Jax State News
Calling All Mentors! Student Success Center Seeks Volunteers to Shape Freshman Experience
05/02/24
Jacksonville State University's Student Success Center (SSC) is preparing for Fall 2024 with a call to action: they need more volunteers to teach SSC 101 First Year Experience.
05/02/24
Jacksonville State University has long been known as a university dedicated to helping first-generation students fulfill their dreams of attaining a college degree. The faculty and staff on the Friendliest Campus in the South take pride in helping these students blaze a trail, providing mentorship and encouragement. But the university is also providing substantial financial support to this special population of students.
04/30/24
Students, faculty, family, and friends celebrated the accomplishments of our Applied Engineering students throughout the academic year.
04/30/24
The College of Business and Industry hosted the very first Annual Gamecock Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition on April 6th, 2024, in Merrill Hall B01.
04/27/24
Jax State has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Alabama Board of Veterans Affairs. The grant will fund the Victory Center, which Dr. Marie Valentin, the lead on authoring the grant proposal, described as a "two-fold initiative that will serve the total military community. "The center will improve participants' overall mental health, support a smooth transition into civilian life, and help families flourish,” stated Dr. Valentin.
04/27/24
Jacksonville, Alabama - Antoine B. Richards, Jax State Emergency Management doctoral student, has been recognized as one of the honorees of the 2024 40 Under 40 Award by the U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM-USA). The announcement was made during the IAEM Plugged In Virtual Conference on April 18, 2024.
04/27/24
Dr. Breann Murphy, Assistant Professor of Public Relations and the Endowed Scholar of Diversity and Leadership in Public Relations at Jax State, has once again demonstrated her academic expertise, publishing in the prestigious Journal of Public Relations Research, the top research journal in public relations.
04/24/24
The latest documentary produced by Jax State’s Longleaf Studios, "Riding Through History: The Barber Collection," will air on Alabama Public Television on Thursday, April 25, at 8:00 p.m. The one-hour film recalls the captivating story of George Barber and his Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum premiering just ahead of one of the biggest events of the year at Barber Motorsports Park, the IndyCar Grand Prix.
04/19/24
Talent, much like the inspiration that guides it, doesn’t always have a source. Some are simply born with the desire, a need to create. But drive alone doesn’t guarantee success, nor does it provide the right platform so that gift can reach others. For that, it takes a community. Or, in the case of Jax State student, Conner Gayda, it takes a college.
04/17/24
Jax State Nursing Ambassadors are a select group of upper division nursing students chosen for their commitment to service, leadership, and dedication to the program.
04/16/24
Jacksonville State University (Jax State) is proud to announce its continued commitment to fostering collaborative partnerships aimed at making a positive impact in communities throughout the surrounding areas.
04/12/24
Jax State’s College of Business and Industry has recently been awarded accreditation reaffirmation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), considered the world-wide gold standard in business education
04/12/24
The Jax State Club Swimming team was recently named 2024 College Club Swimming (CCS) New Club of the Year at the 2024 TYR CCS National Championships.
04/11/24
The new Jax State Cycling Club has something for all cyclists; those looking for casual rides and cycling related fun, and those avid riders interested in being a part of a mountain bike race team planning to compete in the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference events in the fall of 2024.
04/08/24
Jacksonville State University will host a large-scale emergency training exercise on April 11 at 9:00 am. The community will notice activity at Pete Mathews Coliseum and the JSU South Complex throughout the morning, including the presence of first responders, as students practice responding to an active shooter event.