A select group of JU students and faculty recently got an insider’s view of both the athletic and business sides of the Florida Cup held at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando. an annual event that features an international …
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Eli Young Band to play this year’s Charter Fest
Platinum-selling country artists the Eli Young Band will bring “Crazy Girl” and other No. 1 hits to the Larry Strom Amphitheatre April 15 as the Grammy-nominated band helps the JU community wrap up activities for Charter Week 2016.
The …
Read More »Don’t sit on the sidelines, former Sen. Bob Graham tells students in Public Policy Institute address
Jacksonville University has established its Public Policy Institute for the right reason: to function as a proactive, rather than reactive, service to the public, former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham said at the Institute’s Board of Advisors meeting …
Read More »“Awe-inspiring” theater a matter of child’s play for students guided by renowned Creatively Independent resident artists
The revolution is here! No more waiting for someone else to pick you for a job, the part or the opportunity. Create your own. Uncover your passion. Embrace your unique process.
That’s the mission statement for Creatively Independent, a cutting-edge …
Read More »Sea of Blue: Remembering the fallen with help from JU Photography students
A group of Jacksonville University students have come to the aid of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
Not for an emergency, but to help document JFRD’s largest and most visible annual event: the Sea of Blue Fallen Firefighter Memorial …
Read More »“Hearing” silent films at the heart of $10,000 Fine Arts grant to create live music for movie classics
Letting viewers “hear” silent films through original music is at the heart of a JU College of Fine Arts Division of Music project benefiting from a $10,000 grant by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.
JU Assistant Music Prof. Tony …
Read More »The fertile power of STEM at JU attracts youthful attention
The batteries powered by a rhino’s “calling card” were a big hit. So were the dancing metal rings that showed how electromagnetism works, as well as the keychains, eyeglass frames and ukulele made with the 3D printer.
Those were just …
Read More »Music Prof. Scott Watkins has them standing at Carnegie Hall
Associate Professor of Piano Dr. Scott Watkins recently performed a solo recital at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall in the Weill Recital Hall.
His ambitious program included three masterworks from the early 20th century: Bela Bartok’s primitive-sounding Piano Sonata, composed …
Read More »Civil, robust debate as Public Policy Institute hosts third of mayor’s town halls on emotional LGBT rights issue
With impassioned views on both sides over whether the city’s anti-discrimination laws should be expanded to cover lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute did its job well Tuesday, Dec. 15, hosting respectful discussion on …
Read More »Extra flex cash means extra meals for the needy after students donate $2,150 for local food donation
Jacksonville University students came together in kindness Dec. 10 and 11 to help feed the needy in the community, using their extra semester-end “Flex Bucks” cash to donate more than $2,000 worth of food to the City Rescue Mission downtown.…
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