James Madison University

James Madison University's orientation team is made up of outstanding upperclass students who serve as first year orientation guides (FrOGs). FrOGs assist incoming first-year students in their academic, personal and social transition and serve as a representative of JMU throughout the university's 1787 August Orientation. They are legendary on campus for their annual FrOG dance.

The James Madison University chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma recently inducted thirty-five students. Beta Gamma Sigma is an international honor society that provides the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a baccalaureate of graduate program at a school accredited by AACSB International.

James Madison University's nationally recognized marching band, the Marching Royal Dukes, begin their season with 485 members, the largest in their history. On tap for this season are performances at Montpelier, the estate of James Madison, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

James Madison University placed three award-winning teams in the 2013 Google Online Marketing Challenge.

The following students graduated from JMU on Aug. 13.

The following students graduated with honors on Aug. 13.

The following students qualified for the president's list at James Madison University during the 2013 summer semester.

The following students made the dean's list at James Madison University for the summer 2013 semester.

James Madison University is excited to welcome the class of 2017 to campus this month. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from 29 states, the District of Columbia and 30 countries around the world.

Nick Geer, a May graduate of James Madison University, has been accepted into the FoodCorps program. The 22-year-old will spend 11 months at the St. Mary's Nutrition Center in Lewiston, Maine, where he will be teaching local schoolchildren the value of good nutrition and how to build and tend school gardens, as well as partnering with area farmers to put high-quality food on school lunch menus.

The following students made the dean's list at James Madison University for the spring 2013 semester.

The following students made the president's list at James Madison University for the spring 2013 semester.

The following students graduated with honors from James Madison University during the May 4, 2013 commencement exercises:

The following students graduated with honors from James Madison University during the May 4, 2013 commencement exercises:

A pair of JMU students each earned $20,000 scholarships while two others received a total of $7,500 to study languages abroad this summer.

When most James Madison University students were packing up for the year and heading home, 50 students quickly shifted gears from focusing on their studies to focusing on others. JMU's Alternative May Break participants packed up and loaded a bus bound for New Orleans, La.

JMU Senior chemistry major Courtney Wardwell is one of 60 students selected from around the country to present research during the annual Posters on the Hill event April 23-24.

James Madison University was represented by 12 students from various research disciplines at the 2013 Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference held at the University of Delaware April 12-14.

Eight undergraduate researchers represented James Madison University at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research from Wednesday, April 11 to Saturday, April 13 at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Over 300 JMU students embarked on 30 spring break trips around the country and world. The students spent the week living simply, focused on service in their destination community but also on teamwork and reflection within their group. The following students participated in alternative spring break:

Marlee Flynt, a senior at James Madison University, has been named the Virginia Nursing Student of the Year. Flynt is the third consecutive JMU student to receive the honor.

Two James Madison University students earned first-place awards at the Mid-Atlantic Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Christopher Murguia of Virginia Beach has been named the 2013 recipient of the Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Humanitarian Demining Fellowship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.

The following students graduated from James Madison University during the December 15, 2012 commencement exercises:

Area students from James Madison University presented their research Jan. 31 at the Energy and Sustainability Conference in Richmond, Va.

The following James Madison University students have been named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester:

The following students graduated from James Madison University during the December 15, 2012 commencement exercises:

The following students graduated from James Madison University during the December 15, 2012 commencement exercises:

The following students graduated from James Madison University during the December 15, 2012 commencement exercises:

The following students graduated from James Madison University during the December 15, 2012 commencement exercises: