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 NEWSLETTER is also posted online at http://www.stetson.edu/academicaffairs/newsletter,php.
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 1,2008
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Monday, February 4
Monday, February 25
Friday, February 29
Monday-Friday, March 3-7
Department Chairs forward Hand Grant applications to Academic Affairs
Hand Award nominations due to College/School/Library dean/director
Mid-term grade reports due to Registrar via BannerWeb
Residence Halls close 6:00 p.m.
SPRING HOLIDAYS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 25, 2008 UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEETING are attached elsewhere to this edition of
The Newsletter. The University faculty meeting scheduled for Friday, February 15, has been cancelled.
From: Judy Ward, Secretary, University Faculty
MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 3, 2007 FACULTY SENATE MEETING are attached elsewhere to this edition of The
Newsletter. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 26, 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.
From: Stuart Michelson, Secretary/Treasurer, Faculty Senate
NEW BUILDING UPDATE. A special campus meeting for interested faculty and students is scheduled for Friday,
February 1, at 12:00 noon in the Private Dining Room. Dr. Jim Beasley, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, and faculty design advisors will present an update on McMahan Hall, Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker
Environmental Learning Center, Sage Hall Science Center, and Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center projects. Attendees
are invited to bring their lunch. Beverages and desserts will be provided. If possible, attendees are asked to use the
back stairs when arriving and leaving to minimize interruptions of an event being held in the Stetson Room.
From: Jim Beasley
THE FLORIDA OFFICE OF WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION INAUGURAL CONFERENCE will be held March 28 at St.
Thomas University in Miami Gardens. Donna Shalala is the keynote speaker. The Gender Equity Council and deans
invite Stetson faculty and staff (any gender) to attend. The Gender Equity Council will reimburse participants for
early registration fees ($60 before March 1), meals, one night's lodging, and (in the interest of cutting carbon
emissions) full mileage for any driver who carries at least one passenger. For more information, visit the conference
website, www.stu.edu/flowhe . If you are interested in attending, or need more information, please contact Mary
Pollock ([email protected]) before you go.
From: Mary Pollock, Chair, Gender Equity Council
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STETSON
UNIVERSITY
