The Stetson women’s volleyball dove into 2014 with a 5-1 start, the best in school history. A huge part of this early success was the September Student-Athlete of the Month, Madison Akins. Akins is a sophomore right-side hitter majoring in elementary education with a minor in English from Brookes, Ga. A co-captain, she is currently […]
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Kimberly Reading (pictured left), senior American studies major and environmental science minor, is a non-traditional student who had the opportunity to intern for the West Volusia Preservation Society documenting lost or neglected cemeteries and their mysteries. The internship involved having a hands-on experience recording the obscurities of the cemeteries that were lost in the woods. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents the Chicago-style Improv Show, performed by ‘No Refunds,’ Thursday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28, in Stetson Theatre Arts’ ‘Second Stage’ located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. Showtimes are 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 25-27; and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28. […]
Continue ReadingAre you free on Saturday Sept. 27? The three Stetson museums, along with 11 other sites in West Volusia, will be open, and free admission as part of the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave, will be unveiling a new exhibit: Common, Clay and Otherwise (Sept. 2- Jan. […]
Continue ReadingThis year, Target teamed up with Major League Baseball (MLB) and PEOPLE magazine to give teachers who are hitting home runs in the classroom a ticket into the Hall of Fame. Alison Aster (Ali) Kearney ’08, one of Stetson’s very own, pictured, right, in her classroom at Bonita Springs Charter School, was one of 30 representatives […]
Continue ReadingWeather has been studied since Aristotle wrote his famous, “Meteorologica” over 2,000 years ago. In spite of this, the average person in our information age does not know how to record a daily temperature or how it is used to determine tomorrow’s weather. The impact of weather on every level of society is good and bad. […]
Continue ReadingStetson Lifelong Learning member W.L. Newkirk, M.D., won Best Play in the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival for his first play East Lansing. The festival, which was launched this summer by the non-profit theater company RL Stage Inc. and took place during Aug. 29-31, combines entertainment and education with professionally-led workshops and playwright competitions. After a […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Sullivan Creative Writing Program, headed by Terri Witek, Ph.D., professor of English and Sullivan Chair in Creative Writing, will present renowned poet Erica Dawson to read from her second collection of poetry, The Small Blades Hurt, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Stetson’s Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. […]
Continue ReadingCentral Florida hosts a unique array of ecosystems, ranging from pinewoods and freshwater marshes to swamps and coastal dunes, which give home to everything from deer and alligators to bass and sea turtles. It is in the midst of such nature and landscapes that Volusia County has fostered lively cultures. This landscape will be the […]
Continue ReadingMegan McLemore, attorney and senior researcher in the Health and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, will give a public lecture at Stetson University, entitled “Crime, Punishment and HIV” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept 23, in the Stetson Room, on the second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. McLemore’s […]
Continue ReadingWith a four percent increase over last year’s record-breaking undergraduate numbers, Stetson University is enjoying another banner year for enrollment, according to Joel Bauman, vice president for enrollment at Stetson. “I am excited to report that 878 new students started classes recently; this is the third largest entering class in Stetson’s history and arrives with excellent […]
Continue ReadingThe opening reception for the fall 2014 art exhibitions, The Waiting Room: Lost and Found, and Oscar Bluemner’s America: New England Images, both running from Sept. 5 through Dec. 5, will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Hand Art Center. Open to the public and free of charge, the Homer […]
Continue ReadingIn Stetson’s College of Arts and Sciences, internships are encouraged and made available to all students. Some students complete their internships locally, around Florida, sometimes even in Washington, D.C. But one student, Nick Saffan, went international. This past summer Nick Saffan, sophomore journalism major, traveled to Jerusalem to capture the moments our community only hears […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Carlton Union Building’s Stetson Room, Stetson University will host its fifth annual “Politics 101” conference, a free, non-partisan, one-day crash course on political campaigning. “The goal of Politics 101 is to provide area students and citizens free education in the craft of making […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s 2014-19 Strategic Map, was presented at the university’s opening faculty and staff meeting held Wednesday, Aug. 20. “Strengthening Career Readiness and Graduate Success” was identified as a first-year priority within the Innovative Approaches to Tackling Complex Challenges. Tim Stiles, new executive director of Career Development and Academic Advising at Stetson University, is focusing […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Pre-Law Advisory Committee recently updated the requirements and benefits of the 3+3 plan to meet today’s student needs. While most university curriculums require seven years for students to receive their bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees to become an attorney, Stetson University’s carefully crafted 3+3 program provides highly motivated and focused students a quicker and […]
Continue ReadingFaculty, staff, students and their families will enjoy the Opening Celebration! A new academic year starts next week and Stetson University is proud to welcome the incoming class, returning students, faculty and staff with festivities. May The Force Be With You is the theme of Stetson’s Opening Celebration for 2014-15, beginning Sat., Aug. 16, at 4:15 p.m. in […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s cultural calendar for the new academic year includes concerts by the School of Music, Stetson’s Theatre Second Stage productions, art exhibitions at the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, public lectures, including Stetson’s Social Justice Lecture Series, and Science Saturdays and more at the Gillespie Museum. The Stetson School of Music Concert Calendar […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Stetson University’s efforts to engage the community in civic-mindedness and the democratic process, Stetson’s Center for Community Engagement and the Daytona Beach News-Journal will be co-sponsoring a series of political debates featuring candidates for Volusia County Council. Both debates will begin promptly at 6:30pm and will be moderated by Pat Rice, Editor-in-Chief […]
Continue ReadingThe policy officially declaring Stetson University’s residential campuses in DeLand and Gulfport smoke- and tobacco-free is now in effect, as of Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. With this declaration, Stetson University joins a growing list of colleges and universities across the country enacting a policy to prohibit smoking and tobacco-related products. All forms of tobacco use are prohibited, […]
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