Stetson men’s basketball head coach Corey Williams has completed his inaugural coaching staff. Mike Jaskulski (pictured right), Nikita Johnson, and Bert Capel will join the Hatter program as assistant coaches for the 2013-14 season, Williams announced on Thursday. “They have a wealth of experience,” Williams said of his completed staff. “When you look at the […]
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Six Stetson University students will be attending American University in the fall 2013 as a part of Stetson University’s Washington Semester Program based in Washington, D.C. Since 1947, the Washington Semester has offered college students across the nation a chance to study and work in the nation’s capital and gain first-hand knowledge of its government […]
Continue ReadingStetson University alumna Isa Adney, author and speaker, was selected for GOOD Magazine’s list of 100 People Pushing the World Forward. GOOD Magazine focused on Adney’s rising status as a motivational figure in the collegiate world for their April issue. The global progress-based publication praises Adney for her work as a motivational speaker, consultant and […]
Continue ReadingStetson law professor Charles Rose was quoted in the Wall Street Journal regarding the ongoing Zimmerman jury pool selection process. The university’s enrollment figures rank 10th in Florida in Florida Trend‘s chart on private, non-profit universities. The departure of basketball coach Casey Alexander continued to be covered in print, online and social media, as did […]
Continue ReadingA recent Goodwill donation drive held on Stetson University’s DeLand campus yielded 2,650 pounds of donations. The donations will be sold in Goodwill stores across the central Florida area and proceeds for the donations will eventually provide vocational assistance to individuals with barriers to employment. Students had the opportunity to donate for 10 days and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University graduates with a bachelor’s degree had the highest overall pass rate in Florida (84.6 percent) on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant exam in 2012, according to results released by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). According to NASBA, the next highest pass rate was only 63.4%; Stetson was first out […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend Stetson junior Cameron Griffin joined a long list of Hatters to be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. The left-hander was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round (689th overall). Over 90 student-athletes from the Stetson baseball program have gone on to play professionally, with many going on to […]
Continue ReadingA few years ago, the AT&T Foundation gave Stetson University’s Chemistry Department a grant to fund the development of a new online learning resource for introductory chemistry. One of the big successes of that project was the development of an online game called Mahjong Chem. And just last year, the Chemistry Department hosted its 3rd […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University women’s rowing program will join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) as an associate member beginning in the 2013-14 season, the league announced on Wednesday. The Hatters will immediately be eligible to compete for the MAAC title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship. Stetson’s rowing program had […]
Continue ReadingKatie Moore, holding certificate, a junior Stetson student in the College of Arts and Sciences, was accepted to present at this year’s Posters on the Hill conference. The conference, held each April in Washington, D.C., is hosted each year by the national Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) on Capitol Hill. This event helps members of […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law faculty Mark Bauer, Timothy S. Kaye and Ellen S. Podgor were honored on May 17 on the Gulfport campus with awards for outstanding teaching and scholarship. Professor Bauer was presented the Branton Excellence in Teaching Award, given annually to a full-time professor who has made outstanding teaching contributions inside and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law professor Rebecca Morgan and her husband Jay were presented with the keys to the City of St. Petersburg during an evening fundraising program at the Sunshine Center in St. Petersburg on May 18. The Morgans were recognized for volunteering substantial time and making significant contributions to the Sunshine Center over […]
Continue ReadingProfessor Roberta Flowers, a member of the Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Professor Flowers is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of ethics in elder law and elder abuse. Flowers […]
Continue ReadingWhen you first meet Alina Siegrist, you are enchanted by the demure demeanor of this young woman. Had one not read her extensive resume, you would never know all that she has accomplished academically in her life. Born in Sarasota, living in Venice, Fla., and graduating high school in 2009, she had the privilege to […]
Continue Reading“I chose chemistry because biology required dissections—of cockroaches. I was OK with everything else, but I wouldn’t touch a cockroach with a 10-foot pole.” – Ramee Indralingam Growing up in Sri Lanka, Chemistry Professor Ramee Indralingam, Ph.D., was educated in a system created by the British in the era of colonial rule (1815-1948). It was […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will again host a variety of athletic summer camps for school-aged youth. Sports for the 2013 summer camps include soccer, basketball, tennis and volleyball. The summer camps are specifically designed to provide an NCAA Division-I experience with the university’s coaches, with instructions for improving the fundamentals of each sport. Camps will be held […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching Advocacy was presented to Loyola Law School professor Susan G. Poehls this year. Poehls is the director of trial advocacy programs and the William C. Hobbs Professor of Trial Advocacy at Loyola Law School, where she developed the highly ranked Byrne Trial […]
Continue ReadingInspirare, Stetson University’s community women’s chorus, part of the Stetson Community School of Music, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 30, in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Now in its third year Inspirare, meaning “to breathe and to inspire,” was founded by its director Ann Small, internationally known scholar […]
Continue ReadingMost of us would never give a second thought to the fact that our legs would simply continue to grow as we grew and that we’d always have full use of them throughout our lifetime. Since they worked so well, we’d rarely consider what might happen if we indeed had a problem with one or […]
Continue ReadingCasey Alexander’s departure from Stetson and new research on the ethics of professors led Stetson’s news coverage this week. Notable national and local placements include the NBC Sports, CBS Sports, CNBC, Science Daily, Bloomberg Businessweek, Tampa Bay Times, WOFL-TV, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tampa Tribune, and The Times of Israel. Coverage for May 17-23, 2013, includes: Top […]
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