You voted for it and we listened! Over the course of the spring semester you might remember participating in a few different surveys for us either in person or online. After analyzing over 500 responses from students, staff members, and faculty members, we were able to give Johnny Rockets a new place to hang their […]
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Fundraising Begins for a Vietnam Memorial on Campus. A university fund has been established for a permanent memorial on campus to the patriotism and service of students and graduates from all of Stetson’s colleges and schools who served in Vietnam or during the Vietnam era. According to Dr. Jay Mechling (Class of 1967), the Stetson […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Friends of Music Recital marks the official opening of Stetson’s 2014-15 concert season and the new academic year. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m., Friday night, Aug. 22, Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission is complimentary. The recital will be followed by a reception in duPont-Ball Library. The […]
Continue ReadingFrancesco (Frank) Barbera, assistant professor of Family Business, in Stetson University’s School of Business Administration, is the recipient of the 2014 Academic Award for Best Dissertation, presented by the Family Firm Institute, Inc. (FFI). FFI is the oldest and most prestigious multidisciplinary professional association for family enterprise in the world with members from more than 88 countries. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Opening Faculty and Staff Meeting will be held Wed., Aug. 20, 9-10 a.m., at the Edmunds Center with President Wendy Libby and Provost Beth Paul presiding. Chair of the Board of Trustees and alumnus Lu Prats will welcome you. President Wendy Libby will describe highlights of the new 2014-19 Strategic Map and first-year […]
Continue ReadingFaculty, staff, students and their families will enjoy the Opening Celebration! A new academic year starts next week and Stetson University is proud to welcome the incoming class, returning students, faculty and staff with festivities. May The Force Be With You is the theme of Stetson’s Opening Celebration for 2014-15, beginning Sat., Aug. 16, at 4:15 p.m. in […]
Continue ReadingAlthough Stetson may seem quiet on the surface during summer, Housing and Residential Life (HRL) is working hard to train Stetson’s 2014-2015 Residential Assistants (RAs). In an effort to keep building on and improving the yearly RA trainings, the HRL staff brought RA alumna, Nikki Owen (pictured left), as a guest speaker this year. Owen […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s cultural calendar for the new academic year includes concerts by the School of Music, Stetson’s Theatre Second Stage productions, art exhibitions at the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, public lectures, including Stetson’s Social Justice Lecture Series, and Science Saturdays and more at the Gillespie Museum. The Stetson School of Music Concert Calendar […]
Continue ReadingAs the Stetson football program prepares to enter its second season of competition, the Hatters will have a new home on the radio in the Orlando market. In addition to airing live on our flagship stations – WSBB 1240 AM in New Smyrna and WTJV 1490 AM in DeLand – Hatters football will air this […]
Continue ReadingF. Robert Huth, vice president for business and chief financial officer at Stetson University, received national recognition as the 2014 Distinguished Business Officer by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) at the July annual meeting held in Seattle, Wash. Huth, left, is pictured with Arch Asawa, vice president for finance and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law will offer a new dual-degree program starting spring 2015, allowing students to earn both a J.D. degree and an LL.M. degree in advocacy from Stetson in seven semesters. Students in Stetson University’s new program will save a semester of full-time study by applying up to 12 hours of prescribed J.D. courses […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University indoor and sand volleyball programs have each been selected as recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for 2013-14, the organization announced on Monday, Aug. 4. The award is presented annually to volleyball programs that maintain at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The […]
Continue ReadingAs part of Stetson University’s efforts to engage the community in civic-mindedness and the democratic process, Stetson’s Center for Community Engagement and the Daytona Beach News-Journal will be co-sponsoring a series of political debates featuring candidates for Volusia County Council. Both debates will begin promptly at 6:30pm and will be moderated by Pat Rice, Editor-in-Chief […]
Continue ReadingRobert Andrews, associate director of admissions at Stetson University for four years, has been named director of admissions, effective Monday, Aug. 4. Andrews was selected after a national search to fill the vacancy left by Rodney San Jose who left Stetson for another position. “Since joining Stetson in July of 2010, Robert has been central […]
Continue ReadingFacilities management has been preparing all summer for the new faces and excitement that is coming to campus for the 2014-2015 school year. The summer of 2014 has been very productive, resulting in many significant improvements to the facilities where members of the campus community live, teach, work and play. Facilities Management staff has been […]
Continue ReadingVisitors to Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will be able to enjoy a stroll among some of Florida’s native wildflowers, thanks to a $2,500 grant recently awarded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. The project, which aims to showcase the beauty and variety of Florida’s first flowers while demonstrating their use in landscapes, will also give guests […]
Continue ReadingSince joining the library faculty at Stetson University in 1976, Sims Kline has helped thousands of students and members of the university community with research on countless topics. For Kline, associate professor and research librarian at Stetson’s duPont-Ball Library, it is gratifying to know he has helped so many students, faculty and staff on so […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students Jeremy Bailie, Anisha Patel and Nick Sellars won the best brief award at the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition at the Florida Bar conference on June 25-26 in Orlando. Stetson’s Moot Court team advanced to the final round of the annual competition, arguing in front of Florida Supreme […]
Continue ReadingThis is the fourth and final story in a series, “Values Quest,” in the Summer 2014 Stetson Magazine. A 1997 document about Stetson “Heritage and Values” begins this way: “From its origin, Stetson University has maintained the importance of religion and ethics in the university mission. The university motto, ‘For God and Truth,’ is an […]
Continue ReadingAs the Stetson football team prepares to return to the gridiron this fall for the teams’ second season, the Hatters have joined forces with the Stetson cheerleaders to create an event to raise money for charity. The Hatters and Stetson cheerleaders will hold a midnight run on the evening of August 23 and they are […]
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