Jacksonville University’s 2015 Faculty & Student Symposium this Monday through Wednesday, April 6-8, features results from more than 100 projects, with topics including building a fish robot to gather data; Ebola; adolescent sports injuries; Ponzi schemes; improving first-graders’ behavior through …
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Commission on Presidential Debates eyes JU as host site
The Commission on Presidential Debates in Washington, D.C., has announced that Jacksonville University has been selected to be considered to host a Presidential or Vice Presidential debate in fall 2016. It is the first time the University has competed for …
Read More »Nursing students awarded first STAR scholarships funded by Kirbo Charitable Foundation
Five School of Nursing students have been selected as the first recipients of academic scholarships funded by a $25,000 gift to the University from The Thomas M. & Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Foundation.
Those chosen for the STAR Fellowship Scholarships …
Read More »Beta Gamma Sigma chapter inducts 53 new members
The Jacksonville University chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), an international business honor society, has inducted 53 new members to its chapter, including 14 undergraduate and 37 graduate students and two faculty members.
The chapter was also awarded an …
Read More »Artwork in multiple media on display at JU Senior Thesis Exhibit March 26-April 25
The College of Fine Arts at Jacksonville University is pleased to announce the 2015 Senior Thesis Exhibition, highlighting outstanding artwork in multiple media by 18 seniors graduating April 25.
An opening reception for these students celebrating their artwork and scholarship …
Read More »Rep. Mia Jones, Prof. Tammy Ryan and senior Ally Capriotti honored as JU Women of the Year
When we support each other, incredible things can happen, no matter our different viewpoints or different backgrounds.
That was part of the keynote message of Florida Rep. Mia Jones, D-Jacksonville, recipient of the Community Woman of the Year award at …
Read More »JU becomes first U.S. partner with Petroleum Technology Development Fund to educate Nigerian students
Jacksonville University is the first U.S. partner in a program with Nigeria’s Petroleum Technology Development Fund to educate its country’s top young scholars in STEM-related fields, signaling a dynamic move to intensify the University’s global reach in higher education.
Read More »WELL TRAVELED: If you can’t find a travel partner, go solo
I have a large National Geographic map on my wall. Red pins indicate places I have been, and green pins stand for places I want to go. I have plenty of red pins that I have happily placed, but there …
Read More »Former tennis star Dick Stockton brings free T3 tennis clinics for troops and families to JU March 27-28
“It was incredible to see such talented and caring athletes take care of soldiers and their families…”
“The reverberation of the event still echoes across the tennis center at Fort Jackson…”
“It was especially gratifying to see so many youth …
Read More »“The Walking Dread” panel discussion Feb. 24 examines plagues, zombie fears, science and culture
The fifth annual interdisciplinary panel discussion presented by Jacksonville University’s College of Arts and Sciences, titled “The Walking Dread: Society, Plague, and Zombies,” promises a provocative blend of discussion on scientific and medical discoveries, societal fears, literature and even …
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