ANTs
are Assisting New
Transfer Student peers that will give you the scoop on what it's
like to transfer to JMU
Chips
is Mr. Chips, a
convenience store located across the street from the JMU
Bookstore
Convo
is the Convocation
Center, where basketball games and many concerts are held
D-hall
one of the main dining
areas within Gibbons Hall, which contains an all you can eat buffet
style food court, Market One,
Chick-Fil-A, Einstein's Bagels, and Let's Go
Dining
Dollars
is a declining-balance
account similar to an electronic checking account that can be used
to purchase items in all campus dining locations
Duke Dog Alley
is a tunnel under I-81
that allows you to easily get from the west side of campus to UREC,
the Convo and Modular Building
Dukes
that's us! Our mascot,
Duke Dog, honors former JMU President Samuel Page Duke.
e-campus
is the online access
portal where you can access your student information and register
for classes
FLEX
is a declining-balance
account that can be used at dozens of on campus locations and over
50 off campus locations. FLEX works similar to an electronic
checking account and can be accessed online at card services
GenEd
is the General Education
Program, the liberal arts core curriculum required of every
student
JAC
is your JMU Access
Card
MTAs
are the Madison Transfer Assistants; students that work in Madison Transfer. They transferred to JMU, too!
ORL
the Office of Residence
Life, located in Huffman Hall, is in charge of all on-campus
housing
Punch
is a dining meal plan
that allows you to eat in our all-you-can-eat dining halls and can be
used in the larger food courts towards your food purchases (usually
equivalent to $4.00) or for special "Duke Deal" combo meals. In
addition, you can use your meal punch three times each semester at
JMU's sit down restaurant, Madison
Grill
TDU
is Taylor Down Under, our
on-campus coffee shop and great place to hang out
The
Commons
the area in front of D-Hall, usually where organizations set up tables when they are promoting who they are
The
Quad
is the large grassy area
in front of Wilson Hall in the Bluestone area of campus and a
popular spot to spend some down time
UHC
is the University Health
Center at the end of Burruss parking
lot next to Rockingham Memorial Hospital
UREC
is the University
Recreation Center, which has two rooms for aerobics classes, a
cardio room, two weight rooms, various sports courts, a climbing
wall, an indoor track, a junior Olympic-size pool, an awesome
Adventure Center and even a smoothie bar
