Stetson University’s Department of Teacher Education is hosting the 7th Biennial M. Jean Greenlaw Children’s Literature Conference on Monday, April 30. The conference, which offers numerous informative and entertaining workshops throughout the day, is open to the public. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stetson Room, second floor of […]
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Stetson University will cancel classes on Wednesday, April 18, for its all-day Stetson Showcase, featuring 150 student presentations of their undergraduate research and creative projects from across the DeLand campus’s academic disciplines. All student presentations and the keynote lecture are free and open to the public. Stetson Showcase will conclude with the 14th annual Festival […]
Continue ReadingWith less than a month ‘til Commencement 2012, campus activities are abundant as students showcase their academic achievements and prepare for the future! This week’s calendar offers a wide range of student-focused events – from the senior art show and student-directed one-act plays to concerts and Stetson Showcase. Here are some highlights: Senior Art: Digital […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s theatre arts program will enter a new era this summer when the program’s classes and performances move into the theater space of the Museum of Florida Art adjacent to the DeLand campus. Stetson and the Museum of Florida Art have reached a five-year, renewable lease for Stetson’s use of the 8,700-square-foot main theatre, […]
Continue ReadingStetson student Amber Houston (pictured here) was startled by an email she received from a professor the week before FOCUS (Friends On Campus Uniting Students) orientation in August: Her second-ever college class would be a bicycle trip. “I got the email, and I was like, we’re doing what?” Houston said. The bike ride was designed […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the Stetson University community will share their Hatter “Green” with the surrounding community during two weeks of celebration and learning for Earth Week and Arbor Day. Activities kick off this weekend with the fourth annual Green Symposium on Friday, April 13, followed by participation in the city of DeLand’s Green Affair Event 2012 […]
Continue ReadingHappy Easter! We hope you enjoy your long weekend. When you return to campus, there will be many thought-provoking programs over the next week—including a panel discussion on the Trayvon Martin case and an interactive diversity exercise, ‘Strange Like Me.’ Here are some highlights. Have a great holiday weekend! Global, ethical issues: Be informed about […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Multicultural Student Council will present “Strange Like Me,” an interactive program on racism, sexism and homophobia especially for college students, on Thursday, April 12, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Rinker Field House of the Hollis Center, 602 N. Bert Fish Drive, DeLand. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Roland George Investments Program achieved the near-impossible in the financial world this week – winning major national competitions in both the stock and bond categories. The student-run George Program bond portfolio won first-place in the Fixed-Income Category in the world’s largest student investment competition, the R.I.S.E. Forum at the University of Dayton in […]
Continue ReadingStudents returning from international field studies invariably find they have acquired an invisible keepsake of great power – perspective. Fresh perspective is something mentioned by nearly every student describing their Business School class trip to Communist Cuba in early March where they gained new and broader understanding of life on the island nation. Those insights […]
Continue ReadingIf you have graduated or attended Stetson University since 1998, you may remember participating in the annual Stetson research day. No matter what it was called then, the Stetson Showcase (its new name as of 2011) has given undergraduate students from all programs an opportunity to present research, original works of art, theater, digital arts […]
Continue ReadingMaking an IMPACT globally is the theme for the week ahead at Stetson! From IMPACT Conference activities to Relay for Life to Bead for Life, see how you can make a difference in the world. Even the week’s cultural activities have an international flavor, including Mayan Week events and the Caribbean-themed Carnival 2012. This week’s […]
Continue ReadingBusiness suits, briefcases, bills and legislative rules were the order of the day as 100 students from Stetson University and eight other colleges and universities from across the country convened at Stetson as the Floyd M. Riddick United States Model Senate from March 15-17. The 41st annual Model Senate sessions were filled with students voting […]
Continue ReadingEnduring subzero temperatures, rain and heavy winds, relentless fatigue and decreasing oxygen levels, Business Professor Rick Copeland and his daughter reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro as dawn broke on New Year’s morning. “The sunrise was gorgeous. You could see the roof of Africa and the curvature of the Earth,” recalled Copeland. “I was so […]
Continue ReadingWith so much focus on the Mayan calendar and 2012 this year, Stetson University’s Latin American studies program and Artists and Lecturers Committee have planned a Mayan Week, April 3 through 5, featuring a lecture by a Maya cultural activist, a demonstration by a Maya weaver and showing of a film. All programs are free […]
Continue ReadingA dozen Stetson University football players from the 1940s and ’50s and a young recruit for next year’s return of Hatter Football were special guests at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Athletics Complex being built on the northeast side of campus. Under beautiful blue skies with the backdrop of a partly-constructed Athletics Field House […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will host the 28th annual IMPACT Conference, a national conference focusing on service, civic engagement and advocacy, Thursday, March 29, through Sunday, April 1. About 600 college students, faculty and staff members from all over theUnited States are planning to attend, including 150 Stetson students. Registration is still open; information: http://www.impactconference.org. The cost […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the sixth consecutive year for its commitment to bettering the world through community service and service learning. Stetson is one of 642 colleges and universities nationwide to receive the honor given by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). […]
Continue ReadingNote: This release is from Volusia County Government The fourth annual Green Symposium, The Green Edge: Innovation and Sustainability, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 13, at Stetson University’s Lynn Business Center. The symposium is hosted by the Volusia County Office of Sustainability and Energy Management, Lake County, Stetson University and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University Russian Studies Professor Michael Denner has always encouraged his students to take risks. Teaching by example, in June 2011, he decided to take a risk of his own and trekked across the Russian countryside with his friend and academic colleague, Thomas Newlin, a professor at Oberlin College. The two men walked 100 miles […]
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