In their research, Wilson and Burke compared the contracts of 65 Intercollegiate NCAA Division I men’s basketball head coach salaries from 2009-10 school year with the contracts of the 68 coaches from the 2011-12 school year. The results reveal extreme inflation in incentives for head coaches of competing NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams, specifically for non-automatic qualifying (non-AQ) teams – teams that come from conferences whose football teams do not automatically qualify for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). In their research they found that among coaches at the non-AQ conference schools, the average total pay in 2009-10 was $357,440; in 2011-12, it was $513,872, a significant increase of almost 44 percent.

The incentivization for athletic and academic team performance is often the reason for these huge increases. For example, if a team’s GPA goes up then the coach’s financial reward is higher. Using Rick Pitino, head coach at the University of Louisville, as an example, if his team has an average GPA of 2.5, he receives  a $50,000 bonus; 2.75, $75,000; 3.0 $100,000. In addition to GPA, coaches’ contracts also can include incentives for academic progress rate and graduation rate.

The research also reveals an increased gap between automatic qualifying (AQ) schools (teams that come from conferences whose football teams automatically qualify for the BCS)  and non-AQ schools in the potential compensation for both athletic and academic incentives. AQ schools increased their potential pay for athletic incentives  by 70 percent between 2009 and 2012, but dropped in average academic incentives  by 45 percent during the same time period. However, the non-AQ schools potential pay for athletic achievements increased 118 percent between 2009 and 2012, while the potential pay for academic achievements increased by nearly 1,000 percent.

The statistics demonstrate the extreme differences between what the AQ schools and the non-AQ schools pay for both academic and athletic achievements. Wilson and Burke state in their journal article that the success of non-AQ teams could “explain the increase in amount of athletic and academic incentive clauses being placed in non-AQ conference schools’ coaching contracts. To retain top coaching talent, non-AQ conference schools might become more ‘creative’ in contract structure, thereby adding more athletic and academic team performance incentives to coaches’ contracts as a way to increase overall compensation. Furthermore, non-AQ conference athletic directors may be increasing the amount of academic incentives in these coaches’ contracts as a means of continuing to emphasize the term ‘student-athlete.’”

“The business of college athletics has grown exponentially in the last 20-30 years,” said Wilson. “Athletics directors are now CEOs of multi-million dollar programs. Coaches are getting paid three to four times as much as university presidents. More and more schools are entering the ‘arms race’ – increasing coaches’ salaries, building new athletic facilities, keeping up with the Joneses in order to attract the top recruits.

“We are simply reporting what’s being done. We are identifying this trend,” said Wilson. “Do I see this stopping? No, because we have some realignment with conference affiliation all being driven by TV money. It would appear college athletics, from a marketing and advertising standpoint, can bring large visibility to universities that maybe other areas cannot. Colleges are using athletics to market their universities. Athletic success can bring huge increases in unique visitors to a school’s website, huge increases in college merchandise sales and thousands of people to a university’s campus.”

Citing a dearth of empirical research in this area, Wilson said that there is room for additional research and expansion to other sports such as football or women’s basketball.

Some information for this research was obtained from USA Today, which has published a second article on this topic citing the research. Neither Stetson University nor Queens University of Charlotte provided information on coaches’ salaries for the research. Click to read the the research article in the journal.

The Class of 2013 formed their class year in this photo taken at Orientation Day four years ago.

Happy Spring! The beginning of April at Stetson University traditionally means the time when Stetson students, especially seniors, are working hard to complete final projects as deadlines approach. The 2013 Showcase of research and creative arts, scheduled this year for April 16, will feature the greatest number of projects since the program debuted in 1999. To enable students to attend, classes will be cancelled that day, and everyone is encouraged to attend.

Hatter baseball and other sports are in full swing. All home games are included in the calendar below. Be sure to check out all Hatter sports at GOHATTERS.COM. For more of what’s happening in Hatter Country this week, check out the calendar below:

Music Concerts:

• University Chamber Orchestra – Tuesday, April 2, 7 p.m., Anthony Hose, conductor, Lifepoint Community Church, DeLand
• Music by Student Composers- 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel

Friday, March 29

• GOOD FRIDAY – University Holiday
• Softball vs. Northern Kentucky- 1 p.m., Patricia Wilson Field
• Baseball vs. Kennesaw State- 6:30 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park

Saturday, March 30

• Habitat for Humanity Build- 8 a.m., Meet on CUB Steps
• Women’s Tennis vs. USC Upstate- 10 a.m., Mandy Stoll Tennis Center
• Softball vs. Northern Kentucky- Noon, Patricia Wilson Field
• Baseball vs. Kennesaw State- 1 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park
• Men’s Tennis vs. USC Upstate- 2 p.m., Mandy Stoll Tennis Center

Sunday, March 31

• Easter Sunday Chapel Service, 5:30 p.m., Lee Chapel
• Francophone Movie Night – The Silences of the Palace-6 p.m., Sampson 129

Monday, April 1

• Cardio Yoga- 12:15 p.m., Hollis Center Dance Studio
• PRIDE Week: Juicy Justine- 8 p.m., Stetson Room

Tuesday, April 2

• Gentle Yoga- 5 p.m., Nite Lights – Above the bookstore
• GPS: Guide for Proactive Success- 5:15 p.m., Sage 257
• Habitat for Humanity Meeting- 6:15 p.m., Hollis Center Classroom
• Catholic Campus Ministry Meeting- 8 p.m., 103 Allen Hall
• PRIDE Week: Juicy Justine- 8 p.m., Stetson Room

Wednesday, April 3

• #Politics: The Social Media Revolution in Putin’s Russia, 4 p.m., Rinker Aud., LBC
• Sand Volleyball vs. North Florida- 2 p.m., Sand Volleyball Courts
• APVMA – Representative from Ross University- 6:15 p.m., Sage 221
• Gays in the Military: Why the All-Volunteer Force- 7 p.m., Library 25L
• Stetson Speakers Bureau Meeting- 7 p.m., LBC 220
• Cheerleading Clinic- 7:45 p.m., Hollis Gym / Rinker Fieldhouse
• PRIDE Week: Prayers for Bobby- 8 p.m., Cross Cultural Center

Thursday, April 4

• DUI Promise-  4 p.m., Rinker Auditorium
• Screening of – Brother-  6 p.m., Russian Studies Center
• Trilogue of the Abrahamic Faith- 6:30 p.m., Allen Hall
• Tournees French Film Festival- 8 p.m., Rinker Environmental Learning Center
• Poetry at an Uncouth Hour- 9 p.m., Nite Lights
• PRIDE Week: Rocky Horror Picture Show- 11 p.m., Lee Chapel

Friday, April 5

• duPont-Ball Library Federal Depository 125th Anniversary -3 PM, Library (Main Floor)
• PRIDE Week: Gay Prom- 8 p.m., Allen Hall

Ongoing exhibits:

• Digital Arts Senior Exhibition continues through April 5, Hand Art Center
• Oscar Bluemner’s Germany: Juxtaposing Jerichow – Hand Art Center. Runs through April 29.

by Shelby Scraper and the Stetson Today Team

“Stetson teacher-scholars facilitate transformational learning in our students,” said Provost Elizabeth Paul, who made the announcement Wednesday, March 27. “They are themselves passionate lifelong learners who, through their scholarly, creative and professional engagement, make important contributions to the advancement of knowledge, disciplines and society. And they are leaders of the continual progress of Stetson University in realizing our important mission. Each and every one of these individuals exemplifies teacher-scholar excellence. I celebrate their accomplishments and thank them for their inspiration and impact.”

Cindy Bennington – Promotion to Professor of Biology

Bennington

Dr. Cindy Bennington has conducted ecological research in Alaska, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Florida.  At Stetson, she teaches courses on ecology and botany; she actively engages students in research on arctic and temperate plant species. Central Florida’s dry, sandy, nutrient-poor soils, coupled with a rich diversity of animal attackers, provide ample opportunities for her to pursue long-standing interests in plant adaptation to stressful environments.  She also regularly involves Stetson students in environmental service-learning projects both on and off campus.  Currently, she and Dr. Karen Cole, Director of the Gillespie Museum, are working to develop the Volusia Sandhill Teaching Landscape, a project adjacent to the Museum where visitors can learn about the longleaf pine ecosystem that historically dominated the sandhills of central Florida.

David Bjella – Promotion to Professor of Music

Bjella

A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cellist David Bjella has had a multi-faceted career as a teacher, chamber musician, orchestral player, and soloist. He directs the Chamber Music program at Stetson and is Co-Principal in the IRIS Chamber Orchestra.  He is also a member of the Inman Piano Trio. One of the featured IRIS chamber musicians for the Naxos-released CD “Music of Stephen Hartke,” chosen by the New York Times as a “Top 10 Classical Recording of 2003,” Bjella has held appointments as Visiting Associate Professor of Cello at Florida State University and Professor of Cello at the University of Central Florida. He has also taught in the Valade Master Teacher program at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan.

Debbi Dinkins – Promotion to Professor and Associate Dean of the duPont-Ball Library

Dinkins

Debbi Dinkins, Associate Dean of the duPont-Ball Library, works closely with the Dean of the Library on administration and planning.  She is responsible for all aspects of Technical Services, including acquisitions, cataloging, periodicals, and computer systems.  Dinkins manages the library’s materials budgets and operating budgets.  She oversees the acquisition and cataloging of the library’s collections, which include over 300,000 volumes of books and bound periodicals, more than 70,000 electronic books, and access to over 64,000 electronic journals.  Management and maintenance of the 46 public computers in the library are also her responsibility. Dinkins’ research and professional interests include patron-driven acquisition of eBooks, library collection evaluation, and cataloging.  Her articles have been published in such journals as College and Research Libraries and The Journal of Academic Librarianship.

Tishia Dunham – Promotion to Associate Professor of Legal Skills

Dunham

Tishia Dunham teaches legal skills and is Director of Bar Preparation Services.  Prior to joining Stetson’s faculty, Professor Dunham practiced law in the areas of employment law, commercial litigation, and real property with an emphasis on community associations.  Dunham teaches and writes primarily in the area of state constitutional law. She is the co-author of Florida Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press, 2013).

Glen Epley – Awarded tenure as Professor of Teacher Education

Dr. Glen Epley has been a sportswriter for a metropolitan daily newspaper, a high school history teacher, a professor at three universities, a deputy superintendent of the Volusia County Schools, and an executive with Brown & Brown, Inc., one of the premier insurance brokerages in the nation and world.  Since joining Stetson, Dr. Epley teaches primarily in the graduate program for educators who are pursuing masters’ degrees in educational leadership.  His specialties are school law and school finance.  He also teaches a seminar on the legal rights of students in public schools.  Dr. Epley’s research focuses on constitutional jurisprudence as it affects public schools, and he has published in NASSP Bulletin, Phi Delta Kappan, Education Law Reporter, Kappa Delta Pi Record, and The Clearing House, among others.  He is a frequent presenter at national conferences on school law and school finance.  His current research project involves the legal concerns for school officials when they attempt to regulate student speech off school grounds on the internet and social media sites.

Eric Kurlander – Promoted to Professor of History

Kurlander

Dr. Eric Kurlander teaches classes on modern German, European, and world history. His recent book, Living with Hitler (Yale, 2009), examines the ways in which German liberals negotiated, resisted, and in some ways accommodated the Third Reich. He is also author of The Price of Exclusion: Ethnicity, National Identity, and the Decline of German Liberalism, 1898-1933 (Berghahn, 2006). His articles have appeared in Central European History, The Journal of Contemporary History, The Historian, and other journals.  Kurlander has held fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Historical Institute, and other granting agencies.  He is currently at work on two additional book projects:  a textbook co-authored with colleague Dr. Kimberly Reiter, The West in Question: Continuity and Change (Pearson-Longman), and Nazi Monsters:  A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Yale trade division, forthcoming).

 Lance Long – Awarded programmatic tenure and promoted to Professor of Legal Skills

Long

Lance Long joined Stetson after having taught legal research and writing at J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, and at the University of Oregon School of Law. Before teaching, Professor Long practiced with Morrison & Foerster in Orange County, California and Hill, Johnson & Schmutz in Provo, Utah. His practice focuses on appellate and motion practice in the areas of intellectual property, contract, and construction law. Professor Long’s scholarship currently centers on empirical analyses of language patterns in appellate briefs and opinions. His two most recent articles, “Does the Readability of Your Brief Affect Your Chance of Winning on Appeal?” and “Clearly Using Intensifiers is Very Bad—Or Is It?” were published, respectively, in the Journal of Appellate Practice & Process and The Idaho Law Review.

Brigid Noonan – Promotion to Professor of Counselor Education 

Noonan

Dr. Brigid M. Noonan, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, ACS, chairs the Department of Counselor Education.  She has more than 19 years of clinical experience working with a range of diverse clients, with a focus on addiction, eating disorders and depression, disability, career issues, and sexual identity.  Her research focuses on international counselor education, advocacy and social justice, working with families, and sexuality and spirituality.  Her recent articles have been published in such venues as International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling and Professional Issues in Counseling.  She is also co-author of a chapter in Handbook of Counselor Preparation:  Constructivist, Developmental, and Experiential Approaches (Sage, 2011).

Jason Palmer – Awarded programmatic tenure

Palmer

Jason Palmer joined Stetson after teaching legal writing and oral advocacy at George Washington University Law School. Most recently, he worked for the Department of State, representing the United States in international arbitration cases before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal. He also spent four years in Switzerland working as a claims judge for the Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts, adjudicating claims of victims of Nazi persecution; for the United Nations Compensation Commission, coordinating review of Palestinian claims against Iraq as a result of its invasion and occupation of Kuwait; and for the Europa Institute at the University of Zurich, creating and teaching a course for Swiss lawyers on U.S. legal writing. Before working in Switzerland and at the Department of State, Professor Palmer spent several years in private practice in Washington, D.C., focusing on commercial litigation and international arbitration.  He is author of numerous articles on international law, and he has served as editor of several legal journals.

Leila Roach – Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Counselor Education

Roach

Dr. Leila Roach coordinates the Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling Program. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an approved supervisor for Mental Health Counselors in the state of Florida and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). Dr. Roach has 22 years of experience counseling children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, including members of the Deaf community, in a variety of settings. She has advanced training in play therapy, couples counseling, and disaster mental health. Her research interests include wellness in counseling and counselor education, the personal and professional development of counseling students, and spirituality in counseling.

 Joshua Rust – Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Philosophy

Rust

Dr. Joshua Rust is the author of two books, John Searle and the Construction of Social Reality (Continuum, 2005) and John Searle (Continuum, 2009). He is also a coauthor of several articles in empirical philosophy concerning the behavior of ethicists as compared to other academic professionals. On the lighter side, he has coauthored two essays (with Dr. Susan Pepper-Bates) at the intersection of popular culture and philosophy: one on True Blood and the other on Harry Potter. Areas of interest include metaphilosophy, explanation, social construction, and Wittgenstein. He is also interested in the history of 20th century analytic philosophy and ancient philosophy. Joshua is the secretary/treasurer for the Florida Philosophical Association, co-chair on the Values Steering Committee, and a member of the Social Justice Lecture Series Committee.

 Ranjini Thaver – Promoted to Professor of Economics 

Thaver

Dr. Ranjini Thaver, born in South Africa, completed her bachelor’s degree, with honors, in Economics at the University of Cape Town, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in Economics at the University of Notre Dame. She has taught at Stetson since 1992. She developed the first university-based microcredit program in the world, located in a poverty-stricken area in DeLand, and in Manio Village, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. She has partnered with local and national organizations to deliver economically empowering programs to the poor, such as personal finance education workshops, and volunteer income tax preparation (VITA). She is recipient of Stetson University’s McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching. She has presented her research at international, national, and local conferences, and at universities such as Cornell, Notre Dame, and Mary Washington College.

Chris Tobler – Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Finance 

Tobler

Dr. Chris Tobler teaches both undergraduate and graduate level course in finance and in the Executive MBA and JD/BMA programs.  His teaching interests include investments, corporate finance and risk-management.  His scholarship focuses on derivatives, asset pricing, and the role of overvaluation in mergers and acquisitions. He has published in various journals including the Journal of Finance and Accountancy, Banking and Finance Review and the International Journal of Global Business and Economics.

Louis Virelli – Promoted to Professor of Law

Virelli

Louis Virelli teaches courses in administrative law, civil procedure, constitutional law, and federal pretrial practice. He co-coaches two of Stetson’s moot court teams and is faculty advisor to the Freethinkers Rhetoric Society and the Stetson chapter of the American Constitution Society.  Prior to joining Stetson, Professor Virelli served as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.  He also taught legal research and writing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, where he was named best oralist in the law school’s Keedy Cup moot court competition and served as articles editor on the Journal of Constitutional Law. Professor Virelli clerked for Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Judge Leonard I. Garth of the Third Circuit.  He has written on constitutional interpretation, congressional power, the teaching of evolution in public schools, and the role of scientific information in the regulatory process. His articles have appeared in such journals as the Miami Law Review, the Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, and the Administrative Law Review. 

Becky Watts – Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies 

Watts

Dr. Rebecca Watts’ teaching and scholarship centers on the application of rhetorical theory and criticism to public culture, including Southern culture, political culture, and popular culture. She is interested in organizational crisis rhetoric as well as internet communication as a way of increasing participation in public culture (in everything from political culture to sports culture).  Her book, Contemporary Southern Identity: Community through Controversy (University Press of Mississippi, 2008), applies rhetorical theory and criticism to Southern culture specifically and public discourse in general.

John York – Awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Chemistry 

York

Dr. John York has expertise in inorganic, organometallic, and biological inorganic chemistry.  His research focuses on using transition metal compounds to perform important chemical transformations.  He is especially interested in understanding how copper can function in both biological and industrial systems to bind with important organic molecules like alkenes and thiophenes. In this research, Dr. York utilizes both synthetic chemistry and computational chemistry methods.  He is also active in the field of chemical education and develops innovative techniques and materials for teaching chemistry to undergraduate students.

Four annual awards and honors will be presented at the end of the year and who receives them may depend on you. It’s time to nominate your favorite teacher or colleague, fellow students or even yourself  for one of the distinguished honors listed below. For more information on these and other awards, stay current with Stetson Today.

William Hugh McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Faculty Senate of Stetson University invites each student and faculty member to nominate a Stetson professor for Stetson University’s highest teaching award, the William Hugh McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching. All full-time teaching faculty members on the DeLand Campus are eligible, with the exception of the following recent recipients:  Dr. Terry Farrell, Dr. Camille King, Dr. Noel Painter, Dr. Michael King and Dr. Eugene Huskey.

The criteria for selection include excellence in classroom teaching, professional growth, intellectual stimulation given to the academic community outside the classroom, and service to students and the university as a whole.

“This award serves to recognize a faculty’s impact not only from an educational perspective, but also from a humanistic mentoring and inspirational perspective,” said Associate Professor of Chemistry Harry Price, member of the nomination committee.

Final selection will be made by a secret 2013 McEniry Nomination Committee. The winner will be announced during the Spring Commencement. The nomination form is online. The deadline for nominations is 8 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2013. 

Josephine Field Davidson Award for Integrity in Journalism

Any current Stetson students who have published journalism on any topic, in any medium, including online or in The Reporter, are eligible to win $500 in the annual Davidson Award for Integrity in Journalism.

Stetson faculty and editors at The Daytona Beach News-Journal will select a winner based on which submission best exemplifies the integrity, accuracy, clarity, and unselfish concern for others personified by the late Josephine Field Davidson, editor of The Daytona Beach News-Journal. (The award was established by Stetson alumni Bill and Sally Gillespie along with donations by friends, family and colleagues of the late editor of the News-Journal.) 

To enter:

• Choose up to three pieces of your best news, editorial, sports, or feature writing published during the past year, between April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2013.
• Submit original or legible copies (submissions won’t be returned) to Andy Dehnart via the English Department office (Flagler Hall room 224). If your writing is published online, you may submit links via e-mail to adehnart@stetson.edu.
• Include your name, 800 number, campus box number, e-mail address and phone number.
• Deadline: April 3 at noon.

Haven’t been published yet? Contact the staff of The Reporter (reporter@stetson.edu) to find out about contributing, and/or take JOUR 100 this fall to start learning about journalism.

Gender Studies Program’s Annual Ann Morris Essay and Creative Writing Contest 

The 2013 Gender Studies Program’s Annual Ann Morris Essay and Creative Writing Contest, with $500 in prizes to be awarded for Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Essays, Research, and Creative Non-fiction.  Deadline for submission is 3 p.m. on Monday, April 1.  Submit entries to Dr. Diane Everett, 221 Davis Hall.  Winners to be announced at the Annual Gender Studies Reception on April 18.

Contest Rules:

• Entries must in some way address the issues of gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and/or sexuality;
• Entrants must be currently registered undergraduate or graduate students;
• All entries must be typed, titled, and sealed in an envelope, with the contest name indicated on the front of the envelope;
• All entries should include a removable page with the author’s name, campus unit number, telephone number, email address, and Stetson University identification number;
• The Stetson University identification number should appear on each page of each entry, but no other identifying information should appear on the entry;
• An entry may be solely or jointly authored;
• An author may submit up to three entries (jointly-authored entries count as one); and
• An author should submit three complete copies of each entry.
• For more information, contact Dr. Diane Everett at ddeveret@stetson.edu.

Nominate senior speakers for commencement ceremonies 

For this year’s commencement ceremonies, three senior speakers will be chosen: one from the College of Arts and Sciences, one from the School of Music and one from the School of Business Administration. Senior Speakers typically are students with a solid academic record who have made significant contributions to the Stetson community through leadership and co-curricular involvement. They represent students who have fully engaged in the educational experience while at Stetson. The information provided within the nomination will be used to select 18 semifinalists (six from College of Arts and Sciences, six from School of Business, six from School of Music). The semifinalists for Senior Speaker will be notified and asked to submit an application which includes a description of the topic and a brief outline of their remarks. Nine finalists will be chosen to present their proposed speeches to a committee of faculty, staff and students for selection. It is acceptable for students to nominate themselves for Senior Commencement Speaker. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, April 10. Please use the following link to make your nomination: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H85K3T6.

The Women’s Basketball team soaks up the energy, enthusiasm and well-wishes at Stetson’s send-off party Thursday before leaving for Columbus, Ohio.

Week Ahead in Hatter Country, March 22 – 29

WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN – Stetson Campus Life and Athletics will host a Watch Party in the Hat Rack at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, to watch the Hatter Women’s Basketball team take on UCLA in the NCAA Championship game. Everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there!

Here’s a list of other things going on this week ahead at Stetson:

Friday, March 22

• Mid-Term Withdrawal Date and Last Day to Drop Course
• The Emotional Brain: Remembering with Feeling-12 p.m., Library 25L
• Daytona Beach Cleanup-2 p.m., Meet at Sage Hall parking lot
• Greek Week: Freedom BBQ-5 p.m.
• Stetson Alumni Night with the Miami Heat-6:30 p.m., American Airlines Arena, Miami (www.stetson.edu/alumni/rsvp), or call the Office of Alumni Engagement at 800.688.HATS)
• Baseball vs. Mercer-6:30 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park
• Carnival 2013-8 p.m., Rinker Fieldhouse

Saturday, March 23

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  Get ready to throw some paint at the annual Paint Party, Saturday night on Cummings Lawn.

  Habitat for Humanity Build-8 a.m., Meet on CUB Steps

• Softball vs. Mercer (DH)-1 p.m., Patricia Wilson Field
• Baseball vs. Mercer-2 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park
• Movie Night – “The Intouchables”-5 p.m., duPont Ball Library
• Paint Party Presented by: Hatter Productions-8 p.m., Cummings Gym Lawn

Sunday, March 24

• Baseball vs. Mercer-1 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park
• Softball vs. Mercer-1 p.m., Patricia Wilson Field
• Brass Ensemble-3 p.m., Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall
• Chapel Service-5:30 p.m., Lee Chapel
• Francophone Movie Night – Heading South-6 p.m., Sampson 129

Monday, March 25

• Cardio Yoga-12:15 p.m., Hollis Center Dance Studio
• Opening Reception – Senior Digital Arts Exhibition-6 p.m., Hand Art Center. Digital Arts Exhibit runs through April 5

• U.S.-Mexican Relations: Facts and Challenges - public talk by H.E. Alberto Fierro Garza, Consul of Mexico in Orlando, 5:45 p.m., Stetson Room, CUB, sponsored by WORLD: International Learning and Sigma Iota Rho – part of Stetson International Week

Remember, watch the Hatter News Flash video each week!

Tuesday, March 26

• Sand Volleyball vs. Florida Atlantic-10 a.m., Sand Volleyball Courts
• Heart Walk Informational Meeting-2 p.m., CUB 255
• Gentle Yoga-5 p.m., Nite Lights
• GPS: Guide for Proactive Success-5:15 p.m., Sage 257 “What your Facebook status says about you”
• Habitat for Humanity Meeting-6:15 p.m., Hollis Center Classroom
• Baseball vs. Florida A&M-6:30 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park
• Movie Night – For Colored Girls-7 p.m., Allen Hall
• Guitar Ensembles-7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel
• Tournees French Film Festival – Le Gamin Au Velo- 7:30 p.m., Nite Lights
• Catholic Campus Ministry Meeting- 8 p.m., Allen Hall 103

Wednesday, March 27

• Students Advocating Sustainability at Stetson- 5:30 p.m., Coffee Shop
• Women in the Workplace: Glass Ceiling Effect & It- 6 p.m., Stetson Room
• $tart $mart Workshop- 6 p.m., Sage 257 Sponsored by Stetson’s NOW Organization and Office of Career Development and Academic Advising
• Stetson Speakers Bureau Meeting- 7 p.m., LBC 220
• Cheerleading Clinic- 7:45 p.m., Hollis Gym

Thursday, March 28

• Men’s Tennis vs. East Tennessee State- Noon, Mandy Stoll Tennis Center
• Women’s Tennis vs. East Tennessee State- 4 p.m., Mandy Stoll Tennis Center
• Marine Geography Movie Night: Stolen Seas- 6 p.m., Sage 257
• Baseball vs. Kennesaw State- 6:30 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park
• Music Festival- 7:30 p.m., Rinker Field
• Poetry at an Uncouth Hour- 9 p.m., Nite Lights

Friday, March 29

• GOOD FRIDAY – No Classes; University Holiday
• Softball vs. Northern Kentucky- 1 p.m., Patricia Wilson Field
• Baseball vs. Kennesaw State- 6:30 p.m., Melching Field at Conrad Park

by Shelby Scraper

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  WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN!   Photo by Lauren Robbins

Gary Starkweather, creator of the laser printer, will be speaking at Stetson on Thursday, March 21.

Stetson University’s Finance Department in the School of Business Administration will be hosting a Roberson Executive Lecturer, Gary Starkweather, who will be giving his presentation “Imagination versus Knowledge” on March 21, at 4 p.m. in the Rinker Auditorium, LBC 108.

Starkweather may be best known for inventing the laser printer while he worked for Xerox. He spent more than 43 years working in imaging sciences and holds over 44 patents in the fields of imaging, color and hardcopy devices. He was inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame in 2002, and in June 2012, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame by Invent Now and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

In May 1997, Starkweather joined Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Wash., and became an architect in Microsoft’s research department working on novel information hardware such as large displays and high resolution displays. While at Microsoft he authored several papers on displays and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems or MEMS technology. He also worked on optical security technology with other technology groups a Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft, Starkweather worked for  Apple Computer as an Apple Fellow involved in publishing and color imaging products and research.

Starkweather has received a number of awards for his work such as the Xerox President’s Achievement Award, the Johann Gutenberg Prize from the Society for Information Display, and the Engineering Excellence Award  and the David Richardson Medal both from the Optical Society of America.

This event is open to the Stetson community and the general public. Cultural credit will be available for students.

by Sarah Taylor

Spring 2013 has sprung! Photo by Lauren Robbins

Post Newtown Public Forum: This is a reminder that Stetson University will host the second of two community forums on Wednesday, March 20, 6-8:30 p.m. in the Stetson Room. At the forums panelists will discuss issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Topics including mental health services, safe schools and communities, and violence in public places will be discussed. Cultural credit will be given to Stetson students. Please watch Stetson Today for more information on this free, public community forum.

Senator Bob Graham’s public address on civic engagement, Friday, March 15 7 p.m., in the Stetson Room. All faculty, students, staff and the public are invited. Graham is the keynote speaker at Stetson’s 42^nd U.S. Model Senate, Friday and Saturday, March 15-16.

TEDxStetsonU- Friday, March 15, 2:30-7:30 p.m., Allen Hall Auditorium. The theme is Significance in Action: Inspired Learning. The selected presenters include: Stetson professors Andy Dehnart and Mario Rodriguez; students Luke Ford and Kai Eckenrode; and community members Ben Collins and Steven Carillo.

Annual Career Expo - Wednesday, March 20, 1 p.m., Rinker Field House

Music concerts this week:

• Friday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. Concert to honor memory of former Music Dean Paul Langston
• Sunday, March 17, 3 p.m. Early Music Faculty Recital featuring Ann Adams, baroque oboe; Boyd Jones, harpsichord; Christine Kyprianides, viola da gamba; Tammara Phillips, baroque flute; Lee Goodhew Romm, baroque bassoon; and Pro Deo et Veritate, Stetson’s Early Music Singers.

Stetson students bring you up to date on events in each week’s Hatter News Flash. This week’s episode includes an interview with blogger Philip Yang, whose Stetson life for the fresh(set) man blog on Tumblr offers a first-year student’s perspective on campus life.

Other campus events happening this week: 

Friday, March 15:

• Student Success Sessions – noon, 25L
• Decision-Making and Values – 2:30 p.m., LBC 124                                                           

Saturday, March 16:

• SU Admissions Open House 8:30 a.m., Office of Admission
• Science Saturday at Gillespie Museum – on brain awareness. Part of Brain Discovery Week 

Sunday, March 17:

• Stetson Farmer’s Market-10 a.m., Stetson Green
• Chapel Service-5:30 p.m., Lee Chapel
• Francophone Movie Night – Woubi Cheri-6 p.m., Sampson 129 

Monday, March 18:

• Cardio Yoga-12:15 P.M., Hollis Center Dance Studio
• Student Success Sessions-6 P.M., Library 25L
• NOW’s Women’s Week Movie-6 P.M., Elizabeth 319 

Tuesday, March 19:

• GPS: Guide for Proactive Success-5:15 p.m., Sage 257
• Intersections of the Asian Identity-6 p.m., Stetson Room
• Habitat for Humanity Meeting-6:15 p.m., Hollis Center Classroom
• Erin Brockovich Cultural Credit Movie-7 p.m., Sage 257
• Catholic Campus Ministry Meeting-8 p.m., Allen 103 

Wednesday, March 20:

• Speak Feast: An Ode to Women- 4:30 p.m., CUB – Faculty Lounge
• Burn-Out Series: Pull-Up & Hangs Competition- 6 p.m., Hollis Center Lounge
• Panel Session on Mental Health and Violence in Schools-6 p.m., Stetson Room
• History Department Colloquia- 6 p.m., Elizabeth 315
• Stetson Speakers Bureau Meeting- 7 p.m., LBC 220
• Tournees French Film Festival – The Artist -7:30 p.m., Athens Theatre 

Thursday, March 21:

• On-Campus Interviews-8 a.m., TBD
• Roberson Executive Lecturer, Gary Starkweather-4 p.m., Rinker Auditorium, LBC
• Brown and Brown – Information Session- 5 p.m., TBD
• Prozac Nation Cultural Credit Movie-6 p.m., Sage 257
• Suicide /Self-Harm/Mental Health Awareness Movie - 6 p.m., Sage 257-
• Screening of Start Andrei Rublyov-6 p.m., Russian Studies Center
• “Why Angry Birds Don’t Make for Angry Children: How Psychological Science Got Video Game Effects Wrong” -    7:30 p.m., Stetson Room
• Poetry at an Uncouth Hour-9 p.m., Nite Lights 

Friday, March 22:

• Mid-Term Withdrawal Date and Last Day to Drop Course
• 2013 Greek Summit
• The Emotional Brain: Remembering with Feeling-12 p.m., Library 25L
• Daytona Beach Cleanup-2 p.m., Meet at Sage Hall parking lot
• Greek Week: Freedom BBQ-5 p.m.
• American Composers Recital-7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel
• Carnival 2013-8 p.m., Rinker Fieldhouse 

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Joel Jones (left), executive director of Creative Services in SUM, accepted the Grand Award in the category of Green or Sustainable Publications for the Fall 2012 VISUAL Admission Magazine. Presenting the award to Joel is Awards Chair Joshua Hawkins, from University of Louisville, and CASE Chair Tina Kauffmann, from Bellarmine University.

Stetson University received eight CASE awards at the CASE District III Conference held Feb. 17-20, in Atlanta, Ga. CASE stands for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Criteria used for determining CASE awards include writing, editing, professional execution of publications, design, technical quality, creativity, and an array of other elements to the programs. Stetson University won one Grand Award, two Awards of Excellence and five Special Merit Awards.

According to the CASE organizational mission statement, CASE is the premier professional association for educational advancement professionals. CASE helps its members build stronger relationships with their alumni and donors, raise funds for campus projects, produce recruitment materials, market their institutions to prospective students, diversify the professional, and foster public support of education. It was founded in 1974 through a merging of the American Alumni Council and the American College Public Relations Association.

The annual CASE awards honor and recognize outstanding programs and individuals from the individual districts. Stetson University is part of CASE District III, which is the Southeast district. It includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. It is the second-largest district with over 3,500 members.

“CASE gives the opportunity for us to take things we work on, whether it’s websites, programs, media sources, and put them up against other universities to calibrate and see how we compare to other schools,” said Stetson Vice President for University Marketing Greg Carroll. “Attending the 2013 CASE ‘Inspire Conference’ allows Stetson to be able to look at the works of other schools and be able to learn and compare projects and programs to those of other universities and help build ideas and concepts for endeavors in future media projects at Stetson.”

CASE Awards presented to Stetson University at the 2013 CASE Conference, include:

GRAND AWARD

Publications/Print and/or Digital for University

Green or Sustainable Publications

VISUAL—Admission Magazine

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Programs and Projects

Communications and Marketing

Crisis/Issues Management Plan

Razing Stover Theatre

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Electronic/Digital

Online Innovation/Experimentation

Digital

STETSON TODAY

SPECIAL MERIT

Publications/Print and/or Digital

Recruitment

Publications/Viewbooks/Magazines

VISUAL—Admission Magazine

SPECIAL MERIT

Publications/Print and/or Digital

Recruitment

Recruitment Series

Law Academic Specialty Programs

SPECIAL MERIT

Electronic/Digital

Website or Microsite

Recruitment

Admission Web Portal

SPECIAL MERIT

Program and Projects

Communications and Marketing

Branding/Identity Program or Campaign

Campus Signage

SPECIAL MERIT

Programs and Projects

Alumni Relations

Alumni Relations Project, Event or Program

Homecoming 2012 Green and White Game and Food Truck Bazaar.

by Lauren Robbins, SUM Intern

Just Born co-CEO David Shaffer (left) hugs a larger-than-life Peep while co-CEO Ross Born looks on.

Ross Born tried organic chemistry as a pre-cursor to what he thought was going to be a medical career, but like many students he switched his major and graduated with a law degree. But not before he and his cousin, David Shaffer, made an agreement to take over the family business, and after graduation they became co-CEOs of Just Born, Inc., makers of Peeps!, Mike & Ike’s, Hot Tamales, and other fine confections.

Born will be speaking to students at Stetson tonight in the Rinker Auditorium in the Lynn Business Center from 5-7:30 p.m. Born will talk about the benefits of working with a family business, as well as creating your personal brand and credibility. This event is free and open to the public.

As many students in the Family Enterprise program can attest to, the decision to join the family business can be difficult. According to Born while he didn’t put a lot of thought into it, his father had a huge impact on the decision.

“I wanted to be identified with what I could do and achieve,” he said. “I hadn’t been involved in the business over the years but one key factor swayed me. My father enjoyed his work.

“I remember him coming home and relating good things about what he did during the day,” he said. “It becomes an issue when a parent comes home and complains about their day. Why would any child want to go into that line of work? My father enjoyed his work and looked for the best outcome every day. That is probably what swayed me.”

The road to family business success isn’t always smooth and disagreements with family members can make work less than enjoyable. According to Born, he and his cousin, David, who share CEO responsibilities at Just Born have a plan to work things out.

“My cousin and I are of the same make up in terms of values and that, to me, is really essential,” Born said. “We have the same reasons for going to work every day and for making our business successful. And we know that the business is a whole lot more than we are. We have a lot of responsibilities, and there are many stakeholders — our workers, our community, our suppliers. It’s a rather awesome responsibility and we better do our jobs right and we better get along.

“And I can say very proudly that after 35 years we have never had an argument raising our voices. Ever. Doesn’t mean we always agree, but we have a method for disagreement and for working out our differences and I can’t remember any difference we didn’t work out amicably,” he said.

To hear more about Born’s passion for his work and his company, attend tonight’s presentation at 5 p.m. in the Rinker Auditorium.

Friday, Feb. 22:

• Presented by Hatter Productions, 6:30 p.m. in Rinker Fieldhouse, Hatter Fiesta highlights and encourages exploration of the Latin culture. This cultural credit event goes beyond the typical lecture and immerses you in a real Latin experience. From the free De La Vega dinner, to the professional salsa dance instructors, many will find themselves opening up to the Latin tradition like never before! Finish the night on the dance floor and show off your new style as we turn the Hollis Center into a Rio club.  Stay until the end and check your raffle ticket to see if you won our free Caribbean cruise giveaway!
• Teacher Education with Berdyansk State Pedagogical Institute  10 a.m. in the Language Commons, Michael Denner, associate professor of Russian Studies, will be moderating a chat between the teacher education faculties of Stetson University and Berdyansk State Pedagogical Institute. Topics will include bilingual education and the role of the state in educating students and future teachers. The more bilingual, engaged people in attendance, the better for this unstructured, free-flowing conversation.
• Traveling Down Memory Lane(s): Understanding The What and Where of Memory  Part of the Betty Batson Bell Brain & Learning Lecture Series, this lecture is designed to enhance awareness of how we learn and remember and the factors that affect memory processing. This lecture focuses on biological and cognitive perspectives regarding what memory is and where it is processed in the brain.
• Program Presentation: Strengths Finder – 2:30-4:30 p.m., LBC 322. Sponsored by Career Services.
• Guest lecturer Richard Teitelbaum speaks at Presser Hall, 132, 2:30 p.m. The appearance of composer Richard Teitelbaum is made possible through the Atlantic Center for the Arts Master Artist in-Residence outreach program.
• Rusalka, a fairy tale opera of unattainable love and betrayal, by Antonín Dvořák, will be presented by the Stetson University Opera Theatre, Russell Franks, director, in conjunction with Stetson University’s Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Hose, conductor. Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 24, 3 p.m.
• Stetson presents Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” – Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23. All tickets are $5; 100 percent of proceeds go toward the Daytona Beach Domestic Abuse Council.
• BSA Ball – Music Through the Movement  7:30 p.m. The ball involves performances from different groups throughout the community as well as on campus to accurately explain the influence African American culture has had on music.
• Come Watch Alpha Xi Delta’s Xi man pageant! 7 p.m. A male beauty pageant in which members of the Stetson community will be competing to be named Alpha Xi Delta’s Xi man. All proceeds go to Autism Speaks.

Saturday, Feb. 23: 

• Guest saxophonist Daniel Jordan will conduct a master class Saturday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m. for the School of Music. The public is invited, free of charge. Jordan will also perform with Stetson’s Jazz Ensemble on Feb. 27.
• Music Recital by music performance/piano major Brent Pafford, from Jacksonville, Fla., 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel. Free to all Stetson students, faculty, staff with ID.
• Vision of Love Charity Fashion Show   7 p.m., Stetson Room. Come out to support Heart Sisters, an organization dedicated to helping women with heart disease. We’ll be serving food and have entertainment from up-and-coming artists as well as the Stetson dance team. Original odd-material dresses by Jenna Rysanek (http://www.jennarysanek.com/odd-things#1).

Sunday, Feb. 24: 

• Chapel Service, “A Letter Found” – 5:30-6 p.m., Lee Chapel, with the Chapel Singers and Thomas Inqui, student organist. Everyone is welcome!
• Rusalka, a fairy tale opera of unattainable love and betrayal, by Antonín Dvořák, will be presented by the Stetson University Opera Theatre, Russell Franks, director, in conjunction with Stetson University’s Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Hose, conductor. Feb. 24, 3 p.m. (and Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.)
• Francophone Movie Night – My Life on Ice, 6 p.m., Sampson 129.

Monday, Feb. 25:

• Cardio Yoga – 12:15 p.m., Hollis Center
• Information session with Ernst & Young, 4 p.m., LBC 222. Open to all majors.
• Finding Bigfoot – 7 p.m., Cast members from the Animal Planet reality series Finding Bigfoot will answer questions and discuss their investigation and research into the existence of Bigfoot. Presented by Stetson Journalism.
• Can women have it all? Women and Feminism between Family and Work – 5:30 p.m., 25L, Library.
• Free Cultural Credit Movie, The Yes Men Fix the World, 8 p.m., Sage 257.

Tuesday, Feb. 26:

• Stetson’s Artists & Lecturers Series presents the Guest Recital featuring Merling Piano Trio, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel. Free to Stetson students, faculty, staff with ID.
• Open House, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for four new or restructured Stetson departments that are in new homes. Come visit the Center for Community Engagement; Cross Cultural Center; Grants, Sponsored Research, and Strategic Initiatives; and WORLD: International Learning. There will be hand-outs to help you get to know us and what we can do for you. Snacks and Sweets will be at each location and Gift Card drawings will be held at each location.
• Noted arts entrepreneurial specialist Astrid Baumgardner, JD, PCC, Coordinator of Career Strategies and lecturer at the Yale School of Music, will speak about financial management for musicians in two sessions: one in the morning; the other in the afternoon.
• Mock interviews: Geico. Practice your interviewing skills. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
• GPS: Guide for Proactive Success, 5:15-6 p.m. Set you GPS destination to Graduation and join us for our interactive and informative workshop series. Trail mix and prizes available every week as you travel toward success. This week’s session is entitled “Diet Vs. Nutrition.
• Pat Oleszko Lecture/Illustrated Talk, 7 p.m. Visual and performance artist. Guest appearance made possible through Atlantic Center for the Arts.

Wednesday, Feb. 27: 

• Mock Interviews: Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED)  Practice your interviewing skills. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Ross Born, Just Born Candy – 5 p.m. Ross Born, the Co-CEO of Just Born Candy will be on campus to talk to students about the benefits of working with a family business, as well as creating your personal brand and credibility.
• Jazz Ensemble Concert, featuring Dan Jordan, guest saxophonist. 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel. Free to Stetson students, faculty, staff with ID.

Thursday, Feb. 28:

• “Someday Melissa” Hope not Loss. This documentary “Someday Melissa” is about a girl who died from her eating disorder. Following the documentary, Dr. Anita Sanz will lecture on eating disorders and answer audience questions. The event is open to the Stetson and DeLand community. Donations will be accepted for Project Heal.
• Poetry at an Uncouth Hour, 9 p.m.
• I Heart Female Orgasm, 9:30 p.m.  Join us to laugh and learn about the “big O,” the most popular topic sex educators Marshall Miller and Kate Weinberg teach about!  Kate and Marshall cover it all with lots of humor, plenty of honesty, and an underlying message of sexual health and women’s empowerment.

Friday, March 1:

• Stetson Concert Choir 2013 Spring Tour Schedule (for this week):
• Thursday, Feb. 28: Stetson University Center, Celebration, Fla
• Friday, March 1: Sickles High School, Tampa, Fla.
• Friday, March 1: St. Catherine of Alexandria Episcopal, Temple Terrace, Fla.

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