Bring learning to life.
There are many ways to engage with the department, but they all have one common thread—the direct connection with students and the chance to draw on your career experience to add dimension to their classroom learning. From one-on-one mentoring to guest speaking or hosting a visit to your workplace, you can find a way to engage that fits your schedule and leverages your expertise.
Start bringing student career dreams into focus by contacting interim academic unit head David Peterson or Sam Collier from the Office of Professional Development and Engagement.
Share your expertise while providing feedback to students’ ideas and business projects as they demonstrate their skills during class presentations or competitions.
Get in front of students while contributing a valuable component to their education. You can share your career journey, business success and industry insights with them in undergraduate or MBA classrooms, at a student organization meeting or at a department or collegewide event.
Leverage your JMU passion and professional networks by becoming a mentor. Join the private JMU College of Business Career Mentor Network on LinkedIn to connect with other JMU alumni and students. Provide invaluable career advice and guidance from the business world to those seeking to develop their networking skills, explore their career options and develop their knowledge of industry news and trends.
Company visit host - Show students what your organization has to offer. By inviting student groups to your place of business, you provide an important opportunity for them to identify career paths and learn more about industry sectors. Reach out to Sam Collier for more information.
Networking event host - Host a networking event in collaboration with the Dean’s office to meet our students and help them to develop and hone their networking skills. This may include providing a venue or catering for the event. Reach out to Brooke Goolsby for more information.
New Hires: Reach out to JMU's University Career Center office for your personnel recruitment needs. Gain career-ready students who assimilate more quickly than their peers, exceed the average tenure and work well in teams. Meet short-term employment needs with highly skilled interns from a specific degree field or academic interest.
Current employees: Be an advocate for JMU while helping your employees--or yourself--develop potential and deliver refined skills to your company’s efforts by supporting their graduate studies in programs like the JMU MBA Programs. Reach out to mba@jmu.edu for more information.
Advisory committees and boards play a vital role in ensuring our graduates are prepared for the needs of today’s rapidly evolving world. Developing tomorrow’s leaders requires real-world insight from the organizations that hire them.
Support student scholarships, college programs or faculty research. Regardless of your giving priorities, we have a match for you.
Management Support Funds
| Fund | Description |
|---|---|
| The Management Department Fund | Sponsor the investigation of how people can work well with others and also manage a successful and ethical business. |
| Management Endowment | Support the learning of leadership skills and the systematic investigation of ways people can work well with others |
| Bierly Faculty Support Endowment in Management | Support faculty research in the Management program |
| Management Scholarship Fund | Provide scholarships for students majoring in Management. |