News Topic: JMU in the Community

Celebrating Simms

COE is hosting the Celebrating Simms mobile exhibit, showcasing the work of Lucy Simms, a local freedwoman who earned her teaching certification and then returned and taught over 1800 African American students

PHOTOS: Morrissey legacy lives on through scholarship

A story of remembrance and friendship.

Support program shows promise for retaining K-12 teachers

As the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on teacher retention across the country, Virginia is implementing a teacher support model it hopes will reverse the trend.

Dukes for giving

Two students’ long-lasting impact on their community

Engineering students work to fight against litter crisis

Senior Engineering students embark on a fight against the world’s litter crisis and how they can help to clean up the world's oceans.

A mile marker reached

Hart School holds first in-person 5K.

Freshman health sciences student raises Alzheimer's awareness

Freshman Health Sciences major Emma Howell became passionate about raising awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease after growing up with a grandmother who had dementia.,

A culture of kindness

Every day, JMU students and employees practice a longstanding tradition of kindness — even toward strangers.

Celebrating possibilities through scholarships

Watch inspiring stories from the Annual Stewardship Luncheon.

Architectural Design students unveil innovative bike racks using reclaimed ash wood

Assistant professor Nick Brinen and students will hold a ribbon cutting and press event for bike storage and repair station they built specifically for children in JMU's Occupational Therapy program.

SADAH alum turns pop-up art space into permanent gallery

New gallery is a brick-and-mortar version of a tented gallery and workshop that she and friends established eight years ago at the Mountain Music Festival.

Girls Have H.E.A.R.T. program builds fitness and self-esteem

Girls Have H.E.A.R.T. is a Morrison Bruce Center program that focuses on teaching young girls how to have fun while exercising and developing a more positive self-concept.

See the winners of the 2022 SMAD awards

In the first in-person ceremony since 2019, SMAD honored its top graduating seniors and announced tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships funded by alumni and supporters.

UREC Assistant Director for Sport Clubs and Inclusive Recreation, Chris Jones, receives 2022 Horace Moody Award

UREC is pleased to announce that Chris Jones received 2022 Horace Moody Award.

Professor, students to garden on Earth Day with local elementary school

Geography professor Amy Goodall and her students will celebrate 10 years of gardening at Keister Elementary School on Earth Day.

Four Valley public servants honored at JMU

As part of the national Public Service Recognition Week the JMU Master of Public Administration graduate program will honor exemplary public service work.

JMU Bluestone Seed Fund announces spring investments

The JMU Bluestone Seed Fund is wrapping up its inaugural year of investments with the addition of two alumni-led startups to the portfolio.

Dukes lift Giving Day past $1 million — again

On Giving Day 2022, Dukes around the world raised $1,035,165 for 152 campus causes.

Forbes Center Recognizes Community Volunteers this National Volunteer Week; Hosts Upcoming Trainings for New Volunteers

The Forbes Center will recognize its 141 volunteer ushers at "Fiddlin' with Stories" on Apr. 19 ahead of hosting training sessions for new volunteers in May.

Empowering from the heart

Nkosi Davis (’18) leverages partnerships for reciprocal successes.

Forbes Center Welcomes HCPS and RCPS Fifth Graders for Live Arts Performance

The Forbes Center’s partnership with Any Given Child Shenandoah Valley means 450 students in Harrisonburg, Virginia, get to see a free matinee of “Fiddlin’ with Stories” on Apr. 19.

Making magic

Elementary school principal James Gordon III (’03) was recently recognized as one of 50 Disney Magic Makers across the country.

Migrant education program partners with JMU Civic to educate about food insecurity

SVMEP and JMU Civic hosted a panel discussion after a viewing of the documentary Food Chains, which is about a small tomato picking community in Immokalee, Florida.

Photojournalist Caroline Gutman to speak April 14

One of the award-winning photographers whose work is on display in Harrison Hall will talk about the power of photojournalism during an event at 4 p.m. April 14 in Darcus Johnson G008.

JMU students to be among volunteers for Arbor Day event

Students from a JMU geography class will be among the volunteers planting about 50 native trees Saturday along the new Friendly City Shared-use Path in Harrisonbuirg.

Dietetics students bring cooking lessons to local children

Dietetics professors Michelle Hesse and Jennifer Walsh and students from their junior and senior level nutrition classes have been partnering with the Explore More Discovery Museum to educate children about nutrition.  

SMAD sponsors Reel Change Film Festival from April 11-14

The 8th annual Reel Change Film Festival returns to Court Square Theater between April 11-14 to showcase documentaries about issues relevant to JMU and Harrisonburg.

Meet the alumnus behind JMU’s newest ASB program

Adam Monroe ('03) led a group of student volunteers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

STEM Corps Provides Opportunities for Local Boys and Girls Club

JMU STEM Corps provides enriching opportunities in STEM for local Boys and Girls Club

Ethical Reasoning in Action Newsletter

There is an urgent need for help with ethical reasoning in our world. Discover what some are doing with the Eight Key Question (8KQ) ethical reasoning strategy in the following stories.

Breathing new life into an old machine

JMU engineering students help revive a manufacturing machine that had been lost to time.

Dancing for the day care

The annual Dancing With the Stars of the 'Burg supports a community day care center as it looks to serve more families.

Donors and dignitaries toast formal opening of CoB Learning Complex

Festive Homecoming Weekend ceremony marks final completion of major capital project.

Alumna entrepreneur shares wisdom

JMU was her springboard to serial entrepreneurship in the wine business.

CoB hosts FBLA Xchange Regional Competition

FBLA partners with three centers from the College of Business.

JMU to “Light the Night” for fallen firefighters

Wilson Hall will be illuminated with red lights Saturday night as part of a “Light the Night” tribute for fallen firefighters.

The Hart School gets back in the game

Students in The Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management gain experience and skills from experiential learning trip.

Community with IDEAS: May 2022

The Madison Family Newsletter

Community with IDEAS: April 2022

The Madison Family Newsletter