No name to No. 1: The JMU Dukes set a road-game playoff record on their way to the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship. Read all about it.
Furious Flower Poetry Conference
The luminaries of African-American poetry gather at JMU and bring
to life the black poetic tradition -- from the first-known slave
narratives of the 1700s to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1930s to
the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, right up to the present.
Campus expands -- again
JMU is still growing. This time, if the Virginia General Assembly
approves, the adjacent Rockingham Memorial Hospital will become
part of campus.
Some enchanted evening
Black tie Homecoming Gala celebrates Madison involvement with
awards presentations to four special alumni and faculty and staff
members.
Professors You Love
Senior Tiffany Gricher ('05) waxes
eloquent about the impact business professor Steve Welpott has had on her life.
A principal
leader
Alumna Nancy Davenport ('71) mentors students, teachers and fellow
principals alike from her elementary school in Virginia Beach.
Further Pursuits
News briefs: A master's in nursing, campus speakers,
Duke Dog, and award-winning professors, students and programs.
Madison
Spirit
The NFL's most ardent fan, Homecoming by Angie Krum Drakulich ('98), Ms. Wheelchair Virginia, a Dean
legacy, JMUWorks, a professional alumni
network and highlights of alumni.