On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the Stetson University community will celebrate its annual Values Day and come together to explore our values of personal growth, intellectual development, global citizenship, and personal and social responsibility. The theme of the 2018 Values Day is, “Building Community; Reflecting on our Values.”  To support participation by all members of the Stetson University community in this day of reflection, community and action, the university cancels classes and closes offices, with the exception of evening graduate classes.

Students, there are nine Cultural Credit opportunities throughout the day! You can sign in for your credits at each event’s location.

Our 2018 Values Day speaker is Eric Weiner, author of numerous books including our Values Day book, The Geography of Bliss. The Values Day kickoff and his keynote address will take place in Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.  The rest of the schedule is below.  Also, this year you can monitor all Values Day updates by downloading the Values Day Guidebook App.

The schedule for the day includes:

The Past is Present: Race, History, and Community in DeLand (RSVP Required)
Spring Hill Community Garden Project (RSVP Required)
Values Dialogue: A World Cafe (RSVP Required)
Opening Remarks and Keynote Address: Eric Weiner
Global Citizenship Fair
Community Lunch in the Commons
Stetson R.E.A.D. – The Geography of Bliss (RSVP Required)
Hand Art Center Exhibit
Workshop Block 1 (Scan Cultural Credit in front of CUB from 2:00-3:15 p.m.)
Workshop Block 2 (Scan Cultural Credit in front of CUB from 3:30-4:45 p.m.)
The Film, “Black Panther”

We hope our Values Day programming assists all members of our community to find ways to integrate our values into their everyday actions at Stetson. Thank you for your commitment to our community and our mission of being a place where learning and values meet.

If you have any questions, please contact Savannah-Jane Griffin at savannah.griffin@stetson.edu.

Academic Calendar:
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Values Day – No Undergraduate Classes

Cultural Credit:
Students can find Cultural Credit events on the calendar at: https://www.stetson.edu/cc.

Monday, Sept. 24
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.: The Hand Art Center offers two Cultural Credit opportunities to students for two exhibits: “Oscar Bluemner: Color Sketches” and “Anni Holm: The Immigration Project.” Students will need to complete a short form about the exhibits to receive Cultural Credit.

Tuesday, Sept. 25
8 a.m.: Values Day: The Past is Present- Race, History, and Community in DeLand (RSVP required)
8 a.m.: Values Day: Spring Hill Community Garden Project (RSVP required)
9 a.m.: Values Day: A World Cafe (RSVP required)
10:30 a.m.: Values Day – Keynote Address Eric Weiner
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.: The Hand Art Center exhibits
12 p.m.: Values Day Global Citizenship Fair
12:30 p.m.: Values Day: Stetson R.E.A.D.- The Geography of Bliss (RSVP required)
2 p.m.: Values Day: Workshop Block 1
3:30 p.m.: Values Day: Workshop Block 2

Wednesday, Sept. 26
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.: The Hand Art Center exhibits
7 p.m.: Artist Talk by Anni Holm: The Immigration Project

Thursday, Sept. 27
11 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Hand Art Center exhibits
7 p.m.: Science Café: Ask the State Geologist
8 p.m.: Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz

Friday, Sept. 28
11 a.m.- 4p.m.: Hand Art Center exhibits
7:30 p.m.: Great Organist at Stetson- Craig Cramer
8 p.m.: Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz

Saturday, Sept. 29
12 p.m.- 4 p.m.: Hand Art Center exhibits
8 p.m.: Anna in the Tropics: Nilo Cruz

Sunday, Sept. 30
3 p.m.: Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz
7 p.m.: Phi Mu Alpha Masquerade Ball

Other Events: (Not for Cultural Credit)

Monday, Sept. 24
6:15 p.m.: Hatterthon Interest Meeting

Tuesday, Sept. 25
Noon: Values Day: Free Community Lunch
8:30 p.m.: Values Day: The Film “Black Panther”

Wednesday, Sept. 26
11:30 a.m.: Commuter Luncheon
5 p.m.: St. Jude Soldier Dance Off

Thursday, Sept. 27
4 p.m.: Sea Semester Information Session
5 p.m.: Affording Study Abroad 
5:30 p.m.: Real Talk
5:30 p.m.: Free Dinner/ Vespers
5:30 p.m.: Information Session U.S. Dept. of State
5:30 p.m.: Study Abroad in Scotland Info Session
6 p.m.: Leadership Coaching Clinic
6 p.m.: Master of Accountancy Information Session
6 p.m.: AIDS & HIV: The Beginning or End (Presented by the Rotaract Club)

Friday, Sept. 28
1 p.m.: Graduate School and Recruitment Fair
2:30 p.m.: Internship Prep Series 3: Interviewing
3:30 p.m.: Rowing Information Session
4 p.m.: Corazon de Herencia (Heart of Heritage)
5 p.m.: Shabbat Dinner
7:30 p.m.: Tri Delta Philanthropy Event

The Gamma Zeta Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, is celebrating Banned Books Week from Sept. 24-27. Check out the full event schedule below!

Sept. 24 – Book Drive on the Green 12-2 p.m.

• Donate any size, type or genre of book and grab a new one for your collection!

Sept.25 – English Major/Minor Mixer and Creative Writing Minor Social in the Flagler Lounge 5-6 p.m.

• Enjoy light refreshments, activities and socializing with your fellow majors!

Sept.25 – Censorship of Literature Talk in Flagler 201, following the social

• Professor Teresa Carmody will give a presentation on the historical censorship of literature and the cultural impact of banned books.

Sept. 26 – English Faculty Appreciation Day 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the front of Flagler Hall

• Write a note to a professor or advisor who has had an influence on your life at Stetson.

Sept. 27 – Transcribathon, Cultural Credit in the Upstairs Library Student Success Center Rooms 209-210 from 5-9 p.m.

• Learn how to capture and analyze unique manuscripts and contribute to a worldwide scholarship. Awards, refreshments and cultural credit given!

Contact mthomas1@stetson.edu for more information!

Please be advised of the Stetson Dining hours during Fall Break.  If you have any questions or concerns, please email Taylor Mills at temills@stetson.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 3:
Commons: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Einsteins Brothers Bagels: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
Johnny Rockets: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Coffee Cafe: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 4
Commons: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Einstein Brothers Bagels: Closed
Johnny Rockets: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Coffee Cafe: Closed

Friday, Oct. 5
Commons: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Einstein Brothers Bagels: Closed
Johnny Rockets: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Coffee Cafe: Closed

Saturday, Oct. 6
Commons: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Einstein Brothers Bagels: Closed
Johnny Rockets: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Coffee Cafe: Closed

Sunday, Oct. 7
Commons: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m.
Einstein Brothers Bagels: Closed
Johnny Rockets: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Coffee Cafe: Closed

Monday, Oct. 8, resume regular hours.
Visit dineoncampus.com/stetson for all Fall 2018 hours.

Thank you,
Stetson Dining Services

Interested in traveling to Egypt, Jordan and Israel? Want to see the pyramids, view the treasures of King Tut, and visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens in Egypt? Interested in exploring the ancient city of Petra? Want to visit the Old City of Jerusalem, float in the Dead Sea and visit the Israel Museum? The Department of Religious Studies will be offering a travel course to Egypt, Jordan and Israel from Dec. 27, 2018, to Jan. 12, 2019.  Course credit and partial scholarships are available. Non-students also are welcome to participate. An information session will be held on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in 308 Elizabeth Hall. For additional information, contact Dr. Mitchell Reddish (mreddish@stetson.edu; 386-822-8932) or Dr. Kandy Queen-Sutherland (kqueen@stetson.edu; 386-822-8933).

Stetson’s Office of Career & Professional Development invites all students to attend the Graduate School Fair on next Friday, Sept. 28, from 1-3 p.m. in the Hollis Center, Rinker Field House. Several university admissions representatives and faculty will be available to discuss their programs across a variety of majors and disciplines.

The fair is open to all students. We especially encourage students who are not sure about attending graduate school to come and gather information to help you make better decisions.

Here is a sampling of schools and programs attending:

• Adventist University of Health Sciences
• Asbury Theological Seminary
• Emory University School of Law
• FIU-Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work
• Florida School of Professional Psychology
• Florida State University College of Communication & Information
• Florida State University College of Law
• Full Sail University
• LECOM (Osteopathic Medicine Program)
• Nova Southeastern University (Various Graduate Programs)
• Palmer College of Chiropractic
• Rollins College (Various Graduate Programs)
• Southern College of Optometry
• Stetson University (Various Graduate Programs)
• Stetson University College of Law
• UCF College of Medicine
• UCF (Various Graduate Programs)
• UCF FIEA (Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy)
• University of Florida Levin College of Law
• University of South Florida College of Pharmacy
• University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
• Vanderbilt University Master of Accountancy

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the Office of Career & Professional Development at 386-822-7315 or career@stetson.edu.

The Office of Public Safety would like to inform you that on Friday, Sept. 21, the annual DeLand High School Homecoming parade will be at 2 p.m. on Woodland Boulevard. Road closures are expected.

More information on the parade can be found at https://mainstreetdeland.org/events-list/deland-high-homecoming.

The Center for Community Engagement partnered with the Greater Union Life Center in DeLand to construct a 39-bed community garden for residents of the Spring Hill Neighborhood, and we need your help! Every Saturday from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. you can join a group of students and staff dedicated to improving this important space.

Volunteers will be weeding the garden beds and surrounding areas, ensuring the success of the fruits and vegetables that were planted. In addition, volunteers will complete other gardening tasks as needed.

Please meet at the Spring Hill Community Garden (501 S. Delaware Ave.).

If you anticipate any barriers to your access, participation, transportation to, or inclusion in this opportunity, please contact the Center for Community Engagement.

For questions regarding carpooling, contact Cristian Cuevas, the Community Engagement Coordinator.

RSVP via HatterSync: https://orgsync.com/43902/opportunities/2485324/occurrences/5989413

If you are willing to donate fabric for the upcoming workshop, we are seeking large swaths of fabric of solid colors. Any colors are appreciated and will be used during the workshop. You may drop off any donations to the Hand Art Center during our open hours: Monday-Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday noon to 4 p.m.

Come meet the Stetson Public Safety staff as they table in front of the CUB this Thursday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to noon.

During the One-Hour with Public Safety, the staff will be available to talk to students, faculty and staff who have questions or concerns. Students can also register their bikes for FREE. This service allows Public Safety to store students’ contact information along with the make, model, color and serial number of their bike in case it is lost or stolen.

Stop by our table Thursday in the courtyard outside the CUB. For more information, please call Public Safety at 386-822-7300.

As part of our efforts to improve operations and increase performance of the network, IT will perform various maintenance tasks on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

a)    We will perform updates on the main network switch in duPont-Ball Library and improve the connection to duPont and CUB switches to new 10GBps networking connections. During this time, users in on-campus buildings will experience intermittent loss of network connectivity lasting no longer than 15 minutes.

b)    We will perform patches on email servers and decommission old email servers. During this time, users may experience very brief, intermittent authentication interruptions.

If you have questions, please contact IT at support@stetson.edu or 386-822-7217.

Stetson Health Service has received their supply of flu vaccine and is ready to help you complete this most important step in fighting the flu.  We are offering FREE vaccines to the first 240 requests!!  That’s right, 240 FREE vaccines.  Thanks to the generosity of SGA, Health Service was able to purchase 160 more vaccines than last year.  Health Service can’t think of a better way to thank SGA than for you to come get your flu shot today!

The CDC recommends a three-step approach to fighting influenza (flu).

1. The first and most important step is to get a flu vaccination each year.
2. If you get the flu, there are prescription antiviral drugs that can treat your illness. Early treatment is especially important for the elderly, the very young, people with certain chronic health conditions and pregnant women.
3. Everyday preventive actions may slow the spread of the germs that cause respiratory illnesses like flu.

• Try to avoid contact with sick people.
• If you get sick with flu-like symptoms, stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and then throw the tissue away.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water. Use an alcohol-based hand rub when soap and water are not available.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
• Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated.

For more information: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/index.htm

Call Health Service at 386-822-8150 to make an appointment for your flu shot.              http://www.stetson.edu/administration/health-service/

SEAN ERWIN
Artist Workshop: Clay As A Means To An End
Sept. 18
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sampson Hall, Room B01

In this fast-paced, one-day workshop, Sean Erwin will cover the diverse technical and aesthetic approaches, which he uses to create his unique works in clay. Throughout the workshop, Erwin will discuss various aesthetic and conceptual considerations, including: composition, form, design, imagery, scale, metaphor, humor and narrative. The workshop will consist of a series of demonstrations that will include: handbuilding, plaster mold-making, slip-casting, press-molding, surface treatment, detailing, post-firing fabrication and more.  Participants will gain detailed insight to the specific processes Erwin uses as well as how to overlap and combine these various sculptural techniques. As an artist who employs a variety of materials and methods, the workshop is designed to encourage participants to think about the vast and alternative approaches to clay.  Participants will leave with an understanding of how to create, assemble, and design ceramic works using a variety of skills, techniques and concepts.

Artist Lecture with Sean Erwin
Sept. 19
7 p.m.-8 p.m.
dupont-Ball Library 25L
Cultural Credit Event

Banned Books Week 2018 is Sept. 23-29. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restricted in libraries and schools. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Celebrate our freedom to read with a full calendar of events!

• Monday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Stetson Green is our annual Book Drive! Drop off your books and grab something fresh to read from our book swap box!
• Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 5-7 p.m. in Flagler 201 is the English student mixer and Censorship Talk. Enjoy light refreshments and fun activities to get to know the English Department better. At 5:30 p.m., English faculty member Teresa Carmody will speak on the effects of censorship. Cultural credit pending.
• Wednesday, Sept. 25, is Faculty Appreciation Day! Come to the main entrance of Flagler Hall to write a thank you to your favorite professor or advisor from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 26, is the Transcribathon! In the duPont-Ball Library’s Student Success Center rooms 209 and 210 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., students will have the chance to capture and analyze data generated by unique manuscripts that have rarely or never before been read and transcribed. Enjoy cultural credit, food and prizes!

For more information, please contact Dr. Joel Davis at jbdavis@stetson.edu or Sigma Tau Delta President Marissa Thomas at mthomas1@stetson.edu.

Please join Stetson Dining in celebrating the Commons opening. We will be hosting a celebration event on Sept. 20, from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., in honor of our wonderful facility.

There will be raffles, vendors and event information available. Our local partners will be sampling and highlighting products that are provided in our locations each day. We will feature our Teaching Kitchen program launching this Fall, where you can learn how to creatively cook in your own kitchen. Additionally, we will be providing information on our campus partnerships with Food Recovery Network, our licensed Nutritionist and our Dining Ambassador program.

Students without meal plans will be allowed into the Commons, provided by Stetson Dining, to ensure all of our guests get to see the new space and try what everyone has been talking about!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email temills@stetson.edu or text us at 386-456-3103.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Academic Calendar:
Friday, Sept. 21
Last day to Drop a 1st half term course without academic penalty

Tuesday, Sept. 25
Values Day – No undergraduate classes

Cultural Credit:
Students can find Cultural Credit events on the calendar at: https://www.stetson.edu/cc.

 Monday, Sept. 17
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.: The Hand Art Center offers two Cultural Credit opportunities to students for two exhibits: “Oscar Bluemner: Color Sketches” and “Anni Holm: The Immigration Project.” Students will need to complete a short form about the exhibits to receive Cultural Credit.

Tuesday, Sept. 18
8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.: Sean Erwin Ceramic Workshop
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.: The Hand Art Center exhibits
7:30 p.m.: Faculty Recital | Tammara Phillips, flute and Kristie Born, piano

Wednesday, Sept. 19
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.: The Hand Art Center exhibits
7 p.m.: Artist Talk by Alumnus Sean Erwin

Thursday, Sept. 20
11 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Hand Art Center exhibits.
6 p.m.: Entrepreneurship Thursday: Andrew Rush

Friday, Sept. 21
11 a.m.- 4p.m.: Hand Art Center exhibits.
4 p.m.: Math/CS Colloquium
7:30 p.m.: Great Guitarists at Stetson series | Berta Rojas, guitar

Saturday, Sept. 22
10 a.m.: Smithsonian Museum Day: Gillespie Museum
12 p.m.- 4p.m.: Smithsonian Museum Day: Hand Art Center 
7:30 p.m.: Faculty Recital | Routa Kroumovitch- Gomez, violin and Sean Kennard, piano

Sunday, Sept. 23
3 p.m.: Great Pianists at Stetson series | Wenbin Jin, piano

Other Events: (Not for Cultural Credit)
Monday, Sept. 17
5 p.m.: Information Session: 2019 JET Program

Tuesday, Sept. 18
5 p.m.: Erev Yom Kippur
5:30 p.m.: Affording Study Abroad
7:30 p.m.: Become a Spring Hill Neighborhood Resume Coach

 Wednesday, Sept. 19
5 p.m.: Beta Alpha Psi- Batts Morrison Wales & Lee
5:30 p.m.: Study Abroad 101
7:30 p.m.: Improv Show

Thursday, Sept. 20
11 a.m.: International Day of Peace
12 p.m.: Let’s Do Lunch
2:30 p.m.: Strengths Series
5 p.m.: Rotaract Presents: Yoga Under the Stars
6 p.m.: MBA Information Session
10 p.m.: Late Night Vibes

Friday, Sept. 21
9 a.m.: Strengths 34 Training
2:30 p.m.: Internship Prep Series 2: Targeting Resumes to Internship Descriptions

Saturday, Sept. 22
7 p.m.: SGRho Movie Night 

Stetson’s Career & Professional Development, in partnership with the Center for Community Engagement, invite you to become a certified resume coach.  Training will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in LBC 045.

Resume coaches work with residents of the Spring Hill neighborhood at their resource center to develop what is often someone’s first resume.  Having a resume makes a strong first impression on employers and improves someone’s chances of finding employment or finding a better job.

There are multiple volunteer shifts to fit your schedule:  Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m.  Those who volunteer 10 or more hours this semester will receive their resume coaching certificate at a celebration dinner.

If you have questions, call or email Tim Stiles, Career & Professional Development, at 386-822-7375 or tstiles@stetson.edu.