Celebrating the most inspiring and creative minds helping K-12 students in Northeast Florida, Jacksonville University and the Jacksonville Business Journal bestowed the annual Innovators in Education Awards at a luncheon on campus Thursday, May 5, featuring a keynote by JU …
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Varsity Sailing Team takes country by storm in race to nationals — as predicted
Jon Faudree is a man of his word — and his predictions.
Asked in 2012 what he planned to accomplish when he took the helm as the JU Varsity Sailing Team’s inaugural head coach, he had this to say:
“To …
Read More »Nike, Adidas, Trailblazers on itinerary for new DCOB business tours education program
A new Davis College of Business educational partnership has launched that will bring JU students face-to-face with the brilliant trailblazers who help lead some of the most iconic U.S. brands and businesses of the past half century.
The college has …
Read More »Mayor Lenny Curry to graduates: No do-overs; only one chance to “get through this thing called life”
You only have one chance to “get through this thing called life,” so make it your own — and no one else’s, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry told Jacksonville University graduates Saturday in delivering his first commencement keynote address.
Highlighting the …
Read More »Raised expectations are raising the game of JU
The lawns keep getting greener and fuller. The dolphin statues are iconic. Corporate partners are paying for upgrades to academic and athletic programs. There are new residence halls, and new funding for key programs in the health sciences, marine sciences, …
Read More »Varsity Shooting Team to defend title at SCTP Nationals in Ohio
The JU Varsity Shooting Team defends its title this summer at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Championships, fresh on the heels of grabbing two Gold, two Silver and three Bronze medals at the ACUI National Clay Target Championships…
Read More »Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry to offer keynote address at Spring Commencement April 30
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will offer keynote remarks to a graduating class nearly 900 strong on Saturday, April 30, as JU celebrates its Spring 2016 Commencement underneath the oaks on its Science Green.
Mayor Curry took office July 1, 2015, …
Read More »JU Choirs to tour Italy in May, including singing Mass at the Vatican
The passports have arrived, the voices are in tune and the excitement is building for 25 Jacksonville University choral students and choral alumni who will perform in some of Italy’s most renowned venues on an upcoming concert tour – including …
Read More »White House’s Doug Rand comes home to discuss Entrepreneurism in the U.S. at JU
UPDATED: Watch the full video of Doug Rand’s April 27 presentation at JU on “The State of Entrepreneurism in the United States” below:
Doug Rand, Assistant Director for Entrepreneurship at the White House Office of Science and Technology, will speak …
Read More »JU awarded Bronze-level status as ‘Exercise Is Medicine’ campus by global movement founder Dr. Bob Sallis
Hailing its coordinated efforts to promote physical activity as a “vital sign of health” for its students, Exercise Is Medicine global founder Dr. Bob Sallis bestowed the Bronze Level EIM Award upon Jacksonville University April 11 before a packed house …
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