One of the most exciting new initiatives at the Davis College of Business is its international student-faculty exchange program, now in its second year. In this article Dr. George Gresham, Associate Professor of Marketing, reflects on his semester in …
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JU One Spark Project #2: Global Business Imperative
The brainchild of Jacksonville University Davis College of Business Professor, Dr. Doug Johansen, The Global Business Imperative project is dedicated to promoting the importance of global markets for small and medium size enterprises.
Dr. Johansen is Assistant Professor of Marketing …
Read More »JU becomes first U.S. partner with Petroleum Technology Development Fund to educate Nigerian students
Jacksonville University is the first U.S. partner in a program with Nigeria’s Petroleum Technology Development Fund to educate its country’s top young scholars in STEM-related fields, signaling a dynamic move to intensify the University’s global reach in higher education.
Read More »WELL TRAVELED: If you can’t find a travel partner, go solo
I have a large National Geographic map on my wall. Red pins indicate places I have been, and green pins stand for places I want to go. I have plenty of red pins that I have happily placed, but there …
Read More »U.N.’s Shelly Pitterman to discuss refugee outlook, Cuba policy changes Feb. 13
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’ …
Read More »Serial entrepreneur: Alum makes a Spark overseas
Travis Todd likes stirring things up.
A look at the 2004 Graphic Design alumnus’ LinkedIn page offers a summary oozing vision and ambition: “Serial entrepreneur and innovative thinker who can participate in any business process from backend development to design …
Read More »Gateway to an Icy World: JU Researcher studies the Antarctic
John N. Heine recently had to bear 29-degree temperatures just to do his job. That may not sound too foreboding, but in this case, he was 100 feet underwater, beneath 10 feet of Antarctic ice, with only a dry suit …
Read More »He did it his way: Enterprising student creates, self-funds internship across Africa
Will Baxley, Class of 2015, has built a passion for world music while at Jacksonville University, and with encouragement from faculty and senior administration, he was able to expand on his interest by embarking on an eight-week internship across Africa.…
Read More »New international faculty members add value and experience to Davis College of Business
With a growing student population, a new Doctor of Business Administration program and an increased emphasis on business analytics and entrepreneurship, the Davis College of Business has added to its esteemed and dedicated faculty for the 2014-15 school year.
“We …
Read More »Class of 2012 alumnus lands Costa Rican research position
Alumnus Lucas Meers, ‘12, is on a two and a half month journey with the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s field station in Tortuguero, Costa Rica; known as the birthplace of sea turtle conservation. Meers is one of only seven research assistants …
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