Message from the Director

Dear Honors Program Alums -

Welcome to the JMU Honors Program Alumni website! I hope you find this a fun and useful way to stay informed about Honors students, Honors alums, and Honors news. We invite you to use the Keeping in Touch link to keep us and other alums informed about you and your life post-Honors. Please share personal and professional news and notes as well as memories and reflections regarding your experiences in honors. We also invite you to complete the online Alumni Survey to help us find out how you might maintain your involvement with the Honors Program. Suggestions as to how we can improve our relationship with our alumni and how we can improve this site are always welcome and can be sent directly to me ( falkbl@jmu.edu, 540-568-5535).

This is a very exciting time for the Honors Program. Many changes are on the table with regard to both curriculum and student programming as we seek to make the program a national model for honors and the crown jewel of Madison’s academic programs. These changes include the development of a distinctly-honors core curriculum, a greater emphasis on outside-the-classroom learning experiences, (e.g., research-based learning, service-based learning, and travel-based learning), and the development of a strong, diverse, and vibrant community of scholars.

Needless to say, your financial support would be most welcome in helping us meet our goals. The Support the Program link describes ways for you to provide this type of support.

Thank you!

Barry Falk
Director, Honors Program