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Gov. Mitt Romney to Spring 2015 graduates: Engage, contribute … “Get a life!”
There’s never been a more important time to give back to your country, your community and your loved ones, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told Jacksonville University graduates Saturday, and that means you’d better engage in the world around you …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: February sampling showed a record high 6,063 manatees were counted
What a fantastic time of year to be in Northeast Florida. For those of us in academics, graduation is almost here as we conclude yet another school year, with most of us commenting how fast the years seem to pass. …
Read More »JU’s Scott Hensley new national skeet champ as Varsity Shooting Team places in top six at ACUI Nationals
By Trysten Curran-Routledge
JU Varsity Shooting Team
Jacksonville University is home to a new national champion.
Scott Hensley, who graduates Saturday, April 25, with an MBA from the Davis College of Business, took home the gold in International …
Read More »A Celebration on the Green: Spring Commencement set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday
After a remarkable academic year of progress, Jacksonville University will bestow degrees on nearly 900 students on Saturday, April 25, one of the largest graduating classes ever for a Spring Commencement at the University.
Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican …
Read More »First female Aviation graduate Kelly Barrera ’86 highlights year-end banquet
Current students were honored for their hard work and dedication, and graduating seniors were congratulated for their achievements, at the recent annual School of Aviation banquet honoring the past, present and future of the aviation program at Jacksonville University. A …
Read More »Latest members inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Its members have served in the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court; won Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes; served as Secretaries of State and Defense; helped invent the computer mouse; received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; and walked and flown …
Read More »Business students Pruitt and Paduchak excel at European Business School
Two Davis College of Business students were recognized by Dean Don Capener for their outstanding work at the European Business School (EBS), located outside of Frankfurt, Germany.
MBA Student Daniel Pruitt and senior Aviation Management student Steven Paduchak experienced …
Read More »Social Entrepreneurism festival highlights Spring Break trip to Scotland
Exposing students to different cultures is important to their intellectual development, as well as creating a more accepting international environment at Jacksonville University. While most students were vacationing during their spring break, a group of students joined Dr. Doug Johansen…
Read More »FIT LIFE: Does exercise show signs of a ‘tomato effect’?
The “tomato effect” occurs when highly effective therapies are either ignored or rejected. Generally, the reason for this is that the therapies do not make sense in the context of popular beliefs or understandings. A tomato effect, however, can also …
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