Rina Tovar, Stetson University vice president for Campus Life and Student Success, is the first recipient ever to receive the NASPA-Florida Outstanding Service to Students Award. The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) designed this award as a way to recognize the contributions of professionals who consistently give time and effort counseling, advising and […]
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Stetson University partnered with Feeding Children Everywhere this month to raise money and pack more than 5,000 meals for hungry children in Guatemala City, Guatemala. About 75 students, alumni, faculty and staff and their family members from the business, education and counseling programs at Stetson’s Center at Celebration in Osceola County worked together in groups […]
Continue ReadingA new era of student-based charitable giving at Stetson University has begun with an invasion by Phil the Pig – as in “Philanthropy” or “fill” the pig! Hundreds of Phil the Pig piggy banks have been distributed this fall by Stetson and its Student Philanthropy Council to students, faculty, staff, and the Alumni Board. And […]
Continue ReadingFifteen Stetson students received awards at the opening reception for Stetson University’s 22nd Juried Student Art Exhibition on Nov. 11. The award winning works of art (59 pieces) are currently being displayed at the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center now through Dec. 9. The Hand Art Center is located on the University’s Palm Court/Quad, […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has received this year’s Engaged Campus Award for colleges and universities in the independent sector, and Stetson junior Chelsea Lincoln has won the Students in Service Award, from Florida Campus Compact. The awards were presented at Florida Campus Compact’s recent 2011 Awards Gala inOrlando. Florida Campus Compact is a coalition of more than […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is dedicating the 2011-2012 academic year to one of life’s most precious natural resources: water. The central Florida university has adopted “water sustainability” as its theme this year as part of its broader commitment to environmental responsibility. “Water sustainability is a critical issue in Florida,” said Dr. William J. Ball, visiting associate professor […]
Continue ReadingApproximately 200 of Stetson University’s top students were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, the oldest and largest freshman honor society, at a Re-Chartering and Induction Ceremony at Stetson’s Carlton Union Building this week. Phi Eta Sigma was originally chartered at Stetson in 1978, but the chapter had been inactive since the mid-1990s. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Florida Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority recently was selected as the second-best chapter in the world! Student and alumni representatives of Stetson Pi Beta Phi received the Balfour Cup First Runner-Up Vase at the International Biennial Convention of Pi Beta Phi held in Orlando in late June. The award is based […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has started preparations for the removal of Stetson Hall with demolition anticipated to begin July 21. Decorative wood trim from the building has been salvaged and used in Sampson Hall, and furniture that will not be used by Stetson has been donated to area non-profit organizations. Original bricks will be saved for future […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Stover Theatre announces four productions for the 2011-12 academic year – the theatre’s 106th season. Almost Maine, by John Cariani, will run Sept. 22-25, 2011, at Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave., on the Stetson campus. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22-24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Stover Theatre announces four productions for the 2011-12 academic year – the theatre’s 106th season. Almost Maine, by John Cariani, will run Sept. 22-25, 2011, at Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave., on the Stetson campus. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22-24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been awarded a $10,000 grant through the Volusia County Tree Replacement Fund to restore part of the Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem and create a teaching landscape for students and the public in the area around the Rinker Environmental Learning Center and Gillespie Museum on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The project starts this month with […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fifth consecutive year by the Corporation for National and Community Services for commendable community service programs. The Community Service Honor Roll annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment and achievement in community service. This is the highest […]
Continue ReadingThe National Science Foundation has awarded Stetson University a $200,000 grant to develop a new chemistry and biochemistry curriculum centered around hands-on labs and research using a state-of-the-art 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. Through the NSF’s Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science (TUES), Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program, Stetson will develop new ways to […]
Continue ReadingThis time of year brings about beautiful sunshine to the state of Florida; however, there are those that do not have the ability to leave their house to enjoy this pleasant weather. Through Stetson University’s partnership with disAbility Solutions for Independent Living, students and staff were able to provide that same luxury by building a […]
Continue ReadingThree students from Florida and one from New Jersey have won Stetson University’s highest honors for graduating seniors. Caitlin “Caity” Peterson of Ocala, Fla., earned the 2011 Etter McTeer Turner Award. Steven Carrillo of Plainfield, N.J., Marylin Winkle of Miami, Fla., and Lauren Torres of St. Cloud, Fla., each received a 2011 Sydney Algernon Sullivan […]
Continue ReadingStetson University awarded degrees to 570 students during Spring Commencement ceremonies May 7 – celebrating years of hard work and sending the graduates into the working world or on to graduate school. Of the Class of 2011 at the DeLand campus, 411 undergraduates received bachelor’s degrees and 159 students received graduate degrees. President Wendy B. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will award degrees to 570 students during two Spring Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 7. The ceremony for students earning degrees through the College of Arts & Sciences will be at 9:30 a.m., and the ceremony for students in the School of Business Administration and School of Music will be at 1:30 p.m., both […]
Continue ReadingStetson University graduate student Webb Shephard of DeLand, who comes from a long family line of Stetson graduates, is one of 50 students awarded the Becker Professional Educational Scholarship this year. Shephard will graduate May 7 with a master’s degree in accounting. Annually, Becker offers a one-time scholarship of $3,000 to 50 students who plan […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s School of Business Administration has been reaccredited in both business and accounting by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The reaccreditation was received earlier this month following an in-depth review of the business school and visit by an AACSB team. “AACSB accreditation is the highest level of accreditation for business […]
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