If you can dream it, you can do it - Stetson University

The three-story atrium looks out onto undisturbed wetlands. It will serve as a venue for events ranging from art exhibits to
music and theater performances.
years, he said the university plans to serve 80 students in the business program,
between 50 and 60 in education and between 50 and 60 in counseling. This enrollment
would be in addition to participants in professional development and other
specialized programs offered at the center throughout the year. For example, Stetson's
Community School of the Arts has provided individual music lessons to residents
from ages 3 to 50 since 1998.
The center currently offers graduate courses in business, counseling and education.
The master of business administration program moved to Celebration last year from
Disney University, where the degree was limited to Disney employees. The center's
counseling program offers degrees in marriage and family therapy and school counseling
- preparing students for work in venues such as schools, social service agencies,
hospitals and churches. Those interested in teaching can earn a master of education
degree in educational leadership at Celebration.
In addition to offering graduate courses, Stetson's Center for Information Technology
manages the Celebration Community Network, including the Front Porch
Intranet. And through a newly developed program named SUITE (Stetson University
Institute for Technology Education), the university also plans to form strategic
partnerships with national and international corporations to offer high-tech training
programs at the center.
Stetson's involvement with Celebration dates back to 1992 when the university
began participating in the early development phases of Osceola County's public K-12
Celebration School. Two years later, the university launched a nationally recognized
teacher training program called "Best Practices." The Celebration School now works
with Stetson and three other universities participating in a professional developmental
consortium. The other institutions involved in the consortium include Johns
Hopkins University, Auburn University and the University of Central Florida.
The university continues to be involved at the Celebration School on a daily basis
though faculty and teacher intern visits.
"From the initial phases of the town's planning, Stetson University has played a
critical part in nurturing Celebration's education cornerstone," Reader said.
"Completion of the Stetson University Center brings another source of vitality and
strength to Celebration."
Go to www.stetson.edu/celebration for more information.
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Technology to enhance learning is a key
component of the facility's design and
programs.
A graduate course in counseling is just
one of a wide variety of course offerings.
STETSON UNIVERSITY