Center for Global Engagement

Welcome to the Center for Global Engagement. Our mission is to provide high-quality global education opportunities for our campus community, welcome and support our international students and scholars, and assist in the internationalization efforts at JMU. From our robust study abroad programs to programming that connects our international community, to global virtual exchange, the CGE offers a full range of global experiences.

For questions regarding our programs, please contact the appropriate team below for further assistance and to schedule appointments. Walk-in appointments are very limited at this time due to Covid-19 restrictions.

For Study Abroad inquiries, please contact studyabroad@jmu.edu or (540) 568-6419.

For International Student & Scholar Services inquiries, please contact isss@jmu.edu or (540) 568-6119.

For International Cooperation inquiries, please contact ic@jmu.edu or call (540) 568-5264.

If you have questions about other Center for Global Engagement programs and services, or for general information, please contact cge@jmu.edu or call (540) 568-5209.

Thank you!

We’re delighted to announce that Dr. Carol Stax-Brown will join the Center for Global Engagement as Interim Director, beginning Dec. 1, 2021.

Dr. Stax-Brown is a global education thought leader with extensive experience working with universities and their international education programs. A former faculty member, she has also served as lead administrator of a U.S. college campus and as the CEO of a global non-profit education association.

Her educational background includes earning a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in Workforce Education from the University of Georgia and a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) from Quinnipiac University. She received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication from James Madison University.

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Stax-Brown back to Harrisonburg as a part of CGE.

As faculty and staff at James Madison University, we grieve for and express our deepest
condolences to the families of the victims of the shootings in Atlanta on March 16, 2021. Among
eight victims, six of them were women of Asian descent. We appreciate that JMU leadership has expressed serious concern regarding the rising number of Asian-directed hate crimes. However, Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are still vulnerable to racist violence in public spaces, including schools, workplaces, streets, stores, and media. In the strongest terms, we condemn such crimes and hatred. 

Click to read the complete Statement of the Shooting in Atlanta: Stop Asian Hate signed by more than 250 JMU faculty and staff.