On Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Carlton Union Building’s Stetson Room, Stetson University will host its fifth annual “Politics 101” conference, a free, non-partisan, one-day crash course on political campaigning. “The goal of Politics 101 is to provide area students and citizens free education in the craft of making […]
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The idea of assembling a faith community full of misfits began in 2011, when First United Methodist’s senior pastor Owen Stricklin began to realize the decline of attendance in the younger generations. Ben Collins (pictured below right), adjunct religious studies professor and associate pastor of First United Methodist, had already begun to collaborate with Clark […]
You voted for it and we listened! Over the course of the spring semester you might remember participating in a few different surveys for us either in person or online. After analyzing over 500 responses from students, staff members, and faculty members, we were able to give Johnny Rockets a new place to hang their […]
Fundraising Begins for a Vietnam Memorial on Campus. A university fund has been established for a permanent memorial on campus to the patriotism and service of students and graduates from all of Stetson’s colleges and schools who served in Vietnam or during the Vietnam era. According to Dr. Jay Mechling (Class of 1967), the Stetson […]
The Stetson University Friends of Music Recital marks the official opening of Stetson’s 2014-15 concert season and the new academic year. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m., Friday night, Aug. 22, Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission is complimentary. The recital will be followed by a reception in duPont-Ball Library. The […]
Civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo., and an analysis of whether endorsements influence voters topped the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include Washington Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Business Observer and Bleacher Report. Top stories for Aug. 15-21, 2014, include: Top Stories Charles Rose, professor of law, is quoted in the Aug. […]
Stetson University’s 2014-19 Strategic Map, was presented at the university’s opening faculty and staff meeting held Wednesday, Aug. 20. “Strengthening Career Readiness and Graduate Success” was identified as a first-year priority within the Innovative Approaches to Tackling Complex Challenges. Tim Stiles, new executive director of Career Development and Academic Advising at Stetson University, is focusing […]
Stetson University’s Opening Faculty and Staff Meeting will be held Wed., Aug. 20, 9-10 a.m., at the Edmunds Center with President Wendy Libby and Provost Beth Paul presiding. Chair of the Board of Trustees and alumnus Lu Prats will welcome you. President Wendy Libby will describe highlights of the new 2014-19 Strategic Map and first-year […]
Stetson’s Pre-Law Advisory Committee recently updated the requirements and benefits of the 3+3 plan to meet today’s student needs. While most university curriculums require seven years for students to receive their bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees to become an attorney, Stetson University’s carefully crafted 3+3 program provides highly motivated and focused students a quicker and […]
A number of players took advantage of Saturday morning’s football scrimmage at Stetson’s Athletics Training Center to step into the spotlight. The Hatters went through a 140-play scrimmage that included goal-line work on both ends of the field as well as two-minute sessions. The Stetson players will have one more opportunity to catch the eyes […]
Faculty, staff, students and their families will enjoy the Opening Celebration! A new academic year starts next week and Stetson University is proud to welcome the incoming class, returning students, faculty and staff with festivities. May The Force Be With You is the theme of Stetson’s Opening Celebration for 2014-15, beginning Sat., Aug. 16, at 4:15 p.m. in […]
Bidding on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and video game violence led the news for Stetson this week. Notable placements in national and regional news include Slate.com, Ebony Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Business Journal, Sports Illustrated, Sportballa.com, eWeek and Korea Herald. Top stories for Aug. 8-14, 2014, include: The Central Florida Sports Commission partnering with […]
Stetson football will host a Green & White Scrimmage on Wed., Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium as the final tuneup before the 2014 season opener. The scrimmage will give fans a glimpse at the 2014 Hatters Football team as they prepare for their opening game against Warner University. That game […]
Although Stetson may seem quiet on the surface during summer, Housing and Residential Life (HRL) is working hard to train Stetson’s 2014-2015 Residential Assistants (RAs). In an effort to keep building on and improving the yearly RA trainings, the HRL staff brought RA alumna, Nikki Owen (pictured left), as a guest speaker this year. Owen […]
Stetson University’s cultural calendar for the new academic year includes concerts by the School of Music, Stetson’s Theatre Second Stage productions, art exhibitions at the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, public lectures, including Stetson’s Social Justice Lecture Series, and Science Saturdays and more at the Gillespie Museum. The Stetson School of Music Concert Calendar […]
As the Stetson football program prepares to enter its second season of competition, the Hatters will have a new home on the radio in the Orlando market. In addition to airing live on our flagship stations – WSBB 1240 AM in New Smyrna and WTJV 1490 AM in DeLand – Hatters football will air this […]
F. Robert Huth, vice president for business and chief financial officer at Stetson University, received national recognition as the 2014 Distinguished Business Officer by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) at the July annual meeting held in Seattle, Wash. Huth, left, is pictured with Arch Asawa, vice president for finance and […]
Upcoming local and state elections, and a recent ruling on minimum wage law led the news for Stetson this week. Notable national and regional placements include CNBC, NBC, Toronto Telegraph, New York Magazine, Daytona Beach News-Journal, The Psychologist, Inside Higher Ed, The Dartmouth, and the Palm Beach Post. Top stories for Aug. 1-7, 2014, include: […]
Stetson University College of Law will offer a new dual-degree program starting spring 2015, allowing students to earn both a J.D. degree and an LL.M. degree in advocacy from Stetson in seven semesters. Students in Stetson University’s new program will save a semester of full-time study by applying up to 12 hours of prescribed J.D. courses […]