Last fall, I attended a lecture by Bruce Dunn of Dunn Enterprises, who is the associate director for ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime. The audience consisted of a large group of music students, which may seem strange considering his area of expertise, but that is the beauty of a liberal arts education. Mr. Dunn delivered […]
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Two military landmarks dominate Stetson University business students’ descriptions of their journey halfway around the planet to absorb insights into Asian economies, as well as historical and cultural perspectives. Graduate students visited one Communist country, China, and from South Korea, peered into North Korea, another Communist country. While in China in early March, they climbed […]
Continue ReadingThe top leadership honor for graduating seniors, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, is presented each year to the man and woman in the graduating class whose personal example and influence throughout the campus best exemplify the noblest human qualities and the finest values that Stetson nurtures. The award is presented each year at the Honors Convocation, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University awarded degrees to 785 students during Spring Commencement ceremonies May 12 – celebrating years of hard work and sending the graduates into the working world or on to graduate school. President Wendy B. Libby gave the “charge” – a tradition where the president places a duty and responsibility upon the graduates. Libby explained […]
Continue ReadingIt’s finally here! Commencement 2012 is upon us, and 785 graduating Hatters will receive their degrees during two separate ceremonies Saturday, May 12. The ceremony for students earning degrees through the School of Business Administration and School of Music will be at 9 a.m., and the ceremony for students in the College of Arts & […]
Continue ReadingGraduation day will be an extra special day for Tuyet “Hannah” Nguyen – for reasons beyond the obvious. This weekend, the Stetson University international business and marketing double-major will meet her grandmother for the first time ever. Nguyen is just one of the many inspirational students graduating from Stetson this month. Her family is from […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will welcome more than 500 accepted students and their families to the historic DeLand campus on “Hatter Saturday,” April 28. The day-long event will be filled with fun and learning for students accepted at Stetson for fall term 2012. In addition to attending information sessions with Stetson leaders and learning more about Stetson […]
Continue ReadingSuzanne Forbes grew up with pet lobsters, barracudas and angelfish in her back yard of the endless turquoise waters of the Florida Keys. With her friends and siblings, she swam, snorkeled, boated, weathered storms and used bridges for high dives. But the girl from Big Pine Key, population about 2,000 at the time, was more […]
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to believe this semester is coming to an end! This week’s Stetson Showcase shined brightly on many outstanding undergraduate student research projects across the university. As graduating seniors are finalizing plans for Commencement on May 12, all students are completing semester assignments and beginning to study for finals. The following events represent some […]
Continue ReadingThe Family Enterprise Center of Stetson University’s School of Business Administration and Family Business Magazine are partnering to offer Transitions East 2012, a conference focusing on the challenges and opportunities of taking family-owned business enterprises from one generation to the next. The conference, April 25-27 in Orlando, Fla., is sold out, with 160 family business […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will cancel classes on Wednesday, April 18, for its all-day Stetson Showcase, featuring 150 student presentations of their undergraduate research and creative projects from across the DeLand campus’s academic disciplines. All student presentations and the keynote lecture are free and open to the public. Stetson Showcase will conclude with the 14th annual Festival […]
Continue ReadingWith less than a month ‘til Commencement 2012, campus activities are abundant as students showcase their academic achievements and prepare for the future! This week’s calendar offers a wide range of student-focused events – from the senior art show and student-directed one-act plays to concerts and Stetson Showcase. Here are some highlights: Senior Art: Digital […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Roland George Investments Program achieved the near-impossible in the financial world this week – winning major national competitions in both the stock and bond categories. The student-run George Program bond portfolio won first-place in the Fixed-Income Category in the world’s largest student investment competition, the R.I.S.E. Forum at the University of Dayton in […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Roland George Investments Program achieved the near-impossible in the financial world this week – winning major national competitions in both the stock and bond categories. The student-run George Program bond portfolio won first-place in the Fixed-Income Category in the world’s largest student investment competition, the R.I.S.E. Forum at the University of Dayton in […]
Continue ReadingStudents returning from international field studies invariably find they have acquired an invisible keepsake of great power – perspective. Fresh perspective is something mentioned by nearly every student describing their Business School class trip to Communist Cuba in early March where they gained new and broader understanding of life on the island nation. Those insights […]
Continue ReadingEnduring subzero temperatures, rain and heavy winds, relentless fatigue and decreasing oxygen levels, Business Professor Rick Copeland and his daughter reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro as dawn broke on New Year’s morning. “The sunrise was gorgeous. You could see the roof of Africa and the curvature of the Earth,” recalled Copeland. “I was so […]
Continue ReadingCultural diversity has defined a distinctive philosophy for the success of alumna Yvonne Chang, a woman who traces her roots to Cuba and her greatest inspiration no further than her Caribbean/Chinese parents. “All that I am and will ever be, I owe to my parents,” said Chang, MBA ’09, director of Operations Integration for Disney […]
Continue ReadingLucas Watson, vice president of global sales and industry marketing for Google’s Video business, which includes YouTube and Google TV Ads, will discuss the future of YouTube in business and sports business at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22. The presentation will be held in the Rinker Auditorium inside the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland […]
Continue ReadingSpring Break 2012 is almost in the books, but don’t let go of that relaxed, fun feeling just yet! There are tons of invigorating and enriching activities on campus this coming week – from Willy Wonka Day in the Commons to the Model Senate to amazing performances in the arts. So plug in, expand your […]
Continue ReadingNothing beats knowing pros. Picking their brains. Staying in touch. Nothing. That’s one reason the annual trip to New York City’s financial district is so important for students in the Roland George Investment Program, says Justin Hunter, BBA ’10, an analyst for one of the world’s largest banks, the French giant BNP Paribas. The George […]
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