is one of nine Florida colleges and universities […]
Stetson University alumni Andy Dehnart and Jeff Hidek are experts in a great American pastime: television. As a journalist covering reality TV (Dehnart) and a TV critic for the Wilmington, N.C., StarNews (Hidek), the two are very knowledgeable about the best – and worst – shows on television. So they were perfect picks to be […]
Forbes Magazine has again included Stetson University on its annual list of “America’s Best Colleges,” putting Stetson in the top 20 percent of all undergraduate institutions in the United States. The rankings of 650 schools are exclusively prepared for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), a Washington, D.C., think tank. To […]
Stetson University President Wendy B. Libby has been selected one of Volusia/Flagler Business Report’s 2011 “Influential Women in Business.” This is the sixth year the weekly business report has honored the area’s most outstanding women in business. Women business owners and executives were nominated by readers and staff of the publication, which is affiliated with […]
Veteran Volusia County Schools administrator Dr. Chris Colwell is joining the faculty at Stetson University – becoming the first “third generation” professor in Stetson’s history. Colwell will be an associate professor of teacher education, as well as director of undergraduate education and chair of the Undergraduate Teaching Council. His grandfather, Ernest Cadman (Pomp) Colwell, was a professor […]
Editor’s Note: This news release was provided by Partners of the Americas Dr. J. Anthony Abbott, Stetson University associate professor of geography and environmental science and director of the university’s environmental science program, will travel to Colombia on a Climate Change Fellowship offered by Partners of the Americas through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau […]
Stetson University’s Florida Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority recently was selected as the second-best chapter in the world! Student and alumni representatives of Stetson Pi Beta Phi received the Balfour Cup First Runner-Up Vase at the International Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi held in Orlando in late June. The award is based […]
Stetson University has started preparations for the removal of Stetson Hall with demolition anticipated to begin July 21. Decorative wood trim from the building has been salvaged and used in Sampson Hall, and furniture that will not be used by Stetson has been donated to area non-profit organizations. Original bricks will be saved for future […]