Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977.
The university is situated in the Shenandoah Valley, just west of Massanutten Mountain. ==History== Founded in 1908 as a women's college, James Madison University was established by the Virginia General Assembly.
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. In 1919, Burruss resigned the presidency to become president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
In 1914, the name of the university was changed to the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg.
The goal is to provide students with a unique experience that will help them to grow in community and in engagement outside of the classroom. ===Organizations=== ====Student Government Association==== The JMU Student Government Association (SGA) was founded in 1915 and stood as the first organization on campus.
At first, academic offerings included only today's equivalent of technical training or junior college courses, but authorization to award bachelor's degrees was granted in 1916.
Its first 20 graduates received diplomas in 1911. In 1919, Burruss resigned the presidency to become president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Duke served as president from 1919 to 1949. In 1946, men were first enrolled as regular day students.
While these positions are not paid, there is an extensive selection process to become a member. ====The Breeze==== The Breeze is a student-run newspaper serving James Madison University since 1922.
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 James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, whose Montpelier estate is in nearby Orange, Virginia.
Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977.
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 James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, whose Montpelier estate is in nearby Orange, Virginia.
Wells Planetarium also employs students enrolled at James Madison University to operate the system and host shows to the public. ===Timeline=== Late 1940s: James Madison University, then Madison College, purchased its first planetarium to be installed in the attic of Burruss Hall 1956: Planetarium first installed on JMU's campus by Dr.
Duke served as president from 1919 to 1949. In 1946, men were first enrolled as regular day students.
Duke served as president from 1919 to 1949. In 1946, men were first enrolled as regular day students.
Tyler Miller became the third president in 1949, following Duke's retirement.
During Miller's administration, from 1949 to 1970, the campus was enlarged by 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.
The planetarium first opened at JMU in 1956 under the direction of Dr.
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.
During Miller's administration, from 1949 to 1970, the campus was enlarged by and 19 buildings were constructed.
Carrier, JMU's fourth president, headed the institution from 1971 to 1998.
Wells Planetarium, first opened in 1974, underwent a $1.5 million renovation in 2008.
The facility was then moved to Miller Hall and renovated in 1975, later named in honor of Wells on the occasion of his retirement in 1980. The planetarium seats 72 individuals within a 30-ft dome.
In 1976, the university's name was changed to James Madison University. The first president of the university was Julian Ashby Burruss.
Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977.
John Wells retired from the Physics Department June 30, 1979, continuing to work at the Planetarium until 1980. 1980: Planetarium is officially named after Dr.
The facility was then moved to Miller Hall and renovated in 1975, later named in honor of Wells on the occasion of his retirement in 1980. The planetarium seats 72 individuals within a 30-ft dome.
John Wells retired from the Physics Department June 30, 1979, continuing to work at the Planetarium until 1980. 1980: Planetarium is officially named after Dr.
Bush, the NFC title game between Washington and Dallas in 1983, Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1988 and 1991.
James Madison's baseball team advanced to the College World Series in 1983, becoming the first Virginia school to do so.
Bush, the NFC title game between Washington and Dallas in 1983, Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1988 and 1991.
Since the late 1990s the campus has expanded both east and west of the Bluestone area.
Bush, the NFC title game between Washington and Dallas in 1983, Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1988 and 1991.
The JMU women's field hockey team won the university's first national title in 1994.
This marked the ninth consecutive year that the Lady Dukes participated in postseason play and the program's ninth consecutive season with 20 victories, a school record. ===Men's basketball=== In 2013, James Madison University's men's basketball team won the CAA championship title for the first time since 1994.
Both the men's and women's teams are involved in campus philanthropy, including annual community fundraisers, as well as responsibility for the upkeep of roadways through the Adopt-a-Highway program. ====Men's club Ultimate==== The JMU Men's Ultimate team, the Flying Hellfish, was founded in 1997.
Carrier, JMU's fourth president, headed the institution from 1971 to 1998.
The men's program has an extensive tradition of winning, most notably National Championships in 1999, 2000 & 2009.
In 2000, a party with about 2,500 students grew out of hand and required a police presence at the Forest Hills townhouse complex on Village Lane.
The men's program has an extensive tradition of winning, most notably National Championships in 1999, 2000 & 2009.
The band has made four appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, first in 2001, again in 2008, 2013 and most recently in 2018.
Beginning in 2002 JMU began receiving state and private funding to construct a state-of-the-art performing arts complex.
JMU football won the NCAA Division I-AA national title in 2004, with a 13–2 record, and in 2016 with a 14–1 record going undefeated in the FCS.
The 2004 squad was the only team in history to win the title after playing four straight road playoff games.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
In addition to winning the FCS national championships after the 2004 and 2016 seasons, they were national runners up for the 2017 and 2019 seasons. James Madison University invested heavily in new athletic facilities throughout the tenure of President Linwood Rose.
In early 2005, JMU purchased the Rockingham Memorial Hospital campus just north of the main JMU campus for over $40 million.
In June 2005, the university expanded across South High Street by leasing the former Harrisonburg High School building from the City of Harrisonburg.
The sale was approved in June 2005 for $17 million.
The team is named after the Simpsons episode 22, season 7, "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'" Since 2005, the team has hosted an annual tournament known as "The Hellfish Bonanza," which attracts between 12 and 16 teams from across the east coast.
Wells due to his death in 2005.
In May 2006, the university purchased the property.
In 2006, the local ABC affiliate reported that the university had nearly doubled in size in the last 20 years, including purchases of several local properties. The university has also experienced tension with local residents with occasional clashes between local police and students at a popular off-campus block party.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
News and World Report. On January 9, 2007, the Virginia higher education governing body approved the School of Engineering.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Recently completed projects include the Rose Library on the east side of campus, which opened on August 11, 2008.
Wells Planetarium, first opened in 1974, underwent a $1.5 million renovation in 2008.
The school began accepting undergraduates in fall 2008.
The Rose Library, completed in August 2008, serves as a repository of science and technical material. Several new campus construction projects were included in Governor Tim Kaine's $1.65 billion higher education bond package.
The band has made four appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, first in 2001, again in 2008, 2013 and most recently in 2018.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
JMU granted 4,908 degrees in 2012–4,096 undergraduate degrees, and 812 graduate degrees. On October 2, 2009, JMU was granted a chapter by the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
The men's program has an extensive tradition of winning, most notably National Championships in 1999, 2000 & 2009.
Similarly, the women have won National Championships in 2009 & 2012.
Additionally, after the last football game of 2009, the university began an expansion of Bridgeforth Stadium that increased seating capacity to approximately 25,000.
The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts opened in June 2010, and serves as the home to JMU's School of Theatre and Dance.
The entire PAC was built at a total cost exceeding $92 million, and opened in June 2010 to house academic offices and performances by the Schools of Theatre, Dance and Music, and the administrative offices of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Wilson Hall is the centerpiece of the university's main quadrangle.
And in 2010, the food at JMU was ranked third in the United States.
JMU built a new multimillion-dollar baseball and softball field complex that opened in 2010.
The retention rate for the 2011–12 freshman class was 91.4%, and the ratio of female to male students 60/40.
In 2011 the student body was ranked 20th "happiest in the entire nation" by Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Construction was completed in time for the 2011 football season. In 2020, the annual athletic fee for each student was $2,340, which finances three-quarters of Athletic Department revenues. ===Women's basketball=== In 2012, the James Madison women's basketball team won a program record 29 games, and advanced to the WNIT National Championship game, where it lost to Oklahoma State University.
It received 22,648 applications for an entering freshmen class of 4,325 for the 2012–13 academic year.
Total enrollment in the 2012–13 academic year was 19,927—18,392 undergraduates and 1,820 graduate students.
JMU granted 4,908 degrees in 2012–4,096 undergraduate degrees, and 812 graduate degrees. On October 2, 2009, JMU was granted a chapter by the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
To the east, across Interstate 81, the expansion has included The College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT), the University Recreation Center (UREC), the Festival Conference and Student Center, the Leeolou Alumni Center, several residence halls, the Chemistry and Physics Building, and University Park, which opened in 2012 off Port Republic Road, combining recreational and varsity athletic fields.
The Breeze has been nominated and won numerous awards during its existence including a 2012 Online Pacemaker Award, 2012 VPA award for Best in Show for a Non-Daily News Presentation, and a 2012 VPA sweepstakes award.
Similarly, the women have won National Championships in 2009 & 2012.
Construction was completed in time for the 2011 football season. In 2020, the annual athletic fee for each student was $2,340, which finances three-quarters of Athletic Department revenues. ===Women's basketball=== In 2012, the James Madison women's basketball team won a program record 29 games, and advanced to the WNIT National Championship game, where it lost to Oklahoma State University.
Washington Monthly assesses the quality of schools based on social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and service (encouraging students to give something back to their country). In 2013 BloombergBusiness ranked JMU 15th among all undergraduate business schools in the country for return on investment.
The band has made four appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, first in 2001, again in 2008, 2013 and most recently in 2018.
In 2013, head coach Kenny Brooks led his team back to the WNIT defeating NC A&T, NC State, and Fordham before falling to Florida in the tournament's quarterfinals.
This marked the ninth consecutive year that the Lady Dukes participated in postseason play and the program's ninth consecutive season with 20 victories, a school record. ===Men's basketball=== In 2013, James Madison University's men's basketball team won the CAA championship title for the first time since 1994.
A Digistar 3 full-dome projector system was installed alongside GOTO, which allowed for full-dome movies in conjunction with a traditional star talk about the constellations. Summer 2013: Evans & Sutherland Digistar 5 ultra-high definition digital projection system is added to the Planetarium. ===Usage=== In the early years of the Miller Hall Planetarium, not yet named after Dr.
In 2014 it ranked JMU's College of Business 40th among undergraduate business programs in the U.S.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
In 2014, the Lady Dukes posted an overall 29–6 record that culminated with an 85–69 loss to Texas A&M University in the NCAA Championship Round of 32.
Kiplinger magazine's 2015 "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" ranked JMU 21st in value in the nation among public colleges and universities. ==Campus== The campus of JMU originally consisted of two buildings, known today as Jackson and Maury Halls.
In 2015, the organization celebrated its 100th year since being founded. ====Marching Royal Dukes==== James Madison University has the largest collegiate marching band in the nation, with 535 members as of Fall 2018.
During their most recent trip to Europe, the MRDs participated in the 2015 Italian New Year's Day Parade in the Vatican. ====University Program Board==== The University Program Board (UPB) puts on large-scale events at JMU, including concerts and themed alternative night-out events like Late Night Breakfast. ====Student Ambassadors==== The JMU Student Ambassadors work alongside the Admissions Office to offer student-led tours for prospective students.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
JMU football won the NCAA Division I-AA national title in 2004, with a 13–2 record, and in 2016 with a 14–1 record going undefeated in the FCS.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
In addition to winning the FCS national championships after the 2004 and 2016 seasons, they were national runners up for the 2017 and 2019 seasons. James Madison University invested heavily in new athletic facilities throughout the tenure of President Linwood Rose.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
In addition to winning the FCS national championships after the 2004 and 2016 seasons, they were national runners up for the 2017 and 2019 seasons. James Madison University invested heavily in new athletic facilities throughout the tenure of President Linwood Rose.
In the 2018 Washington Monthly college rankings, JMU ranked 8th among master's universities nationwide.
In 2015, the organization celebrated its 100th year since being founded. ====Marching Royal Dukes==== James Madison University has the largest collegiate marching band in the nation, with 535 members as of Fall 2018.
The band has made four appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, first in 2001, again in 2008, 2013 and most recently in 2018.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
2 public masters-level university in the South (6th overall) for 2019.
Since 2004, the JMU football team has appeared in the playoffs in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
In addition to winning the FCS national championships after the 2004 and 2016 seasons, they were national runners up for the 2017 and 2019 seasons. James Madison University invested heavily in new athletic facilities throughout the tenure of President Linwood Rose.
Construction was completed in time for the 2011 football season. In 2020, the annual athletic fee for each student was $2,340, which finances three-quarters of Athletic Department revenues. ===Women's basketball=== In 2012, the James Madison women's basketball team won a program record 29 games, and advanced to the WNIT National Championship game, where it lost to Oklahoma State University.
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