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Surviving and Thriving with Jud and Barb Stryker

  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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Chong Selected to Lead Marketing and Communications at Stetson University

Stetson University has selected Bruce Chong as its new vice president for marketing and communications, effective Nov. 4. He will lead the university’s marketing, communications and public relations efforts. Chong takes the position previously held by Gregory Carroll who retired last month after six years at Stetson. Chong comes to Stetson from South University where […]

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Food for Thoughtful, Musical

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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Women’s Basketball Signs Three for 2016-17

Stetson University women’s basketball head coach Lynn Bria proudly announced the signing of Brittney Chambers (Orlando, Fla./Daytona State/Apopka HS), Kennedi Colclough (Gambrills, Md./Arundel HS) and Paloma Gragera (Tres Cantos, Spain/Montverde Academy) on Thursday. The three student-athletes will join the Hatters for the 2016-17 season. Chambers, a 5-6 combo guard, is currently a sophomore at Daytona […]

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Outstanding Hatters recognized at Homecoming 2015

Homecoming is a time when Stetson University honors its own outstanding alumni and faculty. Stetson President Wendy B. Libby and Scott Bruin ’75, president of the Alumni Association, presented the 2015 awards of distinction to five alumni and one professor at the President’s Champagne Breakfast held Saturday morning, Nov. 14, on the Stetson Green. 2015 […]

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Hatters Trio Highlights PFL Academic Team

A trio of Stetson University juniors earned first team Academic All-PFL honors for the 2015 season. The trio – defensive back Donald Payne, linebacker David Lazear and defensive end Davion Belk – are all on the team for a second time. For Payne, the recognition completes a week full of PFL accolades. On Monday he […]

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Innovation: A New “Lens” for Research

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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Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday: A Day to Give Back

Join us for Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is an international movement created in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is a day devoted to giving back. Whether it is with your hearts, hands or checkbooks, all Hatters are asked to support your favorite organizations, your favorite student scholarships or your favorite cause at […]

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Race, Higher Education flash panel sparked by MU protest

The events that sparked the protests at the University of Missouri (MU) ignited a flash panel discussion at Stetson University’s DeLand campus that was simultaneously streamed to the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Opening remarks by Stetson President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., focused toward the goals of creating conversations […]

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A frayed knot: an anchor to many lives

In a monumental effort to enlighten some 280 administrators and educators on the effects of poverty on children who are sitting right in their own classrooms, Volusia County School Superintendent James T. Russell said, “We must pray for those who have no one to pray for them,” expounding on Mother Teresa’s poignant words, “We must […]

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2016 Baseball Schedule Loaded With Strong Foes

A total of seven teams who advanced to the 2015 NCAA Baseball Tournament highlight the 2016 Stetson University baseball schedule. The Hatters will square off with a trio of teams that were No. 1 seeds last year, plus four other NCAA Tournament teams, as part of a schedule that features 34 home games at Melching […]

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Stetson hosts Uniform CPA Examination Simulation Pretest

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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An Evening of Improv to feature The Titanic Players

Stetson University presents An Evening of Improv, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 19-21, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 22, at 3 p.m., in Stetson Theatre Arts’ “Second Stage” located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. The art of improvisational performing, ‘improv,’ is very short-lived, existing in a universe of fresh and […]

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Hatters Give Record-Setting Homecoming Performance

The Stetson Hatters set program highs for point, rushing yard and rushing touchdowns on Saturday afternoon at Spec Martin Stadium in a 60-21 victory over Ave Maria in front of a Homecoming crowd of 3,825. The Hatters (3-7) piled up 353 rushing yards in the game, averaging 7.7 yards per carry. Four different Stetson players […]

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