In this issue...
- A message from Director Dr. Margaret F. Sloan
- May 2022 Graduates
- Meet the 2022 Cohort!
- Student News
- Alumni News
- Faculty News
- Collaborative News
- Department Updates
- Upcoming Events
- Departmental News
Upcoming Events
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August 12, 2022 Time TBD Hartman Hall Forum |
SSLS New Student Orientation |
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August 15-17, 2022 9:00am-4:00pm Zoom |
Stats Refresher Boocamp Contact Dr. John Hathcoat at hathcojd@jmu.edu to sign up. View the event flyer for more info. |
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August 18, 2022 8:30am-Noon The Union, 5th Floor Ballroom |
The Graduate School's New Student Orientation |
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October 12-16, 2022 Washington, DC |
International Leadership Association 24th Annual Global Conference Departmental Attendance |
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October 21, 2022 Hartman Hall Forum |
SSLS Advisory Board Meeting (Virtual) College of Business OneBoard Luncheon |
Departmental News
Move to Hartman Hall
This August, SSLS will be moving to Hartman Hall in the College of Business Learning Complex! Our offices will be located across the hall from the College of Business Dean's Suite. This video provides greater detail on the building's namesake donors, James and Carolyn Hartman, who made a substantial gift to the College of Business, as well as still shots and video of the building's interior.
Personnel Updates
Brooke Rhodes
Educational and Student Support Specialist Brooke Rhodes has accepted a new position as a Lecturer in the JMU College of Business' Marketing Department. Her appointment will begin in August 2022. We are so grateful for all Brooke has done for SSLS and wish her the best in her future endeavors!
Kira Lambert
Kira Lambert is joining the SSLS team as the new Educational Support Specialist and First-Year Advisor. Kira previously served as a Presidential Engagement Fellow for JMU's Valley Scholars program, a JMU-based scholarship program that serves first-generation, financially-eligible middle and high school students in the Shenandoah Valley. Kira is a proud alum of JMU and holds bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Communication Studies.
Dr. Andy Miller ('21)
SSLS alum Dr. Andy Miller ('21) will be joining JMU as a Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar for the 2022-23 academic year. His position involves both research and teaching responsibilities, with the development and delivery of core statistics requirements being of primary concern. In addition to engaging in research projects with SSLS faculty and students, Dr. Miller will teach statistics courses, provide students with statistical support, and reinforce statistical proficiency for students within SSLS and the College of Business.
DEI & Assistantship Contributions
SSLS is consistently helping to support the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion goals for JMU's Academic Affairs Division and the College of Business. Namely, we demonstrate commitment to the following values through our recruitment of faculty and students and the overall diversity of the SSLS community:
Goal 2a: The university will cultivate a campus climate that is inclusive and equitable.
Goal 2e: The university will value a culture of diversity in teaching, research, and service.
Student, Faculty, & Alumni Demographics:
20% of our current students are international scholars.
25% of our faculty members are international.
10.5% of our alumni are international.
85% of our black and international students currently hold an assistantship.
National Center for Non-Profit Enterprise
The National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise (NCNE) exists to help nonprofits make wise economic decisions through education and advocacy by bringing ideas from economics and strategic management to the specific application of issues faced by social purpose organizations. Along with developing educational content for nonprofits, the NCNE also offers a certification program in Nonprofit Resilience Management. SSLS will become the organizational home of the NCNE in the coming months, with Dr. Margaret Sloan serving as the center's Interim Executive Director. More information on the center and its programming can be found on the NCNE website.
