University Highlights

They came by the hundreds, from as far as London, to honor their mentor, muse and inspiration, and to celebrate the start of her 100th year. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community gathered on Sunday, May 22, in Swisher …

The number of manatees in local waters surged to the highest single-day counts since surveys by Jacksonville University researchers began more than two decades ago, rising 15 percent to 217 over the previous record of 189 in 2012.

However, researchers …

Jacksonville ranks as one of the best cities for tech outside California and New York in a new study by a leading business intelligence firm, and JU is being singled out for its importance in helping foster that thriving start-up …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

There was graduating senior Amalia Galdona, 22, a double Sculpture and Art History major, taking photos of St. Vincent’s Healthcare workers giving screenings to grateful residents, for a documentary project shepherded by Photography Prof. Ginger Sheridan.

Football Head Coach Ian …