News Archive: July 2011

Dateline URBINO, Italy
July 28, 2011: Five hundred years after the Italian painter Raphael walked the streets of Urbino, James Madison University senior Grant Bell explored the halls of the fine arts academy in the Renaissance master's hometown to hear and w
Off on an Adventure
July 22, 2011: Going off to college is an adventure for many first-year students. In addition to visiting James Madison University for the one-day Summer Springboard orientation program, some members of the Class of 2016 chose to liter
Anatomy of a Teaching Tool: New Bioscience Building Designed to Enhance Learning
July 15, 2011: It's not easy to generate two-way discussion or collaborative group work amongst 70 to 100 students sitting in an auditorium-style classroom at least not in classrooms that were built several years ago.
Gov. McDonnell Announces Appointments to JMU Board of Visitors
July 15, 2011: Governor Bob McDonnell recently announced appointments on the James Madison University Board of Visitors.
Without Comforts of Home, Africa Trip Opens Students' Eyes
July 8, 2011: They had to deal with illness, insects, wild animals and mud, but a group of JMU students who spent much of May in Africa also reaped some rewards from the experience.
Without Comforts of Home, Africa Trip Opens Students' Eyes
July 8, 2011: They had to deal with illness, insects, wild animals and mud, but a group of JMU students who spent much of May in Africa also reaped some rewards from the experience.

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