News and Information Updates
Scholarship Opportunities
Encourage your rising senior to apply for one of the scholarships being offered by the Alumni Chapter of Metro Washington or the Alumni Chapter of Richmond.
Click here for more information.
New Program for Parents & Grandparents
Parents and Grandparents GET INVOLVED!
The JMU Office of Career and Academic Planning would like to introduce a new resource for parents and grandparents, the Career Contact and Alumni Network (CCAN). Serve as a mentor to a JMU student. What better way to connect with JMU than to provide a current student with advice and assistance integral to their successful progression toward a career. From identifying a major to determining a career field of interest, everyone can benefit from this type of resource. Students want to learn more about what professionals experience in the working world, and by registering as a JMU Career Contact, individuals can make that connection.Click on the icon above for more information.
October 3-5, 2008
Family Weekend 2008!
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September 28-30, 2007
Parents and families came from all around to JMU to join their students with fun-in-the-sun at Family Weekend 2007. The weekend began on Friday with the annual General Education Student Conference with over 200 attendees, Saturday with a sellout of the Morning Canoe trip on the Shenandoah River, then on to the Godwin Field Festival featuring 22 area vendors and hundreds of patrons, then the much anticipated football KICK-OFF with JMU vs Villanova ending in a 35 to 7 victory! Click here to see game footage.
The Pops Concert rocked the night away with JMU’s very own; Chorale, Brass Band, Symphony Orchestra, and Marching Royal Dukes, and with an astounding 1,805 attendees! Wrapping the weekend up, last, but not least, the JMU student-led a cappella groups came together in a concert of tight harmonies and blended sounds in their annual, A Cappella Thon Concert.
A huge thank you goes out to all who participated!
2007-08
College Parents of America
As part of James Madison Universities institutional membership in the College Parents of America, the organization has offered to include parents of the Universities students at no charge.
As a member, you will receive a quarterly e-mail newsletter geared to your student’s specific year in college, the organization’s Presidents column, access to information on the Members-only part of the Web site, and other expert resources. For more information and to register, click here.
NEW
Parent Advertisements
Looking for a creative way to wish your student a happy birthday, or tell them good luck, and/or congratulations? The solution, post an add in The Breeze!
Starting this Fall parent advertisements will post in every Monday and Thursday issue of The Breeze, James Madison University's student newspaper. Click here for more information.
Building Bridges Between Schools and College Parents
Financial Literacy for Parents and Students
Information for families available on JMU website. At James Madison University, we know that your encouragement and support directly affects your student's ability to be successful in college.
For more news from the University, see JMU News
Letting Go of Your Adult Children - Video
The Beloit College Mindset List
The Mindset List identifies the experiences and event horizons of students as they commence higher education and is not meant to reflect on their preparatory education.
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Register Your E-mail
As part of the University's effort to stay connected to parents and families, we encourage you to share your information with us so we can send you the parent newsletter, The Madison Family Connection. This will also allow us to keep you updated on important dates and campus happenings.
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