The inspiring keynote address of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to graduates at Jacksonville University’s Spring 2015 Commencement on April 25, 2015, is now available to view in full. Among the 2012 Republican presidential nominee’s heartening messages in his engaging …
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Jorge Majfud invited to pay tribute at U.N. to acclaimed author Eduardo Galeano
Jorge Majfud, associate professor of Spanish at Jacksonville University, recently paid tribute at the United Nations in New York to acclaimed South American writer Eduardo Galeano, who passed away in April.
Majfud was invited along with other noted Latin American …
Read More »Dr. Quinton White nets major state award for work in marine science education, research and conservation
Lifelong educator and researcher. River advocate. Marine biologist. Media commentator and columnist. Environmentalist. And now Dr. Quinton White can add another title to that long and growing list: Florida Wildlife Federation Marine Conservationist of the Year.
The director …
Read More »An offer he couldn’t refuse: JU theater alum nabs key role in AMC’s “Making of the Mob”
It’s a big break and a triumphant comeback all at once for JU alumnus Erik DeCicco.
Big break: the 2005 Theatre/English double major has a juicy role in the eight-part AMC docu-drama The Making of the Mob: New …
Read More »Four JU grads instrumental in Black Knight IPO
Four Jacksonville University alumni were key players in the recent initial public offering of Black Knight Financial Services Inc. (BKFS), formerly known as Lender Processing Services (LPS).
Black Knight was purchased by Fidelity National Financial in 2013 and has …
Read More »RIVER LIFE: Make a ‘summer resolution’ to explore the river
Summer for me growing up in Virginia was marked as beginning on Memorial Day. Then I knew school would soon be over. And it ended unofficially on Labor Day, when I also knew it was time to go back to
FIT LIFE: What’s to blame for our increasing waistlines? Too little exercise, or too many calories?
Most Americans know obesity is bad for their health and that it’s increasing at an alarming rate. In fact, obesity climbed from 25 percent to 35 percent for women and from 20 percent to 35 percent for men during the …
Read More »JU Dolphin Radio prepares for fall with upgrades and programming changes
Change is coming to the JU Dolphin Radio Station at Jacksonville University.
New for fall at the web-based station on the third floor of the Davis Student Commons are facilities upgrades including a brand-new sound board that will allow for …
Read More »Flight Team turns in strong performances at National Air Meet
The Jacksonville University Flight Team was back at Nationals this month for the first time in three years, with impressive performances including individual results of second place in the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) event and 11th out of 140 in …
Read More »WELL TRAVELED: You never know where you’ll find an ‘unexpected encounter’
There are many joys that come with traveling.
Of course we have the treasured photos and videos we share on social media, or, for those of us who still have our pictures printed the old-fashioned way, pasted into scrapbooks or