Stetson University’s School of Music will present internationally renowned classical guitarist Stephen Robinson, D.M.A., in concert on Friday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Robinson will perform works for solo guitar and will also collaborate with Stetson colleague, Boyd Jones, D.M.A., University Organist and Price Professor of Organ, performing compositions for guitar with organ and harpsichord. […]
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For everything that world-renowned classical guitarist Stephen Robinson has accomplished – and that list is quite impressive – teaching for 30 years at Stetson certainly is a feather in his cap. But he might say his greatest joy in life was marrying a true partner to him, personally and professionally, who shares a very busy […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will present New York Times bestselling author Omar Tyree in an interactive lecture Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. The lecture, which will be held in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., is open to the public, free of charge. There will be a book-signing […]
Continue ReadingSoBA helps county program develop entrepreneurs who take ideas to market. An innovative effort to awaken entrepreneurial spirit, boost job skills, and improve local economies, has begun in Volusia and Flagler counties with the help of faculty, alumni and a student of the Stetson University School of Business Administration. “Startup Quest is one of the […]
Continue ReadingIt may have taken a little over 22 hours from start to finish, but Stetson’s first victory in the modern era is officially in the books. (Head Coach Roger Hughes gets a gatorade shower from the Hatters following the victory. By: PhotosinMotion.net) Quarterback Ryan Tentler threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns and kicker James LaGamma […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will take the football field for the first time in 56 years on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. Because we know you will want to be part of this historic moment in Hatter History, we are happy to offer the following class notes for HATTER FOOTBALL 101 to help you navigate this […]
Continue Reading“Watch us grow” is the phrase that defines the new Wellness and Recreation Department for the 2013-2014 school year. Since the beginning of August, major renovations have been made to Stetson’s Hollis Center ensuring a successful new year for Stetson’s Club Sports, as well as for everyone who takes advantage of all the programs offered […]
Continue ReadingThe Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center at Stetson University’s DeLand campus opens the new academic year with two major art exhibitions, beginning Friday, Sept. 13. The public is invited, free of charge, to an opening reception for both exhibitions that Friday evening, from 6-8 p.m., at the Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. […]
Continue ReadingThis Saturday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m., Stetson will take the football field for the first time in over 50 years. Very few people in the 130 year history of our university will be able to say, “I was there when football came back to Stetson.” We want you to be part of this historic […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students Kayla Cash, Paul Crochet and Tyler Egbert won the 2013 E. Earle Zehmer National Workers’ Compensation Moot Court Competition on Aug. 19 in Orlando. Stetson’s moot court team, coached by Associate Dean and Professor of Law Michael Allen and alumnus Jason Stearns, argued in the final round of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Jessie Ball duPont Fund trustees have approved full funding of $100,000 over three years for Stetson’s project: Internship as a High Impact Learning Practice, which will support a new, full-time internship coordinator position. The internship coordinator will help Stetson advance a campus-wide internship program that will significantly impact students’ career decision-making and preparation. The […]
Continue ReadingFlorida experiences 25.3 lightning strikes per square mile, or 1.45 million strikes per year. That’s more than any other state, according to LiveScience.com. Because of this electric weather, Stetson University has installed a lightning warning system designed to alert anyone outside on the campus to the presence of weather that can produce lightning. “Tropical weather […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music will open its 2013-14 season with a premier concert, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23. As is Stetson’s tradition, the School of Music’s first concert of the new academic year, known as the Friends of Music Concert, is open to the public, free of charge. It will be held in Lee […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to Stetson University, academic year 2013-14! This is a record-setting year for undergraduate enrollment at Stetson. Beginning Saturday, Aug. 17, the first day of FOCUS on the DeLand campus, Stetson will welcome the largest incoming class in the university’s history! Go Hatters! FOCUS, which stands for “Friends On Campus Uniting Students,” is a five […]
Continue ReadingChanges to the Stetson campus are not limited to residence halls, the Commons and Stetson Food Services. Changes have been made in the organizational structure for several administrative offices, as well. In the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Provost Beth Paul announced three major changes in personnel. Kathy Leitch has […]
Continue ReadingAfter one week of practice in preparation for the 2013 season, the Stetson football coaching staff got their first opportunity to evaluate the Hatters in a scrimmage setting Saturday night at the Athletic Training Center. The two-and-a-half hour scrimmage opened with a long special teams period that included 27 total reps on kickoffs, punts and […]
Continue ReadingJonathan Barr, co-founder of The Imagination House, a full service, creative production company, based in Orlando, Fla., theimaginationhouse, will present a special lecture at Stetson University 2:30-3:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, in McMahan Hall, 417 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This special presentation is sponsored by Stetson University’s School of Music. The event is free and […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Cultural Calendar for August through October 2013, listed below, includes School of Music concerts, Stetson’s Second Stage Theatre productions and public lectures scheduled on the university’s DeLand campus. The university’s inaugural Social Justice Lecture, the first in a new series, is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16 and will feature Peter Edelman, director […]
Continue ReadingIt is not unusual for Stetson alumna Trinity Hundredmark to feel relaxed and conversational in some of CNN’s HLN TV programs for which she is a guest contributor. In other segments, she explained, she serves as the “on-call” legal expert, which she claims helps to highlight, and even hone, her legal expertise. On some shows, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University alumna Maria Wrabel ’12, who graduated in Global Development Studies, a major she designed to reflect her strong passion for global issues, has been selected as one of only two college graduates to serve as a Fellow through the Jessie Ball duPont Fund Fellowship. Having recently returned from her work in Vietnam with […]
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