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State audit concerns continue

State audit concerns continue

Kalee Ball | Apr 28, 2015
UNF provided a list of camps that had operated during the 2013-2014 fiscal year to the Auditor General’s office. According to the university, none of the camps were third-party camps. Upon audit review, it was found that two camps -- a university sponsored camp and a third-party camp -- were not included on the list...
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India, a golden retriever and labrador mix, is being raised by Kelly Gates, UNF professor, and her husband. Photo by Morgan Purvis

‘PAWS your Stress’ returns to campus

Kalee Ball | Apr 27, 2015
UNF’s Public Relations Department partnered with Canine Companions for Independence, a national nonprofit organization that works to train retrievers, to bring puppies on campus for the third semester in a row...
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UNF students will travel around Jacksonville to perform Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” Photo courtesy of UNF English Department Facebook

UNF students to perform ‘Twelfth Night’ around Jacksonville

Kalee Ball | Apr 2, 2015
“A shipwreck, separated identical twins, mistaken identities, drunken knights, singing and one pair of yellow stockings characterize the mad antics of Lady Olivia’s household as the characters fall in and out of love in the topsy-turvy world of Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night,’” according to the press release.
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Suspicious person at Alumni Hall waves stick and flees

Suspicious person at Alumni Hall waves stick and flees

Kalee Ball | Mar 30, 2015
After a suspicious person waved a large stick in a threatening manner in front of UNF Alumni Hall, he was tased by UNFPD officers. The suspect fell to the ground and then got back up and fled north into the woods, parallel to Kernan Boulevard.
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UNF student crowned Ms. Wheelchair Florida 2015

UNF student crowned
Ms. Wheelchair Florida 2015

Kalee Ball | Mar 26, 2015
On March 21, UNF junior Sara Gaver -- an Honors student, a member of three honor societies, a sorority, the Rotaract Service club, and the vice president of Internal Programming for the Presidential Envoys Student Alumni Association and a community outreach assistant for the Disabilities Resource Center -- was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Florida 2015.
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From left to right: Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross; Maxwell Ervanian; Sherri Brown, Senior Vice President of Humanitarian Services Operations.Photo courtesy of the American Red Cross website

UNF student wins national award

Kalee Ball | Mar 12, 2015
UNF sophomore Maxwell (Max) Ervanian was awarded the National Red Cross Youth Leadership Award, also known as the Navin Narayan Award for Excellence in Youth Leadership, on Feb. 17 in Washington, D.C.
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Photo courtesy of the Affordable Colleges Online website

UNF ranked third for 2015’s Best Online Nursing Schools

Kalee Ball | Mar 12, 2015
Affordable Colleges Foundation (ACF) ranked UNF the third best online nursing school in the country. It is the only Florida state university on the list. ACF compiled a list of 47 schools across the country after analyzing 2,000 not-for-profit institutions using a team of data analysts and researchers. Only schools with the best curriculum options, student support services and affordability made the list.
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Certain UNF faculty and administrators receive an allowance to pay for their cell phone plan if the phone is frequently used for university business. Photo by Michael Herrera

Ring, ring: your dean is calling

Kalee Ball | Mar 2, 2015
Certain UNF faculty and administrators receive an allowance to pay for their cell phone plan if they use it enough for university business. The phone numbers, however, may not be public record.
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One party, two party, three party system

One party, two party, three party system

Kalee Ball | Feb 5, 2015
Two new parties will be running alongside the Red Party in this semester. The United Party is headed by Shomari Gloster, former Senate Majority Leader for the Red Party while the Party for Action is led by True Rains, former Elections Commissioner.
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Spinnaker Radio talks to Alvvays!

Kalee Ball | Nov 18, 2014

Spinnaker's Michaela and Holt talk to indie stars Alvvays about their debut album. Check it out! Spinnaker Radio talks to Alvvays - November 2014 by Spinnakerradio on Mixcloud

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