THE NEWSLETTER
THE NEWSLETTER is the Faculty/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723, and is published online at
http://www.stetson.edu/academicaffairs/newsletter.php 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.
Wednesday, February 11
Friday, February 20
Monday, February 23
Monday, March 2
Monday-Friday, March 2-6
Sunday, March 8
Monday, March 9
FEBRUARY 6, 2009
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Town Meeting on Diversity - No Daytime Classes; University-wide Events Scheduled
University Faculty Meeting, 12:00 noon in the Stetson Room (Note change in date!)
Nominations due for Hand Awards
Mid-Term Grade Reports Due to Registrar via BannerWeb
Residence Halls close 6:00 p.m.
SPRING HOLIDAYS
Residence Halls Open 12:00 noon
Classes Resume
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY WILL MEET FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (INSTEAD OF FEBRUARY 13 AS PREVIOUSLY
SCHEDULED), at 12:00 noon in the RINKER AUDITORIUM. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:45 a.m. Agenda
items include discussion and approval of several policies needed to support the implementation of the unit curriculum. The
College of Arts & Sciences will meet immediately following the University faculty meeting.
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 30, 2009 UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEETING are attached elsewhere to this edition of The
Newsletter. University faculty meetings for the remainder of 2008-2009 are scheduled as follow:
February 20,2009
(Friday)
Rinker Auditorium, LBC
11:45 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.
March 27, 2009
(Friday)
Stetson Room
11:45 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.
April 17,2009
(Friday)
Stetson Room
11:45 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.
From: Judy Ward, University Faculty Secretary
HONORS CONVOCATION is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2009, at 12:00 noon in the H. Douglas Lee Chapel in
Elizabeth Hall. If you have an award for outstanding achievement that your department or organization desires to present
on this occasion, please notify the Office of Academic Affairs, Unit 8358, by 12:00 noon, Monday, April 6, following the
procedures posted online at http://www.stetson.edu/administration/academicaffairs/media/HonorsConvocation.doc .
From: Judy Ward
NOMINATIONS FOR HAND AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED FACULTY are due to the college/school/library
dean/director by Monday, February 23. Nomination information is available online at
http://helmet.stetson.edu/administration/academicaffairs/media/Drofdev.rtf. Winners in each category are eligible for
consideration again in that category after five years have passed. A list of previous winners is posted to
http://www.stetson.edu/administration/academicaffairs/media/HandAwardHistorv.pdf.
From: Judy Ward
STETSON
UNIVERSITY
