Shelly Pitterman, who represents the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the U.S. and Caribbean, will visit Jacksonville University at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13, in a rare local opportunity to engage with an influential leader with three decades’ …
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Free conference Feb. 7 partners teachers and residents to improve reading education
Parents, grandparents, mentors, teachers, administrators and students interested in improving reading education for children are invited to attend “Celebrating Teachers. Celebrating Reading.” from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7, at Jacksonville University’s Davis College of Business.
The University’s School …
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 »WELL-TRAVELED: JU Communication Chair Dennis Stouse is your new guide to traveling on a budget
Does this sound familiar to you?
At a bookstore, you gravitate to the travel section and peruse the guidebooks. Maps fascinate you and you plot imaginary trips to exotic locales. The Travel Channel is one of your must-see television channels.
Mentoring helps sociology students bust juvenile justice myths outside the classroom
When Sociology Prof. Shelley Grant first envisioned a mentor project for her Media and Crime students three years ago, she hoped for just the kind of outcome she got with JaNay Burrows and Kamryn Satterwhite.
Burrows, 23, a junior Social …
Read More »Former U.S. Rep. Altmire, education consultant Chomiak elected to Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees has unanimously elected two new members: former three-term Pennsylvania congressman Jason Altmire and educational consultant Cynthia Chomiak, a 1983 alumna, both effective Jan. 30, 2015.
“These are two extremely strong additions to our Board, and we …
Read More »All about that lab: New equipment and updated spaces a boon to Science and Nursing students
Labconco Purifier Logic + Class 2 bio-safety hoods. VWR Symphony air-jacketed CO2 incubators. BMT Laboratory Sterilizer Sterivap SP666-1 autoclave. Abbott Laboratories IIC-6 laminar flow hood. Movex TERFU snorkel exhaust ventilation system.
All that verbiage may not mean much to the …
Read More »The U.S. Constitution: Get to know it Nov. 17 with legal expert Garrett Epps
Renowned legal expert and author Garrett Epps will put the U.S. Constitution under the microscope in a presentation Monday, Nov. 17, at Jacksonville University.
Epps, author of the 2013 Silver Gavel Award finalist “American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution,” is …
Read More »Looking for love in only one place: Society turning inward on itself, sociology professor argues in new book
Rapid technological advances, heavy use of social media, an uncertain economy and more vaguely defined relationship roles are having the paradoxical effect of causing people to become increasingly self-absorbed, damaging the very community they seek to connect with, argues a …
Read More »Sustainability and giving back inspire students’ work on The Giving Garden
Students in Sustainability worked side by side with students and parents from San Jose Episcopal Day School recently to jump-start The Giving Garden on the day school’s campus as part of the Green Apple Day of Service. The Center for …
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