Tag: honor

The Journey: Theory to Practice

Stetson University’s Department of Education has prepared aspiring teachers for the career of their choice, by providing ongoing field experience or internships working in real classrooms with elementary school students in schools across Central Florida. The majority of senior internships are in Volusia County schools, but some schools are located in Seminole, Orange and Osceola […]

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’69-70 Basketball Team to be Honored Saturday

Members of Stetson’s 1969-70 men’s basketball team will be honored at halftime of Saturday’s game against NJIT. Tip-off for the game is 3:30 p.m. at Edmunds Center. Saturday is one day shy of the 46th anniversary of arguably the greatest win in program history. The Hatters defeated 18th-ranked Louisville, 87-80, on Jan. 17, 1970, in […]

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Ragtime Pianist Bob Milne to perform at Stetson

Considered by many to be the best Ragtime/Boogie-Woogie pianist in the world, Bob Milne will be performing at Stetson University’s Lee Chapel, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19. Lee Chapel is located inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The performance is open to the public, free of charge. Although Milne comes […]

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Food for Thoughtful, Musical

Stetson’s chapter of Phi Mu Alpha (PMA), a national music fraternity, reached a high note that echoed across the community by developing, designing and marketing the Chili for Charity cook-off. The event raised nearly $2,200, a portion of which went to Sinfonia Educational Foundation, whose mission is to, “advance music in America by supporting scholarship, […]

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Outstanding Hatters recognized at Homecoming 2015

Homecoming is a time when Stetson University honors its own outstanding alumni and faculty. Stetson President Wendy B. Libby and Scott Bruin ’75, president of the Alumni Association, presented the 2015 awards of distinction to five alumni and one professor at the President’s Champagne Breakfast held Saturday morning, Nov. 14, on the Stetson Green. 2015 […]

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Hatters Trio Highlights PFL Academic Team

A trio of Stetson University juniors earned first team Academic All-PFL honors for the 2015 season. The trio – defensive back Donald Payne, linebacker David Lazear and defensive end Davion Belk – are all on the team for a second time. For Payne, the recognition completes a week full of PFL accolades. On Monday he […]

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Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday: A Day to Give Back

Join us for Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is an international movement created in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is a day devoted to giving back. Whether it is with your hearts, hands or checkbooks, all Hatters are asked to support your favorite organizations, your favorite student scholarships or your favorite cause at […]

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Race, Higher Education flash panel sparked by MU protest

The events that sparked the protests at the University of Missouri (MU) ignited a flash panel discussion at Stetson University’s DeLand campus that was simultaneously streamed to the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Opening remarks by Stetson President Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., focused toward the goals of creating conversations […]

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A frayed knot: an anchor to many lives

In a monumental effort to enlighten some 280 administrators and educators on the effects of poverty on children who are sitting right in their own classrooms, Volusia County School Superintendent James T. Russell said, “We must pray for those who have no one to pray for them,” expounding on Mother Teresa’s poignant words, “We must […]

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2016 Baseball Schedule Loaded With Strong Foes

A total of seven teams who advanced to the 2015 NCAA Baseball Tournament highlight the 2016 Stetson University baseball schedule. The Hatters will square off with a trio of teams that were No. 1 seeds last year, plus four other NCAA Tournament teams, as part of a schedule that features 34 home games at Melching […]

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Stetson hosts Uniform CPA Examination Simulation Pretest

Stetson accounting seniors, graduate students, select university alumni and friends were allowed to participate in a pretest simulation recently for the Business Environment & Concepts section of the Uniform CPA Examinations held by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This opportunity was made available to only a handful of universities, including Stetson, which now […]

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Hatters Give Record-Setting Homecoming Performance

The Stetson Hatters set program highs for point, rushing yard and rushing touchdowns on Saturday afternoon at Spec Martin Stadium in a 60-21 victory over Ave Maria in front of a Homecoming crowd of 3,825. The Hatters (3-7) piled up 353 rushing yards in the game, averaging 7.7 yards per carry. Four different Stetson players […]

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Home Event Final Test for Women’s Rowing

The Stetson Women’s Rowing team is looking to carry the momentum of a strong fall season into their final test of the year, defending the home waters of Lake Beresford this weekend during the Hatter Fall Rowing Rendezvous. In only its fourth year, the Rendezvous is the largest fall regatta in Florida. “The fall season […]

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