When the Stetson Hatters open the 2013 baseball season at Melching Field this weekend against Saint Joseph’s, there will be some dignitaries on hand to help get the year started on the right foot. For opening night on Friday, Stetson University President, Dr. Wendy Libby, and her husband, Dr. Richard Libby, will get the year […]
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Thomas Gilmore Masse has been named the next Dean and Professor of Music of Stetson University School of Music beginning in June. Masse joins Stetson from Yale University where he serves as Associate Provost for the Arts. “I am delighted to join this distinguished community of faculty, staff, and students. I have long admired the […]
Continue ReadingThis week Stetson University continues its 107th season with its production of Stephen Dietz’s melodramatic thriller Dracula. Directed by senior Caitlyn Foster, Dracula features a cast of 10 Stetson students, including Max Morgan, Jacob Manos, Olivia Moeschet, Corley Groves, Michael Wallace, Alex Schelb, Ellen Smittle, Erin Foster, Roxy Ghamgosarnia and Orion Meades. Showtimes are 8 […]
Continue ReadingThrough the efforts and hard work of Michelle Vergara, Benjamin Trigani and other Stetson students, Stetson University will host a TEDx event on Friday, March 15. The theme for Stetson’s TEDx event will be Significance in Action: Inspired Learning. The application process for potential presenters is open to the public. All proposals for presentations are […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Symphonic Band concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday night, Feb. 15, in Lee Chapel will start a weekend of celebration for Music Professor Lynn Musco, Buffet Crampon Performing Artist, who will be commemorating 25 years as professor of clarinet and coordinator of woodwind studies at Stetson University, a position she has held […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, there will be a program to recognize WWII Veterans and other veterans of wars and military service in the various branches of the military in the United States of America on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. This event, The Tuskegee Airmen: Unsung Heroes of World War II, will […]
Continue ReadingDr. Bobby Adams, Stetson University director of bands and professor of music education, has earned one of the highest honors given to an American bandmaster – election and induction into the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors. The NBA Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on Saturday, Feb. 2, on […]
Continue ReadingAre you brave enough to witness the thriller to be bestowed upon the Second Stage Theatre? Stetson University continues its 107th season with Stephen Dietz’s melodramatic thriller Dracula, adapted from Bram Stoker’s novel with the same name. The horrific and classic story brings forth an adaptation to the stage that is not to be missed. […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music presents an evening of contemporary chamber music, Sounds New, featuring visiting artists Michael Norsworthy, clarinet; and Tony Arnold, soprano, Friday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The concert will also feature performances by Stetson faculty Lynn Musco, clarinet; David Bjella, cello; and Routa […]
Continue ReadingBlack History Month Keynote Speaker As part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. The keynote address […]
Continue ReadingWant to learn more volunteer and study abroad opportunities? Stetson’s “Community Partner and Study Abroad Fair,” the first of its kind to be co-hosted jointly for students by the Center for Community Engagement and WORLD (International Learning), is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, in front of the CUB. Students will have […]
Continue ReadingStetson University baseball coach Pete Dunn has earned college baseball’s highest honor, election to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Read more about this great news in today’s Daytona Beach News-Journal. Dunn will be inducted with the Class of 2014. The full class of inductees for 2014 will be announced later this […]
Continue ReadingParticipating in Stetson University’s Summer Freiburg Program was one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career. You don’t have to major or minor in German to take part in a program that combines academically rigorous study with several field trips and group excursions. Most importantly, we gained invaluable insight into German cultural and everyday life. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Spring 2013 Cultural Calendar offers something for everyone, including the School of Music concert schedule, the Theatre Arts Department’s production schedule and the exhibition schedule for Stetson’s Hand Art Center. General admission to School of Music concerts, except in the case of the Stetson Opera Theatre, is $10; seniors $8; area students $5; […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is humming with many wonderful opportunities for fun, recreation and culture! The following is a list of just some of what’s happening this next week at Stetson: Opening Art Reception for Bluemner Art and Video Exhibitions: Friday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. in Hand Art Center. Featuring:Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow and Bill Viola: […]
Continue ReadingStetson fans are in “hoops heaven” according to one local sports writer. And why wouldn’t they be? Both men’s and women’s teams are at the top of their games. Men’s Basketball In the fifth episode of Inside the Arc, Stetson men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander talked to Dan Forcella about the recent success of the Hatters, what […]
Continue ReadingGeorge Addison West, 81, of DeLand, Fla., musician and jazz educator, died under hospice care on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, after living courageously with myeolodysplastic syndrome (MDS) for several years. Influencing countless students and colleagues throughout an academic career that spanned over 50 years, he devoted his professional life to advocating for jazz education and […]
Continue ReadingIn addition to the opening of the new Bluemner exhibition: Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow, Stetson University’s Hand Art Center will also feature a videotape collection by artist Bill Viola, also opening Friday, Jan. 25, with a reception from 6-8 p.m. The Viola exhibition will remain open through March 19, 2013. The screening schedule is: […]
Continue ReadingOSCAR BLUEMNER’S GERMANY: JUXTAPOSING JERICHOW Works from Stetson University’s Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection January 25 – April 29, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION 6-8 P.M., FRIDAY, JAN. 25 Since its opening in 2009, an important mission of the Hand Art Center at Stetson University has been the exhibition and interpretation of the artwork of Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938) […]
Continue ReadingStetson alumna Second Lt. Shanti S. Nolan will be conducting the U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard in President Obama’s inauguration parade on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington D.C. Lt. Nolan earned bachelor of music degrees in education and in trumpet performance from Stetson University in 2002. Originally from Vero Beach, Fla., Lt. Nolan […]
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