Values Day
Values Day is a day each Fall semester for the University community to reflect and act upon our shared values. To allow the entire Stetson University community to attend, the university cancels classes and closes offices. The entire community is not only expected to participate in Values Day - every member is encouraged to help lead the many workshops, programs, and activities that take place throughout the day. More information about the schedule can be found below.
Theme: "What should Stetson's Values be?"
Every university is guided by a set of values, and those values can change over time. What better time to discuss whether our values are in need of change than Values Day itself? To that end, Values Day 2024 will be a day when all our stakeholders - students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and community members - have the opportunity to learn, present, discuss, and interrogate ideas about what our institutional values are (and what they ought to be) through a variety of workshops, activities, and programs on Thursday, November 14, 2024.
The central program for the day will be a Deliberative Poll happening from 1-4 p.m. Initiated by the Board of Trustees working group on Stetson’s Values, Vision, and Mission, we will use Deliberative Polling to bring together the Stetson community to examine and potentially reimagine Stetson’s Core Values and Mission. Registration is open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, Trustees, and other stakeholders through this online form.
Deliberative Polling is an innovative approach to understanding public opinion that integrates traditional polling methods with principles of deliberative democracy. In this process, a randomly selected, representative sample of citizens is brought together to discuss and debate various issues after being provided with comprehensive, balanced information on the topics. The participants engage in structured discussions, facilitated by moderators, allowing them to consider different perspectives and reflect on the issues at hand. The objective is to capture public opinion when individuals have the opportunity to become more informed and participate in thoughtful, informed deliberation. For more information on Deliberative Polling, please see Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab.
Schedule
The Values Day 2024 schedule is outlined below. Access the full schedule to view all the different workshops that are available.
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:45 a.m | Workshop Block 1 | Various |
| 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. |
Workshop Block 2 |
Various |
| 11:15 - 1 p.m. | Global Citizenship Fair | Stetson Green |
| 11:15 - 1 p.m. | Community Lunch | The Commons |
| 1:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Deliberative Dialogue: "What should Stetson's Values be?" | CUB, Carr Stetson Room (RSVP required) |
| 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Workshop Block 3 | Various |
| 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Let's READ: Reflect, Engage, and Affirm Diversity! |
Brown 140 (RSVP requested) |
| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Film screenings |
Remembering Innsbruck (Documentary) - Elizabeth Hall 315 Soul (Movie) - Library 25L |
| 7 - 9 p.m. | Values Day Concert | CUB, Libby Lawn |
Learn More About Values Day
Values Day is an annual tradition established by Stetson University's eighth president, H. Douglas Lee, and is dedicated to examining our university's core values: personal growth, intellectual development, global citizenship, and personal and social responsibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students can receive up to seven Cultural Credits by attending eligible events on Values Day. In order for students to receive Cultural Credit for eligible events, they must complete the Values Day Cultural Credit Form for each event they participated in.
To allow the entire Stetson University community to attend, the university cancels classes and closes offices, with the exception of evening graduate classes.
There will be in-person and online options for participation in the dialogue, though the online option is reserved for out-of-town alumni/stakeholders and in case we exceed the capacity for the in-person option. Everyone wishing to participate can register online using this form.
Values Day's success comes from the many workshop proposals submitted by our students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders. Workshop proposals are no longer being accepted for this year.