Stetson University’s Entrepreneurial Group will hold their second annual Idea Pitch Competition on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The competition includes two categories: social (not for profit), and for profit. Students will submit a 60-90 elevator pitch outlining an idea for a new product, service, project or solution. The competition is open to all students at Stetson […]
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Soprano Lloyd Linney, Ph.D., professor of music, has spent her career delighting audiences in opera, recital and oratorio. A graduate of Furman University, where she studied with DuPre Rhame, she holds a master’s and doctorate of music degrees from Florida State University, studying with Elena Nikolaidi and Roy Delp, respectively. From 1994 to 2001 she did […]
Continue ReadingFour distinguished members of the Stetson University community have received top state awards from the Florida Campus Compact at the Annual Awards Gala held on Oct. 15. Keynote speaker for this year’s gala, held at the University of North Florida campus, was Dr. Andrew Seligsohn, newly elected national president of Campus Compact. Heather Hamilton, pictured far […]
Continue ReadingThe Coleman Foundation has named Stetson University as one of 19 colleges and universities across the United States as a participant in its Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows Program. The Program creates awareness and builds support for entrepreneurial education in interdisciplinary departments across the campuses of participating institutions. A one-year grant of $20,000 was presented to Gary […]
Continue ReadingIn a letter presented to Captain Julie Houser, Stetson University Public Safety, DeLand Chief of Police William E. Ridgway honored Houser with a Community Partnership Award, saying the following: On 07/16/14, DeLand Police and Fire/Rescue were dispatched to Stetson University in reference to an adult male having a possible heart attack. As a member of […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson women’s volleyball dove into 2014 with a 5-1 start, the best in school history. A huge part of this early success was the September Student-Athlete of the Month, Madison Akins. Akins is a sophomore right-side hitter majoring in elementary education with a minor in English from Brookes, Ga. A co-captain, she is currently […]
Continue ReadingThe following story, written by Dee-Ann Enniss, is a first-hand account of what it means to her to be a resident assistant at Stetson University. Many students on this campus believe that they know what a resident assistant (RA) does on campus, and up until last year I was definitely one of them. If you […]
Continue ReadingThis year, Target teamed up with Major League Baseball (MLB) and PEOPLE magazine to give teachers who are hitting home runs in the classroom a ticket into the Hall of Fame. Alison Aster (Ali) Kearney ’08, one of Stetson’s very own, pictured, right, in her classroom at Bonita Springs Charter School, was one of 30 representatives […]
Continue ReadingStetson Lifelong Learning member W.L. Newkirk, M.D., won Best Play in the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival for his first play East Lansing. The festival, which was launched this summer by the non-profit theater company RL Stage Inc. and took place during Aug. 29-31, combines entertainment and education with professionally-led workshops and playwright competitions. After a […]
Continue ReadingStetson only Florida school on U.S. News list for best undergraduate teaching Once again, Stetson University has earned national recognition for its attention to challenging academics and commitment to community service by ranking among the top universities in national surveys. U.S. News’ 2015 edition of “Best Colleges” ranked Stetson sixth in its Best Regional Universities (South), and […]
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 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 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 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 ReadingThe Florida Bar recently honored Stetson University College of Law student leaders for their outstanding chapter. Stetson’s chapter of the Young Lawyers Division Law Student Division was named the best in the state during the Florida Bar’s Annual Meeting June 25-26 in Orlando. Pictured, Anisha Patel (left) accepts the Best Student Chapter award from Law […]
Continue ReadingBefore the Stetson football team even begins practice for the start of its second season, the Hatters already have a player earning preseason All-America accolades. Sophomore safety Donald Payne was one of 105 players from across the nation in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to have been selected to the BSN Preseason All-America team. Payne was a […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, June 25, 2014, Stetson alumnus Rick Covert ’90 (sixth from left), and other members of the management team of Adeptus Health, including President and CEO Thomas S. Hall, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the company’s completion of its initial public offering and first day of trading. […]
Continue ReadingDr. Rosalie Richards, nationally recognized leader in undergraduate research, faculty development, inclusive excellence and cultural competence, STEM, and STEM education, will join Stetson University as associate provost for Faculty Development and professor of Chemistry and Education, effective July 21, 2014. Richards joins Stetson from an appointment as Kaolin Endowed Chair in Science and Georgia Eminent […]
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