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10am-6pm Oct. 7, 8am-3pm Oct. 8

Festival Conference Center, Highlands Room

Student, emeriti, family cost: $23 flu shot, $40 FluMist (ages 4-49)

Faculty, staff cost: $10 flu shot, $27 FluMist

Forms of payment accepted: Cash, check, credit card. NO FLEX

The vaccine is being provided by Maxim Health Systems. Maxim can submit claims to Aetna for any member receiving a flu shot (only flu shot, not FluMist). Receipts will be provided for other insurance reimbursement.

Nov. 28-29

Thanksgiving Holiday.

University closed.

Dec. 23 (noon)-31
Winter Holiday.

University closed.

Reunions for the Classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993,
1998, 2003, and 2008

If you are a member of the above classes and are interested in planning a reunion event or participating on a reunion committee for next year's Homecoming Reunion Weekend, please complete the form.  You can volunteer for your class year reunion or an affinity reunion (for example: Kinesiology Alumni, Cheerleading Alumni, Sigma Kappa Alumni, etc.).

Each class is responsible for planning its own reunion event(s), but the Alumni Office is here to help with all your planning needs.  If we don't hear from your class, you will not have a reunion in 2013. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 888.568.2586 or alumni_link@jmu.edu.

Reunions for the Classes of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993,
1998, 2003, and 2008

If you are a member of the above classes and are interested in planning a reunion event or participating on a reunion committee for next year's Homecoming Reunion Weekend, please complete the form.  You can volunteer for your class year reunion or an affinity reunion (for example: Kinesiology Alumni, Cheerleading Alumni, Sigma Kappa Alumni, etc.).

Each class is responsible for planning its own reunion event(s), but the Alumni Office is here to help with all your planning needs.  If we don't hear from your class, you will not have a reunion in 2013. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 888.568.2586 or alumni_link@jmu.edu.

Homecoming kicks off with Purple Out, but the fun really goes to another level at Pep Rally, which ushers in a weekend of purple and gold on campus. Join the JMU Alumni Association, Student Ambassadors, JMU Athletics and members of the JMU community as we welcome alumni back to campus and give the Dukes a boost before their Homecoming football game against CAA rival Villanova.

Nov. 23-Dec. 1

Classes do not meet.

Classes resume.

Final examinations.

10 a.m.
Convocation Center

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.

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.

10am-6pm Oct. 7, 8am-3pm Oct. 8

Festival Conference Center, Highlands Room

Student, emeriti, family cost: $23 flu shot, $40 FluMist (ages 4-49)

Faculty, staff cost: $10 flu shot, $27 FluMist

Forms of payment accepted: Cash, check, credit card. NO FLEX

The vaccine is being provided by Maxim Health Systems. Maxim can submit claims to Aetna for any member receiving a flu shot (only flu shot, not FluMist). Receipts will be provided for other insurance reimbursement.

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.

Your reunion registration page includes all information you need to book your trip back to campus, including hotel accommodations, football ticket information, gameday parking and a complete schedule of reunion events.

Class of 2003 reunion highlights:

• Welcome reception (Friday, 6:30 p.m.)

• Homecoming Headquarters (Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

• Campus tours (Saturday, 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.)

• JMU football vs. Villanova (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

• Class brunch (Sunday, 10:30 a.m.)

Register for your reunion

6:30 p.m.
Room 2105, Harrison Hall

Modhumita Roy, associate professor of English at Tufts University, presents “Immaculate Conceptions: Making Families in the Age of Surrogacy and Globalization.”

The Visiting Scholars Program is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters. For information, call (540) 568-6472. Free.

5 p.m.
Room 142, Music Building

Barry Long, assistant professor of music at Bucknell University, presents “Black Blowers of the Now: Jazz and Activism from King’s Birmingham to Coltrane’s Alabama.”

The Visiting Scholars Program is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters. For information, call (540) 568-6472. Free.

Register today for your Homecoming reunion. Your reunion registration page (click the link below) includes all information you need to book your trip back to campus, including hotel accommodations, football ticket information, gameday parking and a complete schedule of reunion events.

AKA reunion highlights:

• Denim and Pearls meet and greet

• AKA tailgate

• JMU football vs. Villanova

• Homecoming Step Show

Register for your AKA reunion

Your reunion registration page includes all information you need to book your trip back to campus, including hotel accommodations, football ticket information, gameday parking and a complete schedule of reunion events.

Class of 1988 reunion highlights:

• Homecoming Headquarters (Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

• Campus tours (Saturday, 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.)

• JMU football vs. Villanova (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

• Class party featuring the Skip Castro Band (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.)

Register for your reunion

Your reunion registration page includes all information you need to book your trip back to campus, including hotel accommodations, football ticket information, gameday parking and a complete schedule of reunion events.

Class of 1983 reunion highlights:

• Homecoming Headquarters (Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

• Campus tours (Saturday, 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.)

• JMU football vs. Villanova (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

• Class party featuring the Skip Castro Band (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.)

Register for your reunion

Your reunion registration page includes all information you need to book your trip back to campus, including hotel accommodations, football ticket information, gameday parking and a complete schedule of reunion events.

Phi Mu reunion highlights:

• Silent Auction/Raffle/Chapter meeting (Saturday, 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.)

• Homecoming Headquarters (Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

• Campus tours (Saturday, 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.)

• JMU football vs. Villanova (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

• Dinner (Saturday, 7 p.m.)

Register for your reunion

An annual event to kick off Homecoming weekend. Registration includes green fees, golf cart, breakfast, lunch, and an awards presentation. Awards go to the top three teams. Highlights will include awards for closest to the pin, longest drive, and a raffle of JMU Alumni items. Raffle tickets and mulligans will be available for purchase during check-in.

Register for this event

Your reunion registration page includes all information you need to book your trip back to campus, including hotel accommodations, football ticket information, gameday parking and a complete schedule of reunion events.

Sig Ep reunion highlights:

• Golf tournament (Friday, 1 p.m.)

• Alumni/Chapter reception (Friday. 7 p.m.)

• Football tailgate (Saturday, 10 a.m.)

• JMU football vs. Villanova (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

Reunion details

A JMU tailgate is a perfect place to spend a fall Saturday on campus. We'll have food trucks available to purchase food, plus plenty of giveaway items and a DJ. Mix and mingle with JMU celebrities or meet up with your reunion group. Guided campus tours will be leaving from HQ at 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

The Homecoming HQ tent is located on Godwin Field, right in front of Bridgeforth Stadium. The location is open to the public and no admission is required.

Special Guests

11-12:15: College of Business Dean Mary Gowan

11:30-12:15: JMU President Jonathan Alger

12:30-1: JMU President Emeritus Ronald Carrier

1-1:30: JMU men's basketball coach Matt Brady

PLUS appearances by the JMU cheerleaders and Duke Dog!

Activities

• Airbrush tattoos and facepainting for "children of all ages" will be provided by Mark Powell, Xtreme 15 Airbrush Tanning & Tattoos. Mark and Bonnie Powell will be celebrating their 15th year airbrushing JMU fans on Homecoming Weekend, so be sure to stop by!
• Cornhole
• DJ
• Contests for “Most Spirited Adult”, “Most Spirited Child”, and more!
• Photo Booth

The JMU Bookstore will be selling items from the bookstore during the tailgate so be sure to stop by and get some purple for your wardrobe.

Colleges

The following colleges will have information tables set up at Homecoming Headquarters.  Be sure to stop by, say hi to your professors and grab some information about your college!

• School of Liberal Arts Alumni (alumni who majored in Anthropology, Foreign Languages, English, History, Philosophy, Religion, and Sociology)

• School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management

• College of Business

Food Trucks

• Baker’s Dozen Donuts
• Domino’s Pizza
• Nicecream (nitro ice cream)

Reunion Groups

• Class of 2003
• Class of 1988
• Class of 1983
• Phi Mu
• AKA
• Sig Ep

Oct. 14-25

Noon-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Noon-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday
131 Grace St.

The exhibition features work by JMU students Amberlee Taylor, Carleigh Boyd, Danni O’Brien and Katie Gong. Opening reception, Oct. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. For information, call (540) 568-7175. Free.

Gates open at 7:30 a.m. for the all-day event
Bridgeforth Stadium

The 36th annual competition features 40 to 50 high-school marching bands that complete in their respective classes. JMU’s Marching Royal Dukes perform in the afternoon and at night.

Check htp://www.jmu.edu/mrd/poc.shtml for details as they develop.

Oct. 28-Nov. 8

Noon-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Noon-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday
131 Grace St.

The exhibition features work by the JMU French Study Abroad Program. Opening reception, Oct. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. For information, call (540) 568-7175. Free.

Nov. 11-23

Noon-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Noon-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday
131 Grace St.

The exhibition features work by JMU students Allison Nickens, H. Gentry, Sarah Hade and selected Fiber Class Students. Opening reception, Nov. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. For information, call (540) 568-7175. Free.

Oct. 4-5

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Shop choice spring bulbs, plus beautiful plants and trees too. EJC Arboretum bulbs are top quality and hand picked. Purchases can be paid by cash, check or charge, and support Harrisonburg’s favorite arboretum and gardens, open daily from dawn to dusk, free to the public.

11 a.m.
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers an extra showing of “Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity” for JMU’s Family Weekend, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis.

For more information, including a program description, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

7 p.m.
Room 2105, Harrison Hall

Vladlena Lisenco, national legal advisor for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Mission to Moldova, presents “Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe.”

The Visiting Scholars Program is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters. For information, call (540) 568-6472. Free.

7 p.m.
Room 1101, Miller Hall

Kelley Coblentz-Bautch, associate professor at St. Edward’s University, presents “Escaping from Lusty Angels: Early Jewish and Early Christian Portrayals of Women and the Divine.”

The Visiting Scholars Program is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters. For information, call (540) 568-6472. Free.

6:30-8:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall Forum

JMuse Cafe is excited to partner with the Institute for Visual Studies to bring programming for this year on Space, Place, and Community.

Thinking carefully about the past is a courageous act, which can help a community to heal. The thoughtful conversations that took place surrounding the renaming of Cantrell Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr. Way offer us an extraordinary opportunity to continue the public dialogue about our values, values that are as evident in the way we treat each other as the way we care for our spaces and buildings. The challenge now is to honor our past as we shape our future. To advance this dialogue, a range of civic and educational groups are sponsoring “Remembering Place,” a series of panel discussions, to take part this fall. Panel participants will include Harrisonburg residents, civic leaders and elected officials.

More information is available at http://sites.jmu.edu/jmuse. Free.

4 p.m.
Transitions, Warren Hall

Kyle Dargan, the author of three collections of poetry, is an assistant professor of literature and director of creative writing at American University.

Sponsored by the Furious Flower Poetry Center. Free.

1 p.m. (“One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

5-6 p.m.
Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts

The Office of the President, in conjunction with the Madison Institutes of JMU’s department of Outreach and Engagement, welcomes Carol Geary Schneider, the president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the leading national organization devoted to liberal art education, for the Madison Vision Series: Contemporary Issues in an Engaged Society.

This event is free and open to the public.

9 a.m.
Allegheny Room, Festival Conference and Student Center

Chitja Twala, senior lecturer in the history department at the University of Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, presents “The Strategy and Tactics Document of the African National Congress in South Africa: An Historical Perspective.”

The Visiting Scholars Program is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters. For information, call (540) 568-6472. Free.

Register

Discovering meaningful yet efficient ways to analyze qualitative data can be a struggle for novice and expert researchers.  Designed for individuals who are new to qualitative inquiry, this workshop will provide participants with basic information, skills, and strategies involved in the analysis of textual data (e.g., survey responses, transcripts).  Participants will also learn about conventional and technology-driven approaches to coding, analysis and interpretation.

Facilitator: Cara Meixner, Ph.D, Department of Graduate Psychology & Center for Faculty Innovation

Facilitator: Noorie Brantmeier, Ph.D, Department of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education

1 p.m. (“One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1-5 p.m.
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Featuring dance and music exhibitions, lessons, crafts and sidewalk chalk art, singers and performances, Gus Bus story time, snacks, tours and a harvesting seeds activity.

For information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum or call (540) 568-3194. Free.

Register

Become part of a growing movement in higher education.  This Faculty Interest Group (FIG) welcomes people with experience or interest in applications of mindfulness and contemplative practices to teaching and student learning. According to empirical research, routine mindfulness practice stimulates brain activity, enhances focus and attentiveness, and can enhance academic achievement. Learn more about contemplative practices and collaborate with others who are interested in or engaged with contemplative pedagogies.  The frequency of group meetings, direction of discussion, and projects will be determined collectively.

This FIG is designed to be a faculty-driven, self-directed community that agrees on collective objectives.  All FIGs are designed to help faculty make progress toward the following outcomes:

• Explore a topic of common concern, interest, or relevance;
• Apply what is learned to some aspect of faculty life at JMU; and
• Collaboratively guide the group toward its intended goals.

Facilitator: Jared Featherstone, WRTC and UWC

11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Enjoy a horse-drawn ride through the arboretum trails.

For information, including pricing, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum or call (540) 568-3194.

1 p.m. (“One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

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.  

Register

Faculty often utilize student feedback to help improve teaching, but students’ comments are not always as constructive as they could be.  Instead of relying on students for formative feedback, campuses across the country are turning to faculty to provide more informed and systematic feedback to one another.  There’s just one problem:  Even faculty members who have taught for years are not necessarily comfortable having a peer at the back of their classrooms.  In theory, thoughtful, constructive feedback is essential to improvement, but in practice, it can be difficult to give or receive feedback from a colleague, even one with the best of intentions.  In this interactive workshop, participants will look at a variety of best practices for classroom observations and will tackle the most common roadblocks.  

This Workshop is designed for faculty to make progress towards the following outcomes:

• distinguish formative and summative uses of peer evaluation;
• evaluate common practices in conducting classroom observations;
• role play the three stages of an effective observation;
• practice giving difficult feedback (and draw upon the research findings that make it easier);
• consider the mutual benefits for both those giving and those receiving feedback; and
• discuss the next steps.

Facilitator: Therese Huston, Ph.D, Center for Faculty Development at Seattle University

6:30-8:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall Forum

JMuse Cafe is excited to partner with the Institute for Visual Studies to bring programming for this year on Space, Place, and Community.

Thinking carefully about the past is a courageous act, which can help a community to heal. The thoughtful conversations that took place surrounding the renaming of Cantrell Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr. Way offer us an extraordinary opportunity to continue the public dialogue about our values, values that are as evident in the way we treat each other as the way we care for our spaces and buildings. The challenge now is to honor our past as we shape our future. To advance this dialogue, a range of civic and educational groups are sponsoring “Remembering Place,” a series of panel discussions, to take part this fall. Panel participants will include Harrisonburg residents, civic leaders and elected officials.

More information is available at http://sites.jmu.edu/jmuse. Free.

8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Field trip departs and returns to the parking lot of the Frances Plecker Education Center, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

Experience over a mile of fun through the Nelson Rocks canopy. Enjoy 12 exhilarating zip lines, three adventurous sky bridges and a 40-foot assisted rappel back to the forest floor with a canopy tour. Or for a rock-climbing adventure like no other, registrants can choose to experience the Via Ferrata, which offers a mile of fixed-anchor, pro-guided rock climbing with a sky bridge transition between rock faces.

No experience needed for either tour. Just be in relatively good shape, and weight between 70 and 250 pounds. Enjoy an all-day van tour visiting regional sites that are home to some of our area’s most incredible trees and nature resources.

Pack your lunch. Cost: $90 per person, transportation included, pre-registration required online at http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum.

11 a.m.
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers an extra showing of “Comets and Discovery” for JMU’s Homecoming Weekend, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis.

For more information, including a program description, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“Exoplanets: Worlds of Wonder”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Comets and Discovery”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“Exoplanets: Worlds of Wonder”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Comets and Discovery”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

Register

1 p.m. (“Exoplanets: Worlds of Wonder”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Comets and Discovery”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“Exoplanets: Worlds of Wonder”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Comets and Discovery”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“Exoplanets: Worlds of Wonder”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Comets and Discovery”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

Register

In this workshop, faculty will focus on the degree to which their exam writing process reflects course content, learning objectives, and student learning. Participants will explore how tools such as learning taxonomies and formative assessments can inform exam construction and format. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and revise their own exam questions using evidence-based strategies.

This workshop is designed for faculty to make progress toward the following outcomes:

• Apply learning taxonomies to current exam questions;
• Align exam questions to specific learning objectives; and
• Develop one or more formative/summative assessment item.

Facilitator: Carol A. Hurney, Ph.D, Department of Biology & Center for Faculty Innovation

1 p.m. (“Molecularium”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Secrets of the Sun”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“Molecularium”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Secrets of the Sun”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“Molecularium”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Secrets of the Sun”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

1 p.m. (“Legends of the Night Sky: Orion”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Ice Worlds”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

Classes meet as scheduled.

1 p.m. (“Legends of the Night Sky: Orion”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Ice Worlds”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

Classes do not meet.

1 p.m. (“Legends of the Night Sky: Orion”)
2:15 and 3:30 p.m. (“Ice Worlds”)
Miller Hall

The planetarium offers shows for the public, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis. Each show is followed by a “star talk” that provides visitors with updates about the night sky, including constellations, planets and any comets that might be visible.

For more information, including program descriptions, check http://www.jmu.edu/planetarium/index.shtml. Free.

No classes 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Evening classes (those beginning at 4 p.m. or later) meet as scheduled.

March 10-14

Classes do not meet.

Classes resume today after Spring Break.

4-5 p.m.
Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts

The Office of the President, in conjunction with the Madison Institutes of JMU’s department of Outreach and Engagement, welcomes Jeff Rosen, CEO of the National Constitution Center, for the Madison Vision Series: Contemporary Issues in an Engaged Society.

This event is free and open to the public.

May 5-9
As scheduled

10 a.m.
JMU Convocation Center

3 p.m.
Bridgeforth Stadium

9 a.m.
Various locations

Register

Team-based learning (TBL) is an instructional strategy in which groups of students engage in a unique combination of activities that facilitate the development of learning teams. This workshop will focus on how JMU instructors adapted TBL to address a variety of challenges including: fixed-seating classrooms, larger classes, 50-minute classes, and diversity in student preparation. This workshop will also explore how TBL works in a range of disciplines. Facilitators will share the extent to which TBL activities addressed course goals, explore the impact of TBL on student behaviors, describe how they selected and organized teams, and address the circumstances that influenced the success of TBL strategies.

This workshop is designed for faculty to make progress toward the following outcomes:

• Engage in a readiness assurance process;
• Learn how TBL can be adapted to fit the challenges of their own courses;
• Explore the possibilities for assessing student learning; and
• Adapt TBL for use in their own course.

Facilitator: Andreas Broscheid, Ph.D, Department of Political Science

Facilitator: Samantha Prins, Ph.D, Department of Math and Statistics

Facilitator: Krisztina Varga, Ph.D, Department of Psychology

Facilitator: Stephanie Stockwell, Ph.D, Department of Integrated Science and Technology

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In this roundtable, Matthew Lee, Assistant Professor of Psychology, will lead the discussion of his teaching/research project on racial attitudes among students. The project looks at whether factual information on affirmative action, combined with other teaching interventions such as simulations, affects the racial attitudes of students, and how other factors interact with this relationship. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss teaching interventions as well as the measurement of student attitudes.

This roundtable is designed for faculty to make progress toward the following outcomes:

• learn about and exchange ideas on scholarly work currently conducted at JMU;
• discuss evidence-based strategies to measure stereotyping among students; and
• exchange ideas on how to help students reduce stereotypes and to be more accepting of different perspectives.

Facilitator: Andreas Broscheid, Ph.D, Department of Political Science

Facilitator: Matt Lee, Ph.D, Department of Psychology

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Amidst the busy nature of teaching, scholarship, and service, faculty need to reflect on their personal scholarly process, prioritize projects, and manage scholarship agendas. This workshop will aid participants in prioritizing scholarship projects and in building a timeline for completing projects for 2014 and beyond. Walk away with a scholarship timeline and clarified priorities for research projects in the new year.

Facilitator: Edward J. Brantmeier, Ph.D, Department of Learning, Technology, and Leadership Education & Center for Faculty Innovation

6:30-8:30 p.m.
Third Floor Flex Space, Rose Library

JMuse Cafe is excited to partner with the Institute for Visual Studies to bring programming for this year on Space, Place, and Community.

More information is available at http://sites.jmu.edu/jmuse. Free.

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.