Being a student at Jacksonville University means being valued, working with others and having your thoughts heard. From department to department, faculty and staff are on a constant mission to improve the student experience and that’s one of the reasons …
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Charter Day 2019 Breaks All-Time #JUGives Record
By Sheri Webber
Scores of students, faculty, staff, alumni, athletes, and prospective students invaded Jacksonville’s metroplex last Friday with helping hands and open hearts. They gave of themselves in dozens of projects to honor Jacksonville University’s Charter Day of Service…
Read More »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 »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 »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 …
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