News Archive: October 2020

Stop the Spread this Halloween
October 29, 2020: Halloween activities invite spooky fun while staying safer.
“Uncomplicit” student artists join protests through visual art
October 29, 2020: James Madison University students join the voices raised in protest across the country in the latest exhibition at ArtWorks Gallery.
‘¡Conectémonos!’
October 28, 2020: Language learning still translates in an online setting.
JMU to host voter event featuring Senate candidate
October 26, 2020: Daniel Gade, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, will discuss the pandemic, the economy, national security and other topics at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
JMU announces spring 2021 operational plans
October 23, 2020: Spring semester 2021 will look different from those in the past at JMU to maintain safety and academics during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
This Election Season
October 22, 2020: This critical exercise of our constitutional rights and responsibilities is occurring at an unsettling time in our nation and our world.
New JMU brain research could help understand Autism causes
October 21, 2020: The National Institutes of Health grant will enable the student-driven research team to study early neural networks.
'Warrior ethos'
October 20, 2020: ROTC students and faculty exhibit selflessness, heroism in the wake of blast.
Updates on Off-Campus Incident - Oct. 17
October 17, 2020: An incident and subsequent fire took place this morning at a commercial area off-campus at the Miller Circle area of S. Main Street, about a mile south of campus.
New COB building: Hartman Hall
October 16, 2020: Hartman family of Rockingham, Virginia, provides critical financial support for a major expansion of JMU's College of Business.
Election fatigue is real; JMU expert offers coping mechanisms
October 15, 2020: Psychology professor Ben Blankenship discusses what triggers people’s emotions and ways they can cope during elections.
Statement on political discourse from President Alger
October 15, 2020: We can and must also model how to engage in political and civic discourse in respectful and thoughtful ways, in keeping with our educational mission.
JMU schedules virtual December commencement
October 14, 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic is once again necessitating a virtual commencement ceremony for the James Madison University Class of 2020.
Saxophone students surprise professor with pop-up concert
October 12, 2020: Members of the JMU saxophone studio recently surprised their professor with a performance on his front lawn.
New Duke Hall Gallery exhibit explores textile traditions
October 12, 2020: The Southeast Fibers Educators Association will present their works in a new online exhibition called In Flux at the Duke Hall Gallery.
We persevere together
October 11, 2020: President Alger calls for a spirit of unity and fortitude.
The week in photos
October 9, 2020: JMU steps up safety measures for the return to in-person classes.
Voter events feature former governor, city council candidates
October 9, 2020: Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will represent the Joe Biden presidential campaign and discuss the pandemic, the economy.
JMU poet is finalist for Library of Virginia Literary Award
October 9, 2020: Lauren Alleyne is one of three finalists in the poetry category for the Library of Virginia’s 23rd Annual Literary Awards.
JMU physics major has big plans researching tiny particles
October 7, 2020: Physics major Elizabeth Moore has started working on a research project supported by the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
Discovering the secret
October 7, 2020: Jésus Armenta (’19) embarked on a monthlong trip to Scandinavia to study two of the happiest nations on earth.
Seeking the truth
October 7, 2020: Sarah Delia (’09) is an award-winning podcast host/reporter who has a knack for finding stories.
Willing to listen
October 6, 2020: Allison Wilkin knows the ungrounded feeling that often comes when someone is new on campus.
Lawyer outlines free speech on college campuses
October 2, 2020: Madison Vision Series lecturer focuses on the differences in protections at public versus private institutions.

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