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Chrissy Morello named A-Sun Softball Player of the Week

GoHatters.com  Stetson University junior center fielder Chrissy Morello (Ormond Beach, Fla.) has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Softball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. It is Stetson’s first conference Player of the Week selection in four years. Morello batted .583 (8-for-15) last week to help lead the Hatters to a 5-0 […]

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Speakers chosen for TEDx at Stetson

Speakers have been chosen for Stetson’s TEDx event and they include Stetson faculty and students as well as members of the community. The topics being discussed range from human qualities to the importance of media. Each Tedx talk will be approximately 6-18 minutes in length. In addition to the live speakers, 2-3 TED talks will […]

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Welcome back, Hatters, to the Week Ahead!

Monday night, March 11, is the first of two post-Newtown forums that Stetson is hosting, both open to the public, 6-8:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, CUB. Tonight’s forum will focus on Safety at Schools and Campuses. Panelists will include: Candace Lankford, Vice Chairman, Volusia County School Board; Robert Matusick, Director of Public Safety, Stetson […]

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Stetson Shocks FGCU, Captures A-Sun Title

GoHatters.com – MACON, Ga. – As Stetson finished its pregame warm-ups Saturday and headed to bench for player introductions, the pep band, cheerleaders, and Hatter fans all started chanting, “I believe that we will win!” The players must have believed it, too. Stetson pulled off a victory for the ages, rallying from a 15-point, second-half deficit […]

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Stetson presents Early Music recital March 17

  The Stetson University School of Music will present an Early Music Faculty Recital on Sunday, March 17, 3 p.m., Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The public is invited. Featured in this concert will be Ann Adams, baroque oboe; Boyd Jones, harpsichord; Christine Kyprianides, viola da gamba; Tammara Phillips, baroque […]

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Law students compete internationally

Stetson University College of Law students will compete at some of the largest international competitions in the world in March and April. Stetson students will compete in the international finals of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the largest moot court competition in the world, March 31-April 6, in Washington, D.C. Stetson students will also compete at the Willem C. Vis International… » Read more

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Stetson concert to honor memory of Paul Langston

Stetson University’s School of Music will honor the memory of the late Paul Langston, former music dean, who passed away Dec. 20, with a recital at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 15 in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This special event will feature Stetson musicians, Earnest Murphy, Jr., tenor, and Boyd Jones, university organist […]

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Stetson wins national public service award

Stetson University is one of 14 universities named a Presidential Award Finalist in the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. Stetson’s selection to the Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a […]

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Brain Awareness Science Saturday at Gillespie

Learn about the brain from Stetson University neuroscientists Camille Tessitore King, Psychology, and Mike King, Biology, and their undergraduate students at the March 16 Science Saturday at Stetson’s Gillespie Museum. This Science Saturday event is part of a global campaign, co-sponsored by the Dana Foundation and the Society for Neuroscience, to increase public awareness of […]

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Public Lecture on Bluemner art at Stetson March 13

Oscar Bluemner and Jerichow, Germany  A lecture on the Oscar Bluemner art exhibition currently on display at Stetson University’s Hand Art Center, will be presented Wednesday, March 13, by Dr. Susanne Eules, exhibition curator, coordinator of Stetson University’s Hand Art Center and adjunct professor of German language and literature. The lecture, which is open to […]

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Sen. Bob Graham keynotes at 42nd Model Senate

Senator Bob Graham, former Florida Governor, will be the keynote speaker at Stetson University’s 42nd Annual Floyd M. Riddick Model United States Senate, scheduled at the university’s DeLand campus, March 14-16. Graham will speak with the students participating in the Model Senate during the day on Friday, March 15. At 7 p.m., that evening, March […]

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Religious Freedom lectures at Stetson April 9, 10

Executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., J. Brent Walker, will speak on religious freedom and the separation of church and state, as part of the Shurden Lectures at Stetson University. These lectures, sponsored by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and Stetson University, are open to the […]

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Hatters Honored With A-Sun Postseason Accolades

  Three Stetson men’s basketball student-athletes received postseason accolades from the Atlantic Sun Conference on Tuesday afternoon.  SeniorAdam Pegg, junior Chris Perez, and junior Hunter Miller were honored by the league following their 2012-13 regular season performances. Pegg was named First Team All-Atlantic Sun, was named to the Academic All-Conference Team, and was honored as the A-Sun Scholar-Athlete […]

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Stetson named Tree Campus USA

For the second year in a row, Stetson has been named a Tree Campus USA, giving Stetson national recognition for the work it does on campus to support a healthy outdoor environment. “Trees directly benefit people by providing shade to buildings, walkways and outdoor spaces, beautifying outdoor space, and providing teaching opportunities,” said Cynthia Bennington, […]

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Happy Spring Break – March 4-8!

And, Happy Birthday to Stetson Today! One year ago, on Leap Day, Feb. 29, 2012, Stetson University Marketing launched this new online communications and news website, unifying a variety of previous information sources and compiling them into one source of information. Today, in just one year’s time, it is the most widely visited website for […]

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StetsonU wins eight CASE Awards

Stetson University received eight CASE awards at the CASE District III Conference held Feb. 17-20, in Atlanta, Ga. CASE stands for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Criteria used for determining CASE awards include writing, editing, professional execution of publications, design, technical quality, creativity, and an array of other elements to the […]

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Stetson hosts community safety forums

Stetson University will host two community forums to discuss issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Topics including mental health services, safe schools and communities, and violence in public places will be discussed. “As educators and parents we must strive to understand the […]

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“Finding Bigfoot” comes to Stetson

Stetson University’s journalism program will be hosting two visitors from the Animal Planet show “Finding Bigfoot” on Monday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Stetson Room of the Carlton Union Building. This event is free and open to the public. On “Finding Bigfoot,” a four-person team from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) — […]

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Stetson to offer online LL.M. in advocacy

Stetson University College of Law, home to the top-ranked trial advocacy program in the country, is launching an online LL.M. in Advocacy, starting in August 2013. Courses leading to the advanced degree will be offered through a part-time, distance-learning platform. Stetson’s Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Advocacy program is designed to meet the needs of […]

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