Everyone knows that the long-sought diploma is the most important document on graduation day. But what about the next day? And next month? And years and decades throughout a career? One word: resume. Long after the treasured diploma is hanging on a wall, that resume will be doing heavy lifting on the career end of […]
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For its March Science Saturday, Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will host a range of activities for young scientists in two disciplines, Neuroscience and Physics. The hands-on workshops, open to the public at no cost, will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Visitors may drop by at any time to […]
Continue ReadingIn the Gillespie Museum’s second Science Café at Stetson University this spring semester, Jason Evans, Ph.D., assistant professor of Environmental Science and Studies, will consider “What is Native Anyway? The Strange Tale of Water Lettuce in Florida.” His talk is scheduled for Thursday evening, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the Gillespie Museum, Stetson University, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Artist’s and Lecturers Committee and the Guitar Program, under the direction of Stephen Robinson, D.M., professor of Music, will present the internationally renowned Amadeus Guitar Duo featuring Dale Kavanagh and Thomas Kirchhoff in concert on Thursday evening, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will take place in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s University Marketing team recently won 11 communications awards at the 2015 CASE District III Conference, including four Grand Awards in different categories. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s criteria for the awards include writing, editing, professional execution of publications and websites, design, technical quality and creativity. “The CASE awards are the gold […]
Continue ReadingKennedy Center award-winning playwright, theatre producer and Stetson adjunct professor Ron Song Destro will offer a free visual presentation entitled Who Really Wrote As Will Shake-speare? on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Stetson Theatre Arts’ Second Stage at the Museum of Art—DeLand, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., across from Chaudoin Hall. The presentation, […]
Continue ReadingEntrepreneurism for Social Change: A public lecture at Stetson University Stetson University will present “Entrepreneurism for Social Change: Making the World Better, One Company at a Time,” a lecture by Patrick Davis, CEO of Davis Brand Capital and Co-Founder of StandUp Foundation, at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the Stetson Room, second floor or […]
Continue ReadingUnder the leadership of Jeffrey Ulmer, left, Stetson University’s Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement, the university’s main fundraising and alumni division has a new administrative structure in place under a new senior leadership team. Amy Gipson, former Director of Strategic Communications and Assistant to the President, is now Assistant Vice President for Development […]
Continue ReadingStetson University presents Terence McNally’s Master Class, Thursday through Saturday, Feb.19-21, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m., in Stetson Theatre Arts’ “Second Stage” located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Blvd., adjacent to the DeLand campus. Master Class is an inspirational comedy about opera legend Maria Callas, one of […]
Continue ReadingDr. Jeffrey Nytch, director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music at The University of Colorado-Boulder, will speak at Stetson University on Wednesday, Feb.11. The full-day residency is co-sponsored by Stetson University’s Joseph C. Prince Entrepreneurship Program and Stetson’s School of Music. All events are free and open to the public. Nytch, composer, teacher, performer, arts administrator and consultant, will facilitate several discussions […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Student Success Program which began in 2010, has taken Stetson’s dedication to student success to the next level. Under the leadership of Dr. Lua Hancock since its inception, the Student Success Program is one of Stetson’s greatest success stories. At the fall meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees, the community celebrated the generosity […]
Continue ReadingClasses for Stetson University’s Lifelong Learning program in DeLand will begin Tuesday, Feb. 10. An open house is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. to noon, in room 104, Flagler Hall, 434 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. Stetson’s Lifelong Program offers programs and learning opportunities for mature adults who want to continue […]
Continue ReadingIn the first of a series of Science Café gatherings this spring semester at Stetson University, Tony Abbott, Ph.D., associate professor of Environmental Science and Studies at Stetson, will discuss the mapping of William Bartram’s travels in the southeastern U.S., especially along the St. Johns River. His talk is scheduled for Thursday evening, Feb. 5, […]
Continue ReadingPhi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar David Schmidtz, Ph.D., pictured right, Kendrick Professor at the University of Arizona in philosophy and economics, will give a series of talks during his visit to Stetson University Jan. 29-30. A specialist in ethics, environmental philosophy, rational choice and political philosophy, Schmidtz holds a courtesy appointment in the McGuire Center […]
Continue ReadingSoprano Emily Miller, Stetson University music major, will perform her senior recital on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 4 p.m., in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The public is invited at no charge. This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Bachelor of Music Performance. Miller, […]
Continue ReadingHatter Productions, Stetson’s premier campus programming board, is bringing Campus MovieFest (CMF) back to Stetson as part of its 14th annual world tour. Campus MovieFest is the World’s Largest Student Film Festival International student movie-making festival. The top short movies will be shown at a red carpet finale 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, in the […]
Continue ReadingLynn Schoenberg, former executive director of Holistic Wellness at Stetson University, has been named Stetson’s Dean of Students, effective Jan. 1, 2015, it was announced by Christopher Kandus-Fisher, Ed.D., vice president of student affairs. A member of the Stetson community for eight years, Schoenberg’s initial focus was on health education, alcohol prevention and late night […]
Continue ReadingTo commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, Stetson University, in collaboration with the Greater Union Life Center and the MLK Planning Committee, will host a series of events and programs open to the public, themed around the topics of civil rights and global citizenship throughout the week of Jan. 19-22, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.) program is earning recognition again in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Graduate Business Programs (excluding MBA) where it tied for 42 in the nation. Stetson tied for 93 in Online MBA and Graduate Business Programs specifically for the joint Master of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration program (Pharma/M.B.A.). […]
Continue ReadingFlorida Pro Musica (FPM), a professional ensemble that performs primarily music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance, especially sacred music of the 16th century, will perform at Stetson University on Saturday, Jan. 24, under the direction of Larry Kent. Kent (pictured below), director of Florida Pro Musica since its debut in 1999, holds degrees in […]
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