JMU - Family Weekend
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Parents and Family
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.
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Get to and from JMU
Have a student trying to get home? We can help with that. Planning a visit to JMU? We have information on that, too.
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Stay connected
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About JMU
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Family Weekend 2013
Oct. 4-6
Click here for the pdf of the 2012 Family Weekend brochure.
Click here for a printable list of 2012 events (dates/times/ locations).
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Congratulations to Andrea and Dan Birchfield, parents of Ben Birchfield!
JMU Students were given this opportunity to nominate their parent for this unique award and thank them for all they have done.
Ben stated in his nomination that the best piece of advice his parents gave him was “to be true to yourself” and described his parents as “irreplaceable.” Click here to read the entire award speech.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Parking
On-campus parking is very limited. Prior to 5 p.m. Friday and anytime on Sunday, visitors may park in any standard space in parking lots throughout campus. For parking, after 5p.m. Friday and all Saturday, please see the football parking map on page 9 of the Family Weekend brochure. On football game days, public parking is available at no charge in R2, D3, C5, C10-12, Convo F/G, as well as the Warsaw, Grace and Cantrell parking decks. Designated ‘reserved parking’ lots are for Duke Club members only. See campus map on pages 12–13 of brochure for locations. Please keep in mind when parking that enforcement of violations such as meters, fire lanes and handicap spaces will continue. Once in Harrisonburg, please tune your radio to AM1610 for up-to-date parking information and any last-minute changes in the weekend’s itinerary.
Special Parking is available for vehicles with DMV-issued handicapped license plates or permits. Please contact the JMU parking office, (M–F), 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. at (540) 568–3300 to discuss special parking needs.
NOTE for Saturday: Shuttle buses will run every half–hour from 8 a.m. until two hours after football game on Saturday. Shuttles will run pick up/drop off at Warsaw Deck on campus at most all hotels (check with your hotel), at the Kmart and Royal Cinema parking lots and the off-campus apartment complexes.
RV Parking:
Recreational vehicles are permitted on campus during Family Weekend from 5 p.m. Friday until 5 p.m. Sunday. Parking is available free of charge in parking lot R1 only. However, the submission of an online parking request for is required before attendance. The form is available at http://web.jmu.edu/parking/RVfootball_form.asp.
Things to do in Harrisonburg during FW:
QUESTIONS? Please visit our Family Weekend FAQ page!
