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James Madison University offers each student a future of significance — not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.

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James Madison University offers each student a future of significance — not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.

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James Madison University announces fall 2020 graduates
James Madison University is pleased to announce the following students who graduated during the Dec. 19, 2020 commencement exercises.
Hannah Turner
Megan Harris
Linh Nguyen
Mia Andruss
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Graduation - Jan 14
James Madison University announces fall 2020 honors graduates
James Madison University is pleased to announce the following students who graduated with honors during the Dec. 19, 2020 commencement exercises.
Taylor Salyers
Ashleigh Bar
Jacqueline Kennedy
Kayley Campbell
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Graduation - Jan 14
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Abingdon student awarded State Department fellowship
William Gifford of Abingdon, a recent graduate of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, has become the 33rd recipient of the Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Memorial Fellowship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Achievement (Other) - 2020 Oct 20
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Louisville student awarded State Department fellowship
Amy Haupt of Louisville, a recent graduate of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, has become the 34th recipient of the Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Memorial Fellowship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
Amy Haupt
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Achievement (Other) - 2020 Oct 16
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James Madison University announces summer 2020 president's list
James Madison University is pleased to announce that the following students made the president's list for the summer 2020 semester.
Taylor Salyers
Jordan Hickman
Shannon Flack
Meghan Mitchell
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Honors List - 2020 Oct 5
James Madison University announces summer 2020 dean's list
James Madison University is pleased to announce that the following students made the dean's list for the summer 2020 semester.
Rozhan Khoshnaw
Catherine Montgomery
Taylor Corridon
Jenna Vigneault
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Honors List - 2020 Oct 5
James Madison University welcomes class of 2024
James Madison University is excited to welcome the class of 2024 to campus this month. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from 36 states, the District of Columbia and 10 countries around the world.
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Barbara Aveni
Jayden Tetzlaff
Alyssa Smith
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Enrollment - 2020 Aug 27
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James Madison University welcomes class of 2023
James Madison University is excited to welcome the class of 2023 to campus this month. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from 32 states, the District of Columbia and more than a dozen countries around the world.
Erin Murphy
Anatalya Zapanta
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Hannah Rhodes
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Enrollment - 2019 Sep 23
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Area students finish first at Collegiate Wind Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that JMU placed first in the project development category of the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition, topping 11 other universities from around the country. Originally scheduled to be held the first week of June at the American Wind Energy Association's CLEANPOWER conference in Denver, the competition was moved online due to COVID-19 and was held via webinar on May 20, June 2, June 3 and June 17.
Joseph Carrico
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Academic competition - 2020 Jun 25
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Area students part of first place team at Collegiate Wind Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that JMU placed first in the project development category of the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition, topping 11 other universities from around the country. Originally scheduled to be held the first week of June at the American Wind Energy Association's CLEANPOWER conference in Denver, the competition was moved online due to COVID-19 and was held via webinar on May 20, June 2, June 3 and June 17.
Jamie Mears
Colton Sorrells
Oumaima Atraoui
Roman Cook
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Academic competition - 2020 Jun 25
James Madison University names first Beckman Scholar
A Vienna student is looking forward to researching a deadly heart disease during the remainder of her undergraduate career after being named James Madison University's inaugural Beckman Scholar.
Isabel Romov
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Academic Award - 2020 May 28
Students perform in Walls: An American Story
Students in James Madison University's School of Theatre and Dance performed over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in a poignant production about a present-day interracial couple and the journey to break down the barriers between them.
Sierra Orr
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Jan 22
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Students Perform Onstage with World's Top Brass Band
Students in the James Madison University Brass Band performed onstage with the Cory Band, the world's top brass band ensemble. This performance marked the first time the JMU Brass Band has played onstage with Cory Band at the Forbes Center. The two bands have performed onstage together two other times: at the 2017 Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Brass Band Festival in Manchester, England, and during a concert tour of England and Wales by the JMU Brass Band in 2008. The South Wales-based Cory Band played at the Forbes Center in February 2016, when the JMU Brass Band had an opportunity to work with them.
Amy Millesen
Andrew Ribo
Josh Sylke
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2019 Nov 14
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JMU Army ROTC Cadets Honor Fallen Veterans
James Madison University ROTC cadets honor fallen veterans by helping with the flag display on campus.
Mathew Krueger
Ramey Mounts
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Community Service - 2019 Nov 12
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Recipient named to receive memorial award
James Madison University's School of Media Arts and Design awarded Peyton Kennedy the Alison B. Parker memorial award.
Peyton Kennedy
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Scholarship - 2019 May 22
Jordan McCray earns Gilman International Scholarship
Alexandria native Jordan McCray, a sophomore geographic science major at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, will spend the 2018 spring semester studying in Brazil after receiving a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State.
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Scholarship - 2018 Jan 19
JMU's students take the "win" by volunteering at the Final Four
While many basketball enthusiasts are checking their brackets for the madness of March, students at James Madison University are eagerly preparing for a behind-the-scenes experience at the NCAA Men's Final Four basketball tournament.
Breighan Szajnecki
Tanner Lippold
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Volunteer - 2019 Apr 4
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JMU students participate in Alternative Spring Break trip
JMU students embarked on 19 alternative spring break trips around the country and world this year. The students spent the week serving others while living simply and submerging themselves in the culture of their surroundings.
Cameron Kelahan
Ethan Gardner
Ashley Austin
Emily Casey
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Volunteer - 2019 Mar 6
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CAA Pitcher of the Week
CAA names James Madison University's Colton Harlow Pitcher of the Week for March 13.
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Sports - 2017 Mar 17
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Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week
James Madison University's Colton Harlow was named the Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week.
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Sports - 2017 Mar 17
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