Stetson University’s School of Music has successfully completed a comprehensive accreditation review by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation, according to NASM Executive Director Samuel Hope, whose letter accompanied the commission’s report. The Commission Action Report, received by Dr. Jean West, dean of the School of Music, included the following […]
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Dr. Timothy Peter, professor of music at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, will become Stetson University’s new director of choral activities and professor of music, effective August 2012. “Dr. Peter brings dynamic leadership, artistry and magnetism to our vibrant School of Music, whose choral tradition and strengths are highly regarded nationwide,” said Dr. Jean O. West, […]
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 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Beckerath Organ on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, with a series of guest recitals, receptions and talks to be held on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The recitals will be held in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. An observance of the 50th […]
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 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, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will cancel classes on Tuesday, April 19, for its all-day Stetson Showcase – Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium, showcasing student research and creative projects from across the DeLand campus’s academic disciplines. All student presentations and the keynote lecture are free and open to the public. Tickets are required for the School of […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Music has been named to Parade Magazine’s “College A-List” in the category highlighting Arts Programs. Stetson is one of seven colleges and universities nationwide to receive the honor. The Sunday magazine, carried in newspapers across the nation including the Orlando Sentinel, compiled its “College A-List” on the recommendations of high school counselors […]
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