In 2012, Dr. Melinda Simmons stood among smiling strangers posing in front of colorful murals of wildlife at the San Francisco Zoo for the quintessential vacation photo-op. It’s a similar scene that plays out in places like Nashville, Los Angeles, …
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JU Closes Out Women’s History Month with Opening “Legally Blonde: The Musical”
By Carley Stickney
Women’s History Month is coming to a close as the Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts opens its production of the acclaimed Broadway hit, “Legally Blonde: The Musical.” The Tony Award-nominated show takes the JU stage …
Read More »Jacksonville University Announces Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts
By Sheri Webber
Fri., Dec. 7, Jacksonville University (JU) announced the naming of the Linda Berry Stein College of Fine Arts in recognition of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar gift, among the largest investments in the University’s 84-year history, from alumnus Linda …
Read More »WAVE+ “A Little Lunch Music” Premieres at DCOB
A new collaboration between WAVE Magazine and student-led campus publications, including The Navigator and The Aquarian, WAVE+ features articles written by and about Jacksonville University students.
By Gabriela Lovera, Editor-in-Chief of The Navigator
“A Little Lunch Music” performance series …
Read More »ELEMENTALS— JU Super Isabella Martinez
Join WAVE Magazine for an exciting new series of interviews at Jacksonville University, where students are the heroes.
By Carley Stickney
Isabella Martinez, a junior musical theatre student at Jacksonville University (JU), has been on the stage her entire life. …
Composing the Future: Jacksonville’s Watkins-Hanson Journey
Dr. Scott Watkins, Professor of Piano and coordinator of keyboard studies at Jacksonville University (JU) since 2001, researches the early life of famed American composer Howard Hanson in his spare time, focusing on the years that preceded Hanson’s directorship at …
Read More »JU Grad Student Adds Her Name to 130-year history of AAUW Scholars and Women Activists
By Sheri Webber
Empowering women since 1881, The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is one of America’s leading voices in promoting equity and education for women and girls. The AAUW 2018–19 academic year ushers in 250 women and community …
Read More »Successful Conclusion of ASPIRE Sparks New Beginning for Jacksonville University
By Sheri Webber
“There is a revolution going on at Jacksonville University,” said Melanie Cost Young, “and you are the avant-garde.”
The ASPIRE Campaign Celebration on September 25 honoring leadership donors and volunteers featured students from across the University and …
Read More »Art Here and Now: JU’s Newest Public Installations
By Sheri Webber
The cool and coastal tones of Opportunity by recent Jacksonville University (JU) College of Fine Arts graduate Tori West and the undulating River Wise marinescape by MFA candidate Tiffany Gonzalez, are JU’s newest public art installations.
Opportunity
… Read More »Then and Now: RiverTones Ensemble Jazzes Up Fall Semester
By Sheri Webber
It has been more than a decade since the Jacksonville University (JU) Dolphinaires graced stages around the state of Florida.
Today, JU’s newest vocal performance ensemble, RiverTones, enters its second year with big plans to bring a …
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