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Inside Ramona Wood: How Jax State's Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation Programs are Redefining Justice Education
Jacksonville State University's Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation is experiencing unprecedented growth - tripling in size since 2017 and moving into a state-of-the-art new home in Ramona Wood Hall in 2024. The department had bee...
Nov 19, 2025, 10:00am EST
Jax State Ceramics Professor John Oles Elected to the International Academy of Ceramics
John Oles, Jacksonville State University associate professor of ceramics, is among the newest members of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC). Nominated in June and officially elected in October, Oles joins 219 individual artists from 59 countri...
Nov 18, 2025, 11:46am EST
Jax State Ceramics Professor John Oles Elected to the International Academy of Ceramics
John Oles, Jacksonville State University associate professor of ceramics, is among the newest members of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC). Nominated in June and officially elected in October, Oles joins 219 individual artists from 59 countri...
Nov 18, 2025, 10:00am EST
Jax State Programming Team Wins Gold and Bronze at ICPC Southeast USA Division 2 Competition at Georgia Tech Site
The Jacksonville State University Programming Team earned Gold and Bronze medals at the 2025-26 International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Southeast USA Division 2 Competition, held at the Georgia Tech site. Competing for the first time in thi...
Nov 17, 2025, 10:00am EST
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