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White House’s Doug Rand comes home to discuss Entrepreneurism in the U.S. at JU

April 20, 2016 Comments Off on 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 …

EPIC Program at JU prepares a 21st-century workforce for Jacksonville and Florida

January 5, 2016 Comments Off on EPIC Program at JU prepares a 21st-century workforce for Jacksonville and Florida

Ask companies in technical fields for their top hiring priority, and many are likely to say something like “finding employees who will get the job done now, but also make us better in the future.”

The Florida EPIC (Entrepreneurial, Policy, …

EPIC’s ‘Collaborate JU’ harnesses interdisciplinary learning to prepare students for real world

November 24, 2015 Comments Off on EPIC’s ‘Collaborate JU’ harnesses interdisciplinary learning to prepare students for real world

Getting a taste of real-world work experiences is at the heart of Collaborate JU, a program developed through JU’s Florida EPIC (Entrepreneurism, Policy, Innovation, and Commerce) Program. Students and professors from multiple disciplines are joining forces with

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Faculty and student research using drones to study oyster beds gets off the ground at crowdfunder Experiment.com

November 23, 2015 Comments Off on Faculty and student research using drones to study oyster beds gets off the ground at crowdfunder Experiment.com

With an eye toward re-opening recreational oyster harvesting in Northeast Florida, the Marine Science Research Institute, Department of Geography and the Environment, and the School of Aviation have launched a crowdfunding project with Experiment.com aimed at using drones …

Will Weatherford ’02 honored for achievements with naming of Weatherford Hall

October 14, 2015 Comments Off on Will Weatherford ’02 honored for achievements with naming of Weatherford Hall

Hundreds of friends and dignitaries looked on Friday, Oct. 9, as JU dedicated one of its residence halls to an alumnus whose support of JU has vastly enhanced the educational experience for his alma mater’s students, now and for decades …

Homecoming and Family Weekend tours to highlight comprehensive campus wide improvements

October 6, 2015 Comments Off on Homecoming and Family Weekend tours to highlight comprehensive campus wide improvements

On Saturday, October 10, from 2 until 5 p.m., Jacksonville University administrators and representatives from the Office of Student Life will be on hand to showcase renovations made across campus over the past several months. Improvements include those projects related …

JU committed to EPIC program despite state budget setback

June 23, 2015 Comments Off on JU committed to EPIC program despite state budget setback

Jacksonville University is fully committed to continuing its growth and investment in STEM, health sciences and aviation programs with the support of our business leaders and partner employers across the region. While we are disappointed by Governor Rick Scott’s decision …

Live fully by being positive – and steering clear of pessimists, Florida Board of Education Chair Gary Chartrand tells JU graduates

December 13, 2014 Comments Off on Live fully by being positive – and steering clear of pessimists, Florida Board of Education Chair Gary Chartrand tells JU graduates

The best way to live a rewarding life, one in which you develop confidence in yourself, resolve to take action and then make some waves along the way, can be summed up in one word: optimism.

That was some of …

Distinguished veteran, top higher ed administrator join staff in key leadership posts

October 1, 2014 Comments Off on Distinguished veteran, top higher ed administrator join staff in key leadership posts

Jacksonville University has named distinguished military veteran and senior banking executive Michael Fleming as its Chief Government, Military & Community Relations Officer; top law school administrator Teresa Heekin Davlantes as inaugural Executive Director of the University’s new Entrepreneurism, Policy, Innovation …

National Science Foundation’s $625,273 grant will benefit students in STEM fields

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on National Science Foundation’s $625,273 grant will benefit students in STEM fields

A nationally coveted $625,273 grant from the National Science Foundation will cement the University’s status as a premier institution of higher education offering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Degree Programs.

The NSF is an independent federal agency created by …