October 2013
October 27 - Richmond Alumni Blood Drive
Your RVA Dukes Alumni Chapter is partnering with Virginia Blood Services to sponsor an "I Still Bleed Purple" Blood Drive. This regional blood drive is part of the JMU Alumni Association's Homecoming CAA Blood Drive that will be taking place on campus on October 30th. All Richmond Area Donor Centers will be participating in our blood drive, so please schedule a donor appointment at the center most convenient for you! (You can still donate without an appointment, but this ensures that the location will have the appropriate amount of staff and support). Use the JMU Donor Code to give our RVA Dukes Alumni Chapter credit for your donation!
JMU RVA Code: JMU Donor Code #7722
Click here for donor center locations and hours. Please consider donating to show your support to our local community and to prove that you still bleed purple! Go Dukes!
October 28 - Decade Days
Time to hop into the way-back machine as the JMU Alumni Association celebrates the past 50 years of Madison graduates. We'll be rolling out old yearbook photos and music hits from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s on the JMU Homecoming Facebook page. And our friends in dining services will be serving up some tasty treats for each decade.
October 28 - Residence Hall Banner Contest
Love your residence hall? The Residence Hall Banner Contest is a great way to show your JMU spirit. Blank banners and contest instructions may be picked up at the Leeolou Alumni Center the week of Oct. 7-11. Designs are due back at the alumni center Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. Banners will hang on the face of Godwin Hall during Homecoming Week and voting will take place on the JMU Homecoming Facebook page with prizes going to the winning hall.
October 28 - Mr. and Ms. Madison
Mr. and Mrs. Madison, presented by the Student Government Association, is held every year to select two outstanding senior who embody the Madison Spirit. Voting takes place in the weeks leading up to Homecoming Week online.
October 29 - Door Decorating Contest
Faculty and staff, show off your JMU spirit by decorating your office door for Homecoming 2013! You have the option to compete as a department or as an individual. There will be sponsored prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, as well as honorable mention. For additional information, and to register for the competition by Monday, October 14 check out the contest details below.
Contest details
Please direct any questions to Francesca Simpson, GA for Major events, at 540-568-8884 or simpsofa@dukes.jmu.edu.
October 30 - Homecoming CAA Blood Drive
Each CAA institution, including JMU, works with its local blood service center and designates one day during the fall term to conduct a campus-wide blood drive. Student groups, faculty, staff, and alumni are all encouraged to participate. The eleventh annual CAA Blood Challenge was an overwhelming success in 2012, with 4,381 donors and 4,613 productive units of blood collected from nine CAA campuses. Over the past 10 years the CAA Blood Challenge has helped to save 110,157 lives!
JMU's CAA Blood Drive will be held Oct. 30 in Transitions from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in partnership with Virginia Blood Services.
The JMU Alumni Association also will host satellite locations through regional chapters in Washington D.C. and Richmond. Specific time and location of those events are TBD.
October 31 - Nightmare at UREC
Every Halloween, UREC transforms from a recreation center to a spooky, haunted building on campus.
Join UREC during Homecoming Week for UREC's 4th Annual Halloween celebration: Nightmare at UREC on Thursday, October 31, 2012 from 9:30pm-1am!
Your JACard is your admission ticket. Guests are $5 on FLEX. Children under the age of 16 are not permitted.
Be led through the Haunted House by a "Henchman" through a labyrinth of CREATURES OF THE NIGHT! Avoid ZOMBIES!
Additional GHASTLY ENTERTAINMENT includes a DJ and dance, costume and dancing contests, free food and inflatable games.
Do you dare?
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