Stetson University is one of only two universities across the country recognized “with distinction” for every category of community engagement by the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. These categories, which include Economic Opportunity, Education, Interfaith and General Community Service, are the highest federal recognitions an institution can receive for its commitment to […]
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Stetson senior Kentwan Smith has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Smith, a forward, was honored for his efforts in Stetson’s 63-59 loss at Florida State on Dec. 22. He scored a season-high 21 points, while adding seven rebounds and four assists. He was 8-of-13 […]
Continue ReadingWhen we reflect upon what challenges were met, what goals we’ve exceeded and what honors were bestowed in 2014, it may seem to beg the question, how can we top that in 2015? This year Stetson University became officially smoke and tobacco free. The Board of Trustees approved a change in the university’s investment policy […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will be closed for Winter Break from Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, through Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, to reopen on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Classes will begin Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Some offices such as Admissions, Development, Facilities and Public Safety will support their respective operations throughout the break. The holiday schedule follows: Dining […]
Continue ReadingYou can forgive Aisha Turner for having a few butterflies during last Sunday’s game at Florida. It had been 21 months since the sophomore guard last put on a uniform and laced up her sneakers, at the end of her freshman season at Clemson University. She decided to transfer to Stetson late in 2013, and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will host the inaugural Gender and Sexual Diversity Conference March 13 and 14, 2015. The Gender and Sexual Diversity Conference, to be held at 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus, provides a platform for critical dialogue about the intersections of social, political, and theoretical dimensions of gender and sexual diversity. The […]
Continue ReadingFirst player in Stetson’s history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team Stetson University sophomore Donald Payne capped a remarkable 2014 football season by becoming the first player in school history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team. The Walter Camp All-America team is considered to be […]
Continue ReadingThree-year project will train teachers in core subject matter, accelerate effectiveness Stetson University, Bethune-Cookman University, Volusia County Schools and New Teacher Center have been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Florida Department of Education to create and launch the Volusia Center for Excellence in Education (VCEE). “VCEE represents a new model of excellence in […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Canvas My Campus project needs your support! Three Stetson juniors: Abby Thompson, Annie Roche, pictured riding a camel in Morocco, and Emmie Wenzell, entered the Canvas My Campus competition, a global university online crowd-funding contest for people who want to share their ideas for creating change internationally. This campaign, which represents a partnership between […]
Continue ReadingAt Stetson University’s Homecoming 2014, the following individuals were recognized as this year’s alumni award honorees. Distinguished Service Award is given each year in recognition of outstanding service to Stetson University. Jane Edmunds Novak, daughter of former Stetson President Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds and wife Emily, graduated from Wake Forest University and attended the New […]
Continue ReadingThe winners for Stetson University’s second annual “Idea Pitch” competition were named last month at an event sponsored by the Stetson Entrepreneurial Group (SEG). There were 73 unique pitches entered on the Stetson Entrepreneurial Group Facebook page and from these, 18 pitches were selected for the final live presentation. Seven entrepreneurs from around Central Florida came […]
Continue ReadingPresident Libby details new program at College Opportunity Day of Action Today, Stetson University President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., will join President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with other college presidents and higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college. The second […]
Continue ReadingA New Twist on Programming for Upperclassmen. Stetson’s Department of Housing and Residential Life partnered with the Office of Professional Development on Nov. 18, to bring several employers and career services professionals into the University Village Apartments to discuss topics that will affect students as they prepare to graduate. These topics included: how to start […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will present an evening of art beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the duPont-Ball Library, room 25L, on Stetson’s DeLand campus. Dan Gunderson, professor of art at Stetson University for more than 35 years, will give an Artist Talk; Toy Man, a Woodruff Laputka documentary, will be premiered; and “Kaleidoscope,” a video […]
Continue ReadingSitting in the weekly staff meeting and hearing that the RAs on duty over Thanksgiving would be hosting a dinner for students over break evokes one of two feelings. Absolute dread, or delight. Lucky for me, it was delight. Instantly the gears were turning. What were we going to cook, what sides and what desserts, […]
Continue ReadingSAINT LOUIS, Mo. – Stetson safety Donald Payne, Dayton running back Connor Kacsor, Davidson running back Jeffrey Keil, Drake defensive lineman Mack Marrin and San Diego head coach Dale Lindsey were the recipients of the Pioneer Football League’s top honors in a vote of the league’s coaches. In addition to these awards, the league will […]
Continue ReadingGetting a 4.0 at Stetson University is no easy feat. Add in a double major and participation in a varsity sport and it’s nothing short of incredible. Now, consider that all of this was done with English as a second language and, well, that is Carmen Bernecker. A native of Holzmaden, Germany, Carmen came to […]
Continue ReadingStetson University invites the community to join in its annual Yule Log Lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Hulley Tower between DeLand Hall and Chaudoin Hall, located at 513 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The annual ritual, which traditionally opens the holiday season at Stetson University, is sponsored by the campus Student Christian […]
Continue ReadingWhen you first enter her home, it is very clear to see that Mrs. Patricia Fort has not only a welcoming presence but also has made her home a haven for students of her husband Dr. Robert Fort, Stetson’s choral director between 1965 and 1994. Mrs. Fort, pictured below in her home, fondly remembers hosting […]
Continue ReadingLegendary Stetson men’s basketball coach Glenn Wilkes was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The National Association of Basketball Coaches elected Wilkes last April. Joining Wilkes in the Class of 2014 are Grant Hill, Darrell Griffith, Shaquille O’Neal, Zelmo Beaty, Dale Brown, Gary Williams, and Howard […]
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