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Recapping former Hesburgh speaker Amy Coney Barrett’s journey after JU

November 20, 2017 Comments Off on Recapping former Hesburgh speaker Amy Coney Barrett’s journey after JU

WAVE Magazine revisited former Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute VIP speaker and Hesburgh lecturer, Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, last year. Watch for more updates in coming weeks.

Her visit to …

Get ready for a “Miracle” from JU’s Lux Radio Theatre this Friday and Saturday

November 16, 2017 Comments Off on Get ready for a “Miracle” from JU’s Lux Radio Theatre this Friday and Saturday

They’ve faced aliens, vampires and spies, and now it’s time for a miracle.

Terry Concert Hall will be transformed this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 and 18, into an old-time radio studio, as the College of Fine Arts’ Lux Radio …

Fall Dance Concert to close with ‘Get Outta My Way’ choreographed by Ariana Grande lead dancers the Nicholson twins

November 14, 2017 Comments Off on Fall Dance Concert to close with ‘Get Outta My Way’ choreographed by Ariana Grande lead dancers the Nicholson twins

Now that JU dance students have been shown the way, it’s time for Get Outta My Way.

The Fall Dance Concert this Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16-18, will close with a high-energy street jazz piece called Get Outta My …

Escalation Workshop joins JU student facilitators with community to shed light on relationship abuse

November 8, 2017 Comments Off on Escalation Workshop joins JU student facilitators with community to shed light on relationship abuse

Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate students Africa Pino and Cindy Williams, along with junior biology major Kasey Williams, recently took time to facilitate an Escalation Workshop in downtown Jacksonville at the community group Fresh Futures.

About 60 high school students …

Physics and Photo students make formidable team in region’s Physics Photo Contest

November 7, 2017 Comments Off on Physics and Photo students make formidable team in region’s Physics Photo Contest

The UNF Physics Photo Contest is open, and Jacksonville University students are looking to dominate again.

Students from all over the Jacksonville area can enter, and last year, JU students won first and second prize. They are again hoping to …

Fine Arts challenges a septic system with “Urinetown, The Musical” Oct. 26-29

October 25, 2017 Comments Off on Fine Arts challenges a septic system with “Urinetown, The Musical” Oct. 26-29

No. 1, it’s swirling with heavy topics. No. 2, it’s flush with great humor.

It’s “Urinetown: The Musical,” the Tony Award-winning production being presented Oct. 26-29 in Swisher Theater by the Jacksonville University College of Fine Arts.

The play is …

It’s a spooked-out English Department “Write-a-Thon” Wednesday in the Council building courtyard

October 24, 2017 Comments Off on It’s a spooked-out English Department “Write-a-Thon” Wednesday in the Council building courtyard

“The Ghost of JU” is the topic of the English Department’s first “Write-a-Thon,” a frighteningly long student fundraiser starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the Council building’s outdoor courtyard and not stopping until well after dark at 9 …

Davis College of Business launches 100% online MBA program

October 24, 2017 Comments Off on Davis College of Business launches 100% online MBA program

The Nathan M. Bisk Center for Professional Studies has launched a 100 percent online Master of Business Administration program through the Davis College of Business, with options to pursue a general MBA or a concentration in management.

The online

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Barrera, Tuohy, Grey honored as 2017 JU Distinguished Alumni

October 19, 2017 Comments Off on Barrera, Tuohy, Grey honored as 2017 JU Distinguished Alumni

Standouts in aviation, military and entrepreneurial endeavors are recipients of this year’s prestigious Distinguished Alumni awards for 2017.

Honored at halftime of this year’s Homecoming football game as “Distinguished Alumni of Excellence Class of 2017” was Kelly Barrera ’86, while …

Military and Veterans Appreciation Day Saturday at Milne Field honors those who serve

October 19, 2017 Comments Off on Military and Veterans Appreciation Day Saturday at Milne Field honors those who serve

The Dolphins’ match-up against San Diego at noon this Saturday, Oct. 21, is dedicated to the soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen and their families of the Jacksonville University military community.

Military and Veterans Appreciation Day is a JU tradition, …