Associate Professor and Chair of History Eric Kurlander Although he always liked history, Eric Kurlander didn’t imagine in high school that he would become an historian. He expected, instead, to major in the sciences—in part because his semi-rural, northern Illinois high school only offered AP courses in biology, chemistry, and math. Still, an especially memorable high […]
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“Innsbruck is the ideal study abroad location in terms of mountains, climate, travel and cultural activities,” said Finance Professor Jim Mallett, who is the Innsbruck program director. “The faculty take ownership of their classes and insure that student experience is ideal both in and out of class.” Understanding the world beyond our borders is vital […]
Continue ReadingPanoramic Street View imagery of Stetson University is now available in Google Maps. Take a virtual look at Google Maps’ new panoramic imagery of Stetson University’s DeLand campus, beginning today. The university partnered with Google Maps for the project, which features high-definition, 360-degree images and offers viewers access to campus locations not previously available in […]
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 Executive MBA students floated between two continents as they sailed down the Bosphorus Strait between the European and Asian side of Istanbul. Astonishing views of architectural jewels like the Dolmabahce Palace, the Ortakoy Mosque and Bosphorus Bridge were glowing in the distance. Twenty-five students embarked on a trip of a lifetime this summer […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law Professor Royal Gardner and several Stetson Law students played a significant role in the adoption of a resolution on wetland conservation at a global conference in Bucharest, Romania, in July. The Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands adopted the resolution by consensus. […]
Continue ReadingStetson 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 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 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 ReadingJudge Patrick Robinson, past-president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, will serve a three-year role as a Distinguished International Fellow at Stetson University College of Law beginning in the fall. He will meet this July with Stetson Law students studying at The Hague in the Netherlands. Judge Robinson has also served on […]
Continue ReadingThree Stetson University faculty members, Dr. Paul Croce, Dr. Bill Nylen and Dr. Nathan Wolek, have been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants to travel abroad to teach and conduct research during the 2012-13 academic year, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced. Recipients of the prestigious Fulbright grants are […]
Continue ReadingStetson University dares its students to push beyond their comfort zones, to go far beyond success, and to be significant. During their four years at Stetson, Kristyn Behrends and Esther Saintil accomplished all three. Both studied in the College of Arts & Sciences – Behrends with a major in psychology and minor in Spanish, and […]
Continue ReadingStudents returning from international field studies invariably find they have acquired an invisible keepsake of great power – perspective. Fresh perspective is something mentioned by nearly every student describing their Business School class trip to Communist Cuba in early March where they gained new and broader understanding of life on the island nation. Those insights […]
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