Stetson University and Hatter Productions will host Peter Boie, Magician for the Non-Believers, 9 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall. The event is open to the Stetson University community–students, faculty and staff–free of charge. The event will be an hour-long imaginative magic show that is sure to leave audience members on […]
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In addition to the opening of the new Bluemner exhibition: Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow, Stetson University’s Hand Art Center will also feature a videotape collection by artist Bill Viola, also opening Friday, Jan. 25, with a reception from 6-8 p.m. The Viola exhibition will remain open through March 19, 2013. The screening schedule is: […]
Continue ReadingStetson alumna Second Lt. Shanti S. Nolan will be conducting the U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard in President Obama’s inauguration parade on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington D.C. Lt. Nolan earned bachelor of music degrees in education and in trumpet performance from Stetson University in 2002. Originally from Vero Beach, Fla., Lt. Nolan […]
Continue ReadingTwo adventurous Stetson University business professors have embarked on a round-the-world voyage aboard a sea-going university campus in the company of extraordinary global leaders. Rebecca and Gary Oliphant are now in the Eastern Pacific spending their sabbaticals as sea-going faculty on the 590-foot MV Explorer. They and their 635 students on board will call at […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will begin a four-day celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life from Sunday through Wednesday, Jan. 20-23. The public is cordially invited to all of the following events at Stetson and throughout DeLand. Sunday, Jan. 20 5:30 p.m. Chapel Service at Stetson University Location: Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, Fla. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will feature internationally renowned author Geoff Dyer as the James Turner Butler Creative Lecturer for 2013. This special event, scheduled for 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson’s DeLand campus, is open to the public at no charge. Dyer will read from his […]
Continue ReadingBeatings, bombings did not deter Freedom Riders from their Civil Rights quest When Ernest “Rip” Patton Jr. was a 21-year-old Tennessee State University student and the drum major in the marching band in 1961, he made the life-altering decision to become a Freedom Rider. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Patton will be […]
Continue ReadingTwo Stetson University College of Law students and their environmental law professor worked with the National Wildlife Federation to prepare an amicus brief in a wetlands case heading to the U.S. Supreme Court in January. Stetson second-year student Marc Shumaker and third-year law student Erin Okuno helped prepare the brief with Stetson law professor Royal […]
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. – Junior Chris Perez was named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week after leading the Stetson men’s basketball team to two league wins, announced by the conference office on Tuesday. It marked the first time that Perez received the honor from the A-Sun, and his second weekly honor overall in his two seasons with […]
Continue ReadingThe Sigma Alpha Iota women’s professional music fraternity will present the “Women’s Works” Benefit Concert on Saturday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on Stetson University’s DeLand campus. Featuring women performing music by women composers, the concert musicians represent Stetson University, Rollins College, the University of Central […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson women’s basketball team began Atlantic Sun Conference play Monday with a convincing 74-41 victory over host Mercer at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Ga. Victoria McGowan and Sasha Sims each scored 21 points as the Hatters (8-4, 1-0 A-Sun) won for the seventh time in their last eight games. “I really liked our defense, […]
Continue ReadingWhether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, Stetson University wishes you a joyous holiday season. Although Stetson University will officially be closed to regular business from Saturday, Dec. 22, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, the following offices will be open for business during the hours specified. Campus Holiday Hours The Admission Office will be […]
Continue ReadingWomen’s basketball After wildly successful seasons in 2010-11 and again in 2011-12, the Stetson women’s basketball team is ready to do it again. The Hatters return their entire starting line-up from last year, as well as virtually the entire bench to give Stetson Head Coach Lynn Bria a roster chock-full of veteran experience. Add to […]
Continue ReadingPssssst! Wanna be a spy? A marketing spy? In one of the top tourist destinations in the world? Superheroes, dinosaurs, wizards, television cartoon characters and rides and shows? All that? Absolutely. And that’s just what a select group of Stetson marketing students signed up for this fall when they mixed a day of fun and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law student Jeffrey Harvey, who helped establish a scholarship to help veterans pay for law school, has received a prestigious Douglas B. Henderson Leadership Scholarship from the Federal Circuit Bar Association. Only one scholarship is awarded each year, in honor of Douglas B. Henderson, founding president of the Federal Circuit Bar […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has received a STARS Bronze Rating in recognition of their sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, is a new program that measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. “Stetson University has long supported environmental […]
Continue ReadingMark C. Hollis, Stetson University Trustee Emeritus, passed away Dec. 7, 2012, in Lakeland, Fla. He was 78. A 1956 graduate of Stetson, Hollis served on the Stetson University Board of Trustees for 30 years, beginning in 1979, and served as chair from 1993-94, and again from 1996-98. He received the title of Trustee Emeritus […]
Continue ReadingStetson professor of political science and Russian studies Eugene Huskey has been named a U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist by IREX. IREX is an international nonprofit organization, providing thought leadership and innovative programs to promote positive, lasting change globally. Huskey is one of 16 recipients worldwide to receive this honor. The scholars and professionals will serve […]
Continue ReadingBuilding upon the legacy of former President Doug Lee, Stetson President Wendy Libby initiated a process that has rearticulated and invigorated Stetson’s commitment to fundamental human values. She tasked American Studies Professor Emily Mieras and Vice President of Student Affairs Chris Kandus-Fisher with establishing the framework for moving forward. Their work led to the creation […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of people lined the streets of downtown DeLand for the Jaycees 64th Annual Christmas Parade last Saturday. It was Stetson University’s third year participating in the parade. Stetson’s float, designed by Joel Jones, director of Creative Services for Stetson University Marketing, reflected an interpretive approach to the Palm Court, using more than 600 balloons, […]
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