In line with its mission to prepare students for life-long success, achievement and leadership, Jacksonville University today announced a partnership with Delta Air Lines to mentor and develop the most talented students in JU’s premier School of Aviation through the …
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When Jacksonville University’s female aviator team, the Flying Fins, placed 25th out of 55 teams in the Air Race Classic (ARC) last year, they were happy with their results.
After all, it was the first time the then two-woman team …
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By Sheri Webber
The response on social media was immediate. Hundreds of comments and shares followed the June 13 post by @USNavyBlueAngels congratulating Commander William “Bill” Schomer (‘06) on his selection as the Blue Angels 2019 Executive Officer.
The Jacksonville …
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By Carley Stickney
Ngog Nliba Nguimbous, a senior aviation major at Jacksonville University (JU), has had a fascination with airplanes for as …
By Sheri Webber
“There is a revolution going on at Jacksonville University,” said Melanie Cost Young, “and you are the avant-garde.”
The ASPIRE Campaign Celebration on September 25 honoring leadership donors and volunteers featured students from across the University and …
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Jarrett Cacopardo, a freshman at Jacksonville University, has been volunteering since he was 13-years old. In his …
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By Sheri Webber
The 2018 42nd Annual Air Race Classic, today’s descendant of the Powder Puff Derby, has been a Jacksonville University (JU) tradition since 2010.
The 2,400-mile transcontinental competition has roots to the 1929 Women’s Air Derby. Open to …
Those close to School of Aviation Director Capt. Matt Tuohy (Ret) ’75 ’03 are accustomed to it. Those who meet him for the first time quickly grasp it: His primary mission is always about what he can do for others. …
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The Flight Team is back from Auburn, Ala., after going head-to-head with some of the nation’s top flight programs in the Region IX National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON).
Competing schools this year included Auburn …
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Standouts in aviation, military and entrepreneurial endeavors are recipients of this year’s prestigious Distinguished Alumni awards for 2017.
Honored at halftime of this year’s Homecoming football game as “Distinguished Alumni of Excellence Class of 2017” was Kelly Barrera ’86, while …
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