Ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of year again: Halloween! Of course, I know what you are thinking: “I know all that! What do you think you are, the guy in a horror movie who only exists to spout exposition?” Funny you should mention that, dear reader: After all, this is a list of the […]
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That’s the motto of the Stetson University chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). And, it’s precisely what faculty advisor Rajni Shankar-Brown, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Jessie Ball duPont Social Justice Education, is mentoring the chapter’s newly inducted president, Ruth Pierre-Charles on; bringing that motto to reality. “I appreciate being a […]
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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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Former Stetson Hatter Jacob deGrom took the mound Tuesday night for the New York Mets in game three of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. He pitched seven innings, had seven strikeouts and allowed two home runs in a 5-2 victory for the Mets, moving them to within one […]
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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 Gillespie Museum will celebrate its 7th annual “Mostly Green Halloween,” a showcase of hands-on activities and experiments demonstrating some of the mysteries of the plant and animal world, on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. One of the museum’s monthly Science Saturdays, the event welcomes scientists of all ages. The activities, […]
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With over 100 years worth of educating men and women across all walks of life, Stetson’s history is something that runs deep with political controversies and spooky stories of spirits beyond the mortal plane. Join Sims Kline, associate professor and Research Librarian, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Rinker Environmental Learning Center, […]
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Imagine having your home shift from place to place—and sometimes not even having a place to call home at all. Imagine not knowing where you will get your next meal or being evicted without notice. Sadly, this is the reality for many families and children in the United States. Experiencing homelessness has numerous implications. Just […]
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Stetson University will present “Rabbis, Rebels and Supreme Court Justices: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America,” 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3, part of the Malka Altman Memorial Lecture Series in Jewish Studies at Stetson. Guest lecturer will be Joyce Antler, Ph.D., the Samuel B. Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture and Women’s and […]
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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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Florida naturalist John Serrao will present “Our Amazing Arachnids—Florida’s Spiders and Their Kin,” at Stetson University’s Science Cafe, 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Gillespie Museum, 234 East Michigan Ave., on the DeLand campus. “People are fascinated by spiders, scorpions and other arachnids, but not always in a positive way,” explains Serrao. “This slide program […]
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Being responsible stewards of our environment is a core value of Stetson University. In June 2007, on behalf of Stetson University, President Doug Lee became a Charter Signatory with the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. An Environmental Stewardship Plan was put in place and endorsed by our Board of Trustees. That plan includes […]
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Top Stories: • K.C. Ma, Ph.D., director of the Roland George Investments Institute (RGIP), was quoted in the article about “up-and-coming stocks,” in “10 Investing Tips for the Rest of 2015,” in U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, and six other news outlets on Oct. 1, 2015. • Jason Evans, Ph.D, assistant professor of Environmental […]
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Growing up, Stetson University Trustee J. Hyatt Brown, CPCU, CLU, chairman of the Board of Brown & Brown, Inc., expected to be in the insurance industry like his father, Adrian Brown, who founded Brown & Owen Insurance Agency in 1939. What Hyatt did not expect was to be honored earlier this year with a prestigious […]
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It may be akin to academic sacrilege to suppose anything is more important for college students than good grades and high performance. But those are only two of many important factors it takes for a successful university career. Food is one of the most vital. A healthy, nutritious diet may not top student concerns when […]
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Stetson alumnus Jason Gilliam-Alexander has certainly proven himself to be an MVP both on the basketball court and off. On the court at Stetson, he not only became the team captain, but also Hatter basketball’s star player in the mid-1990s. In his own words, “My time on SU basketball was very rewarding because I was […]
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Jaclyn Friedman, author who popularized the “Yes Means Yes,” standard of sexual consent, will speak at Stetson University on “Sane, Safe, Strong: Creating a Safe and Healthy Sexual Culture for Your Community,” on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m., in Rinker Auditorium in the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Open to the […]
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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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The Stetson University Jazz Ensemble will present Florida’s own, Linda Cole, jazz vocalist extraordinaire, in concert Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. Under the leadership of Music Professor Patrick Hennessey, director of Stetson’s Jazz Ensemble, Stetson’s 17-member big band […]
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