Stetson students produce public health coloring books and videos Integrative health science/communication students at Stetson University created two coloring books and videos that promote the importance of public health. The school projects were presented to the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County and will be used to raise awareness of public health in the […]
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The office of Career Development and Academic Advising is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Internship Travel Fund Scholarship Program. Experiential education, including internships, is an integral part of a Stetson education. Through generous alumni and organizational donations, the Career Development and Academic Advising office is able to offer scholarships, awarded on top […]
Continue ReadingThroughout middle and high school, Samantha “Sami” Roughton’s bedroom was painted blue and orange, complete with a University of Florida Gator bedspread. When she was accepted at UF’s undergraduate school, her parents threw her a Gator-Party to celebrate. But when she went to visit their campus shortly before term began, it felt too large and […]
Continue ReadingThe responsibilities of reality television and a question about whether Wal-Mart of the federal government pay lower wages led Stetson’s news coverage this week. Notable national and local placements include the NBC, CNBC, USA Today, Yahoo! Finance, Mashable.com, MSN.com, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tampa Bay Business Journal, and Richmond Times Dispatch. Coverage for May […]
Continue ReadingU. S. War Veteran Graduates SU at Celebration When you first meet this gracious man, there are absolutely no signs that Eric Davidson has experienced such trauma in his short life. He is strong, vibrant and cheerful. But as he tells his story, you cannot help but feel such admiration for a man who has […]
Continue ReadingThe spring concert of Stetson University’s Young Singers, part of the Community School of Music, will be Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. (Please note: this concert was previously scheduled for May 18.) Singing musicians begin at an early age at Stetson with The Young Singers, […]
Continue ReadingFlorida’s first female attorney general, Pam Bondi, will present the commencement speech at Stetson University College of Law at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. Commencement is scheduled to take place in the courtyard on Stetson’s Gulfport campus,1401 61st St. S. Bondi received her law degree from Stetson University in 1990 and a bachelor’s in […]
Continue ReadingStetson completed its first series sweep of the season on Sunday with an 7-6 victory over Northern Kentucky, but getting the sweep was anything but easy. The Hatters (26-26, 15-9) got a sacrifice fly off the bat of Garrett Russini in the seventh inning and then held their collective breaths in the ninth as freshman […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s phenomenal growth and the College of Law’s new LL.M. programs led the news coverage for the university this week. Notable national and local placements include the Florida Higher Education Spectator, National Jurist, Daytona Beach News-Journal, ESPN.com, NBCsports.com, Miami Herald, About.com, and Tampa Bay Times. Coverage for May 3-9, 2013, includes: Top Stories Stetson’s unprecedented growth in enrollment was […]
Continue ReadingDo you have questions about Saturday’s Commencement 2013? Here’s a list of the top 10 questions about Commencement, with answers that we hope will help you! 10. Q – When do I need to be at Edmunds Center? A – That depends on whether you are a graduate or a guest. Grads go to […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson baseball team took another big step forward this weekend by taking two of three games from North Florida. The Ospreys came into the weekend leading the Atlantic Sun Conference. Check out this story and all Hatter sports on gohatters.com. The Hatters clinched the series victory with a dramatic 7-6 victory in Sunday’s opening game […]
Continue ReadingEach year at the annual Silver Circle Recognition Dinner, Stetson University celebrates the dedicated service of staff and faculty. Twenty-five years of service at Stetson entitle Hatter employees to the honorary, official membership into the Silver Circle. Each member receives an engraved silver clock. At this year’s celebration, Dr. T. Wayne Bailey, political science professor […]
Continue ReadingStetson University Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Bruce Jacob ’59 received the Delano S. Stewart Diversity Award on April 29 in Tampa, Fla. Stetson Law graduate George Hunter ’99 presented Jacob the award during the George Edgecomb Bar Association 30th Annual Scholarship Banquet. While serving as Stetson’s dean, Jacob greatly increased the number of […]
Continue ReadingKaren Kaivola, associate provost for Faculty Development and professor of English, will be leaving Stetson at the end of May to join Augsburg College in Minneapolis as provost and chief academic affairs officer. Kaivola joined Stetson in 1991 as an assistant professor of English, earning tenure in 1997. She was promoted to full professor in […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, April 20, 2013, several Stetson students, staff and alumni gathered together to commemorate our late former President, Dr. H. Douglas Lee, by serving at seven different sites in the community as part of the “Doug Lee Day of Service.” These sites included Woodward Avenue Elementary School, the Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament, Border Collie Rescue, […]
Continue ReadingThe Senior Art Exhibition by graduating senior Troy Norton, from Oviedo, Fla., pictured (left) sanding the tree branches of his art project, will be held Friday, April 26, from 6-9 p.m. in Conrad Warehouse, 113 W. Georgia Ave., in downtown DeLand. The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge. Because the “Tree of […]
Continue ReadingAmong first-time takers of the Florida bar exam in February, 93.9 percent of Stetson University College of Law graduates passed. Stetson Law placed second among Florida law schools on the exam, according to the Supreme Court of Florida’s recently released exam scores and statistics.Only Florida State University had a higher first-time bar passage rate with […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Jazz Ensemble presents “The Music of Duke Ellington” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, located at 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. Directed by Don Waldrop, the Stetson Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece Big Band. In this concert, they […]
Continue ReadingFor the second straight week and for the third time this season, Stetson University junior pitcher Meredith Owen has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Owen went a perfect 4-0 in the circle with a 0.75 ERA for the Hatters last week. She pitched four […]
Continue ReadingBRASELTON, Ga. – Windy conditions played havoc with the players on the opening day of the Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday. North Florida’s senior duo of Sean Dale and Kevin Phelan were two of four players to record sub-par totals at The Legends Course of Chateau Elan. Their efforts helped the Ospreys book […]
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