Summer 1998

Campus News

Honors, Activities, and Elections

Greek News and Athletic Awards

Campus Opportunities

Entire campus networked!

Students arriving oncampus in August will have direct access to the internet and Stetson’s network. All residence halls, fraternity and sorority houses will be hooked upfor students to use when the semester starts. Your computer needs to meet thesespecifications in order to use the connections:

A network card and patch cable are also required to connect a computer to the network. For additional information visit the ResNet web site.

Campus News

Outstanding Education Graduate

Stacey Mize, West Palm Beach, received the first annual Edward B. Henderson Award for the Most Outstanding Graduating Senior in Teacher Education during the Academic Honors Convocation on April 24. The annual award established by the Gualala Foundation honors the late Edward B. Henderson who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Stetson.

December trip to Greece and Turkey

Religion Professors Mitchell Reddish and Clyde Fant are offering a 16-day study trip to Greece and Turkey over the winter holiday. The course, REL 269C-95 "The World of the Bible II: The Mediterranean World," will fulfill three hours of university credit. The focus of the trip will be on historical and archaeological sites related to biblical studies.

The group will leave from Orlando on December 26, 1998 and return January 10, 1999. For more information, contact Reddish at (904) 822-8932 or Fant at (904) 822-7520.

Students explore England’s castles to understand life in Roman times

From May 17 to May 28, 1998, eleven students and four faculty/staff members spent their days and  nights exploring ancient castles in Wales, climbing Hadrian’s Wall and pondering how the mysterious Stonehenge was constructed. Eleven students and two faculty members participated in Michael and assistant professor of history Kimberly Reiter’s summer study tour of England and Wales entitled "Ancient and Medieval England." The travelers were: Megan Bicknell, Heidi Craft, West Palm Beach; Tarah Brown, Bonita Springs; Melissa Fedor, Wellington; Gretchen Hansen, Bryan Raymond, DeLand; Katie Innes, Tequesta; Sal Mancini, Waccabuc, NY; Landon Mavrelis, Indialantic; Autumn Snyder, Sarasota; and Jennifer Speck, Pinellas Park, traveled with Terry Grieb, director of audio visual services, and Elizabeth Magarian, associate professor of mathematics.

"We got off the beaten track," said Kimberly Reiter "We visited places that a typical American tourist doesn’t." The group toured Durham and its cathedral, visited the birthplace of the Lindisfarne Gospels, Shrewsbury and Portsmouth, with stops at various Roman ruins. The purpose of the study trip was to visit, explore and learn about the times of the Roman occupation and settlement of England. For the students, it wasn’t all sight-seeing, though. One assignment was to write an "Ode to Sheep" and the winner got a day’s pass on the "tube," London’s subway system.

Reiter is planning two more study tours which will each take place within the next two years. Her next tour will be to the Canadian Rockies in August of 1999. There, she will lead a group of students to understand the natural history and the prehistory of the Rockies. Students will explore a dinosaur museum, go mountain hiking and climb glaciers. Reiter also hopes to make side trips to the cities of Bamph and Jasper in Canada.

Reiter is also planning on repeating her study trip to England in May of 2000 with some itinerary changes and a different focus. The second trip may stray out of England and wander to Edinburgh, Scotland. "The group visited Wales this time," said Reiter "in May of 2000, we hope to spend more time there." For more information on these study abroad programs, contact Kimberly Reiter at (904) 822-7541.

New student organization broadcasts over the internet

With generous funding from the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee, the Center for  Information Technology and Shahram Amiri, vice president for information technology, music, digital arts and computer science majors are producing GreenHat Media (GHM), a new student organization which broadcasts music over the internet. For now, students can listen to the broadcast by logging on to greenhat.stetson.edu from any networked location on campus after downloading "Real Audio" onto their system.

It won’t always be that way, though. The organization plans to broadcast concerts from Elizabeth Hall over the internet this fall. "I thought it would be of interest to those families living out of state and not able to hear their children perform on campus," said Nathan Wolek, GHM’s president. GHM hopes to expand its horizons and eventually broadcast athletic events, too.

GHM is looking for DJs, technicians and publicists. Posters will be hung up in early fall for people interested in pursuing their broadcasting talents or developing their communication and business skills. For information before the semester starts, e-mail the president at wolek@stetson.edu or vice president at bbatchel@stetson.edu.

The officers are Nathan Wolek, Longwood, president; Bryan Batchelder, Pinellas Park, vice president; Shawn Moore, Winter Haven, secretary; Martin Johnson, Madeira Beach, treasurer; and Pat Aland, Seminole, technical advisor.

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Honors, Activities, & Elections

Arts and Sciences’highest honorary inducts new members

Membership in Phi Beta Kappa is based uponacademic merit, and is open to students in the College of Arts and Sciences.Inductees are: Jason Crockett, Odessa; Davetta Eyster, Bonita Springs; StephanieGalfano, Coral Springs; Ronika Jindal, Tavares; Brande Martin, Belleview; LandonMavrelis, Indialantic; Mac McCoy, North Fort Myers; Dorothy Montgomery, NewSmyrna Beach; Melissa Page, Youngstown; Kristopher Reed, Deltona; Amanda Revels,San Mateo; Katie Saxton, Longwood; Britt Young, Pensacola; and Kimberly Zahm,Tampa.

Business School’shighest honorary adds seven new members

Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is thehighest national recognition a student can receive in an accredited program bythe American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. The students are: HenryBrown, Jacksonville; Vincent Fries, Wayne, MI; Mary Gillis, DeLand; KathleenKlesius, St. Petersburg Beach; David LaRocque, Deltona; Mark Truman, DeLand; andMatthias Weisheit, Bad Hersfeld, Germany.

Economics majors recognized foractivism, research & rank in the honors program

The students and awards are: Jack Bladel,Jacksonville, Second Top Junior in Honors Program; Leigh Tichy, VeroBeach, Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, June Brooks Award for Activism;and Russell Triplet, Ocala, Top Junior in Honors Program, SURE Grant forsummer undergraduate research.

Omicron Delta Kappa welcomes 35 newmembers

Membership in Omicron Delta Kappa isawarded upperclassmen students who demonstrate leadership and rank in the topthird of their class. 1997-98 initiates are: Ciara Caltagirone, Tampa; JenniferCarlson, Jacksonville; Stacie Carpenter, Port St. Lucie; Nicolette Corso, andRyan O’Kelly, Deltona; Leslie Coulter, New Port Richey; Heidi Craft, PalmSprings; Jennifer Ficarra, Joy Holladay, and Tara Taylor, Orlando; Erica Fricke,Newfoundland, NJ; Adina Frydman, North Bay Village; Wendy Gabler, Jacksonville;Matthew Galati, Springfield, PA; William Gallagher, Winter Park; Katie Hartzell,Port Orange; Larisa Johnson, Hollywood; Sabrina Lou, Boca Raton; Kate Manolakos,Cape Haze; Mac McCoy, North Fort Myers; Kari Miller, Port Charlotte; WendyMoore, Hanahan, SC; Bran Peska, Cape Coral; Jennifer Pugh, DeLand; RomanRodriguez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Loren Petrozella, Fort Lauderdale;Christina Sargent, Naples; Katie Saxton, Longwood; Katie Spilman, Vero Beach;Stella Stephens, Lakeland; Kristy Thomson, Valrico; Leigh Tichy, DeLand; ShannonWallace, Hunting Valley; Jonathan Williams, Palm Beach Gardens; Amy Wyatt,Marietta, GA.

Province Day awards violinist

Sigma Alpha Iota, a national women’smusic fraternity, hosted the annual Province Day scholarship competition.Rebekah Howell, Bloomington, IN, was awarded a scholarship sponsored by SigmaAlpha Iota’s alumni chapter. This was the Music School’s second consecutiveyear to win this national competition.

Life leadership awards presented

At the Campus Life Awards ceremony onApril 24, James diCarlo, Germantown, TN, received the Outstanding ServiceAward and Amanda Marder, Naples, received the Student Leader of the YearAward.

Five English majors win at academic honors convention

The Tim Sullivan Endowment for Writing wasawarded to five English majors during the Academic Honors convention on April24. Students are: Lisa Ciccarello, Palm Harbor, fiction; Frank Gunshanan, SouthDaytona, graduate portfolio; Richard Hostler, Winter Haven, creative nonfiction;John Pusateri, DeLand, poetry; and Kevin Snipes, Ormond Beach, playwriting.

Residence halls choose leaders

Head residents for 1998-99 are: WalterBallard III, Naples, Carson/Hollis Hall; James Dean diCarlo, Germantown,TN, Stetson Hall; Katie Saxton, Longwood, Smith Hall; CristineStile, Fishkill, NY, Nemec Hall; Kevin Thoresen, New Smyrna Beach, GordisHall; Nicole Tindell, Hollywood, Chaudoin Hall; Regan Wessar, CapeCoral, Conrad Hall; and Roy Williams, Palm Beach Gardens, Emily Hall.

1998 fall student teacher interns

1998 fall student interns are: KirstenBlanchfield, Deltona, Alexia deWindt, Weston, and Nicole Sanders, Palm BeachGardens, Woodward Avenue Elementary; Scott Boyer, Orange Park, Deltona HighSchool; Traci Brown, Okeechobee, and Sally Johnson, St. Augustine, Orange CityElementary; Matthew Bruzzi, Spring Hill, and Julie Wagner, Rockledge, DeLandHigh School; Melissa Castellano, South Daytona, Ormond Beach Middle School; JodiDurham, Orange City, and Ryan Hetzer, St. Louis, MO, George Marks Elementary;Shannon Gray, West Palm Beach, Boston Avenue; Kristen Hall, Altamonte Springs,and Jacquelyn McLane, Crystal River, New Smyrna Beach Middle School; DreenaHoffmann, DeLand, and Christine Studiale, Ft. Lauderdale, Blue Lake Elementary;Melissa Jenkins, DeLand, DeBary Elementary; Dao Luu, Cocoa, Port OrangeElementary; Melodee Lynn, Port Orange, Tomoka Elementary; Sara Musgrove,Clearwater, Discovery Elementary; Lorrie Nelson, Holly Hill, Timothy Tully, NewSmyrna Beach, Horizon Elementary; Christine Nixon, Dunedin, Celebration School;Libby Smith, DeLand, TBA.

Student body President & VP elected

The 1998-99 SGA officers are: RomanRodriquez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, president and Elizabeth Melody,Holly Hill, vice president.

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Greek News and Athletic Awards

Interfraternity council officers elected

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) includes representatives of all fraternities on campus, plans special events, and participates in Greek Week and the Greek awards ceremony. Newly elected officers for 1998-99 are: Troy Hancock, High Springs, president; Franklin Jennings, Orlando, vice president of administration; Robert Korey, Ormond Beach, vice president of judicial; James Godwin III, Oviedo, vice president of risk management; Dallas Zulli, Enola, PA, vice president of rush; Christopher Remo, Venice, secretary; and Brian Copeland, Sarasota, treasurer.

Panhellenic officers elected

The Panhellenic Council elected officers for the 1998-1999 academic year. Members plan special programs, including Greek Week and an annual Easter egg hunt. The new officers are: Katie Spilman, Vero Beach, president; Jaclyn Sutherland, Orlando, vice president of administration; Holly Culver, Sunrise, vice president of public relations; Melissa Fries, Ocala, vice president of risk management; Jennifer Wiley, Palm Springs, vice president of rush; Dawn-Marie Roberts, Nassau, Bahamas, Sarah Stringer, Tampa, vice presidents of social services; Bree Pendleton, Port Orange, secretary; and Cigdem Keskin, Apopka, treasurer.

Greeks honored at banquet

The members of fraternities and sororities awarded honors and scholarships during the Greek Banquet are: Joy Abrisch, Orange Park, New Member Panhellenic Scholarship Award; Bryan Allen, Media, PA, Vince Lombardi Leadership Award, IFC Greek Athlete Award; Patrick Chapman, Gainesville, William Scott Fenlon Award; Jeffrey Clark, Vero Beach, H. Graves Edmundson Award, Greek Man of the Year; Kathleen Dunn, Titusville, Sophomore Panhellenic Scholarship Award; Garrett Fermoyle, Warroad, MN, IFC Scholarship Award; Lori Francis, Cooper City, Pearls of Excellence Award; Michael Gunning, Cape Coral, IFC Scholarship; Seth Kaufman, Dallas, TX, IFC Scholarship Award; George Leidel Jr., Sebring, Glen Teschner Award; Elizabeth Maresca, New Port Richey, Junior Panhellenic Scholarship Award; Kari Miller, Port Charlotte, Claudia Epting Award; Wendy Moore, Hanahan, SC, Firecracker Award; Melissa Murphey, Orange Park, Greek Woman of the Year; Paul Raque, Lilburn, GA, W. Bruce O’Donague Award, Pi KappaPhi Southern Gentleman Award; Michael Riella, Fort Myers, IFC Greek Athlete Award; Jammie Swain, Williamston, MI, Rho Lambda Leadership Award; Courtney Thurber, Coral Springs, Rho Lambda Leadership Award; Nicole Tindell, Hollywood, Southern Bella Award; Russell Triplett, Ocala, IFC Scholarship, Greek Athlete Award; Maria Ward, Vero Beach, Unsung Hero Award; and Jennifer Wiley, Palm Springs, Olga Bowen Award.

Fraternity/Sorority Presidents Elected

The 1998-99 presidents of the social fraternities and sororities on campus are: Alpha Chi Omega, Kimberly Zahm, Tampa; Alpha Kappa Alpha, Priscilla Moxam, Naples; Alpha Tau Omega, William Laird Jr., Madison, NJ; Alpha Xi Delta, Rebecca C. Flick, Tulsa, OK; Delta Sigma Phi, Keith Wood, Palm City; Lambda Chi Alpha, Anthony Freeman, Fort Walton Beach; Phi Sigma Kappa, James Fleming, Duluth, GA.; Pi Beta Phi, Veronica Vucho, Jacksonville; Pi Kappa Phi, Gabriel Gehret, Waterville, ME; Sigma Nu, Michael Portnoy, Naples; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Matthew Driggers, Valparaiso; Zeta Tau Alpha, and Tracey Robinson, Fort Lauderdale.

Athletic scholarship winners

Laura Cazella, Daytona Beach, Vicky Pate Women’s Tennis Scholarship; Garrett Davis, Plano, TX, Glenn Wilkes Men’s Basketball Scholarship; Lisa Gestewitz, Coconut Creek; Lauren Hensley, Munster, IN, Kathleen Kelley, Hobe Sound, Mercedes Lucas, Palm City, Aleksandar Nicin, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, Kristy Porcelli, Port St. Lucie Amanda Prokop, Stuart, and Julia Woods, Winter Park, Higginbotham Automobile Scholarships; Jeff House, Crofton, MD, J. Edgar Hoover Baseball; Missy Roy, Glastonbury, CT, Dale Melching Leadership Award; Sammy Serrano, Woodbridge, VA, Dale Melching Leadership Award; Shaun Upjohn, Moorestown, NJ, Savill Men’s Golf Scholarship.

Family weekend golf tournament

On October 23, 1998, Stetson will host the Stetson Co-Am Fall Family Weekend Golf Tournament and banquet for golfers and their guests. Proceeds will benefit the women’s golf teams. For more information on sponsorship or playing in the tournament, contact Coach Nancy Rubin-Sharff at (904) 822-8237.

Baseball star drafted by Major League

Sammy Serrano, Woodbridge, VA, was Stetson’s All-America catcher, Trans America Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the 68th overall draft pick in the second round of Major League Baseball’s draft. Serrano is Stetson’s second-highest draft pick ever and will likely be assigned to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in Salem, OR. The Volcanoes are San Francisco’s entry in the rookie Northwest League.

Kind heart helps firefighters

From the goodness of her heart, Kathy Terranova of DeLand helped the firefighters in Volusia county by collecting beverages, ice and fruit for those who battled the fires day after day. Terranova raised over $250 and took more than 100 bottles of water, juice, gatorade and soda to the DeLand airport where it was quickly dispensed to the firefighters on the front lines. Terranova compared prices at five stores and two vegetable stands before deciding to buy her fruit at Daytona’s farmer’s market. There she bought pears, apples, nectarines, peaches, grapefruit and oranges for the firefighters.

New organizations committed to saving the environment

Two new organizations sprouted on Stetson’s campus to help save the environment. They are Green Stetson and the Christian Environmental Association. Green Stetson encourages both Stetson and community members to promote environmental awareness. The Christian Environmental Association also is serving both campus and community members. "Its mission is to live out the biblical call to be faithful to everything God created," said Courtney McIntyre, coordinator of the groups. Both organizations are collaborating on "Challenge to 2000: An Environmental Committment." Activities will include an overseas summer mission trip, beach clean-ups and more. For more information contact Courtney McIntyre at (904) 822-7524.

Circle K service organization serves community, state and world

Circle K is concentrating on making a difference. During Random Acts of Kindness week, they delivered "thank you" notes to professors on campus. They collected canned food, donated time to the Neighborhood Center, participated in a state-wide baby food drive, and raised money to help irradicate Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) in the world. In April, they walked for Muscular Sclerosis at Daytona Beach. They also planned an Easter egg hunt for migrant children, had an IDD Bowl-a-thon and, on Earth Day, planted trees at Blue Lake Elementary and cleaned up litter on Daytona Beach.

At a district convention in March, the service organzation fared well. Tiffany Frey, Malabar, was awarded second place for most outstanding club member. But the award they are most proud of is their Club Improvement award.

For information on Circle K, contact Jennifer Czuprynski, president, at (904) 822-6472.

Thank you for your support!!

Victory comes from doing yourbest. This year, Stetson University parents have contributed $122,046 to theStetson Annual Fund. Whatever your best, we thank you for your support. Everycontribution is an important victory that benefits our students.

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Campus Opportunities

The Stetson Institute forSocial Research has conducted telephone polls for the Daytona Beach News Journal for the past five years and will likely participate again in earlyfall. Psychology, sociology and political science majors are encouraged topursue this opportunity to become experienced in social research. The pollsfocus on political opinion, public opinion and local issues. Students interestedin becoming interviewers should contact Kathy Kelton at (904) 822-7240.

New courses are beingoffered in American Studies: AS 263, American Studies in Theory and Practice;AS 351, American Studies Abroad; AS 451, Darwinism and the Divine inAmerican Culture; AS 452, Environmental History and Culture: Nature andthe American Marketplace; and AS 496 Research Collaboration. Contactthe college of Arts and Sciences for more information at (904) 822-7515.

Professor Paul JeromeCroce directs student research in science and religion program for students towork with him on researching various topics. Leslie Coulter, New Port Richey,and Suzanne Hartley, St. Augustine, participated during the 1997-98 year byconducting background interviews to be published in "Keepers of the Veil:Life Stories of Cassadaga’s Senior Residents," an article that will be apart of Professors Ann and Paul Jerome Croce’s book, Cassadaga: The Continuing Story of a Florida Spiritualist Camp. For more information,contact Paul Croce at (904) 822-7532

Stetson’s Study AbroadProgram just got bigger! Stetson students can choose to study in France,Germany, Spain, Mexico, England, Russia and now Hong Kong. In France, theprogram has moved from Dijon to Avignon. Requirements for the Study AbroadProgram include two years of preparation in the language of the country in which you wish to study, a GPA of 2.5 and approval by the Stetson International Committee. The deadline for studying abroad in the Spring is October 1. The fall and the full academic year’s deadline is March 1 of the previous academic year. For information and/or an application call Joan Clark, office of International Exchange at (904) 822-8165. With the application, a copy of thecurrent study abroad catalog will be supplied. Find out how studying abroad won’t cost more than studying at Stetson.

The duPont-Ball Library is undergoing a $5.3 million dollar expansion: 13,000 square-feet are being added to the library’s north side to make room for a new instructional Media Center.The new Media Center will include a group presentation room seating 95, anelectronic podium and a built-in computer/video projection system. Also due to the expansion, more networked study carrels, additional lounge seating, study tables and four study rooms for groups of 30 students will be added.

Continuing Educationoffers preparatory classes for the GRE, GMAT and LSAT on campus for both thefall and spring semesters. For dates and information, call Continuing Educationat (904) 822-7500.

The President’s ParentsCouncil is an organization of both parents and students who assist withStetson’s admissions programs, raise gifts for scholarships, and help careerinternship and placement efforts. If interested in being a member of thecouncil, contact Kate Hanson, President’s Parent Council coordinator at (904)822-7549.

The American StudiesDepartment offers over a dozen internships. Recently, students have interned ina number of locations including Altamonte Springs, Orlando and locally, inDeLand, at the West Volusia Historical Society, The Nature Conservancy,Children’s House Montessori School, Paxson Communications and the DeLand NavalAir Station Museum. For more information, contact Shirley Ferguson at (904)822-7530.

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PublicationsBoard for '98 Summer Edition of the Commons:

Editor: Amanda E. Bradford

Managing Editor: DanielleLaprime

AdvisoryBoard:

Alumni Representatives: Mr. & Mrs. George Dannals, Vincetta Giammanco Ford, Martha Polland Holler,Claire Beth Link, Todd Richardson, Evelyn West-Mills.

Faculty/StaffRepresentatives:  Steven Barnett, marketing; Kathy Burley, alumniassoc.; Tom Horton, career services; Mark McMasters, admissions; Brian Miller,marketing and communications; Ellen Smith, English; Darald Stubbs, student life;Mark Whittaker, university relations.

Student Representatives: Brian Huffman, Shauna White.

Parent Representatives:Mr. & Mrs. Ulysses S. Owens, The Rev. & Mrs. W. Robert Shettler, Jr.,Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Trakas.

Commonsis published quarterly by the Office of Marketing and Communications, StetsonUniversity, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8319, DeLand, FL 32720-3781, forfamilies of current undergraduate students on the DeLand campus. Comments arewelcome at the above address or by e-mail to Danielle Laprime.

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