Five new trustees have been appointed to Stetson University’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1. Each trustee was appointed to a three-year term. Six current trustees were reappointed for additional three-year terms. The new trustees welcomed to the board are: Steven Alexander, a Stetson alumnus, is a managing director and partner in the PFM Group’s […]
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Stetson University senior Emmanuel Delgado has been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study in Spain this fall. An international business major from DeLand, Fla., Delgado is one of only 1,159 students in the United States to receive the scholarship this year. He received an award of $4,500 to travel and study […]
Continue ReadingEvery Tuesday and Thursday morning this spring, students in Professor Robert Batey’s spring seminar class at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., cracked open their books to discuss the latest assigned readings. It was a typical law school seminar, except instead of poring over case law, Professor Batey’s students are reading Kafka and watching Spike […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will be one of two host sites for the 20th Annual Celebrity Mascot Games hosted by the Central Florida Sports Commission to benefit New Hope For Kids. Stetson’s own mascot, John B, will join a talented group of mascots participating in this year’s event at both Stetson’s Edmunds Center and Orlando’s Amway Center from […]
Continue ReadingThe annual Physics Department newsletter, Cross Section, is out – featuring news and photos of the department’s alumni, current students, faculty and incoming faculty. Highlights of the newsletter include: A welcome to Allan Thomas: Stetson’s new visiting assistant professor from the University of Arkansas. Thomas will be teaching College Physics and Electricity and Magnetism in the fall, […]
Continue ReadingHatters don’t just stand back and watch. That opening statement of the cover story in the new SU Magazine describes profoundly what being a Hatter is all about. It’s passion – for learning, serving, teaching, researching and giving to the world. The new edition of SU Magazine shares a rich selection of stories about how […]
Continue ReadingCello Professor David Bjella participated in an international music program in May in the capital city of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, teaching cello lessons to students, ages 7 through college age. Invited by Kirsten Yon, associate professor of Violin at the University of Houston, Bjella was invited to be part of a project called Cuerdas de Enlace (“Binding […]
Continue ReadingDr. Thomas V. Schwarz is the new dean of Stetson University’s School of Business Administration, joining the university from California State University Fullerton, where he was the Rick Muth Family Endowed Chair in Family Business. The new dean has extensive experience in both higher education and business and is recognized nationally and internationally as a […]
Continue ReadingTeamwork. It’s part of every student’s experience in virtually every Stetson University School of Business Administration class. That is the main reason MBA students functioned like a well-oiled machine when Peggy Stahl’s Management Strategy class turned its attention to helping an established local business, Fogleman Studio of DeLand. “At this point in our academic careers, […]
Continue ReadingThe City of DeLand was named one of six finalists for the Most Patriotic Town in America in the second annual Best of the Road campaign sponsored by Rand McNally and USA Today. The contest, designed to support small town economic growth and shine a light on “lesser-known tourism gems across America,” focused its spotlight […]
Continue ReadingChristopher M. Pietruszkiewicz is the new dean of Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport/Tampa, Fla. Dean Pietruszkiewicz joins Stetson from the LSU Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he served as vice chancellor for business and financial affairs and as the J.Y. Sanders Professor of Law. Royal C. Gardner, who served as Stetson […]
Continue ReadingIn May, 20 students from Stetson University and nearby Bethune-Cookman University shared a journey that covered 1,900 miles through the countryside of England, Cornwall, Wales and Scotland. Part of the field course “The Early English Landscape,” the students had the opportunity for two weeks to see how man and nature have interacted over the past […]
Continue ReadingIn a session coordinated by Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Janet Lyons and then-senior Maria Wrabel ’12, alumna Gail Eggeman ’73 shared her diverse expertise in varied areas of her business and societal undertakings with a gathering of interested students, alumni, faculty and staff at her alma mater in April. Eggeman is founder and manager of […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will get a boost to its recycling efforts this summer thanks to a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation. Stetson will receive 24 recycling bins designed specifically for placement at several campus locations, including the new Stetson Cove apartments and the new Athletics Field House. “Through our partnership with Keep America Beautiful, the Coca-Cola […]
Continue ReadingFor the past few weeks, Stetson University’s Facilities Management team has been installing new signage throughout campus as part of the university’s campus plan to beautify the DeLand campus. The need for new signage was identified in a plan that began with the large landscaping project in 2010 that enhanced the Quad/Palm Court area in the center […]
Continue ReadingEach year at the annual Silver Circle Recognition Dinner, Stetson University celebrates the dedicated service of staff and faculty. Twenty-five years of service at Stetson entitle Hatter employees to the honorary, official membership into the Silver Circle. Each member receives an engraved silver clock. At this year’s celebration, held this year for the first time […]
Continue ReadingSixty-two Stetson University Integrative Health Science students visited and studied at the anatomy lab at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando this past school year, led by Stetson IHS Lab Coordinator and Instructor Guenevere Rae. Stetson students followed along with the UCF medical students using the same textbook and had an […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named to The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges, 2012 edition, which highlights the nation’s most eco-friendly campuses. The list, presented by Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, includes colleges and universities that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability. Schools were reviewed qualitatively and quantitatively, using […]
Continue ReadingA cajon drum that dances to the music it makes… An interactive game of pong, robots and rockets, arts, crafts and music… Who creates these things? Answer: ‘Makers’—an underground culture of technology enthusiasts and tinkerers. The Orlando Mini Maker Faire, held May 26 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, is a community organized event that showcases […]
Continue ReadingStorytelling is a key element in a string of successful conferences on both coasts of the United States produced in partnership by Stetson University’s Family Enterprise Center and Family Business Magazine. To be sure, there are other vital elements of the Transitions conferences – the most recent of which was in Orlando in April – […]
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