Newsletter 1999-11-12

THE NEWSLETTER THE NEWSLETTER is the Far uity/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32720, and is published each Friday. All items for THE NEWSLE1 1 ER should be sent to Ma^ie Dobson. Office of Academic Affairs, Unit 8358, not later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday of each week. NOVEMBER 12, 1999 IMPORTANT EVENTS Friday, November 12 Noon University Faculty Meeting--SR ANNOUNCEMENTS REMINDER: UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEETING-Today Friday, November 12, Noon, Stetson Room. The agenda includes the opportunity to affirm the University Mission Statement which is posted on the intranet (https://beret.stetson.edu/SUMission.html). If time permits a marketing strategy video will be shown with discussion and comments to follow. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:45 a.m. From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Deans REMINDER: 10TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION. A catered reception for this event begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 19 in Sampson Hall, followed by an awards ceremony at 7:00 p.m. The exhibition features works by currently enrolled art and non-art Stetson students in media including painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, photography, digital art. Exhibition Judge, Theo Wujcik, (art professor at University of South Florida, whose work is currently on exhibition in the Duncan Gallery through November 12), will select the award-winning pieces. This is an Arts & Sciences cultural credit event. From: Chris Nelson "LEAVING THE CONFEDERATE CLOSET"--Dr. Bonnie Strickland, Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, will be visiting Stetson November 15-16. In addition to meeting with groups of students, staff, faculty, and administrators, Dr. Strickland will speak on "Leaving the Confederate Closet" at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, in the Instructional Media Center's Large Presentation Room. The lecture will explore what it is like to grow up gay, lesbian, or bisexual in the South. Dr. Strickland will also meet with interested members of the Stetson community for an informal conversation in the Cross-Cultural Center (611 Bert Fish) from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. on the 16th. Dr. Strickland is one of the few women to have served as President of the American Psychological Association. She has received national recognition for her work on gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation-work which has contributed substantively to society's understanding of historically neglected populations and helped legitimize the scholarly study of previously ignored areas. Dr. Strickland's visit is co-sponsored by the Women's Council, the Women and Gender Studies Program, the Diversity Council, and Common Ground. From: Karen Kaivola BULLETIN Revisions: Bulletin pages to be reviewed have been distributed to department chairs, deans, vice presidents, and other persons responsible for various text in the Stetson University Bulletin. Changes are due to the academic deans or the vice presidents by Wednesday, December 1. If you have changes that need to be made to the Bulletin, please forward your changes to the appropriate dean or vice president by December 1. If you normally receive pages from the Bulletin to be reviewed and have NOT received them, please contact Jane Bradford. From: Jane Bradford, Editor, Stetson University Bulletin REGISTRAR'S OFFICE. So that office staff can attend Banner Software Training on Tuesday, November 16, 1999, the Registrar's Office will be closed for the entire day. Regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will resume on Wednesday the 17th. From: Terri Richards You are invited to a book-signing for The New Africa: Dispatches From a Changing Continent on Friday, November 19, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at The Muse Book Shop, II2 South Woodland Boulevard, DeLand (734-0278). Come, enjoy, have light refreshments, see the book. No obligation to purchase. The author, Bob Press, wrote the book at Stetson as a Visiting Scholar and was an adjunct professor of journalism. The more than 100 photos are by Betty Press, current adjunct professor of photography. From: Bob Press iSTJ-TSQ]^: