The Stetson University Community School of Music, as part of its Guitar Summer Camp, will present a classical guitar concert series, Friday, July 26, and Thursday, Aug. 1, featuring Stetson School of Music alumni. Guitarist David Stringer ’13, and the Galestro-Smith Duo, featuring guitarist Jonathan Smith ’11, and flutist Angela Galestro ’12, will perform at […]
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It’s been quite a summer for several members of the Stetson women’s golf team. Rising senior Jenna Hoecker (Rochester, N.Y.) is the latest to take home some hardware as she won the New York State Women’s Amateur Championship on Thursday, July 10 at the Country Club of Ithaca. (Photo, courtesy of Andrew Hickey, NYS Golf […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of Stetson University College of Law alumni have recently been recognized among Florida Super Lawyers and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Stetson is listed third among the top 10 law schools across the country producing the most Florida Super Lawyers this year, with 278 Stetson law alumni selected for inclusion. Six Stetson alumni, Stephen A. […]
Continue ReadingJamil Khader’s year-long Fulbright fellowship will take him to a volatile part of the world to seek extraordinary writers and help increase understanding of Palestinian culture and social justice. An uncommon, and uncommonly personal, quest into the rocky hills north of the Dead Sea is being prepared by a Stetson English professor who plans to […]
Continue ReadingThe Florida Career Professionals Association (FCPA) honored two members of Stetson University during its annual conference in June in Orlando. Robin Kazmarek, associate director of Career Development, was presented the 2013 Brownlee Leadership Award for her contribution and support of the Association, and Mark Marcus was honored with the Student of the Year Award for […]
Continue ReadingWith the countdown clock to the start of the 2013 Stetson University football season at less than two months, plans have been put in place to offer single game tickets for the Hatters’ six home games this fall. The first date for single-game tickets to be made available is the week of August 5-9. During […]
Continue ReadingStetson University golf signee Dirk Kuehler, a New Smyrna Beach native, took home first place in the 16-18 age group last week at the Junior PGA qualifier at Disney’s Magnolia Course. Kuehler finished at six under par for the two round event after posting rounds of 68 and 70. That was good enough for a […]
Continue ReadingIf anyone would have told three budding moviemakers back in high school that their first feature film would be represented at the Cannes Film Festival in France one day, they probably would have looked at you strangely, raising their eyebrows and tilting their heads with surprise. But that is exactly what happened for Brendan Rogers, […]
Continue ReadingRecognized for their educational accomplishments at Stetson University, American studies and history professor Emily Mieras, Ph.D. (pictured left), and sociology and anthropology professor Kimberly FlintHamilton, Ph.D. (pictured below, right), have been chosen to participate in select seminars this summer hosted by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). For several weeks this month, the CIC will […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s student-athletes proved during the past year that they are excellent students in addition to being outstanding athletes, and their efforts in the classroom were rewarded by the Atlantic Sun Conference on Monday when the Hatters claimed their first All-Academic Trophy. A total of 168 Stetson student-athletes, 73 percent, were recognized by the A-Sun […]
Continue ReadingRosalie Carpenter, assistant dean of students at Stetson University, was awarded the Robert D. Bradshaw Small Colleges Student Advocate Award from the National Association of Student Affairs Administrators (NASPA) at its 2013 Region III Awards. The award honors the significant role played by those who champion student issues in a small college setting and beyond. “It […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is warning its students who are pursuing degrees in education that a data security error occurred within the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) in Tallahassee. The security breach impacts teacher education candidates enrolled in a Florida teacher preparation program or who graduated from a Florida teacher preparation program between the 2009 and 2012 academic […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Teacher Education internship program in Central Florida public schools was successfully completed by recent Stetson graduates. The program prepares prospective teachers for working in diverse classrooms by enabling them to work with public school students. In addition, public school teachers mentor the Stetson student interns. Five students completed their internships in Flagler, Orange, […]
Continue ReadingStetson men’s basketball head coach Corey Williams has completed his inaugural coaching staff. Mike Jaskulski (pictured right), Nikita Johnson, and Bert Capel will join the Hatter program as assistant coaches for the 2013-14 season, Williams announced on Thursday. “They have a wealth of experience,” Williams said of his completed staff. “When you look at the […]
Continue ReadingSix Stetson University students will be attending American University in the fall 2013 as a part of Stetson University’s Washington Semester Program based in Washington, D.C. Since 1947, the Washington Semester has offered college students across the nation a chance to study and work in the nation’s capital and gain first-hand knowledge of its government […]
Continue ReadingStetson University alumna Isa Adney, author and speaker, was selected for GOOD Magazine’s list of 100 People Pushing the World Forward. GOOD Magazine focused on Adney’s rising status as a motivational figure in the collegiate world for their April issue. The global progress-based publication praises Adney for her work as a motivational speaker, consultant and […]
Continue ReadingStetson law professor Charles Rose was quoted in the Wall Street Journal regarding the ongoing Zimmerman jury pool selection process. The university’s enrollment figures rank 10th in Florida in Florida Trend‘s chart on private, non-profit universities. The departure of basketball coach Casey Alexander continued to be covered in print, online and social media, as did […]
Continue ReadingCommunity leaders, professors, and students identifying social and environmental problems in central Florida have the opportunity to team up with Stetson University’s Community Based Research (CBR) programs to conduct valuable research that can assist in developing social and environmental solutions. Sociology professor John Schorr, Ph.D., teaches a CBR course which gives students the opportunity to […]
Continue ReadingA recent Goodwill donation drive held on Stetson University’s DeLand campus yielded 2,650 pounds of donations. The donations will be sold in Goodwill stores across the central Florida area and proceeds for the donations will eventually provide vocational assistance to individuals with barriers to employment. Students had the opportunity to donate for 10 days and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University graduates with a bachelor’s degree had the highest overall pass rate in Florida (84.6 percent) on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant exam in 2012, according to results released by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). According to NASBA, the next highest pass rate was only 63.4%; Stetson was first out […]
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