Three public lectures on African-American religion. Stetson University presents the George H. Shriver Lectures: Religion in American History, Mar. 29-30, featuring guest speaker Eddie Glaude, Jr., Ph.D., Princeton University’s chair of the Department for African American Studies and the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies. Glaude’s topic will be “The Study […]
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Stetson University’s College of Law has again topped the U.S. News & World Report national rankings by placing first in Trial Advocacy and third in Legal Writing. This is the 18th time in Stetson University history that it has ranked in the top of the U.S. News rankings in Trial Advocacy. Stetson has ranked among […]
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When you first meet Dixon Sutherland, Ph.D., you don’t immediately realize the impact he has had on the lives of some of Stetson University’s best scholars and students. Sutherland is a professor of religious studies, and is well known for his work with students in that area, but his other claim to fame is that […]
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On Monday, April 4, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Stetson University in DeLand will celebrate the “topping out” of the new Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center. Topping out is when the highest beam is placed atop a structure during the construction phase, and it is traditional to celebrate at that time. “A ‘Topping Out’ […]
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Coming up in April, the next issue of Stetson Magazine will look at the path one Stetson graduate took to participating in one of the discoveries of the century. Here’s an excerpt from Janie Graziani’s article, “Listening to the Universe.” Last September, Earth received a billion-year-old message from the universe, and 2006 graduate Sarah Caudill, […]
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Stetson’s Black Student Association (BSA) took a step back in time and transformed the ordinary Stetson Room into a 1960s night club, complete with doo-wop music and black and gold records for the annual BSA Ball last month. Annually, BSA hosts a ball, where students and faculty, both members and non-members, are invited to celebrate a facet […]
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Stetson University will host the annual TEDx event, Friday, March 18, at 4 p.m. in Allen Hall, 508 N. Woodland Blvd., on the DeLand campus. TEDx is a subsidiary of the world-renowned TED organization which holds conferences relating to Technology, Entertainment and Design on a local scale. Stetson introduced TEDx to the university community in 2013 […]
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#StetsonVotes Straw Poll Results: Rubio, Sanders As a values-driven institution that emphasizes the importance of global citizenship, as stated on Stetson’s website #StetsonVotes!, Stetson strives to develop the habits of citizenship that will last our students’ entire lives. One of the most important – and most fundamental – aspects of being an engaged citizen is participation […]
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Stetson University’s Roland George Investments Program (RGIP) will hold a Public Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, March 16, where RGIP students will present their stock recommendations for approval by the RGIP trustees. Titled “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” RGIP students will present three stock recommendations (Chevron, Cal-Maine Foods, and Drone Index) for the Roland […]
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New academic leadership, diversity on campus discussed also on agenda Stetson University Board of Trustees approved more than $26 million in capital improvement projects at the university’s DeLand and Gulfport campuses, as well as improvements at the university’s location in Celebration. The move came at its Feb. 19 meeting at Stetson’s campus in Celebration, Fla. […]
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Derick Newton led the Hatters with 22 points, but Stetson fell in overtime 80-78 at FGCU on Sunday. Photos by ASunPhotos.com
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Stetson University College of Law’s moot court teams competed over the weekend to win a regional tournament of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition and win the Best Oralist Award at the South Regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. A Stetson Law moot court team advanced to the National Finals of […]
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Science Saturday at the Gillespie Museum – March 12 Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will host a range of activities for young scientists in two disciplines, Environmental Studies and Physics. The hands-on workshops will be held from 10 a.m.– 1 p.m., on Saturday, March 12. Visitors may drop by at any time to boost their science […]
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Community Catalyst House Applications due Friday, March 11. Community Catalyst Houses are a new living and learning option that for 2016-2017 will engage returning students in an environment at Stetson where living, learning and values meet. Students with common interests (academic or community interests) who have a desire to enhance our campus and community will […]
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Nutritional cancer therapy alternatives and using diet to reduce cancer risk will be the topic of Stetson University’s Science Café, Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m., in the Gillespie Museum on Stetson’s DeLand campus. This event is free and open to the public, and offers cultural credit for Stetson undergraduates. Roslyn Crowder, Ph.D., assistant professor of […]
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Stetson University junior right-hander Mitchell Jordan earned his first career Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week award this week for his performance last Friday against Villanova. Jordan blanked the visiting Wildcats for seven innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while tying his career-high with nine strikeouts. He needed just 89 pitches to […]
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For the second time this season, Stetson University freshman Brooke Hutto (Auburndale, Fla.) has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Hutto went 4-1 with a 1.25 ERA last week, pitching three complete games and one shutout for the Hatters. On Tuesday, she worked six scoreless innings […]
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Hatter Productions is excited to bring Nick Cannon and the sketch comedy show, Wild ‘N Out to campus for a special live performance! Stetson University has been selected by MTV to host this filmed event for an upcoming episode of Wild ‘N Out. Nick Cannon and his crew of comedians will be bringing all the […]
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Kevin Ndahiro (L) and Derick Newton celebrate Stetson’s big win, advancing Hatters to A-Sun title game March 6.
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As the 2016 election season continues to heat up, Stetson students have to make decisions about who they will be voting for in Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary, March 15. Do Republican students support Cruz, Kasich, Rubio or Trump? Do Democratic students support Clinton or Sanders? To raise students’ awareness about the upcoming election, Stetson Votes, a […]
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