News Archive: January 2011

Just When You Thought Madison Couldn't Get Any Better
January 28, 2011: Love JMU? Want to make it even better?
Two JMU Professors Earn SCHEV 'Outstanding Faculty Award'
January 26, 2011: Menahem Pressler, one of the world's most distinguished and honored musicians, will captivate audiences with a performance Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Forbes Center Concert Hall.
Pressler Performs as JMU Receives 'All-Steinway School' Honor
January 25, 2011: Menahem Pressler, one of the world's most distinguished and honored musicians, will captivate audiences with a performance Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Forbes Center Concert Hall.
Forbes Center in Architectural Spotlight
January 24, 2011: The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University has earned a 2011 Merit Award from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
Genome Scientist, Valley Native Blends Arts & Sciences
January 24, 2011: Scientists' growing understanding of human genetics is leading to a revolution of how doctors prevent, diagnose and treat illness, the chief of the National Institutes of Health said Saturday.
Will Pluto Ever be a Planet Again?
January 19, 2011: Green dicussed "The Revolution in Planetary Science," which includes demoting Pluto to dwarf planet status, Jan. 20 at James Madison University.
Valley Geology, Historic Maps Part of Google Earth Display
January 16, 2011: Faculty members created the projects in Google Earth as part of an initiative to show how the geospatial technology can be used in and out of the classroom.
JMU Planetarium Opens Season With Moon Samples, Full-Dome Movie
January 14, 2011: Venture Creation (MGT 472), a senior-level management class, offers students with entrepreneurial interest the chance to develop and focus on the first five years of their businesses.
Board of Visitors Meeting Summary, Jan. 7, 2011
January 7, 2011: The James Madison University Board of Visitors met Friday, January 7, 2011, in the Board Room of Madison's Festival Conference and Student Center.
Creating AdVenture in the Classroom
January 7, 2011: Venture Creation (MGT 472), a senior-level management class, offers students with entrepreneurial interest the chance to develop and focus on the first five years of their businesses.
JMU Presidential Search Committee Meets
January 6, 2011: James Madison University ranks 19th in Kiplinger's Personal Finance's 2011 list of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, bettering its 2010 ranking of 21st.
JMU Recognized as a Community-Engaged University
January 5, 2011: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has acknowledged James Madison University's community engagement efforts by approving the university to receive its Community Engagement Classification for 2010.
Kiplinger's Names JMU as a 'Best Values' Public University
January 5, 2011: James Madison University ranks 19th in Kiplinger's Personal Finance's 2011 list of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges, bettering its 2010 ranking of 21st.
JMU Governing Board Meets Friday
January 4, 2011: The James Madison University Board of Visitors will meet Friday, January 7, 2011, at 1 p.m. in the Board Room of the Festival Conference and Student Center.
JMU Presidential Search Committee to Convene
January 3, 2011: The James Madison University Presidential Search Committee will meet on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 4 p.m. in the Board Room of Madison's Festival Conference and Student Center.

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