News Archive: April 2011

Commencement Celebrations Abound
April 28, 2011: James Madison University will confer nearly 3,400 undergraduate and graduate degrees during commencement exercises on campus Thursday through Saturday, May 5-7.
The Real Thing: Graduate Student Takes Research to the Galapagos
April 27, 2011: For the bulk of her graduate career, Julia Stutzman studied plants found only in the Galapagos Islands by looking at photographs and specimens pressed and mounted on paper.
JMU Community Invited to Comment on Quality Enhancement Finalists
April 25, 2011: Six finalists for QEP proposals enter final review process.
Cameroon May Offer Life-Altering Experience for Study Abroad Students
April 21, 2011: From May 9 to June 2, four JMU students and two students from universities in New York, will accompany Linder, an assistant professor of anthropology at JMU, to Cameroon.
JMU Community Invited to Comment on Quality Enhancement Finalists
April 21, 2011: Six proposals for enhancing the quality of learning across James Madison University have been selected as finalists from a group of 76 proposals submitted earlier this year by faculty, staff and students.
Honorable Experiences
April 14, 2011: James Madison University's Honors Program has an unofficial slogan: "different, not more."
ISAT Senior Symposium: Batteries Power Truck Once Fueled by Gas
April 14, 2011: "The difference between an electric vehicle and a regular gas-powered truck is you get all that power at once. There's no buildup, so you feel it as soon as you put your foot down. It's a jolt."
Combating Cancer One Step at a Time
April 13, 2011: Combat Cancer," JMU Relay's 2011 theme, encourages students to take action to honor and remember those touched by cancer and join the fight to eliminate the disease.
Big Event and Madipalooza Make Positive Debuts
April 11, 2011: This past Saturday thousands of James Madison University students came together to be outside and hang out with friends with the intent to make a positive impact on the community.
Student Conference Held
April 9, 2011: NASW-Program Unit members Sabrina Plummer, Ashley Jallah, Kristen Del Toro, and Kelly Wilson attended the ...
Partnership with Rosetta Stone to Offer Language Credit
April 6, 2011: James Madison University has entered into a partnership with Rosetta Stone, Inc., to offer the Rosetta Stone Version 4 TOTALe as an accredited Conversational Spanish I language learning course.
Board of Visitors Meeting, April 1, 2011
April 2, 2011: Summary of Actions/Discussions
Search Firm Selected for JMU Presidential Search
April 1, 2011: JMU board rector, Mr. James Hartman announced that Greenwood/Asher & Associates would serve as the search firm assisting the university in identifying its next president.
Presidential Search Committee Minutes of March 31, 2011
April 1, 2011: Mr. Joseph Damico, Chair, called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm.
Fine-tuning Wikipedia
April 1, 2011: This semester, 81 JMU students have been diligently working to write new articles and improve existing ones in the areas of U.S. energy policy and U.S. public policy.

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