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Following Fran through the war years

May 23, 2017 Comments Off on Following Fran through the war years

By Sheri Webber

“What can I do? I want to help.” Those were the words of 22-year old Frances Bartlett to U.S. Representative Paul Cunningham in a 1939 letter. Cunningham had served during World War I and knew her family …

A nurturer enriching others with the credo “don’t give up on a good idea” — or yourself

May 23, 2017 Comments Off on A nurturer enriching others with the credo “don’t give up on a good idea” — or yourself

Originally published in the Spring 2017 issue of WAVE Magazine.

By Dr. John Trainer, Former JU Academic Vice President

Imagine being asked to write about one or two of Dr. Frances Bartlett Kinne’s remarkable attributes. That assignment is comparable to …

“American … Go Home!” How Fran Kinne’s mettle overseas helped her become the “Frau Doktor”

May 23, 2017 Comments Off on “American … Go Home!” How Fran Kinne’s mettle overseas helped her become the “Frau Doktor”

Originally published in the Spring 2017 issue of WAVE Magazine.

By Phillip Milano

It’s hard to picture Fran Kinne rattled.

After all, in her century on the planet, she’s forged ahead boldly on numerous improbable-yet-successful projects, presided over a growing …

‘I felt the children were like dry soil, looking for a drop of water’ – Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa helps children including Syrian refugees in Florida’s largest ‘Give Kids A Smile’ effort

May 16, 2017 Comments Off on ‘I felt the children were like dry soil, looking for a drop of water’ – Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa helps children including Syrian refugees in Florida’s largest ‘Give Kids A Smile’ effort

Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa will never forget a child named Ahmad.

The JU School of Orthodontics Clinical Associate Professor was handing out free Give Kids A Smile dental kits containing toothpaste, toothbrushes and instruction cards to 300 Syrian refugee children at …

Award-winning students and faculty honored at Spring 2017 Commencement

May 10, 2017 Comments Off on Award-winning students and faculty honored at Spring 2017 Commencement

Congratulations to JU’s 2016-17 graduating seniors and faculty top award winners, announced at this year’s Spring commencement on April 29:

President’s Award for Outstanding Leadership/Undergraduate: Hanna McMahon graduated magna cum laude and Phi Kappa Phi, earning a bachelor’s degree …

Davis College of Business now part of elite group offering 100% online MS in Applied Business Analytics

May 9, 2017 Comments Off on Davis College of Business now part of elite group offering 100% online MS in Applied Business Analytics

Only a handful of universities in the U.S. offer a fully online version of the highly sought-after, lucrative Master of Science in Applied Business Analytics degree, and Jacksonville University is now one of them.

The degree allows students with a …

Sen. Aaron Bean ’89 to JU Spring 2017 graduates: wield your “superpowers,” dream bigger to do incredible things

April 29, 2017 Comments Off on Sen. Aaron Bean ’89 to JU Spring 2017 graduates: wield your “superpowers,” dream bigger to do incredible things

Quoting Nelson Mandela and Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and with references to Spider-Man, Drake, Clash of Clans, Star Wars, Adele and others, Florida Sen. Aaron Bean urged Jacksonville University graduates Saturday, April 29, to harness their “superpowers” to take …

RIVER LIFE: Manatee’s new status should be celebrated

April 28, 2017 Comments Off on RIVER LIFE: Manatee’s new status should be celebrated

Last month, our local charismatic megafauna, the Florida manatee, achieved a very significant milestone in recovering from near extinction, when the federal government down-listed the marine mammal from endangered to threatened.

While some are upset that the status of the …

Florida Sen. Aaron Bean ’89 to be awarded honorary doctorate, deliver keynote address at Commencement April 29

April 24, 2017 Comments Off on Florida Sen. Aaron Bean ’89 to be awarded honorary doctorate, deliver keynote address at Commencement April 29

Florida Sen. Aaron Bean, a 1989 graduate of Jacksonville University, will deliver keynote remarks to nearly 900 graduating students as JU celebrates its Spring Commencement Saturday, April 29, under the oak canopy of its Science Green.

Sen. Bean was first …