Three public lectures on African-American religion. Stetson University presents the George H. Shriver Lectures: Religion in American History, Mar. 29-30, featuring guest speaker Eddie Glaude, Jr., Ph.D., Princeton University’s chair of the Department for African American Studies and the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies. Glaude’s topic will be “The Study […]
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Stetson University’s College of Law has again topped the U.S. News & World Report national rankings by placing first in Trial Advocacy and third in Legal Writing. This is the 18th time in Stetson University history that it has ranked in the top of the U.S. News rankings in Trial Advocacy. Stetson has ranked among […]
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When you first meet Dixon Sutherland, Ph.D., you don’t immediately realize the impact he has had on the lives of some of Stetson University’s best scholars and students. Sutherland is a professor of religious studies, and is well known for his work with students in that area, but his other claim to fame is that […]
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On Monday, April 4, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Stetson University in DeLand will celebrate the “topping out” of the new Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center. Topping out is when the highest beam is placed atop a structure during the construction phase, and it is traditional to celebrate at that time. “A ‘Topping Out’ […]
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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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Stetson University’s Roland George Investments Program (RGIP) will hold a Public Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, March 16, where RGIP students will present their stock recommendations for approval by the RGIP trustees. Titled “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” RGIP students will present three stock recommendations (Chevron, Cal-Maine Foods, and Drone Index) for the Roland […]
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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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Derick Newton led the Hatters with 22 points, but Stetson fell in overtime 80-78 at FGCU on Sunday. Photos by ASunPhotos.com
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Stetson University College of Law’s moot court teams competed over the weekend to win a regional tournament of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition and win the Best Oralist Award at the South Regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. A Stetson Law moot court team advanced to the National Finals of […]
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Stetson University junior right-hander Mitchell Jordan earned his first career Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week award this week for his performance last Friday against Villanova. Jordan blanked the visiting Wildcats for seven innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while tying his career-high with nine strikeouts. He needed just 89 pitches to […]
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For the second time this season, Stetson University freshman Brooke Hutto (Auburndale, Fla.) has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Hutto went 4-1 with a 1.25 ERA last week, pitching three complete games and one shutout for the Hatters. On Tuesday, she worked six scoreless innings […]
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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 […]
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Kevin Ndahiro (L) and Derick Newton celebrate Stetson’s big win, advancing Hatters to A-Sun title game March 6.
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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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Stetson University College of Law’s Vis International Commercial Arbitration team is heading to Vienna later in March after placing first in the pre-moot in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 27. Stetson’s team will compete with more than 300 teams from around the world in the international competition in Austria. Stetson’s team of Jonathan Diamond, Sadiya Hashem, […]
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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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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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