Monthly Archives: July 2013
JU’s Dr. Fran Kinne, PPI Director Rick Mullaney comment on passing of former Jacksonville Mayor Hans Tanzler
Jacksonville University Past President and Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Fran Kinne and JU Public Policy Institute Director Rick Mullaney both had words of praise for former Jacksonville Mayor Hans Tanzler, who died Thursday, July 25.
Kinne worked with Tanzler after his
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… Read More »Now THAT’S a groundbreaking! First real dirt turned Friday, July 26, on new College of Health Sciences building!
Friday, July 26, marked the beginning of a new era as heavy equipment began turning dirt for the new $8 million, 30,000-square-foot Colleges of Health Sciences building.
Perry-McCall Construction is scheduled to complete the project in July 2014. Dasher Hurst
… Read More »JU’s Amalia Vogler named first $10,000 Kinne Scholar
Jacksonville University and the Davis College of Business congratulate Amalia Vogler as the first recipient of the prestigious Harry and Frances Kinne Scholar award for graduate business study.
Originally from France, Vogler graduated summa cum laude from JU in December …
Read More »It’s gettin’ hot in here: JU Nursing Prof. Linda Shubert discusses dehydration in Florida Times-Union
Just in time for the dreaded dog days of summer heat in the Jacksonville area, Linda Shubert, professor of nursing at JU, discusses dehydration in older adults in the regular “Nursed to Health” feature in The Florida Times-Union’s H for
… Read More »JU mourns passing of former President Franklyn A. Johnson, architect of University’s transition to four-year institution
By Phillip Milano
Dr. Franklyn A. Johnson, who masterminded Jacksonville University’s transition to a full four-year institution as its president, while boosting enrollment, raising admission standards and strengthening faculty quality, died early Wednesday, July 24, of congestive heart failure. The …
Read More »Incoming JU freshman Jacob Shacter praised for African philanthropic efforts
Incoming JU freshman Jacob “Jac” Shacter is getting praise in the media for his efforts to bring clean drinking water to African communities.
Shacter, beginning at age 12, received the chance to give $2,500 from his family’s foundation to a …
Read More »JU sociologist Heather Downs weighs in on royal baby on WJXT
JU sociologist Heather Downs weighed in on the royal baby frenzy on Tuesday, July 23, discussing the new birth and its cultural implications on WJXT TV-4’s “Morning Show.”
Downs discussed the fascination with the royal offspring and why even people …
Read More »Dr. Bill Crosby named JU Acting Chief Academic Officer
To the Jacksonville University campus community:
It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Bill Crosby, Dean of our College of Interdisciplinary and Professional Studies (CIPS), has agreed to become Acting Chief Academic …
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