Our mission is to educate and inspire people to address public issues and cultivate the common good in our democracy.

As a nonpartisan entity, the Madison Center emphasizes the acquisition of knowledge to make one a more informed participant in our democracy, skills to make one a more effective participant, and values that embrace the common good.

What the Madison Center does:

• We build year-round voter education and engagement initiatives with students, faculty and staff.
• We integrate civic learning opportunities in courses and academic programs with faculty and departments across campus.
• We provide resources for students to learn about and discuss public issues in an academic environment, and to develop and implement plans for informed participation in civic life.
• We collaborate with JMU's Center for Assessment & Research Studies to assess campus-wide civic learning.
• We work alongside community, state and national partners on civic learning initiatives and events.