News Archive: August 2012

JMU prepared for changes to MCAT
August 30, 2012: Pre-med students stock up on newly recommended coursework
JMU profs share encyclopedic knowledge
August 29, 2012: As this year's presidential campaign hits high gear, a new publication looks at campaign history
Block Party in the 'Burg
August 27, 2012: Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance partnered with JMU to make the Block Party an official part of the orientation schedule. JMU freshmen and transfer students were welcomed into downtown Saturday night.
50 years lead to one last semester of storytelling
August 27, 2012: JMU professor shares Colonial history expertise a bit longer
New colleges bring focus to programs
August 27, 2012: Madison says hello to CHBS and CISE
Campus transportation updates for 2012 - 2013
August 24, 2012: Tips and reminders to make traversing campus easier and safer
Welcome to JMU 1787 August Orientation
August 23, 2012: JMU freshman, Class of 2016, attend University Welcome for 1787 August Orientation
New faculty put teaching first
August 23, 2012: JMU's reputation for quality instruction a primary factor in their decision to come to Madison
2012 JMU Move-In Snapshot
August 20, 2012: The Class of 2016 has finally arrived
2012 JMU Snapshot of Move-In Day
August 20, 2012: JMU is poised to welcome a total enrollment of slightly more than 20,000 students.
JMU graduate helps with national seismometer grid project
August 16, 2012: JMU graduate logs 8,000 miles to help scientists better understand the earth's movements
Provost / Senior Vice President Search Update
August 13, 2012: The Provost Search Committee has narrowed the field to three finalists. Meet them during their campus visit
JMU team is Americas winner in worldwide Google Online Marketing Challenge
August 8, 2012: JMU marketing students take the top prize in the Americas in the Google Online Marketing Challenge
JMU research opportunity in 2010 remains invaluable
August 3, 2012: JMU research opportunity in 2010 remains invaluable
JMU invites adult degree-seekers to 'Return to Madison'
August 3, 2012: With the help of a state grant, JMU is reaching out to former Dukes who haven't completed their degree
The 'Betty' brotherhood
August 1, 2012: This story is about Betty and the Betty brotherhood four members of the Class of 2003, David Urso (05M), Frank Smith, Stephen Biscotte and myself, Michael Navarrete.
A springboard for career and mission
August 1, 2012: JMU values service and so do our students. Christine Bolander took skills learned in the occupational therapy master's program to a developing country to help with healing and rehabilitation.
Let your conscience be a guiding force
August 1, 2012: In only 11 days, a thriving city became a grave. JMU SMAD students help survivors tell the story.
Student films document Bosnia's struggles with reconciliation
August 1, 2012: For five weeks, eight JMU students traveled through Bosnia and Herzegovina to learn how documentary films can be tools for social and political change.
Disaster relief: All in a day's work
August 1, 2012: Restoring order after a natural disaster is no easy task, but it's all in a day's work for JMU alum Jon McNamara ('05).
Madison's first eco-community
August 1, 2012: For the freshmen living in JMU's Hoffman Hall, thinking green is much more than a fad, it's a lifestyle. Students in the Madison Eco-Community learn about human effects on the environment through course work, projects and outdoor activities.
Former Dukes aid rise of Washington Nationals
August 1, 2012: Mega-prospects Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper needed to hone their skills in the minor leagues
When Global Becomes Local: professors and their students take globalization into the community
August 1, 2012: As America's Latino population grows, their children face special challenges in balancing heritage, culture and language differences with their peers. JMU professors and their students reach out to help.
Harnessing the Kenyan sun
August 1, 2012: There's a critical need for access to sustainable energy in developing countries.
Creating a dyslexia friendly classroom
August 1, 2012: Alumnus overcomes for self and students
JMU's friendly inclusiveness and Alex's success
August 1, 2012: What comes with the Madison Experience? For Alex LaMar, exceptional education, a friendly, inclusive environment, and an awesome job after graduation.
Welcome to Madison
August 1, 2012: It's not always easy to get consensus. Not unless you're making a list of favorite Madison traditions.
Learning in a community
August 1, 2012: Can where you live change your college experience? JMU pre-med student Michael Rudloff ('15) says living and learning in the Huber Residential Learning Community with like-minded students has been transformational.
Ebony Sparkes Sparkling Events and Designs LLC
August 1, 2012: Entrepreneur establishes award-winning event planning company
Anna Young ('14)
August 1, 2012: Working as a medical interpreter is just one way that Anna Young's academic career has gone beyond the classroom and into the community.

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