James Madison University

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JMU is also the abbreviation for John Moores University in Liverpool, England

James Madison University (also known as JMU), located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA, was founded in 1908 as a state normal and industrial school for women. Since its founding in 1908, JMU has grown to today's coeducational comprehensive public university with an enrollment of approximately 16,000. The university is in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, with the campus quad located on South Main Street in Harrisonburg. The campus originally fit between South Main Street and Interstate 81, but has since expanded across the Interstate with the addition of The College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT), the University Recreation Center (UREC), the College Center Conference/Dining facility, the Leeolou Alumni Center, several residence halls, and athletic fields since the mid-1990's.

Contents 1 Administration 1.1 Presidents of JMU 2 History 3 Academics 4 Famous alumni 5 Athletics 5.1 Football 5.2 Basketball 6 Points of interest 7 External links

Administration

Dr. Linwood H. Rose has been JMU's President since September 1998. He is only the fifth President in the University's long history. Before being named President, Rose served as a member of the institution's administration for 23 years, including service as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Presidents of JMU

1. Julian Ashby Burruss (1908-1919)
2. Dr. Samuel Page Duke (1919-1949)
3. Dr. G. Tyler Miller (1949-1971)
4. Dr. Ronald E. Carrier (1971-1998)
5. Dr. Linwood H. Rose (1998-present)

History

The university was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg. In 1914, the name of the university was changed to the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg. Authorization to award bachelor's degrees was granted in 1916. During this initial period of development, the campus plan was established and six buildings were constructed.

The university became the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg in 1924 and continued under that name until 1938, when it was named Madison College in honor of the fourth president of the United States. In 1976 the university's name was changed to James Madison University.

The first president of the university was Julian Ashby Burruss. The university opened its doors to its first student body in 1909 with an enrollment of 209 students and a faculty of 15. Its first 20 graduates received diplomas in 1911.

Dr. Samuel Page Duke became the second president of the university in 1919 upon the resignation of Burruss, who became president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. During Duke's administration, nine major buildings were constructed.

In 1946 men were first enrolled as regular day students. Dr. G. Tyler Miller became the third president of the university in 1949, following the retirement of Duke. During Miller's administration, from 1949 to 1970, the campus was enlarged by 240 acres (1 km²) and 19 buildings were constructed. Major curriculum changes were made and the university was authorized to grant master's degrees in 1954.

In 1966, by action of the Virginia General Assembly, the university became a coeducational institution. Dr. Ronald E. Carrier, JMU's fourth president, headed the institution from 1971 to 1998. During Carrier's administration, student enrollment and the number of faculty and staff tripled, doctoral programs were authorized, more than 20 major campus buildings were constructed and the university was recognized repeatedly by national publications as one of the finest institutions of its type in America.

Academics

James Madison University is comprised of seven colleges and 78 academic programs.

Colleges

• Arts and Letters
• Business
• Education
• Graduate and Professional Programs
• Integrated Science and Technology
• Science and Mathematics
• Visual and Performing Arts

On June 24, 2005, the Board of Visitors approved the Madison College Proposal, which created the College of Visual and Performing Arts out of the College of Arts and Letters. The new College of Visual and Performing Arts includes the School of Art and Art History, the School of Music, the School of Theatre and Dance, and the Madison Art Collection.

JMU supports student run radio station WXJM as well as public radio station WMRA.

Famous alumni

• Dr. Marcia E. Angell, Class of 1960 - Member of the Harvard University Medical School faculty and former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Athletics

Image:JMUDukeDogLogo.jpg James Madison University's athletic teams use the name "Dukes" in competition, with the Duke Dog, a gray bulldog dressed in a purple cape and crown, as the school's mascot. "Dukes" is in honor of Samuel Page Duke, the university's second president. Madison competes in the NCAA's Division I, (Division I-AA for football), the Colonial Athletic Association, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the Atlantic 10 Conference for football. The students compete in the following sports: Football, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming, Diving, Archery, Fencing, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Wrestling, Baseball, Women's Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Track & Field, and Softball.

Football

• Head Coach Mickey Matthews West Texas State, 1976
  • Career Record, JMU 40-33 (6 Years)
• Assistants (Year, Duties, School-Year) Curt Newsome (6th, Asst. Head Coach/OL, Emory & Henry-1982), Jeff Durden (1st, Offensive Coordinator/QB, Georgetown, Ky-1988), George Barlow (6th, Defensive Coordinator/DL, Marshall-1990), Kyle Gillenwater (6th, LB, Bridgewater-1986, Phil Ratliff (1st, TE, Marshall-1994, Chip West (1st, DB, Livingstone-1993), Casey Creehan (2nd, DE/Special Teams, Grove City-1999, Ulrick Edmonds (2nd, RB, JMU-2001), Tony Tallent (2nd, WR, JMU-1993)
• Athletic Trainer Scott Cook (2nd, West Virginia-1991)

In 2004, the Dukes won three straight road games before defeating the University of Montana, 31-21, at Chattanooga, Tennessee to win the school's first football national championship. James Madison is the first school in NCAA Division I-AA history to win three road games before becoming National Champions.

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Basketball

• JMU Coach Dean Keener (Davidson 1988), 6-21 (.222)

JMU, in its 29th season of NCAA Division I basketball competition, has played in the NCAA Tournament on four occasions (1981, 1982, 1983, 1994) at the Division I level. JMU advanced to the NCAA Eastern Regional in 1981 after winning the ECAC South Tournament at the Hampton Coliseum. In NCAA play, the Dukes beat Georgetown 61-55 before losing 54-45 to Notre Dame. JMU finished 1980-81 with a 21-9 record. JMU got an at-large NCAA bid in 1981-82 after winning the ECAC South regular-season title and placing second in the tournament to Old Dominion at the Norfolk Scope. In NCAA play, JMU beat Ohio State 55-48 before losing 52-50 to eventual national champion North Carolina, a team that featured first-round NBA draft picks Michael Jordan, James Worthy, and Sam Perkins. JMU finished that season with a 24-6 record.

Points of interest

• Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

External links

• James Madison University
• Campus Map
• JMU Sports
• 88.7 WXJM
• 90.7 WMRA
• The Breeze - JMU Student Newspaper