THE NEWSLETTER
THE NEWSLETTER is the Faculty/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723, and is published on the first and third Friday
of each month during the Academic Year. All items for THE NEWSLETTER should be sent to Judy Ward, Office of Academic Affairs,
Unit 8358 [email protected] , by 4 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding publication.
Friday, October 17
Monday, October 20
Monday-Friday, October 20-24
Monday, October 27
Monday-Tuesday, October 27-28
Monday-Wednesday, November 3-5
Thursday, November 6
OCTOBER 17, 2003
IMPORTANT EVENTS
University Faculty Meeting, 12:00 Noon, Stetson Room
Mid-Term Withdrawal date and Last Day to Drop Course without Academic
Penalty
Summer Grant Applications Due
Academic Advising for Upper-class Students for Spring Semester
Sabbatical Leave Applications Due
Registration for Upper-class Students for Spring Semester
Academic Advising for First-year students for Spring Semester
Registration for First-year students for Spring Semester
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The University Faculty will meet today, October 17 at 12:00 noon in the Stetson Room. A light lunch will be
served beginning at 11:45 a.m. The topics for discussion include concerns and issues relevant to Diversity in our
community. Please refer to Stetson University's Commitment to Diversity, Summary of Tangible Achievement,
Draft #4, attached elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter.
Town Meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 22, from 10:00 to noon to discuss issues of diversity and
inclusiveness in our community. Please see the information attached elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter.
From: Jim Woodward
Sabbatical Leave and Summer Grant Applications and their supporting material are now available, as part of the
Faculty Professional Development Opportunities handbook, both in hard copy in the Office of Academic Affairs
(first floor DeLand Hall, or contact Judy at ext. 7010 or [email protected] ) and on the internet at:
http://www.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/0304profdev.rtf. The documents may also be accessed by
selecting Academic Affairs from Stetson's web index after which you scroll down to and click "Professional
Development Opportunities 2003-2004". Judy Ward is quite willing, upon request, to send the documents to
you as a hard copy or as an e-mail attachment.
Submission deadlines are October the 20th for Summer Grants and October the 27th for Sabbatical Leaves. Late
applications will not be accepted.
From: Jud Stryker, Chair, Professional Development Committee
Family Weekend is October 24 through the 26 . This year's theme is Medieval Times. If you have any questions or
need additional information, please call the Department of Student Life.
From: Jane Cordray-Brandon
REMINDER: WOODLAND BLVD. CLOSED TODAY, October 17, for DeLand High School Homecoming Parade
which starts at 2:00 p.m.
Florida's First Private University
