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Dr. Jeremy Stovall Named Director of Bands at Jax State
Dr. Jeremy Stovall has been named the next Director of Bands at Jacksonville State University, President Don C. Killingsworth, Jr., has announced. A longtime member of the Jax State music faculty and a two-time graduate of the university, Stovall succe...
Nov 15, 2025, 10:00am EST
'My heart will always be with Jacksonville State'
For Jacksonville State University's Marching Southerners, every show matters - because any one of them can change a life. No one values this philosophy more than Director of Bands, Dr. Kenneth Bodiford, who recently announced his plans to retire at the...
Nov 14, 2025, 4:47pm EST
Jax State Awarded $2.6 Million Grant to Establish One of the First Centers for Civic Education in Alabama
Jacksonville State University was awarded a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education through its American History and Civics Seminars Program. This grant, one of the largest in the nation and the only award received in the state of Alab...
Nov 12, 2025, 2:09pm EST
Jax State and Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama Sign Agreement to Launch STEAM Institute
- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD B-ROLL FOOTAGE FROM MONDAY'S SIGNING Jacksonville State University and Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama formally established their partnership today during a signing ceremony held in Angle Hall on the Jax State ...
Nov 3, 2025, 3:17pm EST
Jax State's Center for Manufacturing Support Partners with Alabama Auto Plant to Upskill Honda Workforce
The Jacksonville State University Center for Manufacturing Support (CMS) partnered with the Alabama Auto Plant (AAP) to deliver hands-on FANUC Certified Handling Tool Operations and Programming training for Honda production equipment associates. The pi...
Oct 30, 2025, 10:00am EDT
Jacksonville State University Expands Additive Manufacturing Leadership with EOS Partnership
Jacksonville State University's Center for Manufacturing Support (CMS) today announced a new partnership with EOS North America to expand additive manufacturing education, training, and applied research. As part of the initiative, CMS has added a secon...
Oct 23, 2025, 12:07pm EDT
Jax State Board of Trustees Authorizes Next Step in Partnership with RMC to Bring Emergency Services and Student Health Center to Campus
The Jacksonville State University (Jax State) Board of Trustees has approved a resolution authorizing the university to enter into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with The Health Care Authority of the City of Anniston's Regional Medical Center (RMC) and DSF D...
Oct 21, 2025, 3:33pm EDT
Jacksonville State Once Again Ranked Among U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Universities in the South
Jacksonville State University (Jax State) has moved up three places to No. 52 in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Regional Universities in the South-advancing from last year's No. 55 and continuing the university's steady upward trajectory. Jax S...
Oct 3, 2025, 10:00am EDT
Dr. Ken Bodiford Announces Retirement After 32 Years as Jax State's Director of Bands
Dr. Kenneth G. Bodiford, the longtime Director of Bands whose leadership and vision helped make Jacksonville State University's Marching Southerners a global standard-bearer, has announced he will retire at the end of the current season, effective Jan....
Sep 28, 2025, 12:00pm EDT
Jax State's Marching Southerners Selected to Perform in 2027 Rose Parade Presented by Honda
Jacksonville State University's famed Marching Southerners will soon take center stage at one of the world's grandest traditions, having been selected to perform in the 138th Rose Parade Presented by Honda in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 2027. ...
Sep 20, 2025, 9:30pm EDT