Tag: business

Students thank donors for supporting their education
Mary Anne Rogers March 30, 2016

  The Stetson Room buzzed with the chatter of more than 150 students, alumni and supporters of the university as they gathered recently for the 11th Annual Benefactor Luncheon. Each spring semester, the Office of Donor Relations (previously the Office of Stewardship) invites scholarship donors to campus to connect with their scholarship recipients, many for the […]

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Nobody Ever Listens to Teenagers
Mary Anne Rogers March 25, 2016

“When you empower people they can organize and do incredible things.”                      –Florida Rep. Kathleen Peters Adolescents are often told two conflicting messages: speak and be silent. We are told we can do anything—that we can “be the change we’d like to see in the world” […]

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Welcome Center Tops Out in April
Mary Anne Rogers March 16, 2016

On Monday, April 4, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Stetson University in DeLand will celebrate the “topping out” of the new Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center. Topping out is when the highest beam is placed atop a structure during the construction phase, and it is traditional to celebrate at that time. “A ‘Topping Out’ […]

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#StetsonVotes Straw Poll Results: Rubio, Sanders
Mary Anne Rogers March 11, 2016

#StetsonVotes Straw Poll Results: Rubio, Sanders As a values-driven institution that emphasizes the importance of global citizenship, as stated on Stetson’s website #StetsonVotes!, Stetson strives to develop the habits of citizenship that will last our students’ entire lives. One of the most important – and most fundamental – aspects of being an engaged citizen is participation […]

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Roland George Investments Program Public Trustee Meeting
Mary Anne Rogers March 10, 2016

Stetson University’s Roland George Investments Program (RGIP) will hold a Public Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, March 16, where RGIP students will present their stock recommendations for approval by the RGIP trustees. Titled “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” RGIP students will present three stock recommendations (Chevron, Cal-Maine Foods, and Drone Index) for the Roland […]

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SHOWCASE to highlight Stetson’s Research, Creative Arts
Mary Anne Rogers February 26, 2016

Stetson University will be celebrating undergraduate research and creative arts at this year’s Stetson Showcase on Tuesday, April 12, from 9 a.m. and continuing all day. All undergraduate students are eligible to take part in Stetson Showcase and any classroom project/paper, summer internship results, senior project, recital performance, art work, short story, poetry or other […]

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Stetson University Executive Vice President and Provost takes leadership of Capital University
Mary Anne Rogers February 9, 2016

Seven years after she first stepped foot onto Stetson University’s campuses, Executive Vice President and Provost, Elizabeth L. “Beth” Paul, Ph.D., announced she is leaving in mid-June to become President of Capital University near Columbus, Ohio. As Stetson University’s executive vice president and provost, Paul is the University’s senior academic officer and leads the University’s […]

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Stetson Student Volunteers Prepare Tax Returns
Mary Anne Rogers February 9, 2016

Students receive specialized training to file returns for those needing assistance.  Once again, Stetson University students who have been specially trained will prepare income tax returns for individuals and families as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. “Students will be assisting those with a household income of $54,000 or less,” said Bonnie […]

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