Hundreds 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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A successful marketing strategy in the sports industry is losing, according to Associate Professor of Marketing Scott Jones of Stetson University who presented his most recent research on rivalry in marketing to his fellow faculty members. “If rivalry is good for a brand, and rivalry forms through losing, do we lose? That’s a hard strategy […]
Continue ReadingTwo teams of Stetson students brought home 2nd and 3rd place medals from the regional Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) computer programming competition in November at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). This is the highest placement Stetson has received since it began participating in 2005. Ryan Howard, Jacob Lites and Jure Jumalon representing Stetson […]
Continue ReadingEven as fall semester winds down, the Christmas Candlelight Concerts are helping the Stetson campus welcome in this magical time of year! Classes end on Friday, Dec. 7; finals are over as of Friday, Dec. 14. Tis’ the season, Hatters! Happy Holidays! The tradition continues with lighting the Yule Log: Tuesday, Dec. 4, bring your […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re looking for Stetson University Human Resources you will now have to look west across the Boulevard in the Allen House. The building formerly occupied by Public Relations and Communications has undergone an extensive renovation and is now home to Human Resources and the Budget Office. “HR is very excited and happy to be […]
Continue ReadingSophomore Michelle Vergara ’14 had the fortune of creating her own major when she came to Stetson, not just because she is very bright, but because of the support provided to her from professors and from planned-giving gifts that partially subsidize some of her education – gifts like a Charitable Gift Annuity. “During my first […]
Continue ReadingWant a free bike? Need a bike repair? Want to ride your bike on a group trip? Stop by Stetson‘s new bike club, Stetson Cycles, located in the garage behind Student Health Services and the Pi Beta Phi sorority house at 4:30 p.m. each Friday. Stetson Cycles has had over 30 bikes donated to them […]
Continue ReadingStetson set a new school-record with 14 three-pointers including eight in the first half alone as the Hatters defeated visiting Ball State 78-66 Sunday afternoon at the Edmunds Center.
Continue ReadingEvery Tuesday and Thursday morning, students in Professor Robert Batey’s spring seminar class at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., crack open their books to discuss the latest assigned readings. It is a typical law school seminar, except instead of pouring over case law, Professor Batey’s students are reading Kafka and watching Spike […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Chemistry Department hosted its 3rdAnnual Mahjong Chemistry Tournament Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 7 and 8. “This year, with a gift of $1,000 from an anonymous donor,” Chemistry Professor William “Tandy” Grubbs explained, “we were able to purchase some really nice prizes for the top five student tournament finishers.” The Stetson students who won the top […]
Continue ReadingWhen Stetson University came to Hina and Sara Patel, principal owners/operators of the University Inn, and expressed an interest in leasing the property for up to three years for the university’s planned increase in undergraduate student population, they told Stetson Vice President for Business and Chief Financial Officer Bob Huth that they would be more […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Global Law Brigades chapter sent five students and one staff member to Darien, Panama, this past spring. Darien is in the southern-most province of Panama. Chapter President Kaleigh Pappas said, “We were all really excited to be able to attend the trip this <past> spring. It took months of planning and fundraising, and […]
Continue ReadingEach year, Florida Campus Compact (FL/CC) honors one institution of higher education as the Overall Engaged Campus of the Year, and one in each of three sectors, for advancing the public purposes of higher education, improving community life and educating students for civic and social responsibility. At the FL/CC awards gala held Nov. 8 in Tampa, […]
Continue ReadingIn the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s torrent through the Northeastern United States last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told reporters that he did not “give a damn” about presidential politics. Instead, his mind was set on helping those citizens most affected by the flooding, destruction, and power outages that the storm had left behind. […]
Continue ReadingGreenfeather 2012 took Stetson’s campus by storm this year. Sixteen teams of students participated in a variety of different events, Oct. 29-Nov. 4, to raise money and awareness for local non-profit organizations. Not only was Greenfeather 2012 successful, it was record-breaking. The fundraiser, which was originally designed in 1952, had the highest student turn-out ever. […]
Continue ReadingAlthough the official observance of Veterans Day will take place Sunday, Nov. 11, there are a number of events taking place honoring Veterans, Friday through Sunday. Stetson will kick off the Veterans Day observance Friday, Nov. 9, by handing out ribbons supporting Veterans throughout the day in front of the CUB and providing free lunch […]
Continue ReadingFor Maria Rickling, Assistant Professor of Accounting, teaching at Stetson provides the opportunity to combine two passions–a love of learning and an enthusiasm for accounting. Maria has always felt most at home in academic environments, and she enjoys the opportunity a faculty position offers to be a “perpetual student.” Learning gives her joy. What’s more, […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Community School of Music’s premier group, the Young Singers, is an auditioned treble choir made up of talented young people from grades two through 10. This group studies and rehearses each year from September through May, and performs each year in December and May. Next year, as reward for their hard efforts, […]
Continue ReadingMoney. The bright high-tech glass room screams money. Visual icons of high finance dominate the north hall of the Lynn Business Center’s third floor. Tan hardwood floors. Glass wall. Colorful 60” flat screen displays that stream real-time Wall Street and financial networks. A wide ticker of prices scrolls a wall, corner to corner. Key a […]
Continue ReadingThis weekend is Stetson University’s HOMECOMING 2012 – the first fall Homecoming in 50 years, when Hatter Football was part of life at Stetson. Homecoming events include the 22nd Annual Wes Berner Golf Tournament, the Food and Wine Festival, Opera, Football, a Comedy Show, Theatre, Baseball, Softball, a Food Truck Bazaar and Pre-Game Party, Class […]
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