News Topic: Engagement

Gaining traction

Students were challenged to transform their ideas into pitch-ready business models.

Welcome to the Honors College

What does it mean to be Madisonian in the 21st century? Freshman Honors students grappled with that question during a trip to Montpelier.

School of Nursing gets $2.7 million

The James Madison University School of Nursing will receive $2.7 million in federal grant money over the next four years

Protecting our waterways

JMU students work at a Madison County, Virginia, farm to protect the water quality of a river tributary.

Music makers

Engineering and music education students make sure everyone gets to play an instrument.

Who in the world comes to JMU?

JMU welcomes the world's students with challenging academics and a friendly environment.

Honors: Worth the challenge

Students in the Honors College at JMU embrace high expectations as they pursue their dreams.

Hacking for Diplomacy

In 2017, JMU offered the only H4Di course in the country at JMU X-Labs and was the first in the nation to offer it exclusively to undergraduate students.

Sweeping for clues

The project offers a rare opportunity for a geophysicist to be involved in restoring the humanity of a forgotten community.

SGA president making her mark on Madison

Jewel Hurt embodies civic enagement and public service.

Student MIF Members 'Pay it Forward'

Madison Investment Fund group brings in almost 50 high-school students to teach them how to invest in their future.

Pulling up on his own bootstraps

Senior Michael Johnson has worked his way through college with the goal of becoming an Army nurse.

Professor's second book gets down to earth

Paul Bogard's The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us About Who We Are, gets readers to think about a natural resource that is largely taken for granted.

A meaningful engagement

JMU's opening trio of Engagement Fellows has completed a rewarding year of public service.

Finding her brave

Jennifer Marshall ('01) transformed her battle with mental illness into triumph and galvanized a movement

'Drawing on the Left'

Duke Hall Gallery exhibition featuring Ben Shahn could qualify as destiny at work.

When divergent passions meet

Alex Paullin's ('14) nonprofit organization uses music to spread the word about environmental conservation in the developing world.

A culture of winning

Madison's unmatched success in athletics in recent years is not happenstance.

Sports as empowerment

The ripple effects of exposure to adapted sport and disability sport can be transformational.

'All in'

Amanda Presgraves ('16) took the drive to succeed from the swimming pool to entrepreneurship.

Competitive in life

A new leadership development program helps student-athletes transition from the playing field to professional careers.

Can't-miss ability

Adam Ballou ('15) hasn't let his disability keep him from reaching the pinnacle of his sport.