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Congratulations Graduating Students!
We wish
you
well in your future endeavors!
Please stay in touch!
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CoB Alumnus To Be Honored as BGS Entrepreneur of the Year: Apr. 20
Please join
JMU's Beta Gamma Sigma chapter at 7:00 pm in Showker G6 on Wed., Apr. 20, in honoring Eric Major as Beta Gamma Sigma International's Entrepreneur of the Year.
This award is the highest honor that BGS bestows upon a business professional.
Eric is a JMU alumnus, member of the College of Business Board of Advisors, and President, CEO, and Co-Founder of K2M, Inc., a rapidly growing global medical device company focused on developing innovative surgical solutions for the complex spinal pathologies.
After the award presentation, Eric will address the College as our C-Suite Speaker. A reception in the Showker lobby will follow.
Globally, Beta Gamma Sigma has 525 chapters in more than 20 countries. JMU's chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma will induct its new members at 7:00 that evening, prior to the award presentation.
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Academic Services Center Corner
Summer Transfer Credit
A permission form to take courses for transfer credit must be completed prior to taking courses outside JMU. Students wishing to take courses at another school must submit a course syllabus and a permission form to the ASC (Showker 205). Please allow a few days for this process as faculty course coordinators must review it. The permission form may be found in the ASC office or here
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Commencement - May 6, 2016
The University undergraduate ceremony will be held in Bridgeforth Stadium on Friday, May 6th at 3pm. The College of Business ceremony will be the same day beginning at 6pm in Bridgeforth Stadium. Students who are completing requirements in August are allowed to participate in May commencement. For more information, visit the Commencement page.
Graduating December 2017?
Students planning to graduate in December 2017 need to submit their graduation application to the ASC before they leave for the summer. Applications may be found in the ASC office and here.
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Good Luck on Finals!
The ASC staff would like to wish all students the best as they prepare for final exams. Have a productive yet relaxing summer.
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Maymester Interdisciplinary Course:
Social Entrepreneurship and
Design for Social Impact
A four-week tech elective (CISE 498e, cross-listed as ENGR 498) will be offered this Maymester. The course, called "Social Entrepreneurship and Design for Social Impact," will cover topics from methods for problem seeking using design thinking to the nuts and bolts of starting an organization (e.g. nonprofit or for-profit B Corps) and developing compelling business models.
The course includes weekly local and regional field trips and guest lectures from experts who are change makers in their communities.
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Volunteer for the Ability Olympics on Apr. 22 and 23!
WHAT: Multisport Olympic-Style Event
FOR WHO: Individuals ages 8-22 with any
disability
WHEN: Fri., Apr. 22 from 6:30-8:30 pm and
Sat., Apr. 23 from 9 am-4 pm
Lunch and a t-shirt included for volunteers! If you are interested in volunteering for this amazing event, please click the link
here
and fill out the form.
Please be advised, if you decide to volunteer, you will have to stay for the entire event.
Questions? Email Kevin Wells, Empowerment3 Director of Outreach.
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PSE's 2nd Annual Golf Outing
WHEN: Sat., Apr. 23, beginning at 1:30 pm
WHERE: Heritage Oaks Golf Course, followed
by awards ceremony and dinner at
Hillendale Park
WHAT: Pi Sigma Epsilon's Second Annual Golf
Outing. Lunch on the golf course before
tournament start.
Entry fee for students is $55, $70 for adults and other guests.
Students, parents, and faculty are all welcome to attend and sign up! Proceeds will go to Our Community Place, a Harrisonburg charity.
HOST: Pi Sigma Epsilon, a co-ed, professional
fraternal organization in sales, marketing,
and sales management
Sign up on the
Pi Sigma Epsilon website:
www.pse-jmu.com,
or check it out on Facebook.
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Need to Talk with the Office of Experiential Learning?
Questions or comments about professional development programs and Experiential Learning Tours are welcome!
Sam Collier's office hours are
posted on the door of
Showker 205M or email Sam at
colliesb@jmu.edu
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Terry
Fernsler, Doctoral Assistant (Showker 219)
Office Hours until Apr. 29:
Mondays: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesdays: 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Wednesdays: 9:30 - 11:30 am
Thursdays: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Fridays:11:30 am - 3:30 pm
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Apr. 20: CoB Real Estate Symposium
Learn about current trends and opportunities in real estate investing from alumni that work in real estate investing, development, management and sales.
WHEN:
Wed., Apr. 20, 2016 at 7:30 pm
WHERE:
Showker 106
WHAT:
Opportunity to hear from JMU alumni
with successful careers in the field and
learn about the immense career
opportunities the real estate industry
provides
WHO:
Everyone is welcome
Other information:
Casual dress. Hosted by the Department of Finance & Business Law. Questions? Contact Kemper Funkhouser at
funkhojk@jmu.edu.
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Need A Professional Headshot?
WHEN: Wed., Apr. 27 & Thurs., Apr. 28 from
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Showker 622
WHAT: Danielle McMillion will take professional
headshots. There is no charge.
Other Information: Students should come in
professional dress (at least from the
waist up), and the images will be
emailed to you.
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Connect with the Center for Entrepreneurship!
Be Your Own Boss Speaker Series
At the Ice House, 2nd floor
127 West Bruce Street, Harrisonburg, VA
7:00 - 7:30 pm: Networking
7:30 - 8:30 pm: Speaker
8:30 - 9:00 pm: Q&A and Networking
Tue., Apr. 19: Scott Rogers
Associate Broker with Funkhouser Real Estate Group and Co-founder of TakeThemAMeal.com
Wed., Apr. 27: Aaron Ludwig
Proprietor, Jack Brown's and Billy Jack's, Harrisonburg, VA
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MGT 472 Venture Creation Class Competition
Thurs., May 5
Montpelier Room, East Campus Dining Hall
12:30 pm Reception
1:00 pm Competition
3:00 pm Awards
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Economic Speakers Series
Ragan Petrie: "Love Thy Neighbor: Built Environment Effects on Social Interaction"
Tues., Apr. 19, 4:00 pm, Showker 622
Dr. Petrie is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Economics, George Mason University.
The Gilliam Center For Free Enterprise helps students develop an informed appreciation for - and ultimately become champions of - free enterprise systems globally. Upcoming speakers include:
Emily Chamlee-Wright: "Social Capital, Commercial Relationships, and Good Governance: The case of a New Orleans neighborhood in the wake of disaster"
Wed., Apr. 20, 5:30 pm, Showker 105
Dr. Chamlee-Wright is the Provost and Dean of Washington College
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Dean Stansel: "Economic Freedom: What it is and Why it Matters"
Thurs., Apr. 21, 5:00 pm Showker G5
Dean Stansel is a Research Associate Professor at Southern Methodist University's O'Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom in the Cox School of Business.
Learn more about the Gilliam Speakers
here.
Learn more about the Gilliam Center For Free Enterprise at its
website.
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Career and Academic Planning Office (CAP) Corner
Did you know that
for a full year after graduation
, you can participate in ALL Career & Academic Planning programs and services, and you can use Recruit-A-Duke and many of our other online career resources for a lifetime? Learn more on our Alumni Career Services page.
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Have you gotten a job or internship you're excited about, or still looking? Share your story with JMU! Update your
Experience Profile in Recruit-A-Duke now! It only takes 5 minutes!
Win a prize!
Did you know that each career-related experience you enter gives you a chance to win drawing prizes throughout the year? Drawings will be held on Friday, April 22nd - 2 winners! Two leather picture frames
Trouble logging in? Let us help! (540-568-6555). It will be well worth the 5 minutes you spend
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Upcoming CAP Workshops
and Events
For workshops and seminars, visit the CAP Calendar at
https://www.jmu.edu/cap/calendar/index.shtml
SAVE THE DATE!
Fall Career and Internship Fair
Tues., Sept. 26 and Wed., Sept. 27
Festival Conference Center
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CAP Liaison Venus Miller's
Office Locations
:
CAP Office, 3rd Floor, Student Success Center
AND
Showker 219
Wed. Apr. 20, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
You can make an appointment with Venus via
Recruit-A-Duke. Venus' hours in Showker end for the semester after Apr. 20, 2016, but you are welcome to visit her in her Student Success Center office until the end of the semester.
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