News Archive: May 2016

An entrepreneurial spirit: Madison Trust program marks its third presentation series
May 31, 2016: JMU faculty and staff members pitched their ideas in support of the university's core values and planning priorities to a group of investors for the opportunity to receive funding.
Helping a manufacturing giant conserve energy
May 27, 2016: The project was proposed by 2013 JMU engineering alumnus Evan Bowen, who now works for Kawneer and was recently selected as the recipient of
Lane closure planned for Friday and Saturday
May 26, 2016: JMU Athletics is expecting capacity crowds for all women's softball NCAA tournament events this weekend. Please be aware of the following lane closure.
Geology professors elected Fellows in prestigious societies
May 26, 2016: St. John becomes the third member of JMU's geology department to be elected a Fellow by the GSA, joining department head Stephen Leslie and
NCAA Softball Super Regional vs. LSU Set for Friday-Saturday
May 25, 2016: Information related to the NCAA Softball Super Regional happening this weekend in Harrisonburg at Veterans Memorial Park.
Provost Search Committee Named
May 24, 2016: The search committee for the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs position will be chaired by Dr. Mark Warner and composed of thirteen others.
Faculty offer their last piece of advice before retiring
May 23, 2016: Twenty-seven distinguished faculty members across all disciplines of the university are retiring. Their length of service to JMU range from five to 48 years! Before they officially become emeritus professors, we asked
Nashville connection
May 23, 2016: A bevy of talented JMU alumni musicians and songwriters now call Music City home.
Modeling the world
May 23, 2016: Students hone their diplomacy and debate skills in international simulations
Support for engineering
May 23, 2016: The world needs engineers. And not just any engineers, Jeff Tickle ('90) says, "but those who can understand process, how to do things."
Local history comes to life
May 20, 2016: A cross-disciplinary team of JMU students help tell the story of Harrisonburg's iconic African-American educator
A recipe for success
May 12, 2016: Tim Brady and Jamie Long ('06) have accomplished what some only dream of: turning their passion into a career
May President's Update
May 11, 2016: We've been busy on campus the past few months. In addition to graduating the Class of 2016, we welcomed alumni back to campus for a series of reunions, experienced tremendous generosity from donors, witnessed some truly
Celebrating Class of 2016: A commencement overview
May 9, 2016: Over the weekend, JMU graduated nearly 4,000 students. On Thursday, 569 master's students were celebrated at the Graduate School commencement ceremony. A total of 3,280 undergraduates then became JMU alumni
JMU Debaters Help Refine Middle School TED-Ed Talks
May 3, 2016: Members of JMU"s Debate Team volunteered with the Explore More Discovery Museum to help local middle school students develop big ideas and present their findings in front of an audience.
$10,000 for hack-a-thon win
May 2, 2016: The tentative plan is to set up a 501c3 organization and use the $10,000 to launch the app the team developed

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