September 10 - Adult Degree Program Information Session

Sept. 10: Adult Degree Program Information Session, noon and 5:30 p.m.
Room 3165, Memorial Hall.

The informal session includes a brief overview of the program and a question-and-answer segment; no preregistration is required; for information, call Pamela Hamilton, learning services coordinator, at (540) 568-6824; free.

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September 10 - Adult Degree Program Information Session

Sept. 10: Adult Degree Program Information Session, noon and 5:30 p.m.
Room 3165, Memorial Hall.

The informal session includes a brief overview of the program and a question-and-answer segment; no preregistration is required; for information, call Pamela Hamilton, learning services coordinator, at (540) 568-6824; free.

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September 11 - Storytime in the Understory

Sept. 11: Storytime in the Understory, 11 a.m.-noon
Stage Garden, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum.

Children will develop an understanding of the importance of nature from children’s literature selections; bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and a brown-bag picnic lunch for after storytime; for information, contact the arboretum at (540) 568-3194 or visit http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum; free.

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September 22 - Monarch Migration Tagging Workshop

Monarch Migration Tagging Workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum Pavilion

Enjoy a lecture and activities with tagging and releasing Monarch butterflies to start their migration. Call (540) 568-3194 to register and for price information. Event registrations open at http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum

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September 22 - Montpelier Bus Trip

JMU will be providing 68 JMU students with the opportunity to spend the afternoon at James Madison's Montpelier:

• The buses will be at the Godwin Hall parking lot (G Lot), at 2 p.m. for a 2:30 departure.  Busses will return to campus by approximately 10 p.m. (buses will depart Montpelier following the fireworks, which are scheduled to go off at 8 p.m.).
• The afternoon will include tours of the house, costumed historical interpretations, the United States Navy Band, Commodores Jazz and will conclude with fireworks.
• Hot air balloon rides will be available ($10/per person) starting at 4:30 p.m.
• Food vendors will be on site for you to purchase your dinner.
• Transportation and admission are being provided free of charge!  Space is limited, so please register early.

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September 24 - Live Performance: "The History of My Skin"

7-8:30 p.m., Wilson Hall Auditorium

Nina Yhared, an internationally renowned performance artist based in Mexico City, presents "La historia de mi piel (The History of My Skin)," a visual metaphor for the skin and the female body as a synthesis of memory and history; discussion to follow; sponsored by the School of Art, Design and Art History, College of Visual and Performing Arts and Special Assistant to the President for Diversity; for information, contact Dr. Maureen Shanahan at shanahmg@jmu.edu; free.

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