“How Do We Meet Global Demands for Water?” is the central question posed by Harry Price, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, on Tuesday, April 22, 7-8:30 p.m., at Stetson’s Gillespie Museum. This event is co-sponsored by the Orlando Section of the American Chemical Society. From safe drinking water to new methods in desalinization, topics in […]
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For the third consecutive year in a row the Arbor Day Foundation has named Stetson University a Tree Campus USA in honor of the work it does on campus and Stetson’s commitment to supporting a healthy outdoor environment. (Photo, left, provided by Arbor Day Foundation) Tree Campus USA is a national program that strives to […]
Continue ReadingStetson undergraduates prepare to display the results of their hard work as the annual SHOWCASE approaches. The Stetson undergraduate research event will be held all day on Tuesday, April 15, beginning at 9 a.m. In addition to undergraduate research, additional events and presentations have been added to this year’s event in order to shine even […]
Continue ReadingAs part of its Science Saturday series, Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum has partnered with the Stetson Environmental Coalition to host the 2014 Earth Day: Keeping It Green at Stetson, on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Museum and the adjacent Rinker Environmental Learning Center. This annual event showcases the ongoing […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law is bringing sea turtle conservation experts to the Gulfport campus in April and adding a new summer course for law students on sea turtle protection in May and June.
The new summer course runs May 27-June 6 for law students interested in learning about the threats to endangered sea turtles and legal and policy framework to protect them. Students enrolled… » Read more
Stetson University and the Florida-Colombia Partners of the Americas, marking 50 years of connecting, serving and changing lives in the Americas, will sponsor a public forum on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship, on Friday, April 4, on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The all-day forum, open to the public, free of charge, will be held from 9 […]
Continue ReadingMaps influence how we see the world, and are generally thought to be reality in some form. On Thursday evening, March 20, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Barbara Bischof, Ph.D. (pictured), visiting professor of geography and environmental science at Stetson University, will talk about what we can learn about changing perceptions of the sea through historic […]
Continue ReadingLet’s put it this way. Unless Florida takes significant steps to conserve, reuse and look for alternative supplies, the state’s fresh water supplies will not meet the needs of its ever-growing population. That’s according to almost 60 participants at a recent St. Johns River Basin Supply Workshop held on the Stetson campus. These Central Florida […]
Continue ReadingThe activities and festivities scheduled in the Palm Court on Wednesday, Feb. 19, will help make Stetson’s recognition of the national Through With Chew campaign the teachable moment that is intended. Chewing tobacco is not a safe alternative to cigarettes. It’s deadly. Smokeless tobacco is a major problem. Learn more about why, find out how to detect its […]
Continue Reading“On behalf of Facilities Management, I am happy to make the following report to the Stetson University community on the many improvements made to our campus over the holiday break,” said Al Allen, associate vice president for facilities management. “During the time when the university was closed in December, and into the new semester, we […]
Continue ReadingSandhill Ecosystem, Physics Extravaganza, Sustainability all at Stetson’s Gillespie Museum – At Stetson University’s Science Saturday, Saturday, Feb. 22, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., the Gillespie Museum will offer two hands-on workshops in one morning: Save a Sandhill Ecosystem and a Physics Extravaganza. On the museum grounds, young scientists will learn about longleaf pine forests […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law again ranks among the top 20 law schools in the nation for Hispanic students, according to the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine. Stetson Law ranks 20th among the top 25 law schools across the country conferring the most degrees on Hispanics. Hispanic Outlook compiled the ranking using the U.S. News and World Report diversity index. Stetson […]
Continue ReadingCan First-Year Seminar freshmen teach the university anything about values? You bet they can in Modern Languages and Literatures Professor Robert Sitler’s First Year Seminar titled “Living Our Values.” On the last day of class, Sitler, also the university’s values commitment leader, invited Stetson President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., and Dean of Students Rosalie Carpenter […]
Continue ReadingRecent Stetson graduate Heather Grove ’11, is a great role model for Stetson students, exemplifying that the hard work you put into your four years will determine what you can do with your degree after graduating. Grove studied local food and geography at Stetson University, co-created Hatter Harvest with Kate Matthews and Caity Peterson, and was […]
Continue ReadingSomething extraordinary is brewing in quite an ordinary little building tucked under hillside trees and off the beaten path in one of the farthermost corners of Stetson University’s DeLand campus. Ideas become reality in this secluded place. There’s no wizardry involved. Just tinkerers, inventors, innovators and fabricators. Among others. These are makers, do-it-yourselfers with a […]
Continue ReadingAs part of the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program at Stetson University, American writer, poet, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray will speak at Stetson about the international campaign, Food Day, and will read from her book, Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. Open to the public, free of charge, Ray’s lecture is at 7 p.m., Thursday, […]
Continue ReadingThe Gillespie Museum will celebrate its 5th 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. 26, 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, […]
Continue ReadingAs part of the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program at Stetson University, American writer, poet, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray will speak at Stetson about the international campaign, Food Day, and will read from her book, Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. Open to the public, free of charge, Ray’s lecture is at 7 p.m., […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s Nick Kroll headlines Homecoming. Stetson University’s Homecoming 2013 will feature stand-up comedian Nick Kroll, Friday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m., in the Edmunds Center, 143 E. Pennsylvania Ave. This show is open to the public. Kroll stars as ‘Ruxin’ on FX’s critically acclaimed series, THE LEAGUE. His Comedy Central Series, KROLL SHOW, which he created and […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, September 18, Stetson University will welcome the distinguished president of New Orleans’ Dillard University, Dr. Walter Kimbrough (pictured), to the DeLand campus as keynote speaker for the university’s annual Values Day. For this event, which represents a collective exploration of Stetson’s value commitments and reflection upon how well we live them, classes will […]
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