We have become far more interdisciplinary as individuals work across department and college lines. Second, we responded to the increasingly diverse society in which we live. Through such programs as the Multicultural Education Institute, the Institute for Christian Ethics, Women and Gender Studies, Africana Studies, and the Howard Thurman Program, we are playing a lead role in promoting cultural awareness. Ethnic diversity within our student, faculty and staff populations has risen dramatically. Third, the university moved from a century-old in loco parentis model for student life to a student developmental model.
Students participate in decision making.
They learn how to be leaders and to be responsible. They are held accountable for their actions. Fourth, the university redefined its special relationship with the Florida Baptist Convention to reaffirm Stetson's commitment to be an inclusive religious community for all faiths. Fifth, we protected and improved our campus. Our geographic boundaries, as defined in the master campus plan, are now protected in the State of Florida Comprehensive Land Use Plan.