Dr. Matrecia James, Associate Dean, traveled with her MBA class to Japan for a week of business, university and sightseeing adventures. Along with Dean Don Capener and Executive Advisory Board member Mary Kiefert, seven MBA students accompanied James for a …
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Germany bound: Student is first in MBA program to study abroad
This fall, graduate student Daniel Pruitt ’14 will become the first in Jacksonville University’s MBA program to attend a semester abroad. The aviation operations major will travel to The European Business School (EBS) Business School in Frankfurt, Germany where he …
Read More »For one student, a quest to help save a culture’s music leads to an internship in Africa
Senior Will Baxley has built a passion for world music while at Jacksonville University. Now, with encouragement from faculty and some at the top levels of the University, he’s cultivating his interest with a unique eight-week ethnomusicology internship, during which …
Read More »New era of student housing to begin with waterfront residence hall north of campus
New development is slated for completion by fall 2015
Jacksonville University is ushering in a new era of student housing with construction of a 274-person riverfront residence hall north of its 200-acre campus, to be completed by fall 2015.
The …
Read More »Legendary JU mascot Nellie dies at age 61
Nellie the dolphin, the beloved Jacksonville University mascot, former TV star and water-show performer who charmed generations of young and old alike while raising awareness of marine life, has died.
At 61 the oldest dolphin in human care, she was …
Read More »Top honors for JU students at Florida AP Broadcast Awards
Marking nine years of top statewide awards for JU Broadcast Communications students, Sarah Mecklenburg and Hayley Muley recently took home honors in two categories at the 2014 Florida Associated Press Broadcasters college awards in Orlando.
December 2013 graduate Mecklenburg took …
Read More »Astronaut David Scott, one of 12 to walk on moon, inspires students at Aviation luncheon
JU Aviation and other students received a rare glimpse into the world of space exploration Tuesday, Jan. 28, when Apollo 15 commander Col. David R. Scott, one of only 12 people to walk on the moon, took questions at an …
Read More »Get ready for the JU Fall Arts & Crafts/Bake Fair Nov. 15; sign up by Nov. 8
WHAT: The JU Employee Advisory Council is hosting the annual Fall Arts & Crafts/Bake Fair
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15
WHERE: In front of the Davis Commons Center (if it rains, the event will be held …
Read More »THE COST BENEFITS: A PRESIDENTIAL PROFILE — New JU President Tim Cost turns heads with plans for more student success, higher growth
Try to capture Tim Cost’s attention with the old locker-room adage “There’s No ‘I’ in ‘Team’,” and you’re getting close to the strike zone.
How about “There’s No ‘I’ in ‘Students’ ”?
Now you’ve hurled one right down the pipe.…
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