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. The most recent of edition of THE NEWSLETTER is also posted online at
http://www.stetson.edu/ofrices/academicaffairs/newsletter.pdf.
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.
Monday, January 23
Friday, February 17
Monday, February 27
Friday, March 3
Monday-Friday, March 6-10
JANUARY 20, 2006
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Applications for Hand Grants due to Department Chairs
University Faculty Meeting, 12:00 noon, Stetson Room
Nominations due for Hand Awards
Grade deficiency reports due to Registrar via BannerWeb
Residence Halls close 6:00 p.m.
SPRING HOLIDAYS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MINUTES OF THE FACULTY SENATE MEETINGS held on November 7, 2005, and December 5, 2005, are
attached elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter.
From: Eric Kurlander, Secretary/Treasurer, Faculty Senate
UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEETING CANCELLED. After consulting with the Council of Deans and the Faculty
Senate Executive Committee about agenda items and decisions ready for faculty deliberation, Doug Lee has
decided to cancel the University faculty meeting scheduled for Friday, January 20.
From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Deans
APPLICATIONS FOR HAND GRANTS. Members of the faculty are encouraged to apply for 2006 Hand Grants.
Applications for Professional Development Projects and Hand Grants for Course Enhancement are due to
Department Chairs on January 23, 2006. The application is available electronically on the Academic Affairs web
page http://www.stetson.edu/academicaffairs/profdevel.php and in hard copy from the Office of Academic
Affairs. Traditionally, a total of six grants of $2,000 each are awarded.
From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Deans
OFFICE OF CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS. Please visit the website
(http://www.stetson.edu/qrants/) for the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations to view current and
archived grant opportunities. Listed you will find links to grants from the National Science Foundation,
Smithsonian and other well-known funding agencies.
When seeking a grant, please fill out the external funding form that is found on the website and call our office
for guidance. The external funding form is to be completed two weeks prior to submission of the grant. If you
have any questions please contact Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Janet Lyons at
extension 7715 [email protected].
From: Janet Lyons
Florida's First Private University
