Johnson University Florida

Johnson University's Day of Giving is just around the corner! Will you give to help the Tennessee and Florida campuses finish well?

There are seven different areas we are seeking support, each aimed at helping Johnson students finish well. Mark your calendar for June 13th and join in the challenges throughout the day to increase the impact of your gift. Thanks to generous challenge donors, we have the potential to raise over $50,000! Let's do this!

Learn more at:

www.johnsonalumni.org

A day of congratulations and accomplishment for our students and faculty. Congratulations, class of 2024!

Tune into Johnson University Florida's commencement ceremony. Congratulations to all of our graduates!

05/05/24 JUFL 45th Annual Commencement Ceremony

Please join us in celebrating our JUFL grads tomorrow! We are so proud of everything they have accomplished.

https://johnsonu.edu/registrar/commencement/

The School of Business and Leadership recently inducted the newest members into Johnson University Florida's chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, the International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration. Congratulations to JUFL students: Pedro Barbosa da Silva, Diego Cruz, and Rachel Watts (MBA)!

To receive an invitation to become a member, the student must be in the top 20 percent of his or her class (Junior, Senior, and MBA) at the beginning of the spring semester and have completed at least one full semester at Johnson. Congratulations to all of these students!

Join us as we celebrate the Impact CFBC, FCC, and JUFL have made over the last 48 years. For more information and to register see the following link, JohnsonU.edu/Impact

Congratulations to every student who made the Provost’s List for the Fall 2023 semester!

https://johnsonu.edu/news-events/fall-2023-provosts-list/

Do you have your tickets yet? Night of Noel is December 9!

Night of Noel Join us December 9 to kick off the Christmas season!

It's that time of year again! This year's Night of Noel will be the best ever - join us on December 9.

Night of Noel Join us December 9 to kick off the Christmas season!

Kristen Bere is this year's winner of the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society scholarship. The society presents these $1,000 scholarships to outstanding students who study business. Kristen is in our business administration 4+1 program at Johnson University Florida - in this program, students can earn both their bachelor's and master's (MBA) in five years.

Congratulations, Kristen!

EDITED TO ADD: If you'd like to support the Gemeinhart family by giving online, the link is https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=renxt&formId=07eef8fc-ac7f-489e-9604-87582484e3ee&envid=p-n4kASYOxXUincrNabtZ3Xg&zone=usa.

New Creation will be holding an anniversary alumni concert on Sunday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. at Englewood Christian Church in Jacksonville! The event will celebrate the 25th anniversary of New Creation and will also offer the opportunity for alums to donate to the Nathan Gemeinhart family support fund.

There will be a merch table with CDs, T-shirts, and other items. If you can't make the concert, you can visit the Englewood Christian Church page for a livestream that evening beginning at 7:00.

Some students requested a second option for a Zoom call with Dr. Elliott about the campus closure, so we've scheduled a call for Thursday, July 27 at 7:00 pm. EST. We'll send an email out to current students with the link and all are welcome if you have questions.

New Creation is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with the release of a new CD (now available on Spotify at the link below) and two New Creation Anniversary Alumni Concerts. New Creation alumni and JUFL alumni are invited to join us at one or both of the concerts to mark the 25th anniversary of New Creation, celebrate its impact over the years, support the Gemeinhart fund, and have fun with friends. Dates and times are below!

September 10, 2023, 7:00 pm, Engelwood Christian Church, Jacksonville, FL
January 28, 2024, 6:00 pm, Central Christian Church, St. Petersburg, FL

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3yifkEAnSxCLZs2C1LayL2?si=TX6EPkztRw2CII0cMkjfxQ

This morning we are announcing the closure of the Johnson University Florida campus on June 30, 2024. Details of the decision and the next steps are available on our website. Please join us in praying for the students, staff, and faculty at JUFL.

Florida Campus Closure Johnson University's Florida campus will close June 30, 2024. This page includes the announcement as well as information for students.

An announcement from Johnson University president Tommy Smith:

When I accepted the board’s offer to serve as president of Johnson University in the summer of 2017, I said: “There are many who love Johnson University as much as I do, but no one loves Johnson any more than me.” It has been a great honor to serve as president of Johnson for the past five years.

It is because of that love for Johnson that I am announcing my retirement, effective June 30, 2024. I want what is best for the mission of this University, and my health situation prevents me from providing the long-term leadership this great work requires. I have polycystic kidney disease, a genetic and incurable disease that gradually reduces my kidney function. Currently my kidney function is under 20%; dialysis is required when it reaches 10%. In addition, I have been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood that can affect kidney function. I am being evaluated for a potential kidney transplant, but it is unclear at this point whether that will be a possibility. Above all, I don’t want my health to affect the health of the University, so with much prayer and with the support of our Board of Trustees I have decided it’s time to announce a retirement date. There is much work to do in the coming year and I plan to be fully engaged as my health situation permits.

Of course, Debbie and I welcome your prayers, and we appreciate your friendship and support during this time. Please join us in praying for our Board, our staff, our faculty, and our students as together we prepare for this upcoming school year. Please also pray for our Board as they begin the process of choosing Johnson’s eighth president. Any inquiries regarding the presidential search may be directed to the Board Chair, Dr. Richard Woods, at [email protected].

I am confident that God will continue to bless Johnson University as together we seek to honor him in these days.

Grace and peace,
Tommy Smith

Okay, parents and grandparents, get ready to hit that share button. Congrats to all of our students who made the dean's list for Spring 2023!

Spring 2023 Dean's List The full list of Tennessee, Florida, and Online students who made the dean's list for Spring 2023.

Meet Troy Stanley, an alumnus of two of our online/hybrid degree programs and the lead pastor at First Christian Church in Cocoa Beach, Florida. We love creating opportunities for "nontraditional" students to complete their education!

On Mission: Troy Stanley ('14, '18) Troy is a graduate who benefited from our online ministry programs!

We're excited to share that we've earned our 2023 Gold Seal with Candid! Candid, an organization created by the merger of Foundation Center and GuideStar, tracks nonprofit financial reporting and provides the most comprehensive data tools on nonprofits, foundations, and grants in the world. We're glad to receive this "seal of approval" for our financial accountability.

We're excited to announce two new scholarship opportunities for our online MBA students!

The Missionary Missions Scholarship is awarded to a missionary or missionary recruit who is performing missions work in an international context and who has stopped working on their Johnson MBA and needs funds to finish the program.

The International Christian Work Scholarship is awarded to an international student who resides outside the United States and who is pursuing the MBA. The scholarship is intended for students who wouldn’t be able to attend Johnson University without this scholarship assistance.

Visit our website to learn more about both! https://johnsonu.edu/masters/master-of-business-administration-mba/online/

The School of Business and Public Leadership recently inducted the newest members into Johnson University Florida's chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, the International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration. To receive an invitation to become a member, the student must be in the top 20 percent of his or her class (Junior, Senior, and MBA) at the beginning of the spring semester and have completed at least one full semester at Johnson. Congratulations to all of these students!

Preston Dierking
Stephanie Martinez
Sierra Nicole Mehlenbacher
Haroldo Neto

Honorary Member: Gayla Wood, Administrative Assistant and Academic Advisor for the School of Business & Public Leadership

We're excited to announce a new scholarship for the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies! Scholarships are competitive and limited in number. Applications are awarded on the basis of exhibition of leadership, scholarly potential, and financial need. Deadline to apply is July 1. Click to learn more and apply!

Ph.D. Scholarships Learn more about the Ph.D. scholarships and application requirements.

Thinking about a Ph.D.? We're offering two info sessions via Zoom to share more about our Ph.D. in Leadership. This interdisciplinary program is 100% online, offers six concentration options, and allows you to study with world-class faculty and a supportive cohort.

Info sessions: April 25, 1:30 p.m. EST and June 8, 9:00 p.m EST. Email Drew Tapp ([email protected]) to get the link.