Current Affairs

By Chelsea Wiggs

JU Communications Major

Jacksonville University’s Dr. Sherri Jackson, division chair of Social Sciences, has been named one of four finalists for the Times-Union’s prestigious EVE Award in education.

While the EVE Awards reflect the achievements of women …

JU’s regular “Nursed to Health” feature in the Wednesday, May 22, edition of The Florida Times-Union’s “H Health & Fitness” section focuses on an important question related to concussions in children: When should parents worry about a “minor accident” being …

Dr. Christine Sapienza spent time with WJCT’s Melissa Ross this week discussing the importance of speech-language pathology as she starts up a new Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Jacksonville University.

Sapienza, a national leader in the field, was

The annual leaving ceremony for 4-year-olds at Wilma’s Little People School is always bound to be special, but this year’s was all the more significant with the Jacksonville University child education institution celebrating its 40th anniversary.

As school founder Dr.

Welcome, New JU Employees!

Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Head Coach, Women’s Basketball – Athletics

Camille Collier, Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball – Athletics

Tomekia Reed, Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball – Athletics

Marci Hoppa, Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach – Athletics

Linda Kornacki, Patient …

JU Writing Center

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The Writing Center will be open for very limited hours during the Summer I session. The hours will be updated before the Summer II session. We will, however, be accepting online submissions throughout the summer …

Dr. Don Capener, Jacksonville University College of Business dean

The importance of promotions and marketing for minor-league franchises like the Jacksonville Suns is discussed in a Sunday, May 19, Money section story of The Florida Times-Union that features commentary from

The Florida Times-Union featured a nice gallery of images of the Sixth Annual Ripples on the River at Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute in its Sunday, May 19, print editions.

The first 200 youths at the May 18 event 

Jacksonville University Professor of Finance Richard J. Cebula provided insight on the United States’ underground economy Thursday, May 16, on the C-SPAN television network show “Washington Journal.”

A country’s “underground economy” is the financial activity that is unrecorded and untaxed …

Congratulations to Jacksonville …