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Law students honored for community activism

Stetson University College of Law’s Black Law Students Association was recently named Chapter of the Year for the Southern Region for outstanding community activism. The Stetson student group was selected from a pool of 43 law school chapters in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The students were honored […]

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Sanders Named A-Sun Player of Week

Stetson University women’s basketball senior guard Shanasa Sanders (Jacksonville, Fla./Cincinnati/Ribault HS) has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Sanders averaged 20.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals in two road games in her hometown of Jacksonville this past weekend.  Against UNF on Saturday, Sanders hit five […]

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Family Enterprise competes in first global FECC

Sixteen teams – including one from Stetson University — from ten different countries and four different continents gathered in Burlington, Vt., for the first annual Family Enterprise Case Competition. Stetson University is well known for being the first university globally to offer a Family Enterprise major. In this type of competition, each team is given […]

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Adams in National Band Conductors Hall of Fame

Dr. Bobby Adams, Stetson University director of bands and professor of music education, has earned one of the highest honors given to an American bandmaster – election and induction into the National Band Association Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors. The NBA Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held on Saturday, Feb. 2, on […]

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Dracula at Stetson’s Second Stage Theatre

Are you brave enough to witness the thriller to be bestowed upon the Second Stage Theatre? Stetson University continues its 107th season with Stephen Dietz’s melodramatic thriller Dracula, adapted from Bram Stoker’s novel with the same name. The horrific and classic story brings forth an adaptation to the stage that is not to be missed. […]

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February offers many options for Hatters

As part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. His keynote address is entitled, “Social Justice – […]

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Rucco-James Guitar Duo coming to Stetson

The Rucco-James Guitar Duo will perform at Stetson University Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. This concert is part of the university’s Artists and Lecturers Series, and is open to the public. The duo of Pascuale Rucco and Douglas James specializes in the guitar literature of the early 19th Century […]

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Sounds New contemporary chamber music concert

The Stetson University School of Music presents an evening of contemporary chamber music, Sounds New, featuring visiting artists Michael Norsworthy, clarinet; and Tony Arnold, soprano, Friday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The concert will also feature performances by Stetson faculty Lynn Musco, clarinet; David Bjella, cello; and Routa […]

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Science Saturday at Gillespie Museum Feb. 9

Calling all young scientists to Stetson University’s Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem Teaching Landscape, Saturday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., invites the public to the new teaching landscape at the adjacent Rinker Environmental Learning Center to become a part of this restoration project. The Teaching […]

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Connecticut Supreme Court Justice to speak

Black History Month Keynote Speaker  As part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. The keynote address […]

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Law students win at National Championship

Stetson University College of Law students Chad Burgess, Erin Okuno and Morgan Vasigh won the Best Brief Award at the prestigious Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship on Jan. 26 in Houston, Texas. (L-R): Erin Okuno, Chad Burgess and Morgan Vasigh won the Best Brief Award at the prestigious Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship. The […]

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Volunteer, study abroad opportunities

Want to learn more volunteer and study abroad opportunities? Stetson’s “Community Partner and Study Abroad Fair,” the first of its kind to be co-hosted jointly for students by the Center for Community Engagement and WORLD (International Learning), is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, in front of the CUB. Students will have […]

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Pete Dunn Elected to ABCA Hall of Fame

Stetson University baseball coach Pete Dunn has earned college baseball’s highest honor, election to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Read more about this great news in today’s Daytona Beach News-Journal.   Dunn will be inducted with the Class of 2014. The full class of inductees for 2014 will be announced later this […]

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Summer Freiburg Program rewarding

Participating in Stetson University’s Summer Freiburg Program was one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career. You don’t have to major or minor in German to take part in a program that combines academically rigorous study with several field trips and group excursions. Most importantly, we gained invaluable insight into German cultural and everyday life. […]

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StetsonU’s Cultural Calendar for Spring 2013

Stetson University’s Spring 2013 Cultural Calendar offers something for everyone, including the School of Music concert schedule, the Theatre Arts Department’s production schedule and the exhibition schedule for Stetson’s Hand Art Center. General admission to School of Music concerts, except in the case of the Stetson Opera Theatre, is $10; seniors $8; area students $5; […]

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Hatter Alert Update

Stetson University’s Emergency Management Team sent out a test emergency notification to faculty, staff and students on the DeLand campus on Jan. 16. If you are registered to receive Hatter Alerts, you should have received a text message and voice message on your cell phone and an email. Hatter Alert is Stetson University’s official emergency […]

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The Week Ahead in Hatter Country

Stetson University is humming with many wonderful opportunities for fun, recreation and culture! The following is a list of just some of what’s happening this next week at Stetson: Opening Art Reception for Bluemner Art and Video Exhibitions: Friday, Jan. 25, 6 p.m. in Hand Art Center. Featuring:Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow and Bill Viola: […]

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Hatter Softball 6th in ASun Preseason poll

GoHatters.com http://www.gohatters.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14600&ATCLID=206094566 The Stetson University softball team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference preseason coaches poll, which was released on Thursday. The Hatters, who were 26-22 overall in 2012 and 9-9 in the A-Sun, received 56 points in the poll, just two behind fifth-ranked Jacksonville. Florida Gulf Coast received […]

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Law students win Mock Trial Competition

Stetson University College of Law students won the Florida Bar Chester Bedell Mock Trial Competition on Jan. 18 in Orlando, Fla. Stetson has won the competition 20 out of 30 times, including last year. A total of 22 teams from 11 Florida law schools competed.
Two teams of four Stetson Law students advanced to compete against each other in the final round of the competition.… » Read more

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Men’s, women’s basketball set records

  Stetson fans are in “hoops heaven” according to one local sports writer. And why wouldn’t they be? Both men’s and women’s teams are at the top of their games. Men’s Basketball In the fifth episode of Inside the Arc, Stetson men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander talked to Dan Forcella about the recent success of the Hatters, what […]

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