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North Florida premiere of award-winning “Arts or Crafts” adds MOCA controversy

February 10, 2015 Comments Off on North Florida premiere of award-winning “Arts or Crafts” adds MOCA controversy

What was the Mona Lisa thinking when she was being painted? Can a plumber be an artist? Is scrapbooking more than craft?

These questions and many more are explored in the hilarious new show Arts or Crafts, receiving its North …

Free conference Feb. 7 partners teachers and residents to improve reading education

February 2, 2015 Comments Off on Free conference Feb. 7 partners teachers and residents to improve reading education

Parents, grandparents, mentors, teachers, administrators and students interested in improving reading education for children are invited to attend “Celebrating Teachers. Celebrating Reading.” from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7, at Jacksonville University’s Davis College of Business.

The University’s School …

Exclusive free screening, panel discussion of acclaimed “Kids For Cash” film set for Feb. 5

January 29, 2015 Comments Off on Exclusive free screening, panel discussion of acclaimed “Kids For Cash” film set for Feb. 5

It’s been called one of most notorious judicial scandals to rock the nation, and the documentary film about it is being hailed as “a must-see for anyone who has a kid, loves a kid or was a kid.”

A New …

Memorial service Saturday for alumna Sharon Laird, former Weekend Studies and Lifelong Learning director

January 28, 2015 Comments Off on Memorial service Saturday for alumna Sharon Laird, former Weekend Studies and Lifelong Learning director

A memorial service for alumna Sharon Laird, who advised hundreds of Jacksonville University students and was an instrumental figure at the University in the ‘90s in the College of Weekend Studies and later the College of Lifelong Learning, will be …

Aviation Ambassador Steven Paduchak gives back to Davis Aviation Center

January 26, 2015 Comments Off on Aviation Ambassador Steven Paduchak gives back to Davis Aviation Center

In 2013, Aviation Management student Steven Paduchak decided he wanted to give back to the program, becoming an Aviation Ambassador. Now a senior who will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management, Paduchak took time to …

Zoo’s leopard exhibit gets a lift from JU students

January 26, 2015 Comments Off on Zoo’s leopard exhibit gets a lift from JU students

Jacksonville University students represented the University on Martin Luther King Day Jan. 19 by partnering with the Jacksonville Zoo and assisting in the leopard exhibit with zoo staff.

Constructing new terrain and updating the structure was the main goal of …

New Fine Arts Dean, Chief Financial Officer and Career Development Director named

January 22, 2015 Comments Off on New Fine Arts Dean, Chief Financial Officer and Career Development Director named

Jacksonville University has named Dr. Henry Rinne as College of Fine Arts Dean, effective March 1; David Healy as Chief Financial Officer, effective Feb. 4; and Toni Higgs as Director of the Career Development Center, effective immediately.

“These are …

Mitt Romney to deliver Spring Commencement keynote address

January 21, 2015 Comments Off on Mitt Romney to deliver Spring Commencement keynote address

Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary degree at Jacksonville University’s Spring Commencement on April 25, the University announced.

Romney joins a long list of distinguished speakers at …

NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell to discuss climate change

January 15, 2015 Comments Off on NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell to discuss climate change

What: “Unconventional Solutions to Climate Change” — In an event free to the public, Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center, will discuss sea level rise and climate change, including the potentially devastating impacts on coastal communities such as …

WELL-TRAVELED: JU Communication Chair Dennis Stouse is your new guide to traveling on a budget

January 15, 2015 Comments Off on WELL-TRAVELED: JU Communication Chair Dennis Stouse is your new guide to traveling on a budget

Does this sound familiar to you?

At a bookstore, you gravitate to the travel section and peruse the guidebooks. Maps fascinate you and you plot imaginary trips to exotic locales. The Travel Channel is one of your must-see television channels.

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