Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about STETSON UNIVERSITY!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the primary undergraduate campus is in DeLand, central florida . the university was affiliated with the Florida Baptist Convention from 1885 until 1907 . in 1887, the Florida Legislature enacted the charter of deland the relationship between Stetson and the Florida Baptist Convention was reestablished in 1919 . the relationship continued until 1995, when it was officially terminated . more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors are offered . the brown center for teaching excellence is made possible by a multimillion-dollar gift from board members Hyatt and CiCi Brown . the building houses the offices of the faculty and the philosophy department on the first floor . the second floor contains the departments of mathematics and computer science . the third floor houses the history department and the department of communication and media studies . Lee Chapel was built in 1897 in honor of the memory of John B. Stetson the chapel is named after H. Douglas Lee who served as Stetson’s 8th President from 1987 until 2009 . it holds up to 787 people and was dedicated for the Glory of God and Truth . the organ is over $17 million in new construction took place at the DeLand campus . Sage hall, home of the departments of natural sciences, received $8.5 million renovation . Hyatt and Cici Brown will donate $18 million to “construct a new science building” the Stetson University College of Law is the first law school in Florida . the campus has been used as a set for Adam Sandler’s films include The Waterboy, Ghost Story, From Earth to the Moon, First of May . these include: Carson-Hollis Hall Catalyst Houses, Smith, Gordis and Carson the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . 195 full-time faculty teaching undergraduate courses . 95% of faculty hold Ph.D. or equivalent degrees . the student-faculty ratio is 12–1 . total full-time faculty in all Stetson’s colleges and schools is 265 . the College of Arts and Sciences contains 19 departments . the School of Music has been an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1938 . students can earn an undergraduate music degree and a graduate business degree in five years . undergraduate majors include accounting, management, finance, international business, management information systems, marketing, family business, and general business . master programs include MBA, EMBA, and MAcc . all programs are accredited by AACS the school of business administration is recognized by the Princeton Review as a Best Business School (Southeast) the library’s databases provide access to 50,000 full-text journals, magazines and newspapers . the college is tied for 3rd the library has been receiving State of Florida publications since 1968 . it is the oldest federal depository in florida, established in 1887 . the library also houses the Innovation Lab . the Innovation Lab features 3D printers, virtual reality technology, and workstations for soldering, woodworking, sewing, and more . the Gulfport campus library is open to the public . the library collection began to expand rapidly in November 1887 . the college was selected to become Florida’s first repository for federal government documents . in 1888, Warren Stone Gordis was hired by the university to be a language Andrew Carnegie was instrumental in the building of free public libraries . philanthropist and steel magnate antonio valencia helped build a library in california . one of the four Florida academic libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie was on the Stetson University campus in Deland . the university received $40,000 on march 12, 1906 – the largest Carnegie grant given to a Florida academic library . the duPont-Ball Library became the campus’s new main library building . it was named after university trustee C.T. Sampson, who bequeathed $20,000 to the library . students, faculty, and staff moved over 100,000 books and other resources from Sampson Hall to duPont-Ball Library building . students were encouraged to assist faculty and staff for one hour, but many were willing to stay and help HATS serves students who participate in gifted programs or have scored at or above the 95th percentile . two distinct programs foster undergraduate research . notable lecturers include archbishop Desmond Tutu, author Elie Wiesel the Elderhostel – or Road Scholar – program allows individuals older than the traditional university age to attend classes on campus and in the region for a week . each February, the departments of Continuing Education and Religious Studies co- Stetson Lifelong is a program that provides community residents with an educational place for intellectual discussion and social interaction . launched at the Celebration campus in 2012, the program provides educational opportunities for high-achieving Florida students . there are several the Greek Community at Stetson is about twenty-nine percent of the student body being a member of a fraternity or sorority . there are six Panhellenic social soroities on campus the president and vice president are elected annually in the spring . students from colleges and universities around the nation gather at Stetson for the three-day event . the Model Senate reproduces the actual procedures and activities of the U.S the Model Senate attracts national speakers and lecturers . the school’s mascot is “John B. “, a stylized version of benefactor for whom the university is named . basketball, baseball, men’ since 1970 the baseball program has earned seven Atlantic Sun Conference championships and 16 trips to the NCAA Regionals . in 2013, women’s basketball made its third NCAA tournament appearance . Stetson participated in football from 1901 until 1956 achieving in 2011, SU President Wendy B. Libby announced the return of Hatters Football . in July 2011, Stetson named Roger A. Hughes as head football coach . in 2013, both the lacrosse and football teams played their first games . awarded a $1.1 million grant from Florida Department of Education, 2014 . Ranked one of the top in the south by u.s. Stetson University College of Law ranked 1st in U.S. for trial advocacy by u.s. news & world report, 2015. Introduced a Certificate of Community Engagement program for undergraduates, 2009. Stet