Ground has been broken, and clearing has begun for Jacksonville University’s new basketball performance center. The center, currently scheduled to open in time for the 2021-2022 season, will be the future home of the JU men’s and women’s basketball teams, …
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Four waterfront programs are focus of weekend celebration
It’s difficult to imagine Jacksonville University without the St. Johns River.
“Our location is critical to who we are,” says Dr. Quinton White, executive director of the Marine Science Institute (MSRI), one of the University’s signature waterfront programs along with …
Read More »Sophomore sailor heads Down Under seeking to secure Olympics berth
The Jacksonville University community turned out this week to wish sophomore Charlotte Rose good luck as she attempts to secure a place on the US Olympic sailing team.
Charlotte left Thursday for the Radial World Championships beginning Friday, Feb. 21, …
Read More »CBS Sports Network chronicles 1970 NCAA tournament run in “Jacksonville U: Can Do”
The CBS Sports Network documentary “Jacksonville U: Can Do” explores how the Dolphins’ 1970 NCAA title run helped unite a city dealing with racial unrest and trying to break free from its segregated past.
The one-hour documentary, which also celebrates …
Read More »Online sports management master’s program named one of nation’s best
The internet website Online School’s Report recently ranked the Jacksonville University online master of science in sports management program 29th best in the nation.

Online School’s Reports provides students with information on quality online educational programs.
On every …
Read More »Student-athletes achieve highest aggregate GPA in school history
Sixty athletes finished the recently completed fall semester with grade point averages (GPA) of 4.0 to lead the Jacksonville University student-athlete cohort of more than 400 athletes to a school-record 3.36 average GPA.
“An average GPA of above a 3.0
Sailing team successfully navigates 2020 Rose Bowl Regatta
The Jacksonville University sailing team finished sixth out of 20 college teams at the recently concluded 55th annual Rose Bowl Regatta at the US Sailing Center in Long Beach, Calif.
Dolphins sailors finished ahead of several nationally ranked teams, …
Read More »New York alumni hosts sailing team for Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta
Jacksonville University alumni and sailor Edward “Buttons” Padin ‘70 hosted the Dolphins sailing team earlier this fall for the 2019 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta.
You can read the story written by Mr. Padin himself at the Scuttlebutt Sailing news website.…
Read More »Shooting team celebrates 10 years of championships and shaping leaders
After 10 years, things haven’t changed much for the Jacksonville University Sporting Clays, Skeet, and Trap (JUSST) shooting team. They went undefeated between their inception and winning the national championship the first time they attended the Association of College Unions …
Read More »JU Sailing Team Reaches National Championship Finals for First Time
This spring, as the Jacksonville University campus prepared for final exams, the JU Sailing Team was preparing for a test of a different kind: the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s spring National Championships in Newport, Rhode Island. For the first time in …
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