By Clayton Levins
Jacksonville University
Jerry Shawver had just finished a college algebra class at Florida Community College at Jacksonville’s Deerwood Center in 1988 when he walked into another class of students taking an algebra course.
He could tell they …
Read More »By Kevin Hogencamp/Jacksonville University
An early-rising, environmentally conscious team of Jacksonville University staffers and students is helping preserve the local sea turtle population.
Every day during the sea turtle nesting season, JU volunteers meet 30 minutes before sunrise and walk …
Read More »Dr. Bryan Coker has been named vice president and dean of students at Goucher College in Baltimore, Md., and will assume his duties there in early February. Coker has served as Jacksonville University’s dean of students since 2003, and has …
Read More »Rick Mullaney, the JU Public Policy Institute’s founding director, discussed presidential politics, the proposed Jacksonville human rights ordinance expansion and other topics Sunday, Dec. 30 WJXT-TV 4’s “This Week in
JU adjunct nursing faculty member Laura Swearingen took on the tricky topic of acne in the regular “Nursed to Health” feature by Jacksonville University’s School of Nursing, which ran in the H section of The Florida Times-Union on Wednesday, Jan. …
Read More »Jacksonville University trustee and alumnus Margaret “Mag” Black-Scott recommended six companies to invest in and offered some “fiscal cliff” financial advice during an appearance Monday, Dec. 31, on the Fox Business News show “Countdown to the Closing Bell” hosted by
Dr. Quinton White, executive director of Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute, spent time discussing the St. Johns River’s unique characteristics in the second installment of his monthly “River Life” column on Friday, Dec. 28, in The Florida Times-Union.
Here’s …
Read More »Call for Nominations: JU Faculty Awards for Excellence
Faculty, staff, administrators and students are invited to nominate full-time faculty members (adjunct and part-time faculty are not eligible for these awards) for an award for excellence in the categories of:
JU’s Dr. Pam Rillstone, ARNP, appeared Monday, Dec. 16, on WJCT’s “First Coast Connect” radio show with host Melissa Ross to discuss the grieving and coping process in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting tragedy.
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Read More »By Phillip Milano
Most fund managers would rejoice over a 22 percent annualized return handling tens of thousands of dollars of other people’s money – or get jealous of whoever else could pull it off.
They’ll just have to drool …
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