Center for Community Engagement Archives

Path to better patient safety leads through new Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Institute Regional Center at Jacksonville University

June 15, 2017 Comments Off on Path to better patient safety leads through new Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Institute Regional Center at Jacksonville University

The call to action came in 1999, when the Institute of Medicine issued its “To Err Is Human” report estimating …

‘I felt the children were like dry soil, looking for a drop of water’ – Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa helps children including Syrian refugees in Florida’s largest ‘Give Kids A Smile’ effort

May 16, 2017 Comments Off on ‘I felt the children were like dry soil, looking for a drop of water’ – Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa helps children including Syrian refugees in Florida’s largest ‘Give Kids A Smile’ effort

Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa will never forget a child named Ahmad. The JU School of Orthodontics Clinical Associate Professor was handing …

Jacksonville University again selected to host NCAA Tournament

April 19, 2017 Comments Off on Jacksonville University again selected to host NCAA Tournament

In collaboration with the JAXSPORTS Council, March Madness returns to Veterans Memorial Arena in 2019, and Jacksonville University will serve …

‘Flexing our considerable muscle’: JU gives Arlington its all with its most impressive Charter Day of Service to date

April 7, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Flexing our considerable muscle’: JU gives Arlington its all with its most impressive Charter Day of Service to date

On “the most important, exhilarating and vibrant single day of community service in its history,” as JU President Tim Cost …

Purple Heart-designated spaces one more way JU works to make sure its veterans are ‘set up for success’

April 3, 2017 Comments Off on Purple Heart-designated spaces one more way JU works to make sure its veterans are ‘set up for success’

Special parking spaces set aside just for Purple Heart veterans may seem like a modest gesture to some, but to …

Charter Week 2017 celebrates JU campus and community April 3-8 with acts of service, ArtWalk, TedX Salon, concert and festivities

March 31, 2017 Comments Off on Charter Week 2017 celebrates JU campus and community April 3-8 with acts of service, ArtWalk, TedX Salon, concert and festivities

Charter Week 2017 (#JUCharterWeek) recognizing the University’s 1934 origins features dozens of events over the coming week of April 3-8, …

Robotics and STEM education get a boost on the First Coast with JU/Renaissance Jax partnership

March 20, 2017 Comments Off on Robotics and STEM education get a boost on the First Coast with JU/Renaissance Jax partnership

Renaissance Jax is helping lead the way in inspiring more Northeast Florida students to explore the Science, Technology, Engineering and …

Former U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw joins Public Policy Institute Board

January 23, 2017 Comments Off on Former U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw joins Public Policy Institute Board

Former U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, who represented Florida’s Fourth Congressional District for 16 years and was awarded the U.S. Navy’s …

Unique JU-Dolphin Pointe Landing collaboration signals first step in multi-faceted healthcare sciences education for First Coast

December 15, 2016 Comments Off on Unique JU-Dolphin Pointe Landing collaboration signals first step in multi-faceted healthcare sciences education for First Coast