The road has already gone full circle for Brian Pruitt in his short career as a college baseball coach. The former Hatters player completed his journey back to the beginning this week when he was named as the new volunteer assistant coach for the Stetson baseball program by head coach Pete Dunn. Pruitt replaces Matt […]
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On Tuesday, Sept. 11, as part of the national 911day.org movement, Stetson University will host a “Day of Action” of service and programs in remembrance of the events of 9/11. The public is invited to attend. “The attacks on 9/11 were a tragedy, but they reignited a sense of service and civic duty in our […]
Continue ReadingThe 2012 Stetson cross country season will open and close at the same location. The Hatters men’s and women’s teams will open competition this Friday in Fort Myers, Fla., at the FCGU Invitational. Florida Gulf Coast will also serve as the host institution for the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference championship in late October. “The beauty […]
Continue ReadingStetson University head women’s lacrosse coach Nicole Moore has every intention of making the Hatters into a national power. While those lofty goals won’t come immediately, with the addition of Brittany Dipper to her coaching staff, she was able to add someone with intimate knowledge of what it takes to reach the very highest level […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Campus Life and Student Success division is offering the GPS: Guide for Proactive Success workshops once again this semester to aid students in staying on track with their academic and personal lives at the university. All the workshops take place at 5:15 p.m. each Tuesday in Sage Hall, room 257. The first one is […]
Continue ReadingHead Coach Casey Alexander and the Stetson men’s basketball coaching staff announced the team’s 2012-13 schedule on Monday. A challenging slate highlighted by seven opponents that saw postseason action after the conference tournaments last year, including NCAA Tournament Third Round competitors USF and VCU, the Hatters will use the stiff competition to prepare for a […]
Continue ReadingThe A-Sun Women’s Lacrosse champion will qualify automatically for the NCAA Tournament in the league’s inaugural season of competition, thanks to bracket expansion announced by the NCAA earlier this month. “Expanded competitive opportunities for our student-athletes is always a pleasure to announce,” A-Sun Commissioner Ted Gumbart said. “Now the A-Sun can add women’s lacrosse to […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a brand new year and campus activities are already abundant! Are you ready to make new friends, find something interesting to do, listen to great music and participate in intellectual discussion? Here are some highlights from this week’s calendar. Learn something! Org Fest: Check out the Student Organization Festival for one-stop shopping with dozens […]
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS – Beginning in 2013, the Pioneer Football League will gain access to the Division I Football Championship through an automatic bid as a result of the NCAA Board of Directors approving a budget that will allow expansion of the tournament to 24 teams that season. That expansion means that the Stetson Hatters will have […]
Continue ReadingDirector of Tennis Pierre Pilote announced the addition of two new members to the Stetson tennis staff on Thursday. Christophe Noblet is a new Assistant Coach, while former Hatter star Maksim Levanovich will be a Volunteer Assistant Coach. Noblet comes to Stetson after a stint as a graduate assistant for men’s and women’s tennis at Columbus […]
Continue ReadingStetson University alumna Yvonne Chang, a successful Disney executive, learned the keys to success from her parents: Get an education, live life with integrity, have a strong work ethic, and give back to others. “Money or big inheritances can be taken away or squandered, but an education is a foundation that no one can dismantle,” […]
Continue ReadingAfter a comprehensive, university-wide review, Stetson University’s updated core values were announced this week in a Values Research Project report. The Values Conversations that spanned 2011-2012 were co-facilitated by Associate Professor of History and American Studies Emily Mieras and Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Chris Kandus. Mieras and Kandus submitted the […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law continues its commitment to environmental education, scholarship, and service from the local to the global scale. Stetson’s environmental programs are coordinated through its Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy. Activities for 2011-2012, as included in the Institute’s Annual Report, included the following: Contributing to worldwide conservation efforts: In Spring 2012, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University welcomes its largest incoming class ever – with dramatic growth in the competitive Honors Program – as it kicks off the 2012-13 school year. The university also adds football and women’s lacrosse to its Division I athletics line-up and opens a new, pet-friendly apartment complex for students. Move-in, Opening Celebration and the start […]
Continue ReadingTwenty-five years ago, then-School of Music Dean Jim Woodward charged his new hire University Band Director Bobby Adams with building Stetson’s instrumental program and growing the school. It grew all right – from 130 music majors to 200, and from 25 students who majored in a band instrument to 100. Adams is credited with increasing the band presence from 19 percent […]
Continue ReadingKansas City, Kan. – Stetson senior Jonathan Mendoza was named as one of 42 male student-athletes on the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List, as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Monday afternoon. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer. The list of […]
Continue ReadingWith a brand new facility housing state-of-the-art amenities at the Stetson Soccer Complex, and 13 newcomers adding depth to this fall’s squad, it certainly feels like a new day for Stetson Women’s Soccer as the 2012 campaign is set to begin in exactly one week. Stetson returns 10 letter winners and five starters from a […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University School of Music announced the 2012-13 concert season, which will kick off with the annual Friends of Music Recital, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24. This recital, which is open to the public, free of charge, will be held in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., on the DeLand campus. […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University athletics department is proud to announce the expansion of its social media presence, giving fans more opportunities to keep up with Hatter Athletics. Between Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Foursquare, you can stay on top of everything involving Stetson Athletics. At the heart of the changes is the addition of Twitter pages for […]
Continue ReadingStetson Men’s Soccer Head Coach T. Logan Fleck announced the Hatters 2012 schedule on Wednesday afternoon. The slate includes three NCAA Tournament participants from a year ago. “It’s a very ambitious schedule,” Fleck said on Wednesday. “All of the boys on the team realize that we’re attempting to have a stronger schedule than we’ve ever […]
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