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Growth spurs major Williams Hall Renovation Project

Increased residential enrollment has spurred the University to begin a major renovation of its 132-room Williams Hall, with work on the $5.9 million project to begin Nov. 7 and the housing available to incoming freshmen beginning fall 2017.williams

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‘K9s for Warriors: Making a Difference’ is topic of talk Nov. 10

From Marine Corps Officer Candidate School to two Afghanistan tours to promoting animal therapy for veterans, Becca Melesky has always been up for a challenge.

The Jacksonville University Doctor of Business Administration candidate will give a free talk on “K9s …

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Professor Cheryl Sowder part of key finds in Italian excavations

A long-running project to excavate a pair of water wells at the site of Cetamura del Chianti in Italy has turned up a treasure trove of ancient Etruscan and Roman artifacts and Associate Professor of Art History Cheryl Sowder was …

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WELL-TRAVELED: Goin’ to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come

Author Thomas Wolfe in his novel “You Can’t Go Home Again” suggests that once you have left the place in which you grew up, attempts to re-experience significant moments in your youth will be disappointing.

This summer, I ignored that …

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