The numbers tell a dynamic story about the College of Health Sciences’ new state-of-the-art building: 30,000 square feet of high-tech equipment and learning space, a fast-climbing enrollment currently at 1,900 students, and more than $6.5 million invested by the …
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Aviation Management Alumna Takes Position at New Regional Airport
Growing success with Jacksonville University students in the Davis Aviation Center has been a common practice. From students interning with international airlines to others who are getting their feet wet in the airline industry, JU students have been soaring to …
Class of 2012 alumnus lands Costa Rican research position
Alumnus Lucas Meers, ‘12, is on a two and a half month journey with the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s field station in Tortuguero, Costa Rica; known as the birthplace of sea turtle conservation. Meers is one of only seven research assistants …
Read More »Feeding minds and bodies: JU Education alum Sherrie Fausey saves lives with Haitian ministry
When the boy came in the room, he told Sherrie Fausey to go and hide. Men were out front of her Christian ministry for Haitian children, and they wanted food.
It was shortly after the 2010 earthquake that pummeled the …
Read More »Student Honored for Undergraduate Work chooses JU’s MBA Program
Hailing from Gambrills, Maryland, Alexandra ‘Ali’ Hoffman came to Jacksonville University because of the small classes and the personal attention she would receive in the classroom. As the 2014 Davis College of Business Undergraduate Student of the Year and Outstanding …
Read More »Taking Command: JU NROTC produces top military leaders
For more than four decades, the Jacksonville University Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps has been among the largest and most active student affinity groups on campus. The program also is a perennial leader-producing machine: more than 1,500 Dolphins have advanced …
Read More »From 5,000 meters to the Big Four: Alumna crosses the finish line with a job in tow
Svenja Meyer, a class of 2014 alumna, had yet to receive her undergraduate degree from Jacksonville University, when she knew she had a full-time job with a Big Four accounting firm waiting.
While she was still earning athletic accolades for …
Read More »JU’s Naval ROTC Unit: An historical timeline
1926 – The U.S. Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Program is founded to provide “a broad base of citizens knowledgeable in the arts and sciences of Naval Warfare.” Six NROTC units are established, at the University of California at …
Read More »JU grad Arelis Resto makes her (colorful) mark across campus
Recent JU grad Arelis Resto, 22, has left indelible images across campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors to enjoy for years to come.
Resto, who graduated May 3, 2014, with bachelors’ degrees in Illustration and English, painted three murals …
Read More »Legendary JU mascot Nellie dies at age 61
Nellie the dolphin, the beloved Jacksonville University mascot, former TV star and water-show performer who charmed generations of young and old alike while raising awareness of marine life, has died.
At 61 the oldest dolphin in human care, she was …
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