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Jax State Sets Enrollment Record for Sixth Consecutive Year
Jacksonville State University has set a new all-time enrollment record for the sixth consecutive year, continuing an unprecedented stretch of record-setting growth. Jax State enrolled 10,433 students for Fall 2026, surpassing last fall's record of 10,...
Sep 10, 2026, 5:36pm EDT
Good Witch/Bad Witch Flies into Jax State's Randy Owen Center on Oct. 4
Jax State's Randy Owen Center for the Performing Arts (ROC) is excited to announce that Good Witch/Bad Witch will be performed on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. Join us for a concert of diva showstoppers featuring Broadway's Alli Mauzey and Dee Roscioli, b...
Sep 4, 2026, 10:00am EDT
Jax State to Host America 250 Panel on Declaration of Independence, American Democracy
As part of the year-long commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of America, Jacksonville State University's American Democracy Project and the Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Institute will host a special panel examining the significance of th...
Aug 31, 2026, 11:00am EDT
Jax State Receives FAA Air Agency Certificate as Aviation Program Takes Flight
Jacksonville State University's new Aviation program reached another major milestone Thursday as representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration presented the University with its Air Agency Certificate during a ceremony at Merrill Hall. The c...
Aug 28, 2026, 12:12pm EDT
Jax State's Andrea Taylor Named Google Certified Innovator
Andrea Taylor, the Alabama Technology in Motion specialist at Jacksonville State University's College of Education and Professional Studies, was selected as a Google Certified Innovator, a distinction earned by only 3,307 educators across 67 cohorts in...
Aug 26, 2026, 10:14am EDT
Vincent Mason to Headline Spirit on Mountain Street at Jax State August 20
Jacksonville's biggest street festival is back! Spirit on Mountain Street returns on Thursday, August 20, bringing an evening of incredible food, family fun, and live music featuring one of country music's fastest-rising artists, Vincent Mason. Hosted...
Aug 14, 2026, 9:17am EDT
Jax State Alumni Daisha Wilks and Dalton Hamby to Compete on The Amazing Race
Jacksonville State University (Jax State) alumni Daisha Wilks, 28, and Dalton Hamby, 27, have already lived a life most couples only dream about. They've traveled around the world with little more than backpacks and oneway tickets while building a grow...
Aug 13, 2026, 10:00am EDT
Jax State Board of Trustees Approves Resolution Implementing HB580/Act 2026-432
The Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees has approved a resolution implementing HB580, the recently enacted state law establishing new governance requirements for Alabama's public institutions of higher education. The resolution, voted on d...
Aug 11, 2026, 1:00pm EDT
Jax State's Longleaf Studios documentary on Randy Owen to air statewide on Alabama Public Television
Audiences across Alabama will soon have the opportunity to experience the story of one of the state's most celebrated musicians when My Home's in Alabama: The Randy Owen Story airs on Alabama Public Television on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. Produced b...
Aug 4, 2026, 12:37pm EDT
A Degree Worth the Journey to Jax State
When Chaz Sample decided to pursue a master's degree, he didn't start with glossy brochures, campus tours, or carefully curated university websites. "I went to Reddit," Sample said. "You can go to Rate My Professor. You can go to all these blogs and w...
Jul 31, 2026, 5:20pm EDT