Tune in at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, as incoming JU President Tim Cost speaks with “First Coast Connect” radio show host Melissa Ross. He’ll also take calls from listeners to the popular public affairs show, which airs on 89.9 …
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Former JU golfer’s hustling ways may become subject of film “The Last Real Gambler”
He was a two-sport athlete at JU, went on to build and own golf courses, became a private pilot, qualified for the U.S. and British Amateurs, and won the Orlando Senior Championship three times.
But Gary Holmes, 79, admits his …
Read More »JU ADP student Richard Cuff helps underserved kids learn music – and free enterprise
By Phillip Milano
It took a U-turn to steer Richard Cuff’s life in a new direction.
That, and some insights into how to make real change gained from his JU coursework.
Cuff, 53, who’s working on a double-major in marketing …
Read More »Learn time management, study tips at Success Skills Workshop Wednesday, Jan. 23!
Child auditions to be held Jan. 26 for JU production of “Street Scene”
JU Assistant Professor of Voice Kimberly Beasley (Director of Little Women, Fall 2011) is holding auditions for children for the Spring 2013 production Street Scene: an American Opera by Kurt Weill.
She needs three boys and four girls between the …
Read More »Congratulations to January JU Employee of the Month Makhbulla Amirova
Amirova was serenaded Tuesday, Jan. 21, by a group of children from Wilma’s Little People School (WLPS) with the song “Skidamarink” …
Read More »JU Public Policy Institute director discusses uncertainties of Affordable Care Act in Times-Union
Rick Mullaney, the JU Public Policy Institute founding director, discusses the complex Affordable Care Act in a Jan. 21 Florida Times-Union article.
Also known as “Obamacare,” the new law is …
Read More »JU’s Champs of Chopsticks and Chicken Consumption!
Sodexo not only offered a variety of culinary delights at its Asian Street Market on Friday, Jan. 18, at Jacksonville University’s Riverview Cafe, it served up some fun and games, too.
First, contestants raced the clock to determine who was …
Read More »JU professor discusses FAA ‘distracted flying’ proposal
JU Assistant Professor of Aeronautics Wayne Ziskal says that he and his colleagues continually stress to their students that flying planes — like driving cars — requires being “engaged mentally.”
“We say in flying, don’t let the airplane go where …
Read More »Pilot shortage will limit prices, number of flights, JU aeronautics professor tells First Coast News
HELP WANTED: Pilots.
That’s certain to be a mantra of the future, Jacksonville University Assistant Professor of Aeronautics Wayne Ziskal said in a Dec. 21 First Coast News (WTLV NBC-12 and WJXX ABC-25) story.
“There’s going to be a huge …
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