Dr. Laney Yelverton (“Doc Y”), former Professor of Physical Education at Jacksonville University who taught hundreds of area youths how to swim and was known for his Harley and ponytail along with his rigorous but attentive teaching style, died yesterday …
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The Road to Joyful Learning: Professor brings new ways of teaching to educators in Guatemala
Helping Mayan teachers create “joyful learning” and inspiring U.S. educators back home are two reasons why Dr. Tammy Ryan, associate professor of Reading Education and director of the Master of Education in Reading Education program, went back to Guatemala.
Ryan …
Read More »EPIC Program at JU prepares a 21st-century workforce for Jacksonville and Florida
Ask companies in technical fields for their top hiring priority, and many are likely to say something like “finding employees who will get the job done now, but also make us better in the future.”
The Florida EPIC (Entrepreneurial, Policy, …
Read More »EPIC’s ‘Collaborate JU’ harnesses interdisciplinary learning to prepare students for real world
President Tim Cost to be inducted into prestigious First Coast Business Hall of Fame
The First Coast Business Hall of Fame, whose roster includes such iconic local names as Alexander Brest, Preston Haskell, Tom Petway, Peter Rummell, Jay Stein and Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver, is welcoming a new member: Tim Cost.…
Read More »A pioneering new higher ed “one-stop shop” for Northeast Florida military veterans
Military veterans will be able to navigate the higher ed system and attain their degrees more easily after Monday’s announcement that the Northeast Florida Military Veteran College Network is up and running, leveraging the resources and personnel of the region’s …
Read More »“Let’s Code Physics” uses YouTube and gaming approach to engage public
It’s a hot new “Let’s Play” YouTube channel, but instead of PewDiePie gawking and squawking through “The Last of Us,” it’s JU Physics Prof. Brian Lane patiently walking you through velocity and acceleration in “Police Chase!”
Read More »Think you know Florida? Take this quiz
So you think you know Florida? The Geography Department at Jacksonville University has a challenge for you.
The department has mapped some recently released census data for the state of Florida. Each thematic map in the unique presentation illustrates the …
Read More »Latest in reading, language techniques coming to JU students after renowned OGI training held on campus
Some of the latest methods in reading and language education will now be available to JU students after the School of Education and Brooks Rehabilitation College of Heathcare Sciences recently hosted world-renowned Ron Yoshimoto Orton-Gillingham International (OGI) training.
The week-long …
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