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Upward Bound student Destiny Hester nets more than $80,000 in scholarships

July 6, 2015 Comments Off on Upward Bound student Destiny Hester nets more than $80,000 in scholarships

Destiny Hester’s hard work completing college applications, dedicating herself to her studies, volunteering and applying for scholarships has paid off: the JU Upward Bound student and Ribault High School graduate has won a Jacksonville Commitment Scholarship and a First Church …

Life of former JU educator and Upward Bound founder Janet Johnson to be celebrated Jan. 18

January 14, 2014 Comments Off on Life of former JU educator and Upward Bound founder Janet Johnson to be celebrated Jan. 18

The life of Janet Johnson, Jacksonville University’s first African-American professor and founder of its federally funded Upward Bound program, will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 18, along with JU National TRIO Day.

Upward Bound at JU was the first TRIO program …