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Stetson University
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Motto Pro Deo et Veritate
(For God and Truth)
Established 1883
Type Private
Endowment $124,428,000 (in 2006)
President Douglas Lee
Faculty 163
Students 2,273 undergraduates
Location DeLand, Florida, United States
Campus Suburban, 165 acres (668,000 m²)
Mascot The Hatter
Affiliations formerly Baptist
Website http://www.stetson.edu

Stetson University is a private, co-educational university in DeLand, Florida, United States, with a teacher education center in Celebration, Florida, a main Stetson Law School in Gulfport, Florida (near St. Petersburg), and the Tampa Law Center, which offers evening courses for Juris Doctor students. It is one of the top four regional universities in the South according to the yearly US News and World Report college rankings.

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[edit] Campus

Stetson's main campus is situated right next to the historic downtown area of DeLand, Florida, about halfway between Orlando, Florida and Daytona Beach.

[edit] History

Stetson is Florida's first private university, founded in 1883 by Henry A. DeLand and originally called the DeLand Academy. John B. Stetson, whose name is also associated with the hats he manufactured, was a founding trustee of the university. In honor of his considerable gifts of effort and financial resources, the university was named after him in 1889.

In 1900, the law school was opened, making it the first law school in Florida. In 1960, Stetson became the first white college in Florida to admit a black student.

[edit] Organization

Today the university is located on four campuses:

DeLand (main) campus:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Music
  • School of Business
  • Graduate College

There are over 60 undergraduate majors and minors offered on the main campus.

Gulfport Campus:

Celebration campus:

  • Stetson Center at Celebration

Tampa Campus:

  • The Tampa Law Center (Stetson Law)

[edit] Students

In Fall 2006 there were 2273 undergraduates and 432 graduate students enrolled at Stetson (not including the College of Law), from 44 states and over 37 foreign countries. 42% are male, 58% female.

[edit] Sports, clubs, and traditions

Stetson Hatters

Stetson is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, Division I. There are varsity teams in crew, soccer, baseball (M), softball (W), basketball, golf, cross country, tennis, and volleyball (W).

Intramurals include the above sports as well as ultimate, water polo, swimming, bowling, flag football, table tennis, and other sports as determined by student interest.

There are 5 social sororities on campus: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Pi Beta Phi, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Also, 7 social fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Phi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Nu, and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

In addition to these, there are about 20 honorary organizations and over 100 other student organizations on campus.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] External links


Atlantic Sun Conference
Belmont • Campbell • ETSU • Florida Gulf Coast* • Gardner–Webb • Jacksonville </br> Kennesaw State • Lipscomb • Mercer • North Florida • South Carolina Upstate* • Stetson </br>

* Future member effective 2007-2008 academic year

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