This past month, we had the pleasure of welcoming many of you to campus or virtually for Summer Orientation! We hope you left with new connections, valuable resources, and excitement for the journey ahead. Our team is grateful for the opportunity to meet you, and we are excited to continue supporting you as you transition to campus and begin your JMU experience this fall.
Presentation materials from our guest sessions during Summer Orientation can be found below.
Directions and Parking
Yellow Orientation signs will help direct you to the Mason Street Parking Deck, once you exit Interstate 81.
From the North:
- Drive south on Interstate 81
- Take exit 245, Port Republic Road / VA-253
- Turn RIGHT at the end of the ramp onto Port Republic Road
- After a half mile, turn right onto South Main Street (U.S. 11 North)
- At the third traffic light, turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Way
- At the first intersection, turn right onto Mason Street.
- Immediately after turning onto Mason Street, turn right into the first entrance of the parking deck.
From the South:
- Drive north on Interstate 81
- Take exit 245, Port Republic Road / VA-253
- Turn LEFT at the end of the ramp onto Port Republic Road
- After a half mile, turn right onto South Main Street (U.S. 11 North)
- At the third traffic light, turn right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Way
- At the first intersection, turn right onto Mason Street.
- Immediately after turning onto Mason Street, turn right into the first entrance of the parking deck.
Parking
General and accessible parking will be in the Mason Street Parking Deck on levels 3-5. Be sure to avoid parking in reserved Hotel Madison and metered parking spaces, indicated by signage.
Student and family check-in will take place in the Student Success Center. Orientation and Transition staff, wearing purple polos, will direct you to check-in.