You've entrusted James Madison University with your most valued treasure: your child. It's a role we take seriously. The Office of Parent Relations is here to partner with you in preparing your student to become an educated and enlightened citizen who will lead a productive and meaningful life.
Use this site to locate resources for parents and family members of JMU students and find information on the annual Family Weekend, Parents Council, send-off picnics, and other activities.
Have a student trying to get home? We can help with that. Planning a visit to JMU? We have information on that, too.
Keep in touch with what's happening at the university through JMU news, The Breeze, Madison magazine, and more. Parents also receive the Madison Family Connection e-newsletter. Register your e-mail here.
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Commencement is one of the most memorable life experiences for our students and their families as they celebrate an amazing accomplishment uniquely special to each graduate and his or her loved ones. Commencement is an opportunity to acknowledge the life-changing experience that results in earning a college degree. It is also a time for each student to say 'thank you' to all those who made a college education possible.
For all these reasons and more, James Madison University remains committed to providing the best possible Commencement experience for our graduates, their families and friends and the larger JMU community. May 2013 Commencement programming will follow the format which proved successful two years ago. Click here for more information.
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In the short time leading up to and since I took office as president, I acquired a great deal of the knowledge and made the relationships necessary to successfully lead James Madison University. But still there is much for me to learn. I must acquire... Read More
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