“Telling stories seemed a natural, inevitable process, like clearing the throat. Partly catharsis, partly communication, it was a way of grabbing people by the shirt and explaining exactly what had happened to me,” wrote Tim O’Brien, Vietnam veteran, in his book The Things They Carried, on why it was important for him to write. Vietnam […]
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Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, has again been designated a Military Friendly School by Victory Media. “At Stetson, we are dedicated to making sure that those who served receive the benefits and respect they deserve,” said Professor Stacey-Rae Simcox, director of the Veterans Advocacy Clinic at Stetson. “We also take pride in […]
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Stetson’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration will be dramatically different this year with a new location and planning that was the result of much community collaboration. Officially known as the Stetson University and Stetson Student Veterans Organization Flagpole, Veterans Memorial Plaque, and Brick Path Dedication Ceremony, the 9 a.m. event will be held in front of the […]
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Stetson University’s Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Richard Sylla, Ph.D., will deliver a public lecture, “Lessons from Financial Crises” on Thursday, Nov. 5. The event begins at 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., and is open to the public, free of charge. Cultural credit […]
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Edmunds scholars are not just great students. They exhibit leadership. They have integrity and character. They have a desire to be significant in their communities and to contribute to society. Those traits and others symbolize the J. Ollie Edmunds Distinguished Scholarship Program. Now, through a generous endowment gift from the Novak family, that program will […]
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$80 million earmarked for student, faculty support. Stetson University has launched a $150 million comprehensive campaign, its first fundraising campaign since 2009. The Beyond Success — Significance campaign comes at a time when Stetson is celebrating unprecedented growth: it recently welcomed its largest incoming class in its 132-year history, and its DeLand, Fla., campus is […]
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Former Stetson Hatter Jacob deGrom took the mound Tuesday night for the New York Mets in game three of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. He pitched seven innings, had seven strikeouts and allowed two home runs in a 5-2 victory for the Mets, moving them to within one […]
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The Brown Innovation Fellows Program at Stetson University offers teacher-scholar faculty dedicated time for study and reflection on learning as well as strategies to facilitate deep, integrative student learning anchored in Stetson’s mission of preparing students to lead lives steeped in personal growth, intellectual development, and global citizenship. Congratulations to the following Stetson University’s 2015-2016 Brown Innovation Fellows: […]
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By any measure, the accomplishments of Andria (Long) Herr, graduate of Stetson, class of 1983, have shone brightly in business, higher education and public service. Florida Governor Rick Scott has recently announced her appointment to the Central Florida Expressway (CFX) Authority. Herr will serve on the Board of the CFX Authority, which is responsible for […]
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No one wanted to think about it. Tasked with the job of prosecuting perpetrators of the unthinkable, Basyle “Boz” Tchividjian BA ’90 watched his peers do what they could to avoid handling cases of child sexual abuse. But as a young assistant state attorney handling a variety of criminal cases, Tchividjian couldn’t ignore the horror […]
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Stetson is among the top 40 law schools placing graduates in small law firm jobs, according to the National Jurist 2015 Back to School issue. Stetson’s ranking is based upon 2014 data available from the American Bar Association. The article, “Best schools for Big Law and Small Law,” reports that small law “has seen growth since the recession” […]
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Growing up, Stetson University Trustee J. Hyatt Brown, CPCU, CLU, chairman of the Board of Brown & Brown, Inc., expected to be in the insurance industry like his father, Adrian Brown, who founded Brown & Owen Insurance Agency in 1939. What Hyatt did not expect was to be honored earlier this year with a prestigious […]
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It may be akin to academic sacrilege to suppose anything is more important for college students than good grades and high performance. But those are only two of many important factors it takes for a successful university career. Food is one of the most vital. A healthy, nutritious diet may not top student concerns when […]
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A new grant in the amount of $400,000 was awarded to Stetson University College of Law for the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law to develop a forensic evidence training program for lawyers who work on death penalty cases. “This training program is crucial at a time when life or death often hinges on the […]
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Stetson alumnus Jason Gilliam-Alexander has certainly proven himself to be an MVP both on the basketball court and off. On the court at Stetson, he not only became the team captain, but also Hatter basketball’s star player in the mid-1990s. In his own words, “My time on SU basketball was very rewarding because I was […]
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College of Law student Samantha R. Sobel won first place in the Yanez & Associates Law Scholarship Essay Contest and Scholarship Program for her paper, “Should parents convicted of domestic violence have their parental rights terminated?” The essay focused on domestic violence in America with the goal of increasing awareness of the growing issue. Sobel is a […]
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Stetson University’s Greenfeather Grant recipient for 2015 is Duvall Homes, it was announced today by Veronica Hernandez, AmeriCorps VISTA who serves as Stetson’s Greenfeather advisor. A long held tradition at Stetson University, Greenfeather originated in 1952, as an autumn carnival where students raised funds for local charities. Over the decades, Greenfeather has expanded to include a […]
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Graduation and retention rates, faculty cited as key indicators of quality. Stetson University is tied for fifth on U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 list of Best Regional Universities (South), a one-place move up from last year’s ranking. “At Stetson, we take pride in being recognized as an academically rigorous institution that places a high […]
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Hats Top Regional Poll. Stetson’s Lucas Diniz has been named men’s national player of the week by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), the organization announced on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Diniz is the first NCAA Division I men’s winner of the 2015 season, and is believed to be the first Hatter to win […]
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Scullers call it flat water. They prize it for its calm fluidity, and Lake Beresford in DeLand has it for miles. The flat water here rarely ripples unless a rock or oar glides across its surface. University, prep school and international teams travel here to practice and prepare for competition on its deep-green, glassy […]
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