In 1962, Stetson University became the first, private, non historically black college to integrate in Florida. This infographic from the duPont-Ball Library and Tri-C traces the university’s efforts to grow in inclusivity, documenting strides made from before the doors opened to blacks, to the 2009 establishment of the first multicultural education institute in Florida. The […]
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Junior Cory Reid didn’t need a lot of time to make a mark on the Stetson baseball program. The Port St. Lucie native, and transfer from the State College of Florida in Bradenton, picked up his first Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week award for his play in five games for the Hatters last […]
Continue ReadingJoin the musicians of the Stetson University Jazz Ensemble as they pay homage to former director, Don Waldrop (pictured below, right), and welcome Greg Parnell to the stage as our guest artist. Prior to taking over the directorship of the jazz ensemble at Stetson University in 2012, Don Waldrop was best known for his work as a […]
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 ReadingStudents in Stetson University’s J.D./M.B.A. program recently placed among the Global Top 25 in the GLO-BUS global simulation competition. Stetson J.D./M.B.A. students participated in GLO-BUS as part of their capstone management course. “Through the use of tools like the GLO-BUS simulation in our capstone course, students are able not only to integrate the functional expertise […]
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 ReadingWebcam connects students to loved ones across the miles. Holler Fountain is one of the most iconic images of Stetson University. The fountain serves many purposes; it’s a place to sit and study, reflect, unwind, make wishes, and sometimes, spark romances that last for a lifetime. Nina O’Keefe May ’74 and Colby May ’75 shared […]
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 […]
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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 ReadingJama Sharp and Kyle Sikora are the Female and Male Student-Athlete of the Month for January 2015. Jama Sharp: Female Student-Athlete for January Jama Sharp has the rare ability to characterize herself with a word most athletes can only dream of: perfect. Now in her fourth and final season as a member of the Women’s […]
Continue ReadingDivine Miracle Myles is his given name, and he most certainly earned it. He earned it because he wasn’t supposed to live. His mother’s pregnancy was wrought with complications. Doctors were so certain he was going to be stillborn they almost threw him away after he was delivered. But the Stetson freshman – and a […]
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 ReadingWith the start of the 2015 college baseball season just around the corner, fans of Stetson baseball will have a chance to get an early look at the Hatters on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, at the new Wayne G. Sanborn Community Center on Alabama Avenue. The annual Dick Westervelt First Pitch Banquet is Stetson Baseball’s […]
Continue Reading“I am really glad I participated! Thanks for holding this course!” This was just one of the many enthusiastic comments shared by participants about their recent experience with a new meditation course, launched at Stetson last semester. In October 2014, 10 Stetson students and staff members (pictured left) participated in the Meditation Starter Kit—a four-week […]
Continue ReadingStetson won the Andrews Kurth National Moot Court Championship and the ABA Law Student National Arbitration Competition this weekend. The invitation-only Andrews Kurth National Moot Court Competition determines the 16 “best of the best” moot court programs in the United States. Stetson’s team of Nick Sellars, Melaina Tryon and Giovanni Giarratana won the final round […]
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