Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock and his father, U.S. Olympic skeet shooting coach Craig Hancock, were on hand Nov. 17-18 to give an ISSF Skeet clinic to JU’s varsity shooting team. Photos below.

The Hancocks’ visit capped off a …

ATTENTION PRE-LAW SOCIETY MEMBERS AND ALL PRE-LAW STUDENTS

         There will be a meeting of the Pre-Law Society at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Davis College of Business, Room 165 (Conference Room A). At the meeting, the Society will …

Jacksonville University trustee and alumnus Margaret “Mag” Black-Scott was featured prominently in a New York Times article Friday, Nov. 16, in which financial advisers discussed the implications if President Obama and Congress fail to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” — …

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock and his father and Olympic coach, Craig Hancock, visited with Jacksonville University Varsity Sporting Clays, Skeet & Trap Team members and JU President Kerry Romesburg on Friday, Nov. 16.

The father-son sharpshooting duo will …

Jacksonville University will host the St. Jude “Give thanks. Walk,” an annual fund-raiser held on the same day in 90 cities across the country, on Saturday, Nov. 17. This is Jacksonville’s inaugural walk, and Jacksonville University was selected as the …

The Florida Times-Union featured a full-length Metro section article Nov. 15 on the superlative work being done by JU Professor Tammy Ryan and her Education students as they tutor local youngsters in the School of Education’s new reading lab. Jacksonville.com …

Dr. Lynette Kennison, a JU associate professor of nursing, says in a Folio Weekly cover story that smoking e-cigarettes “probably” is less harmful than smoking cigarettes.

Still, “I have some concerns about it,” including the lack of FDA regulation …

Who: For JU faculty and staff

What: Ginger Sheridan, JU associate professor of photography, will review her “Five Fast Tips for Flattering Fotos of Friends and Family.” The five steps are:

1. Shoot from FAR away
2. Use FILL flash

Diners at JU’s Riverview Cafe in the Kinne Student Center on Wednesday, Nov. 14 were treated to a flash mob dance performance by about 20 JU students promoting the Nov. 15-17 Senior Choreography Concert at Swisher Theatre.

Dozens of JU …

With tasty treats, handcrafted glasswork, homemade candles and scarves, and other gifts to choose from, JU employees and students have a chance to get started on their Christmas shopping this week at the Arts & Crafts/Bake Fair.

The bazaar …