http://www.jmu.edu/parents/parentscouncil.shtml

http://www.jmu.edu/parents/Family_Weekend.shtml

http://www.jmu.edu/parents/

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James Madison University - Madison Family Connection Summer 2009 - Index

Summer/Fall ’09
Event Calendar
FYSO– First-Year Sendoff
Schedule:
July 18 New England -
Westford, Mass.
July 19 New Jersey -
Bernards Township
July 20 Pennsylvania -
Doylestown
July 22 Roanoke, Va.
July 23 Tidewater, Va. -
Virginia Beach
July 24 Greater Peninsula -
Newport News, Va.
July 26 Maryland -
Columbia
July 27 Charlottesville, Va.
July 28 Richmond, Va. -
Midlothian
July 29 Prince William
County, Va. -
Woodbridge
July 31 Connecticute -
Greenwich
Aug. 1 New York -
Sands Point
Aug. 2 Delaware -
Aug. 3
Aug. 4
Aug. 6
Aug. 8
Newark
Southern New
Jersey -
Medford
Lynchburg, Va.
Fairfax, Va.
Texas
Southlake
For more information
and registration visit
www.jmu.edu/parents/.
Welcome to the
JMU family
D e a r Pa r e n t s :
On behalf of the Parents Council, we
extend a warm welcome to all of
you who are joining the JMU family
as parents of freshmen and transfer
students.
We know this is an exciting
time for you and your
students. Settling into the
college experience can present
challenges. JMU offers
extensive opportunities and
resources to ease the transition;
we encourage you and
your students to take full
advantage of them. Campus
clubs, organizations,
services, and assistance are
outlined on the JMU Web
site. You can obtain more
specifics by attending the
parent information session
during Orientation this
summer.
Two more key events
for your calendar are your
local First-Year Sendoff in
July or August and Family
Weekend on Oct. 9-11, 2009. The sendoff is a
great setting for you and your student to speak
with current students, parents, and administrators
and to meet other new JMU family members
in your area. The sendoff schedule is published
on the JMU Parents Web site and more details
will be mailed to you. The Family Weekend
brochure and registration will be posted online
at www.jmu.edu/parents/Family_Weekend.
shtml, on July 1, and a postcard reminder will
be mailed to you in mid June, but NOW is the
time for you to make hotel reservations. A listing
of local accommodations can be found on the
JMU Parents Web site. Thousands of families
take advantage of this opportunity to get a taste
of JMU campus life with their students and to
further enhance their JMU family experience.
As spokespersons and advocates representing
JMU in our communities, Parents Council
members serve as a liaison between parents and
the university. This is a great way to get involved
in JMU and to learn first hand about its many
diverse academic a nd
extracurricular programs.
In addition, the Parents
Council has enriched our
JMU experience because
of the special friendships
we have formed.
Current Parents Council
members and the classes
we represent are listed on
the JMU Web site at www.
jmu.edu/parents/parentscouncil.shtml.
All of
us are willing and anxious
to answer your specific
questions about the Parents
Council and any general
questions about JMU
and its programs. Please
feel free to call on us.
We encourage your
involvement with your
student in the JMU experience.
Whether you serve on the Parents Council
or participate in other activities supporting your
student and JMU, your contributions are very
welcome. Working together, we can assure the
success of our students and further the advancement
of this outstanding university. Welcome to
the JMU family! Go Dukes!
St e v e & Ja n e Sm i t h (’10P)
Parents Council Chairs
Other important dates:
Aug. 24
Oct. 9-11
Oct. 16-18
Nov. 20-29
Dec. 7-11
Dec. 12
First Day of
Classes
Family Weekend
Homecoming
Thanksgiving
Break
Final Exams
Graduation and
Commencement
2 Family Connection
Sh e r r y Ki n g
Director
(540) 568-8064
kingsf@jmu.edu
Parent Relations Meet the staff
Tr a c e y Ki t e
Assistant Director
(540) 568-3193
kitetl@jmu.edu
Deb o r a h Ce n t e r s
Administrative Assistant
(540) 568-3190
centerdj@jmu.edu