Jax State News
Jax State Faculty Honored at Etowah Chamber’s 2025 Excellence in Education Awards
05/15/25
Two Jacksonville State University faculty members were honored at the Etowah Chamber’s 2025 Excellence in Education ceremony, held May 8 at Gadsden State Community College. The event recognized top educators from across Northeast Alabama, drawing more than 300 attendees.
05/14/25
With continued support from the State of Alabama, Jacksonville State University will further its mission of serving law enforcement professionals through hands-on forensic training.
05/14/25
Jacksonville State University was honored to serve as the host site for the Alabama Law Enforcement Appreciation Foundation (ALEAF) during National Police Week, May 12–16.
05/14/25
The Gamecock Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition is an opportunity to engage with faculty and business professionals in a dynamic way that goes beyond the classroom to move students' business ideas forward. The 2025 competition was stiff, but the winners have emerged.
05/08/25
Jax State’s School of Nursing has named its Nursing Ambassadors for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. The nine ambassadors are volunteer students who have completed at least one semester of upper-division nursing and have at least one year left in the program.
05/07/25
Family Savings Credit Union has been nationally recognized for its work at Jacksonville State University, receiving a prestigious Cutting Edge Diamond Award for the Family Savings Financial Wellness Program at Jax State.
04/24/25
On May 9, local mental health advocates will host the annual Out of the Shadows Summit at the Oxford Civic Center, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., to raise awareness about mental health in Northeast Alabama. Since its inception in 2017, the summit has been held annually, except during the pandemic.
04/24/25
Jacksonville State University has been recognized in the newly redesigned 2025 Carnegie Classifications, released today by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education. The university earned distinction in both the Institutional and the new Student Access and Earnings Classification categories.
04/24/25
Jacksonville State University recently hosted a ceremony to unveil a new painting. Angle Hall, commissioned by the Horsfield family to honor the legacy of Dr. Christopher H. Horsfield. A respected faculty member and administrator, Dr. Horsfield dedicated more than three decades to the university, beginning in 1966 as head of the Department of Mathematics and retiring in 1998 as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
04/24/25
Jax State graphic design students are once again proving their talents on the brightest stages. Jax State won 14 out of 35 student awards at this year's Birmingham American Advertising Federation (AAF) ADDY Awards. Recent graduate Sam Musgrove won the Student Best of Show Award. In total, Jax State design students won four Student Gold and nine Student Silver ADDYs while competing against students' work from state universities, including Samford, UAB, and the University of Alabama.
04/23/25
Jacksonville State University is pleased to announce that the National Park Service will continue its operations at the Little River Canyon Center beyond 2025.
04/22/25
Jacksonville State University marked a monumental day in its College of Education and Professional Studies on April 15 with two special ribbon-cutting ceremonies celebrating education's future and a dedicated alumna's generosity.
04/16/25
Jacksonville State University held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, April 15, for the West Village Housing Project, which will become the University's largest residence hall and a major addition to the western gateway of campus.
04/15/25
Following approval from the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, April 15, Jacksonville State University is proud to announce that it will admit students with an eligible GPA who graduate with Alabama's Option B High School Diploma Pathway, in addition to students who graduate with Option A for undergraduate admission.
04/15/25
Jacksonville State University has once again been named a Military Friendly® School, earning the 2025–26 designation for its continued commitment to supporting service members, veterans, and their families.