Jax State News
Jacksonville State Achieves Historic Enrollment Record, Surpasses 10,000 Students
09/11/25
For the fifth consecutive year, Jacksonville State University (Jax State) has broken its all-time enrollment record – yet this fall’s achievement stands apart. For the first time in its history, the university has surpassed 10,000 students, a milestone long envisioned by the institution.
09/09/25
Dr. Ross Martin and Jax State’s Trail Science Institute have received a $25,000 grant to partner with the Trust for Public Land to benefit Appalachia. The grant enables Jax State to collaborate with local leaders to plan, fund, and implement outdoor recreation projects that will create jobs, enhance health, attract visitors to the region, and build climate resilience.
09/08/25
In June, Michael Walker, business instructor for the Lyons and Company, Inc. Department of Management and Marketing, co-presented at the 2025 regional conference for the Association for Business Communication (ABC) in Bergen, Norway, alongside his wife, Dr. Angela Walker, English professor at Talladega College.
09/05/25
Jacksonville State University confirms that student James Nichols, of Ohatchee, Alabama, has been located safe in New York. Nichols has spoken with his family.
09/04/25
Jacksonville State University (Jax State) is seeking the public’s assistance to locate student James Nichols, of Ohatchee, Alabama. University Police received a report late Tuesday, September 2, 2025, that Nichols had not been seen since the early morning hours of Thursday, August 28.
09/02/25
Jacksonville State University's Dr. Jianping Huang, Dr. Mark Sciuchetti, and Jodi Poe received grants from the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) for Artificial Intelligence research.
09/02/25
Jacksonville State University President Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr., has announced that Dr. Daniel P. Mertens, the Inaugural Endowed Professor of Business Strategy, has been appointed the new Glenn Huie Eminent Scholar Chair in the College of Business and Industry.
08/26/25
Trey'Vionne (Trey) Marshall, a junior special education major from Brantley, Ala., has been awarded the national Jordan Smith Fellowship Award, which recognizes undergraduate students who support first-year student success on their campus.
08/20/25
Every family has its dubious characters. However, Jax State Vice Provost, Dr. Staci Stone, has a distant relative named Elmer McCurdy, a bank robber and train robber, so notorious, his life – and afterlife - has been the subject of numerous songs, movies, comic books, documentaries, even a Tony-nominated Broadway musical.
08/26/25
Jacksonville State University kicked off the fall semester with an extra dose of energy and positivity, thanks to a special visit from musical artist Swisher3x.
08/26/25
Jacksonville State University has announced the eight recipients of its prestigious 2025 Honors Scholarship, the university’s most competitive academic award.
08/22/25
After earning her degree from Jax State, the aspiring accountant is ready to turn her passion for business into a career
08/21/25
The Jax State Student Success Center is hosting a dual open house on Wednesday, September 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be hosted in the Houston Cole Library on 6th floor in 6A and in the Testing Center on the Ground Floor in room B22.
08/20/25
It’s been an award-winning summer for a group of Jax State faculty members.
08/15/25
Jacksonville State University, the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama, and Nature Sacred dedicated A Space for Grace Serenity Garden with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon behind Mason Hall.