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Jacksonville University alumni and sailor Edward “Buttons” Padin ‘70 hosted the Dolphins sailing team earlier this fall for the 2019 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta.

You can read the story written by Mr. Padin himself at the Scuttlebutt Sailing news website.…

A software engineering project, a program to help empower English language learners locally, and an advertising and marketing campaign for a local cancer charity won awards during Jacksonville University’s first Community Impact Competition.

The competition, sponsored by the College of …

Students from the Jacksonville University School of Aviation used drones to help OCEARCH find sharks during the research group’s most recent expedition to Nova Scotia.

Led by Assistant Professor of Aviation Ross Stephenson and Assistant Professor of Biology and Marine …

After a thorough national search lasting more than a year, Jacksonville University today named respected speech-language pathology scholar and inventor Dr. Christine Sapienza as its Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost — the chief academic officer of the …

Professor A. Quinton White is a highly recognizable figure on the Jacksonville University campus. Professor, researcher, fundraiser and director of the Marine Science Research Institute.

What the University community might not know about him, however, is that he’s just …

The Marine Science Research Institute (MSRI) presented the 2019  Marine Science Pioneer Award on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to deep-sea explorer, scientist, inventor, and conservationist Dr. Edith Widder. She is the first woman to receive the award.

President Tim Cost, …

President Tim Cost ‘81 presented the keynote address “The Changing Face of Art in Higher Education” to the Arts School Network (ASN) Annual Conference visit to Jacksonville University on Thursday, Oct. 24.

This year, approximately 300 conference attendees spent a …

President Tim Cost ‘81 will present the keynote address “The Changing Face of Art in Higher Education” when the Arts School Network (ASN) Annual Conference comes to Jacksonville University on Thursday, Oct. 24.

The non-profit ASN provides leaders in art …

Jacksonville University will honor seven alumni with different professional backgrounds who have one important characteristic in common: Service.

“These individuals demonstrate the highest level of character in their professional accomplishments, community and philanthropic efforts and continued support of this University,” …

This October, Jacksonville University is adding six civic and business leaders to its Board of Trustees.

The new and returning members include:

• The visionary CEOs of Mayo Clinic and Swisher International,
• A government relations trailblazer in the transportation industry,