In just a few weeks, the Hatters will be playing its first football game since 1957! On Saturday, Aug. 31, Stetson faces Warner University. The Stetson Bookstore is prepared to help the Stetson community show the Hatter spirit with new football merchandise. The new items are among the first things seen on display as you […]
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Stetson University alumna Maria Wrabel ’12, who graduated in Global Development Studies, a major she designed to reflect her strong passion for global issues, has been selected as one of only two college graduates to serve as a Fellow through the Jessie Ball duPont Fund Fellowship. Having recently returned from her work in Vietnam with […]
Continue ReadingMore than 16 hours after it started, the first day of work for the 2013 Stetson football team came to an end Sunday night when a more than three hour practice session ended shortly after 10 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Garnett, Jr.) Read more about Hatter football and all the Hatter sports at gohatters.com. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University alumna Vasti Torres has been named Dean of College Education at the University of South Florida, it was announced in the spring by USF Provost Ralph Wilcox. Torres leaves her position as director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University-Bloomington, and begins her new position at USF this summer. Wilcox noted […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson community and its DeLand neighbors are happily anticipating the arrival of football to Stetson on Aug. 31. Another change – the move to a tobacco-free campus – has also made news recently. Notable national, regional and local media coverage includes Daytona Beach News-Journal, University Business, Florida Higher Education Spectator, Atlantic-Sun Insider and OurSportsCentral.com. Stetson’s news coverage […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson Trombone Choir, conducted by associate professor of music, David Schmidt, was selected to perform at the 42nd annual International Trombone Festival (ITF) this year in Columbus, Ga., hosted by the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University. “The Festival is a once-a-year gathering of trombonists from throughout the world,” said Schmidt. “This […]
Continue ReadingRosalie Carpenter, current assistant dean of students at Stetson University, has been promoted to the position of dean of students at Stetson University’s DeLand campus, Christopher Kandus-Fisher, vice president for student affairs, announced this week. In her new position, which is effective immediately, Carpenter will report to Kandus-Fisher and will provide oversight to various units […]
Continue ReadingBruce Jacob, dean emeritus and professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law, was presented the Champion of Indigent Defense Award by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) at its annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif. The Champion of Indigent Defense Award recognizes an individual for exceptional efforts in making positive changes to a local, county, […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever spent a sleepless night swatting mosquitoes, you’ll understand the manatee’s plight. Longing for rest in the warm waters of Volusia County’s Blue Spring, Florida’s manatees are being harassed by armored catfish. The invasive species attach their sucker mouths to the manatees’ skin and graze for algae, as illustrated in the photo at […]
Continue ReadingStetson President Wendy Libby was named to a list of most influential women, and the verdict in the Zimmerman trial is still generating coverage for Stetson as is Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. Notable national, international and regional media coverage includes Volusia-Flagler Business Report, Washington Post, ABA Journal, CRI English (China), Orlando Sentinel, Tallahassee Democrat, Salt Lake Tribune, […]
Continue ReadingJohn Jett, Ph.D., visiting research professor and laboratory coordinator for the Stetson biology department, used to ride killer whales for a living. Seriously. Jett (pictured right) was a whale rider and trainer for SeaWorld during the mid-1990s. He later went on to earn his master’s degree in environmental science and his doctorate in health and […]
Continue ReadingAccusations of racism, sexism and homophobia among the cast of CBS’s hit show “Big Brother” (pictured right) have show producers defending their decision to censor some comments. Andy Dehnart, visiting assistant professor and director of Stetson’s journalism program, weighed in on the latest drama surrounding the reality TV show now in its 15 season. Critics […]
Continue ReadingWhen Georgios Bakamitsos (pictured left) arrived in New Orleans, La., to teach marketing at Tulane University he got an education he never expected. It was August 2005, and he hadn’t even had time to settle into his new job before Hurricane Katrina came calling. “The marketing department went from nine people to four overnight because […]
Continue ReadingA controversial verdict in the Zimmerman trial has kept COL professors busy commenting on national and international media stories about the trial. Another controversy – this time surrounding the reality television show “Big Brother” — also has garnered quotes from Stetson faculty. Notable national, international and regional mentions include The Wall Street Journal, The New […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Community School of Music, as part of its Guitar Summer Camp, will present a classical guitar concert series, Friday, July 26, and Thursday, Aug. 1, featuring Stetson School of Music alumni. Guitarist David Stringer ’13, and the Galestro-Smith Duo, featuring guitarist Jonathan Smith ’11, and flutist Angela Galestro ’12, will perform at […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been quite a summer for several members of the Stetson women’s golf team. Rising senior Jenna Hoecker (Rochester, N.Y.) is the latest to take home some hardware as she won the New York State Women’s Amateur Championship on Thursday, July 10 at the Country Club of Ithaca. (Photo, courtesy of Andrew Hickey, NYS Golf […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of Stetson University College of Law alumni have recently been recognized among Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Stetson is listed third among the top 10 law schools across the country producing the most Florida Super Lawyers this year, with 278 Stetson law alumni selected for inclusion. Six Stetson alumni, Stephen A. […]
Continue ReadingJamil Khader’s year-long Fulbright fellowship will take him to a volatile part of the world to seek extraordinary writers and help increase understanding of Palestinian culture and social justice. An uncommon, and uncommonly personal, quest into the rocky hills north of the Dead Sea is being prepared by a Stetson English professor who plans to […]
Continue ReadingWith just weeks to go before the first Hatter football game since 1957, football has received much attention in the news media this week, in both the traditional and social news media. Head baseball coach Pete Dunn’s new four-year contract also received many positive responses in social media, too. Stetson’s news coverage for the week […]
Continue ReadingAttention Hatter faculty and staff! “It’s not at the beginning, nor is it at the end when we find our significance,” said vice president for Student Affairs Chris Kandus-Fisher. “It’s in the collection of moments that form the foundation of our lives.” Do you know a faculty member, staff member or student who can share […]
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