"Predictors of Organizational Committment Among Non-Tenure Track Faculty: Mixed Methods Dissertation Research " by: Melissa Altman

"Immigrant StoryCrafting:Building an Engaged and Empowered Story-Sharing Workshop" by: Carlos Aleman, Melissa Aleman, Carah Ong Whaley and Campus & Community Partners

"A Transformative Approach: Equipping Healthcare Professionals to Provide Inclusive Care" by: Amy Graham, Whitney Simmons, Ashley Skelly & Sarah Stowell

"Accessabilty for All: Sharing an Online Tool for Inclusitivity Across Campus" by: Valerie Schoolcraft, Christina Wulf, Cheri Duncan, Carolyn Schubert & Eric Stauffer

"Beyond the Valley:Creating Global Engagement Oppertunities for Centennial and Valley Scholars" by: Katie Sensabaugh, Taryn Roberts, Shaun Mooney, Diane Strawbridge, Felix Wang, Mike Mirielllo & Dietrich Maune

"College for Kids" by: Melissa Heatwole

Community Engagement with Paralympic Skills Lab: A Harrisonburg High School and JMU Partnership: Cathy McKay, Department of Kinesiology

Addressing the Fear: Training Teachers to Engage Tough Discussions: Ashley Taylor-Jaffee and Kristofor Wiley, Middle Secondary and Mathematics Education

Sister Speak: DIY Intersectioanl Feminist Zone Workshop: Mary Thompson, Department of English & Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies

Celebrating Academic Bravery-Filling the Bowl with Hope & Understanding: Francesca Tripodi, Sociology & Anthropology and Oris Griffin, Learning Technology and Leadership Education

Over the Mountain and Through the Woods: Enhancing Student Understanding and Cultural Humility though Rural Community Engagement: Yvonne Frazier

Department of Psychology Summer Research Experience for Underserved Undergraduates (SREUU):

Kriztina Jakobsen, Robyn Kondrad, Dan Holt, Sri Upadhyay, David Swedo and Michael Hall: Department of Psychology

Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion of Graduate Admissions through Holistic Review Training for Graduate Admissons Committee Members - Lynette Michael, Graduate School

African American Comic Books: Diversifying Research and Pedagogy at JMU- Brain Flota and Kate Morris, LET, Mollie Godfrey, English

Bursting the Bubble with C.A.R.E., Creativity and Community: JMU Students Learning Alondside Refugee Families - Kara Kavenagh

Addressing Identity: Cross Cultural Engagement Workshops and Trainings- Julia Dobner-Pereira, Connesia Handford and the PsyD Student Diversity Initiative

The JMU/Harrisonburg Mental Health Stigma Eradication and Neurodiversity Celebration Collabortive- Cathryn Molloy, Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communications

Interfaith Engagement of JMU Students in Our Community- Vesna Hart, Center for Global Engagement, Israa Alhassani, Foreign Language Dept and Dara Hall Education Support Center

Madison Network Student & Alumni Diversity Brunch- Dr. Alysia Davis and Emma Maynard- Constituent Engagement, Office of Alumni Relations

Dr. Oris Griffin, Ms. Sevinj Iskandarva, Dr. Samy El-Tawab and Dr. Fariss Mousa: "JMU Faculties and Students Engaging with Community Museum to Improve K-12 Education"

Kathleen Sensabaugh & Misty Newman: "The Future is Female!"

Dr. Cathy McKay: "Educate and Engage: Paralympic Skill Lab in KIN 100"

Elizabeth T. Brown: "Calculus for the 21st Century"

Matthew Lee, Emily Gravett, Andreas Broscheid, Kevin Apple and Cara Meixner: "Preparing Faculty to be Inclusive Teachers"

Dr. A. Renee Staton, Dr. Tammy Gilligan and Dr. Michele Kielty: "Training for Trauma Informed Services"

Kara Kavanagh,Holly McCartney and Teresa Harris: "JMU Students Engaging Refugee Families in Our Community with C.A.R.E (Creativity and Reading Education)"

Delores Blough: "Integrating Our International Students: The Global Campus Toolkit"

Shanil Virani, Lori Kinzer, Calah Mortensen, Dr. John Almarode: "Space Explorers Club: Harrisonburg Boys & Girls Club After School Pilot Program"

Karina Kline-Gabel: "The Madison Hispanic Faculty Caucus"

Frances Flannery "First Generation Faculty and Student Lunch Program in the College of Arts and Letters, School of Liberal Arts"

Dr. Ken Rutherford: "International Week"

Renee Reed & Jennifer Kester: “Employee Resource Groups”

Kristin Wylie, Daisy Breneman, Matthew Ezzell, Dawn Goode and Besi Muhonja: “The Diversity Teach In”

Jennifer Byrne, Olga Pierrakos, Carole Nash and Edward Brantmeier: “Teaching and Researching for Diversity and Social Justice”

Kiara Pontious, Lisha White and Dr. Kyle Gipson: “Support Students to Attend the NSBE National Convention in 2016”

Aaron Combs, Kelli Rockwell, Thomas Moran, Ph.D and Joshua Pate, Ph.D: “Different Spokes: Using Wheelchair Basketball to Promote Ability Awareness in Sport”

Dr. Debra Sutton & Tim Howley: “Engaging future health professionals in research on diversity and health disparities”

Mollie Godfrey, Sean McCarthy, David Ehrenpreis, Shaun Moony, Robin Lyttle, Stephanie Howard, Kirk Moyers and Jacqueline Goldsby: “Celebrating Simms: Reclaiming the History of the Lucy F. Simms School, 1939-1966”

(Programs with * have developed into permanently funded programs)

Margaret Bagnardi & Christine Argenbright,Nursing Department:"Back to School Boot Camp"

JoAnn Benjamin, University Advising:"Safe Zone Advertising & Safe Zone Training Manual"

Elizabeth Berkeley, PhD. Biology Department:"Support Students to Attend SACNACS National Conference"

Peter Bsumek, School of Communication Studies:"Communication,Advocacy & Community Engagement"

George Johnson,PhD, Joe Hinshaw,PhD. & Ryan Parkhurst, School of Media Arts and Design: "SMADelites"

Renee Reed, Human Resources: "Employee Resource Groups"

Jacqueline Nagel, PhD ,Maria Papadakis, PhD, Nathan Sprague, PhD, Jeffrey Tang, PhD:College of Intergraded Science and Engineering : "Pilot High School Academic Fair"

Elizabeth Arnold and Katie Quertermous Dept of Mathematics & Statistics:"Expanding Your Horizons"

Maggie McCampbell & Jeremy Hawkins, Student Wellness & Outreach with LGBTQ & Ally Education Program: “Safe Zone Facilitation Enhancement and Program Growth.”

Katie LaPira & Carol Fleming, Outreach & Engagement: “Montpelier Archaeology: A Lesson in History, Science & Civic Responsibility.”

Kerry Cresawn of Biology: "Preparing JMU’s future Teachers for Culturally Relevant Teaching in Diverse Communities.” 


Joshua Pate of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management and Thomas Moran of Kinesiology: "Empowerment through Sport.” 


Kate Trammell and Cynthia Thompson of Theatre and Dance: "The Year of Butoh-Cross-Cultural Encounters with an Avante-Garde Asian Performance Form.” 


Sarah Swanlund, Kelly Giles and Andrew Evans of Libraries and Educational Technology:"Mosaic of Diversity.” 

Andrew Connell, Music Department:  "Brazillian World Music Day Symposium."

Carol Fleming,  "Outreach & Engagement:  "Engaged Partners: Cultural Competence, Civic Engagement & Community Change in Harrisonburg & County."

*Elizabeth Theta-Brown, Math Department:  "SUMS Conference Support." 

UREC:  "Expedition Denali."

*Daphyne Thomas, College of Business:  "Cyber City Summer Program."

Aderonke Adesanya, Art History:  "African Art."

Kalela Williams, Furious Flower:  "Program Support."

Kate Stevens, Madison Art Collection:  "Program Support."

*Carol Fleming, Outreach & Engagement:  "Identity Camp."

History Department:  "Africana History Program."

Aderonke Adesanya, Art Design & Art History “Exhibition Seminar on African Dress Entitled: Dress and Identity in African Cultures.”

Sarah Brooks, Art Design & Art History along with Pedro Aponte, Kristen McCleary, Maureen Shanahan and Karin Tollefson: “Cultura y Comunidad: Workshop on Latino History and Culture for the Rockingham County Educational Community.”  

Tiffany Fung, COB Student Diversity Council: “COB Student Diversity Council: Conference Participation.”  

Daniel Robinson, Institute for Visual Studies along with Carlos Aleman, SCOM and PIR @ THMS; Lisa Schick, LTLE Program Coordinator; Kathryn Stevens, Director of Madison Art Collection; Betsy Dunnenberger, Principal at Thomas Harrison Middle School and Amanda Home, Elementary ESL Program Specialist: “Engaging Opportunities: Creative Inquiry through Image.”  

Dawn Womack, DUX Leadership Center: “Enriching Diversity Through DISC Workshop Series with a Diverse Student Group.”  

Walter Ghant, Community Service Learning:“Local Leadership Development with an Introduction to Restorative Justice: JMU/Northeast Neighborhood Association Partnership.”  

Craig Short and Katie Weaver, Procurement: “SWAM Purchasing Awareness Training Materials & Support.”

Mary Thompson, ISAT, with Katie O’Connell and Mitch Hobza, JMU Students: “Sister Speak: Ending Harassment Through Bystander Intervention.”  

*Morgan Benton, ISAT: “New Beginnings: Fostering College Readiness for Low-Income and Minority Students.”

*Catherine Smathers, COB Student: “College of Business Student Diversity Council.”

*Anthony Teate and Renee Parilak, ISAT: “Continuation of the JMU Overnight Experience Program.” 

Nicole Neitzey, “Post-Conflict Recovery Week—Speaker Housing.” 

Kate Stevens, Madison Art Collection: “Kathryn Eye Congo Collections.”

*Sarah Orem, Orientation: "We are JMU."

Kristen Shrewsbury, Learning Resource Center: "Journal of the JMU Multilingual Writer's Community."

*Valerie Schoolcraft, Rory Lazowski and Matt Trybus of Disability Services along with Christina Bartholomew and Melinda Burchard in Education Programs: "Madison Access."

*Carol Fleming, Outreach & Engagement: "Exploring Identity"

Melissa Aleman, School of Communication, and Meredith Burns: "Enhancing Technological Literacy to Increase Diversity of Women's Voices on Campus."

*Anthony Teate, CISAT, and Renee Parilak, Alumna: "JMU Overnight Experience." 

Laura Desporte, Mary Slade and David Herr, Exceptional Education: "Partnering of JMU and Inn-City High School Students."

*Paul & Dusty Krikau, Greg Meyer, Chris Orem, Tracy Lanier, Karen Connor, Matthew Lee and Nancy Poe: "The House of Privilege." 

*Harriet Cobb, Robin Anderson, Renee Staton, and Cheree Hammond of Graduate Psychology: "Introducing Intergroup Dialogue to JMU: Training for Faculty, Professional Staff, and Graduate Students in Deepening Great Intergroup Communication and Relationships on Campus."

*Anthony Tongen and Roger Thelwell, College of Science and Math: "M3: Mentoring for Minorities in Mathematics."

Karen Ford, B. J. Bryson, Nancy Poe and Cindy Hunter; Department of Social Work: "Positive Practices of Student Focused Learning for Diversity and Inclusion."

Mary Slade, Oris Griffin, Cindy Klevickis, Monyette Martin, College of Education, CISAT and Admissions: "Building Community Through Service Learning with Inner-City Middle School Students and a Community in Need."

*Michelle Estes, Jane Thall, Oris Griffin, College of Education: "Building and Sustaining an Online Social Network of At-Risk Students for Educational Precedence."

*Jennifer Testa, HR Training and Development: "The Ways of the World."

*Ericka Kancler, Department of Biology:  "Mini-med School."

*Renee Staton and Michele Kielty, Graduate Psychology:  "The Girl’s Leadership Experience Camp."

Laura Lewis, Sociology and Anthropology: "Marching Through History with Cesar Chavez and the Farm Workers."

Lisa Maynard, School of Music:  "Making Music, Making Friends."

Erica Bleeg, English Department:  "Stories for a New Millennium at JMU."

Jennifer Kasey and Dusty Krikau, Center for Multicultural Student Services: "Facilitating Student’s Awareness of White Privilege"

*Kathryn Stevens and Melanie Brimhall-Madison, Madison Art Collection: "Prism Gallery: Reflecting Diversity at JMU."

*Jody Fagan, Library and Technical Education:  "African American Biographical Database."

Holly Wade, University Recreation Center:  "African Kukuwa Dance."

Jennifer Coffman and Matthew Chamberlin, Office of International Programs: "Profiles in Diversity."

Kay Knickrehm and Glenn Hastedt, Humanities and Social Sciences:  "Promoting Diversity within the New College of Public and International Affairs."

Daphyne Thomas and Larry Ham, CISAT and COB Diversity Councils:  "Collaboration on an internal climate study for their colleges."

Dean Cocking, College of Science and Math:  "Diversity Dialogues."

Cheryl Beverly and George Font, College of Education: "VOICES: Hear the Voices of Experience."

*Cheryl Talley, CISAT Diversity Council:  "2008 JMU Conference on Race and; Ethnicity: Mr. Madison on Diversity and Democracy."

*Towana Moore and Brian Charette, Division of Administration and Finance Diversity Council:  "The Utilities and Trades Minority Apprenticeship Program."

Jennifer Campfield and Brett Sinclair, Office of Human Resources:  "Diversity Advertising Program."

*Oris Griffin and Cindy Klevickis, Professor-in-Residence: "Dual Enrollment for JMU Courses in Richmond City Schools."

B. J. Bryson, CISAT Diversity Council:  "Inclusion is for Everyone!"

Kate McDaniel and Barbara Daniel, Academic Advising and Career Development: "Job Search and Career Resources for International Students."

David Brakke, Ioana Niculescu and Kristen St. John, College of Science and Mathematics Diversity Council:  "Open Your Mind."

Kathryn Monger and Melanie Mason, Madison Art Collection:  "Mingle with Mali."

Susan Ghiaciuc, Carol Hamilton and Carlos Aleman, College of Arts and Letters Diversity Council: "Madison Teaching Fellows Developing Faculty Awareness of Engage!"