Fritz Dreisbach, dubbed the “Johnny Appleseed of Glass” for inspiring hundreds of accomplished artists, will be on campus as a visiting artist in late January, teaching and conducting workshops for JU students and local glass enthusiasts in the University’s Glass …
Read More »University Highlights
Dr. Quinton White to Fall 2016 graduates: embrace life-changing events, be thankful for those who helped shape them
Life-changing experiences almost always occur without warning but often arise because of decisions we’ve made earlier, so take them as the gifts they are – and appreciate the people who helped make them possible.
That was part of the wisdom …
Read More »Unique JU-Dolphin Pointe Landing collaboration signals first step in multi-faceted healthcare sciences education for First Coast
Students helping and learning from older individuals in a healthcare setting, and vice versa, as they both move through crucial phases of their lives. It’s a vision coming to reality through Dolphin Pointe Landing, a skilled nursing facility opening …
Read More »First-of-its-kind Education for Instruction degree will offer students a new flexibility in teaching
An already highly successful job placement rate should become more enhanced as a one-of-a-kind, innovative degree offering an array of areas of study is now available to students in the School of Education.
The Bachelor’s degree in Education for …
Read More »Professor McNally’s work selected for major West Coast exhibit
Assistant Professor of Illustration Nicholas McNally has come a long way since winning his first art contest in second grade.
While that youthful win earned him a coveted bag of jelly beans, his latest work has a much a farther …
Read More »“Mr. Marine Science of Northeast Florida” to deliver keynote at Commencement Dec. 17
“Mr. Marine Science of Northeast Florida,” JU Marine Science Research Institute Executive Director Dr. Quinton White, will deliver keynote remarks to nearly 400 graduating students as JU celebrates its Fall Commencement this Saturday, Dec. 17, under the oak canopy of …
Read More »JU reaches out to help Arlington students learn about college — and life
College students can do wonders for a youth with a half-semester of mentoring – or even a half-day.
The results of both approaches were on display on the same day recently as Jacksonville University students connected with youths from Arlington …
Read More »MSRI teaming with Mayport Middle School in river plankton study
Students at the Mayport Middle School are beginning work with the Marine Science Research Institute in a collaboration to study plankton in the St. Johns River.
The six-month project, funded by a grant to Mayport Middle School from the State …
Read More »New MS in Dentistry will create highest-value credentials sought by Orthodontics professionals
JU’s School of Orthodontics, already attracting some of the brightest minds from across the globe to one of the country’s largest Orthodontics advanced certification programs, is adding a Master of Science in Dentistry that will make its curriculum among the …
Read More »Federal Agency Partners with Lutheran Services Florida and JU to Increase Workforce in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Field
Lutheran Services Florida Health Systems (LSF), in partnership with Jacksonville University Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences, has been awarded a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to implement and evaluate an enhanced Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) …
Read More »