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Dr. Mary Slade Professor, College of Education
Three months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in August 2005, Dr. Mary Slade volunteered to lead a group of JMU students on a relief trip to the area. And, they're still going. Read more >
Change the world
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Removing roadblocks
Of the more than 300 homeless citizens residing in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, an estimated 47 percent are children — a problem that begs for solution. JMU applies an innovative approach to the solution.
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Disaster relief
When the proverbial smoke has cleared from a natural disaster, Jonathan McNamara's (’05) job with the American Red Cross is only beginning.
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Back for the future
JMU education students are taking a community-building approach to providing sustained relief efforts in Welch, W.Va.
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Disaster and rebirth
JMU alumna Gladys Kemp Lisanby ('49) rallies women artists of the Gulf Coast in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath to make a positive out of the negative.
James Madison University's Be the Change Blog:
Out of destruction….
Thu, 13 Jun 13 8:58 p.m.
On May 21, one day after an EF5 level tornado ripped through central Oklahoma —leveling homes and killing 23 people — American Red Cross Eastern Virginia Region Director of Donor and Media Relations Jonathan McNamara (’05) boarded a plane for Oklahoma City. His assignment was to provide assistance as attaché to the region’s overburdened disaster ...
A good day for worms
Thu, 6 Jun 13 9:29 p.m.
It’s a very soggy day in the ‘burg. Very, very soggy. Think monsoon. A good day for worms and dirt and plants and compost……. And all that reminds me of Nathan Lyon (’94), celebrity chef, 2012 Emmy nominee, 2013 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Culinary Host for his work with Good Food America with Nathan Lyon — ...
Renaissance man
Thu, 30 May 13 8:17 p.m.
In 1965, Harrisonburg, Va., for a small city, was a shopper’s paradise. The downtown featured large department stores, druggists, gift shops, jewelry stores, music shops, stationery stores, shoe stores, men’s clothing stores and dress shops, furniture stores, bookstores and three “five-and-dimes.” There were counters for lunching and movie theaters for entertainment — two of them, ...