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Military and Veterans Appreciation Day Saturday at Milne Field honors those who serve

October 19, 2017 Comments Off on Military and Veterans Appreciation Day Saturday at Milne Field honors those who serve

The Dolphins’ match-up against San Diego at noon this Saturday, Oct. 21, is dedicated to the soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen and their families of the Jacksonville University military community.

Military and Veterans Appreciation Day is a JU tradition, …

FACULTY ROUNDUP: Sheridan named Florida Higher Ed Art Educator of the Year; Willemin awarded Best Break Out Screenplay at Oaxaca; Capener to speak at Global Conference on Advances in Management; Harper named Cuba Scholar-In-Residence in College of Arts and Sciences

October 17, 2017 Comments Off on FACULTY ROUNDUP: Sheridan named Florida Higher Ed Art Educator of the Year; Willemin awarded Best Break Out Screenplay at Oaxaca; Capener to speak at Global Conference on Advances in Management; Harper named Cuba Scholar-In-Residence in College of Arts and Sciences

(Jump to Ginger Sheridan / Alex Willemin / Don Capener / Vanessa Harper)

Ginger Sheridan, Associate Professor of Photography, is the state’s Higher Education Art Educator of the Year, recognized by the Florida Art Education Association.

Sheridan, the Higher …

UPDATE: More School of Aviation students now eligible for important certification after FAA grants JU petition

October 16, 2017 Comments Off on UPDATE: More School of Aviation students now eligible for important certification after FAA grants JU petition

IMPORTANT UPDATE SINCE THIS STORY WAS FIRST FILED: Originally, graduates of the JU School of Aviation beginning last year could be eligible for the Restricted Air Transport Pilot Certificate (R-ATP) with 1,000 hours of flight time. This did not cover …

Yale health expert Dr. David Katz to give Distinguished Lecture on obesity Oct. 25

October 16, 2017 Comments Off on Yale health expert Dr. David Katz to give Distinguished Lecture on obesity Oct. 25

More than a third of adults and a sixth of youths are obese in the United States, and Yale health expert Dr. David Katz will discuss what can be done about this enormous health crisis in a free Distinguished Lecture …

Students now able to learn at the epicenter of region’s activity as JU Downtown officially opens

October 12, 2017 Comments Off on Students now able to learn at the epicenter of region’s activity as JU Downtown officially opens

Closing a loop some 80 years in the making, JU Downtown is officially open for business, bringing Jacksonville University programs and faculty back to the epicenter of the city for the first time since the University’s beginnings in 1934.

JU …

Titanic discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard receives inaugural Marine Science Pioneer Award from JU

October 10, 2017 Comments Off on Titanic discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard receives inaugural Marine Science Pioneer Award from JU

“I view Earth as a living creature, because it responds as a living creature. And what you are seeing right now is the Earth responding to us. And it is very angry.”

— Dr. Robert D. Ballard

Renowned oceanographer and …

Bell originally made for famous WWII ship finds new life at NROTC Unit after found rusting in field

October 9, 2017 Comments Off on Bell originally made for famous WWII ship finds new life at NROTC Unit after found rusting in field

The University’s NROTC Unit is now home to the bell originally slated to ring on the deck of the famed World War II aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV-38), but damaged in a fire and later found rusting in a farmer’s …

Performing Arts Series offers array of dazzling talent for campus, community

October 6, 2017 Comments Off on Performing Arts Series offers array of dazzling talent for campus, community

The College of Fine Arts has again assembled a superlative program of arts for this academic year, with many of the events and exhibits free to campus and the community. Below are messages from President Tim Cost and Fine Arts …

Newly named Alfred I. duPont Plaza study space celebrates acclaimed philanthropist, nursing scholarship fund

October 5, 2017 Comments Off on Newly named Alfred I. duPont Plaza study space celebrates acclaimed philanthropist, nursing scholarship fund

Jacksonville University is celebrating its new Alfred I. duPont Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund and honoring Alfred I. duPont’s commitment to education by naming one of its most prominent study spaces for the legendary industrialist and philanthropist.

The Alfred I. duPont …

Tenth annual River Report shows improvement, concerns for St. Johns River’s health

October 4, 2017 Comments Off on Tenth annual River Report shows improvement, concerns for St. Johns River’s health

The 10th annual State of the River Report, an analysis of the health of the Lower St. Johns River Basin by by JU and other researchers, reveals several areas of improvement but shows trends that some indicators have worsened, suggesting …