First player in Stetson’s history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team Stetson University sophomore Donald Payne capped a remarkable 2014 football season by becoming the first player in school history to earn recognition on the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team. The Walter Camp All-America team is considered to be […]
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Three-year project will train teachers in core subject matter, accelerate effectiveness Stetson University, Bethune-Cookman University, Volusia County Schools and New Teacher Center have been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Florida Department of Education to create and launch the Volusia Center for Excellence in Education (VCEE). “VCEE represents a new model of excellence in […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Canvas My Campus project needs your support! Three Stetson juniors: Abby Thompson, Annie Roche, pictured riding a camel in Morocco, and Emmie Wenzell, entered the Canvas My Campus competition, a global university online crowd-funding contest for people who want to share their ideas for creating change internationally. This campaign, which represents a partnership between […]
Continue ReadingPresident Libby details new program at College Opportunity Day of Action Today, Stetson University President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., will join President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with other college presidents and higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college. The second […]
Continue ReadingSAINT LOUIS, Mo. – Stetson safety Donald Payne, Dayton running back Connor Kacsor, Davidson running back Jeffrey Keil, Drake defensive lineman Mack Marrin and San Diego head coach Dale Lindsey were the recipients of the Pioneer Football League’s top honors in a vote of the league’s coaches. In addition to these awards, the league will […]
Continue ReadingGetting a 4.0 at Stetson University is no easy feat. Add in a double major and participation in a varsity sport and it’s nothing short of incredible. Now, consider that all of this was done with English as a second language and, well, that is Carmen Bernecker. A native of Holzmaden, Germany, Carmen came to […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law students were named best advocates at the 13th Annual National Civil Trial Competition in Los Angeles on Nov. 16. Loyola Law School won the competition. Stetson’s team of Chad Florin, Daniel Miles, Candice Rojas and Lisa Ungerbuehler placed second in the competition. Rojas was named Best Advocate in the Final […]
Continue ReadingLegendary Stetson men’s basketball coach Glenn Wilkes was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The National Association of Basketball Coaches elected Wilkes last April. Joining Wilkes in the Class of 2014 are Grant Hill, Darrell Griffith, Shaquille O’Neal, Zelmo Beaty, Dale Brown, Gary Williams, and Howard […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter Corey Kluber capped his great season as a member of the Cleveland Indians by being selected as the American League Cy Young Award winner. The award was announced live on the MLB Network on Wednesday night. Kluber, who played for the Hatters from 2005-07, completed his first full season in the big […]
Continue ReadingStetson head coach Ernie Yarborough was named Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year, and seven Hatters earned spots on the various all-conference teams, which were announced by the league office on Tuesday. League head coaches voted on the post-season awards. JJ Bostic and Eli Beates were voted to the all-conference first team, while Lucas […]
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If there is a trait shared by candidates on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, it’s playing with a relentless motor.Which is how the award’s namesake played during his Hall of Fame career.On Tuesday, four more players were nominated for the Buchanan Award which honors the outstanding defensive player in the FCS. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter, and Volusia County native, Jacob deGrom capped a stellar first season with the New York Mets by earning NL Rookie of the Year honors. deGrom, who played at Stetson from 2008-10, finished his rookie season in New York with a 9-6 record and a 2.69 ERA in 140.1 innings of work. He […]
Continue ReadingEarlier today, Stetson head men’s soccer coach Ernie Yarborough was honored as the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. Yarborough not only guided Stetson to its winningest season in three years, but also to the program’s first conference tournament appearance since 2011. Stetson opens A-Sun Tournament play on Wednesday when the Hatters face Northern […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Ross Morison was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic team for men’s soccer, the league office announced on Monday. Chosen by the A-Sun’s Sports Information Directors and media relations personnel, the all-academic team consists of 11 student-athletes representing all eight league members. Players are chosen based on both athletic and academic achievements. To […]
Continue ReadingIt was a short pass on second and eight in the final seconds of the third quarter, but by the time Stetson’s Kegan Moore was hauled down from behind 78 yards later, it changed the entire complexion of the day for the homestanding Hatters. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Cole Mazza crashed […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law was honored with a Diversity Outreach Champion Award during the Honors and Appreciation Luncheon at the 10th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 24. Stetson was honored as a Diversity Outreach Champion for its “sustained commitment to reaching out to Black prospective applicants […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is excited to announce that The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia is the winner of the 2014 Greenfeather Grant – a $10,000 grant given to a local non-profit organization as part of Stetson’s annual Homecoming traditions. Twenty-one local non-profit organizations submitted proposals for the Greenfeather Grant, ranging from projects that improve youth literacy and education, […]
Continue ReadingLauren Hill, Stetson Outstanding Young Alumna in 2013, with sponsorship by Stetson’s Department of Environmental Science and Gender Studies Program, will host a free screening of her film Beyond the Surface on Thursday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. in the duPont-Ball Library, room 25L. The Library is located at 134 E. Minnesota Ave., on Stetson’s DeLand […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law inducted three extraordinary alumni into its Hall of Fame on Nov. 1 in Gulfport, Fla. Hall of Fame inductees are selected for having a profound and positive impact on Stetson Law and the legal profession. This year’s inductees included: Joshua Magidson JD ’80 (pictured left with Law Dean Christopher Pietruszkiewicz) […]
Continue ReadingStetson students placed third in the national Collegiate Ethics Case Competition held in October at the Eller School of Management at the University of Arizona. The Stetson team of Emma Campbell (right) and David Sawyer (left), coached by Dr. Jim Beasley and Dr. John Tichenor, competed against 27 other universities from around the U.S. and […]
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