News Archive: April 2014

Graduation beckons JMU students
April 30, 2014: University, Graduate School and College ceremonies to honor graduating students
JMU speaker to explore 'What questions should we ask?'
April 29, 2014: Author, scholar and deliberative democracy specialist is Madison Vision Series' next speaker
JMU student's search engine project in the running for $20,000 prize
April 25, 2014: A JMU senior has won $5,000 for his capstone project and he's in the running
4-VA partners speaking same language
April 25, 2014: JMU meeting demand for Portuguese, Arabic, Italian courses
Big Event 2014 yields big totals and big impact
April 20, 2014: JMU's fourth annual "Big Event" day of community service saw big results.
Spring Update - April 2014
April 16, 2014: As the academic year draws rapidly to a close, we wanted to share an update with you on recent developments at JMU.
Dukes Doing Work
April 15, 2014: Service is the JMU way. The Big Event is an annual day to give back to our communities.
JMU to host Madison Cup
April 14, 2014: The 14th Annual Madison Cup will take place at James Madison University on April 17
Provost names additions to academic leadership team
April 11, 2014: Dr. Jerry Benson has named two deans and a vice-provost to the academic leadership team
April 2014 Board of Visitors Summary of Actions and Discussions
April 11, 2014: The JMU Board of Visitors met on Friday, April 11, 2014.
From liberal arts to business: Fiorina shares life lessons
April 11, 2014: Carly Fiorina offers JMU students perspectives on why a liberal arts education is foundational
JMU students accepted into intensive summer medical training program
April 11, 2014: A trio of James Madison University students will be spending some of their summer
Mission is secret, but team is ready
April 9, 2014: Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at West Point will test cadets' leadership skills and physical training
Dig this -- Archaeology students excavate on campus
April 4, 2014: Undergraduate group searching for clues into JMU's past
Fiorina to answer 'Why study liberal arts?'
April 2, 2014: Businesswoman and JMU Board of Visitors member Carly Fiorina to share her perspective
Professors schooled in digital technologies
April 1, 2014: How might professors in the humanities and the social sciences use digital technologies to spark innovation in the classroom?
Traffic change affects parking deck exits
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Alumnus leads way in online education
April 1, 2014: Tony Huffman ('96), founder and CEO of Approved Colleges, advocates the value of online education services.
Bonding Over Music
April 1, 2014: What could make chemotherapy treatment a better experience?
Living the education
April 1, 2014: Can we preserve what is left of the world's rainforests? Biology major Emily Thyroff ('15) is getting a chance to address the problem.
Navigating from War to Peace
April 1, 2014: President Alger challenged attendees to understand how ethical reasoning can influence national decision-making.

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