In 2013, Aviation Management student Steven Paduchak decided he wanted to give back to the program, becoming an Aviation Ambassador. Now a senior who will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management, Paduchak took time to …
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Zoo’s leopard exhibit gets a lift from JU students
Jacksonville University students represented the University on Martin Luther King Day Jan. 19 by partnering with the Jacksonville Zoo and assisting in the leopard exhibit with zoo staff.
Constructing new terrain and updating the structure was the main goal of …
Read More »New Fine Arts Dean, Chief Financial Officer and Career Development Director named
Jacksonville University has named Dr. Henry Rinne as College of Fine Arts Dean, effective March 1; David Healy as Chief Financial Officer, effective Feb. 4; and Toni Higgs as Director of the Career Development Center, effective immediately.
“These are …
Read More »University kicks into high gear as Florida Cup co-host
Score a goal (or three, or four) for Jacksonville University as co-host of the outstanding Florida Cup soccer events this past weekend on campus and at EverBank Field. (Photo gallery below.)
Dozens of media and hundreds of onlookers descended on …
Read More »Mitt Romney to deliver Spring Commencement keynote address
Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary degree at Jacksonville University’s Spring Commencement on April 25, the University announced.
Romney joins a long list of distinguished speakers at …
Read More »NASA Chief Scientist Dennis Bushnell to discuss climate change
What: “Unconventional Solutions to Climate Change” — In an event free to the public, Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center, will discuss sea level rise and climate change, including the potentially devastating impacts on coastal communities such as …
Read More »Live fully by being positive – and steering clear of pessimists, Florida Board of Education Chair Gary Chartrand tells JU graduates
The best way to live a rewarding life, one in which you develop confidence in yourself, resolve to take action and then make some waves along the way, can be summed up in one word: optimism.
That was some of …
Read More »DCOB Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter receives highest chapter honor
The Jacksonville University chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), an international business honor society, has been awarded an Exemplary Chapter Award for the 2013-14 school year, the highest honor for any chapter.
The Exemplary Chapter Award signifies that a …
Read More »New student residence halls underway at campus’ north end signal University’s forward push
Rimrock Devlin Development has started construction on Jacksonville University’s new Dolphin Residence Hall, and has released the first full-color renderings, site plan and interior designs to students and the public.
Dolphin Residence Hall, which will be on land immediately adjacent …
Top 40 DCOB students honored by Advantage Business Magazine
Academic Excellence, hard work, dedication and leadership are qualities of the “Top 40- Best and Brightest of the Davis College of Business” in the late-fall edition of Advantage Business Magazine.
Forty Davis College of Business students were recently …
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