Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown says he’s looking forward to helping inspire students to even greater success as he gets ready to deliver the keynote at Jacksonville University’s spring commencement Saturday, May 5, while accepting an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. …
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Jacksonville University’s Lily Kuonen goes beyond paint and canvas in current, upcoming exhibits
By Phillip Milano
For Lily Kuonen, assistant professor of foundations and drawing at Jacksonville University, painting has become about something more than just, well, paint.
It’s also about canvas, wood, tape, mirrors, studio scraps and even recycled materials from other …
Read More »Faculty discount for this summer’s JU Dolphin Soccer Academy
Hello JU Faculty and Staff,
If you have a child or grandchild ages 5-14 interested in summer soccer camp, I would like to let you know about our camp on campus this summer. The details are listed below on our …
Read More »Navy veteran, with homelessness and poverty in the past, to graduate from Jacksonville University with honors
(UPDATE: See Florida Times-Union front page story on Patricia Tracey at http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-05-04/story/once-homeless-teen-now-ju-grad-40-gpa)
By Phillip Milano
When Jacksonville University student Patricia Tracey walks from one side of the stage to the other this Saturday to receive her diploma, she’ll be …
Read More »Sodexo summer hours/Riverview Cafe menu announced
Sodexo dining services will be preparing for summer operations close on Tuesday, May 1.
Please see below for hours of operation. The Riverview Cafe will open for lunch service effective Wednesday, May 2, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (menu below).
Payment …
Read More »JU students nab 3 first-place AP broadcast awards
Students from Jacksonville University walked away with three first-place awards and one second in this year’s Associated Press Broadcasters College Contest, capping off a successful run in which they earned more nominations in the competition than in any other year.…
Read More »Spring 2012 issue of JU’s Latinoture magazine now available – locally and globally
Jacksonville University’s Spring 2012 issue of Latinoture is out, with pieces on everything from helping workers to pursuing a French degree to differences in Spanish dialects.
The lauded Spanish and French literary magazine (http://languages.ju.edu/Latinoture.html), published under the auspices …
Read More »JU international student’s “beautiful” image added to permanent collection at Main Library downtown
By Phillip Milano
When she entered a community-wide photography contest last year showcasing cell phone camera imagery, Jacksonville University sophomore and Honduran student Ninoska Alejandra Nunez said she was just trying to find some beauty in her new city.
She …
Read More »Fourth annual “Ripples on the River” May 19 at Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute
When: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19
Where: Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute (MSRI) on the riverfront, 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville, Fla. 32211- 3394
Cost: $10 per adult, youths under 18 free; payable …
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