More than twice as many underserved patients are getting primary care — and with a week’s wait time instead of a month — as a result of a flourishing year-long partnership between Jacksonville University’s Keigwin School of Nursing and the …
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A closer look at each other’s lives inspires JU sociology students along with their Arlington mentees
Students in Sociology Professor Shelley Grant’s Media and Crime class reconnected with youths from Arlington area schools this week to culminate their semester-long mentoring together and give the young mentees a taste of campus life. (See a Facebook photo …
Read More »JU becomes Florida’s first private university to take ACHA “Healthy Campus Pledge” and join prized national network
Jacksonville University has become the first private higher education institution in Florida to commit to the goals of the American College Health Association’s “Healthy Campus Pledge” and is now part of an exclusive network of official Healthy Campus 2020 Partners.…
Read More »JU, Boys & Girls Clubs partnering on major new Arlington youth facility near campus
A new 20,000-square-foot, $2.5 million “Jacksonville University Boys & Girls Club” on Justina Terrace near campus will be among the vanguard of the nonprofit’s facilities when it opens in 2019, on land owned by the University.
The collaboration with Boys …
Read More »Baroque instruments spotlighted in annual JU Orchestra holiday concert Dec. 8
A mixture of classical and popular music featuring several JU students as soloists highlights a free concert as the Jacksonville University Orchestra rings in the holidays at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, in Terry Concert Hall.
Opening the program is …
Read More »Foreign policy in the age of Trump is topic of 5th annual Hesburgh Lecture Thursday, Nov. 30
Leading national security expert Dr. Michael Desch will discuss foreign policy and the impact of Donald Trump in the fifth annual Hesburgh Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in the Davis College of Business, presented by the JU Public …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Irma’s incredible impact on St. Johns River
The impact Hurricane Irma had on the St. Johns River continues to amaze me. As a marine scientist, I understand the how and why, but the sheer magnitude is still sinking in. The size of Irma and the amount of …
Read More »“Fashion Sense: Songs in Recital” CD release event set for Dec. 1 in Terry Concert Hall
A CD release event for “Fashion Sense: Songs in Recital” is at 5 p.m. Dec. 1 in Terry Concert Hall on the campus of Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N.
The CD on JU label Dolphinium Records is a collaboration …
Read More »JU Wind Ensemble to explore “Music for War and Peace” in free concert Dec. 3
The JU Wind Ensemble will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, in Terry Concert Hall, a free concert that is part of the University’s “Confluence Project,” a program of events connected by the theme “War and Peace.”
The program …
Read More »College sailing’s coolest team now among its finest
They’re the coolest and youngest team in collegiate sailing, and now they’re among the most elite.
The upstart Jacksonville University Varsity Sailing Team has cracked the Sailing World College Rankings for the first time, with its Co-ed Team coming in …
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