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/offices/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.
FEBRUARY 3, 2006
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Friday, February 17
Monday, February 27
Friday, March 3
Monday-Friday, March 6 -
Sunday, March 12
Monday, March 13
Wednesday, March 15
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University Faculty Meeting, 12:00 noon, Stetson Room
Nominations due for Hand Awards Nominations due for Hand Awards
Grade deficiency reports due to Registrar via BannerWeb
Residence Halls close 6:00 p.m.
SPRING HOLIDAYS
Residence Halls open 12:00 noon
Classes resume
Last Day to Drop Course Without Academic Penalty
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE FACULTY SENATE WILL MEET MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2006, in the Faculty Lounge in the Carlton Union
Building. Senators and invited guests meet for dinner at 6:00 p.m. The meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. and all
faculty members are encouraged to attend. Minutes of the January 9, 2006 meeting are attached elsewhere to
this edition of The Newsletter.
From: Eric Kurlander, Secretary/Treasurer, Faculty Senate
NOMINATIONS FOR THE HAND AWARD FOR RESEARCH, CREATIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND
THE HAND COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD are due to the college/school/library dean/director by Monday,
February 27. Nomination information is attached elsewhere to this edition of The Newsletter and is also available
online at http://helmet.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/profdev.rtf. Winners in each category are eligible for
consideration again in that category after ten years have passed. A list of previous winners is available in the
Office of Academic Affairs or online at http://www.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/hand_award_history.pdf.
From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Deans
REPORTS OF 2004-2005 SABBATICALS AND 2005 SUMMER GRANTS are now on reserve in the Library.
Please stop by to review the exciting research and accomplishments of your colleagues.
From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Deans
ARE YOU READY TO START USING BLACKBOARD? If you're not using Stetson's "class management system,"
but would like to, here's the workshop for you. It's your chance to get started. Interested? Call 7182 to reserve
a place in the "Blackboard 101 Workshop" scheduled for February 9 at 4 P.M.
From: Terry Grieb
Florida's First Private University
