If adaptability in today’s world is the name of the game, then Robert Kegan, Ph.D., holds the tools to the rules. “Dr. Kegan’s expertise is with adult learners,” explained Resche Hines, Ph.D., assistant vice president of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Stetson University. “He has helped hundreds of institutions deal with change. And his personality […]
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2015 is in the books. For Stetson University it was one for the books. With great pride, let us reflect on our accomplishments. 2016 – bring it on!
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Judson Stryker, D.B.A., professor of accounting at Stetson University for over 40 years, and his wife Barbara, have shared not only more than 54 years of marriage and a beautiful family, but they both have been stricken with the same rare physical condition within months of each other. Under the care of top quality […]
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Stetson’s chapter of Phi Mu Alpha (PMA), a national music fraternity, reached a high note that echoed across the community by developing, designing and marketing the Chili for Charity cook-off. The event raised nearly $2,200, a portion of which went to Sinfonia Educational Foundation, whose mission is to, “advance music in America by supporting scholarship, […]
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It may seem strange that students in an accounting class would be working with authors, but that is indeed how 21 EMBA students, some of whom are pictured on Stetson Today‘s front page, who participated in Accounting 522 – Accounting and Managerial Decision Making served six authors, four of whom are professors and staff at […]
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Stetson University has always promoted new research and development within the learning community, including providing the means for Hatters to achieve these goals. For the second year, the duPont-Ball Library is offering the opportunity to the campus community to use the Google Glass wearable technology for research projects. One Glass will go to the student […]
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Stetson accounting seniors, graduate students, select university alumni and friends were allowed to participate in a pretest simulation recently for the Business Environment & Concepts section of the Uniform CPA Examinations held by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This opportunity was made available to only a handful of universities, including Stetson, which now […]
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In its meeting Oct. 14-16 on the DeLand campus led by Chair Luis Prats, the Stetson University Board of Trustees reviewed key issues affecting the university highlighted by a positive update on the Beyond Success — Significance comprehensive campaign, a recap of the successful year in Admissions in DeLand and Gulfport, and the introduction of […]
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It is a picturesque Saturday morning in New Smyrna Beach—all sunlight and clear blue skies. The sand is warm and you feel seashells beneath your feet. But as you run your fingers through the sand, you see that they’re not seashells at all—rather, they are hundreds and hundreds of cigarette butts. That is what the […]
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Stetson University’s Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Richard Sylla, Ph.D., will deliver a public lecture, “Lessons from Financial Crises” on Thursday, Nov. 5. The event begins at 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., and is open to the public, free of charge. Cultural credit […]
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Stetson University’s Roland George Investments Program (RGIP) will hold a Public Trustee Meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 4, in which RGIP students will present their stock recommendations for RGIP Trustees’ approvals. The meeting is open to the public, free of charge, and will be held from 5:00-6:15 p.m., in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, located at 421 […]
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Focus is on advancing excellence. Stetson University has named Neal Mero, Ph.D., as the new dean of its School of Business Administration starting Nov. 30. Mero will focus on advancing excellence and defining distinction in Stetson’s business programs. Mero has extensive administrative and leadership experience in higher education, business and the military. He has served […]
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Edmunds scholars are not just great students. They exhibit leadership. They have integrity and character. They have a desire to be significant in their communities and to contribute to society. Those traits and others symbolize the J. Ollie Edmunds Distinguished Scholarship Program. Now, through a generous endowment gift from the Novak family, that program will […]
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Creating classes that keep students interacting and engaged is key to the experience.
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$80 million earmarked for student, faculty support. Stetson University has launched a $150 million comprehensive campaign, its first fundraising campaign since 2009. The Beyond Success — Significance campaign comes at a time when Stetson is celebrating unprecedented growth: it recently welcomed its largest incoming class in its 132-year history, and its DeLand, Fla., campus is […]
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When the poetry submission written by a Stetson business student won the Ann Morris Essay and Creative Writing Contest last spring, the winner committed her prize money anonymously to the Writing Center with an ESL (English as a Second Language) designation. Today, the Writing Center’s inaugural donor hopes to blaze a trail and open new […]
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The Brown Innovation Fellows Program at Stetson University offers teacher-scholar faculty dedicated time for study and reflection on learning as well as strategies to facilitate deep, integrative student learning anchored in Stetson’s mission of preparing students to lead lives steeped in personal growth, intellectual development, and global citizenship. Congratulations to the following Stetson University’s 2015-2016 Brown Innovation Fellows: […]
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By any measure, the accomplishments of Andria (Long) Herr, graduate of Stetson, class of 1983, have shone brightly in business, higher education and public service. Florida Governor Rick Scott has recently announced her appointment to the Central Florida Expressway (CFX) Authority. Herr will serve on the Board of the CFX Authority, which is responsible for […]
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“Your education is our business,” said Stetson University President, Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., in a presentation to the Transitions I: Self Ownership and Direction (BADM100) class. When Madhu Rao, Ph.D., associate dean of the School of Business Administration, extended an invitation to her, Libby enthusiastically accepted the offer to teach students the parallels between running […]
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Close your eyes and step back in time. It’s June 2015, and you’re home, lounging by the pool and unwinding under the summer sun. Stetson’s Facilities Management department was, perhaps, the last thing to cross your mind. However, you were first on theirs. During this past summer, Facilities Management improved and created numerous features to […]
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