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James Madison University - Parents Newsletter Spring 08 - Index

SUMMER 2008
Volume 2, Issue 1
INSIDE
The centennial’s best
and brightest PAGE 2
■ By the Numbers
Communicating with
the university PAGE 3
■ A time of transition
‘Big Jim’ PAGE 4
■ Be the Change
■ Gov. Kaine’s parallels successes
Making the most of summer
opportunities PAGE 5
■ Important summer resources
■ On-campus summer housing
Parents’ guide to
commencement PAGE 6
■ Learning for a lifetime
Encouraging students to
be good citizens PAGE 7
■ QuikBILL updates
■ JMU Access card information
■ A Family Connection
Parents calendar PAGE 8
■ The next 100 years
“We have to continue
to invest our
time, talent and
treasure in the educational
institutions
from early childhood
education to K-12
education to a robust
higher-education
sector in this commonwealth.
And in
that, James Madison
is leading the way.”
— GOV. TIM KAINE
Read more about
Gov. Kaine’s Centennial
address on Page 4.
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Madison
J A M E S M A D I S O N U N I V E R S I T Y P A R E N T R E L A T I O N S N E W S L E T T E R
F A M I L Y C O N N E C T I O N
All Together 100
A lot has changed at James Madison University since its founding. Yet, the
core values of the institution have endured, including the distinct Madison
Experience that has profoundly shaped the lives of 100,000 graduates.
A new culture of giving is born
100th-anniversary gift is largest ever for JMU
While the James Madison University community
was busy celebrating the 100th
anniversary of its beginnings and a century
of achievements, an inner core of leaders and celebrants
were cheering a founding of another kind.
‘It’s an honor
to give to JMU.’
— Bruce Forbes
At the Centennial Luncheon
on Friday, March 14,
President Linwood H. Rose
led a salute to the ongoing
Photo of the century! JMU
students, alumni, professors
and staff members gather on
the Quad on March 12 to say
happy 100th birthday and
make Madison memories.
successes of JMU’s
first comprehensive
capital campaign that
included an announcement
of the largestever
gift to JMU and
thus the birth of a
new culture of philanthropy at Madison. Learn more at
www.jmu.edu/birthday/luncheon.shtml. M