Jax State News
Community Invited to Mental Health Conference on May 9: Bridging Gaps for Community Health and Wellness
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.
04/13/25
Jacksonville State University and the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama (CFNEA) gathered Friday morning to break ground on the new Serenity Garden—an outdoor space designed to promote rest, reflection, and renewal for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
04/10/25
Jacksonville State University’s Testing Services, located within the Student Success Center, has been awarded Test Center Certification by the National College Testing Association (NCTA), recognizing its commitment to providing high-quality, secure testing environments.
04/08/25
Jacksonville State University held a ceremony on Monday afternoon to dedicate the university’s Legal Office Suite in honor of longtime legal counsel and devoted Gamecock, Samuel Monk. Colleagues, friends, and university leadership gathered to celebrate Monk’s decades of service and lasting contributions to the university. Hosted in front of the newly named suite in Angle Hall, the ceremony featured remarks from Chief University Counsel Emily Davey, Jax State President Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr., Board of Trustees Chairman Randy Jones, and Monk himself.
04/07/25
Jacksonville State University Computer Science Professor Dr. Arup Ghosh recently led ten students—Jakob Skipper, Corey Dunn, Denzel Stinson, Tyler Best, Kris Mcanally, Norah Martin, Katty Juarez, Stutika Thapa Shrestha, Dikshant Shrestha, and Prashant Basyal—to an impressive showing at IEEE SoutheastCon 2025, held March 27–30 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
04/04/25
Jax State students interested in pursuing graduate studies abroad are invited to a special information session about the prestigious Marshall Scholarship.
04/03/25
Dr. Lori L. Hensley, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Jacksonville State University, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award, the league announced Thursday.