A group of Stetson University students have successfully completed their Teacher Education internships in central Florida schools. Stetson’s Teacher Education internship program is designed to prepare students to work with diverse populations by allowing them to experience teaching first-hand with mentor teachers. The majority of the students do their senior internships in Volusia, Seminole, Orange […]
Continue ReadingDr. Eric Kurlander, associate professor and chair of the History Department at Stetson University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for research and teaching in Freiburg, Germany, during the spring semester 2012, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has announced. From January through April, Kurlander will conduct […]
Continue ReadingThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed the accreditation of Stetson University for another 10 years. The reaccreditation was announced by SACS last week following a two-year, in-depth review of the university and visit by a SACS team in April. “We are very proud of our successful reaccreditation by SACS,” […]
Continue ReadingRina Tovar, Stetson University vice president for Campus Life and Student Success, is the first recipient ever to receive the NASPA-Florida Outstanding Service to Students Award. The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) designed this award as a way to recognize the contributions of professionals who consistently give time and effort counseling, advising and […]
Continue ReadingFifteen Stetson students received awards at the opening reception for Stetson University’s 22nd Juried Student Art Exhibition on Nov. 11. The award winning works of art (59 pieces) are currently being displayed at the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center now through Dec. 9. The Hand Art Center is located on the University’s Palm Court/Quad, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Housing and Residential Life Department has been honored by the Halifax Humane Society inDaytona Beach for its creation of the university’s pet-friendly student residence hall and its contribution to animals. Stetson received the 2011 Wingate Award by the Halifax Humane Society, the area’s largest animal shelter. The award, named for the founders of […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music and the Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA) will present the 22nd annual FBA Hall of Fame Weekend at Stetson on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12 and 13. Honorees to be inducted this year into the Hall of Fame are Kenneth R. Tolbert, director of the Miami Central Band that was […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has received this year’s Engaged Campus Award for colleges and universities in the independent sector, and Stetson junior Chelsea Lincoln has won the Students in Service Award, from Florida Campus Compact. The awards were presented at Florida Campus Compact’s recent 2011 Awards Gala inOrlando. Florida Campus Compact is a coalition of more than […]
Continue ReadingApproximately 200 of Stetson University’s top students were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, the oldest and largest freshman honor society, at a Re-Chartering and Induction Ceremony at Stetson’s Carlton Union Building this week. Phi Eta Sigma was originally chartered at Stetson in 1978, but the chapter had been inactive since the mid-1990s. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Business Administration has been named one of the nation’s “Best 294 Business Schools” in a new guidebook released Oct. 11 by The Princeton Review. The education services company compiles its guidebook of top business schools annually based on input from more than 19,000 students in Master of Business Administration programs accredited by […]
Continue ReadingThrough a partnership between the Florida Audubon Society and Stetson University, nine students from Stetson’s DeLand and Law campuses have been awarded scholarships to attend the Conservation Leadership Initiative (CLI) as part of Florida Audubon Society’s statewide conference in Lake Mary, Fla., on Oct. 14. The 2011 Audubon Assembly is an annual event that brings […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for two more buildings, the Mary B. McMahan Hall and the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center for a total now of four “green buildings” on the historic campus in DeLand. In 2003, Stetson’s Lynn Business Center earned LEED certification and became not […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s strong academic quality has earned it a ranking of third place among the South’s top regional universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 edition of “Best Colleges.” Stetson is also listed as one of the South’s “Great Schools, Great Prices,” based on academic quality and the average net cost after need-based financial […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been recognized for its academic excellence by being included in The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012, which praises Stetson for its academic rigor, personal attention and campus life. The annual guide is compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske. Stetson is one of nine Florida colleges and universities […]
Continue ReadingForbes Magazine has again included Stetson University on its annual list of “America’s Best Colleges,” putting Stetson in the top 20 percent of all undergraduate institutions in the United States. The rankings of 650 schools are exclusively prepared for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), a Washington, D.C., think tank. To […]
Continue ReadingStetson University President Wendy B. Libby has been selected one of Volusia/Flagler Business Report’s 2011 “Influential Women in Business.” This is the sixth year the weekly business report has honored the area’s most outstanding women in business. Women business owners and executives were nominated by readers and staff of the publication, which is affiliated with […]
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: This news release was provided by Partners of the Americas Dr. J. Anthony Abbott, Stetson University associate professor of geography and environmental science and director of the university’s environmental science program, will travel to Colombia on a Climate Change Fellowship offered by Partners of the Americas through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Florida Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority recently was selected as the second-best chapter in the world! Student and alumni representatives of Stetson Pi Beta Phi received the Balfour Cup First Runner-Up Vase at the International Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi held in Orlando in late June. The award is based […]
Continue ReadingStetson Athletics is proud to announce that Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has been named as the Under Armour Division I Southeast AD of the Year. “I am honored to be recognized by my peers and members of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics as the Under Armour Southeast region Division I Athletic […]
Continue ReadingThree Stetson University faculty members – Dr. Jamil Khader, English; Dr. Lloyd Linney, voice; and Dr. Carolyn Young Nicholson, marketing – have been promoted to the rank of professor, effective in August. Dr. Jamil Khader, College of Arts & Sciences: A Palestinian from Israel, Khader completed his Ph.D. in English Literature at Pennsylvania State University, […]
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