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COMMENCEMENT The First Convocation of the One Hundred and Tenth Annual Commencement COLLEGE CEREMONIES: MAY 3, 4 AND 5, 2019 COLLEGE CEREMONIES: MAY 2, 3 and 4, 2019 COMMENCEMENT NOTES PHOTOGRAPHY Each graduate will have photos taken by JMU’s official photographers, Grad Images, at their respective college ceremonies. Graduates will be emailed the photography website link, which will include the proofs and information about ordering prints. Graduates and guests may take photographs during the ceremonies from their seats but are prohibited to take photos in the aisles or block the sight lines of other guests for long periods of time. A Message from the FLOWER SALES President of JMU The Commencement Group will be offering t-shirts and floral arrangements for purchase near every college ceremony on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Welcome to the 110th Commencement of James Madison University. Congratulations WEBCAST The Graduate School and University Ceremonies will be to all of our graduates – you have worked broadcast live, online at www.jmu.edu. hard to get to this moment and today is a celebration of your achievement. Well done! CONCESSIONS This is also a day of celebration for those who have Kiosks are located outdoors, throughout campus, and will accept cash and credit at all locations. contributed to your success. You have had support and encouragement from many people: your family, your friends DIPLOMAS and the dedicated faculty and staff members who mentored Diplomas are not distributed at the college graduation ceremonies. Diplomas are mailed by the Office of the you. Thank them today, for they share in your achievement. Registrar approximately eight weeks after graduates complete We have all witnessed your growth and successes during your their final class and fulfill all program and financial requirements. time at JMU. We cannot wait to see what lies ahead of you. For questions regarding diplomas, please email the Office of the In our university mission statement, we assert JMU’s Registrar at [email protected] or call 540.568.6281. commitment to prepare graduates to be educated and DISABILITY SERVICES enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives. James Madison University welcomes all graduates and guests In addition to knowledge gained in the classroom, it is our to participate in our commencement ceremonies and is committed to universal access. expectation that you are prepared to be a thoughtful and informed contributor to society. I encourage you to continue ACCESSIBLE PARKING for college ceremonies: ADA parking is available near each college ceremony for vehicles with DMV-issued handicapped expanding your intellectual horizons and to make learning a license plates or permits. Please see the commencement map for lifelong activity. Always keep your love of knowledge alive. detailed and highlighted accessible parking lots. Today you join the ranks of nearly 110,000 alumni who share ACCESSIBLE SEATING: We are pleased to offer accessible seating for the distinction of graduating from James Madison University. guests, including those with limited mobility. Please ask a volunteer or I urge you to maintain contact with the university and keep usher to direct you to the appropriate seating when you arrive. Due to the large number attending and limited space, seating is available for your connection to JMU alive. Maintain relationships with the person who needs the accessible seating and one accompanying faculty, read the Madison Magazine online and keep up to date guest or attendant. on University news by visiting the JMU website (www.jmu.edu) WHEELCHAIRS: Graduates and guests with mobility impairments are frequently. I invite you to return to campus often for Home- encouraged to bring their own wheelchairs to the graduation events. coming and other university events and embrace your new role Elevator access and wheelchair seating in the stadium is available, however all outdoor ceremonies on Saturday occur on grass lawns. as alumni. Your future involvement and support of your alma mater will help ensure that a JMU education remains among CAPTIONING in the CONVOCATION the very best in the nation. CENTER on Thursday, May 2 JMU will utilize live captioning on a video monitor for The Congratulations again on your graduation. You have our Graduate School ceremony. A reserved seating area will be in front of best wishes for success in all that you undertake in the future. Section 115. See an usher for seating. CAPTIONING and ASL INTERPRETATION JMU will utilize live captioning on a large video monitor for the University ceremony on Friday, May 3. For guests who wish to make use Jonathan R. Alger . of American Sign Language interpretation, seating is available on the stadium field near the graduates seating area, where we will have an interpreter on site for your convenience. FIRST AID and Medical Assistance. The Emergency Medical Services treatment areas, staffed by the University of Virginia Health System Special Event Medical Management team will be located near Entrance A at Bridgeforth Stadium, the Quad near Wilson Hall, the Convocation Center and Alumni Centennial Park. Please note: Errors will occur in the listings of candidates for graduation. Because of the time LOST AND FOUND is located at the Public Safety Office in required for printing the program, the listings may contain names of persons who will not Anthony Seeger Hall, 821 S. Main Street. Phone is (540) 568-6912. receive a degree at this time and also may omit the names of a few persons who will receive degrees. These errors are unavoidable. 12 COMMENCEMENT Knowledge is MAY 2019 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES LIBERTY TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 ...........Honoring James Madison, 25 ...........College of Health and Founding James Madison Behavioral Studies JMU ALMA MATER University, James Madison Madison, James Madison, University Seal 30 ...........Outstanding Contributor: Valedictorian we’ll be forever true. 3 ...........JMU Board and Our loyalty will always be to JMU. Administration 32 ...........College of Integrated Science and Engineering While friends remain within our hearts 4 ...........The Graduate School Commencement Program 35 ...........College of Science and and knowledge guides our way, Mathematics James Madison will lead us on 5 ...........The Graduate School to conquer each new day. Graduates and 38 ...........College of Visual and Recognitions Performing Arts – Dr. James R. Riley 11 ������� Tradition of the Academic 40 ...........Honors College Costume, Honor Cords and 42 ........... Phi Beta Kappa Honor Stoles Society, Air Force ROTC, 12 ...........College of Arts Army ROTC and Letters 43 ...........University Ceremonial 17 ...........College of Business Mace, Chain of Office, and medallion 23 ...........College of Education and University Studies 44 ...........JMU Campus Map JMU GRAD APP is now available for download in the Apple and Google Play Stores. We're the official APP for all JMU Commencement Ceremonies. Everything from frequently asked questions, shuttle information, and interactive maps–download now to have everything at your fingertips. COMMENCEMENT 1 FOUNDING JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY James Madison University came into being on March 14, 1908, when Virginia Gov. Claude A. Swanson signed the legislation creating the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg. Early in the 20th century, the General Assembly, responding to a growing interest in public higher education in Virginia, authorized the establishment of a new normal school for the education of women teachers. The official seal of James Madison University is (“Normal” schools were so named because they based upon the baronial were supposed to set the standard – or “norm” 13th-century coat of arms – for excellence.) The idea of a new college was of the Madison family. highly attractive to communities throughout The shape of the shield signifies its historic the commonwealth. There was widespread periods and the symbols competition in the state with 28 cities and towns are original. The mantling making a case to be the site for the new school. and insignia are black State Sen. George B. Keezell and Del. P.B.F. upon a silver shield with two black chevrons, each Good of Rockingham County led the efforts for charged with a golden Harrisonburg in the State Senate and House of star. The torch in the Delegates. The school began classes on Sept. 30, crest position signifies 1909, with an enrollment of 150 students and 15 enlightenment, and the motto, "Knowledge is faculty members in two buildings on a 50-acre Liberty," is derived from campus. Today’s James Madison University has quotations by James over 22,000 students, more than 2,500 faculty Madison. and staff, and a 785-acre campus with more than 130 buildings. Honoring JAMES MADISON James Madison University is the only university named for James Madison, the Father of the U.S. Constitution and fourth president of the United States. In many ways the connection to Mr. Madison’s legacy is much deeper than the name only. As we celebrate commencement, it is important for us to bring Mr. Madison to life for our university community. Acknowledging Madison is not intended as a history lesson. We believe that understanding Madison and his achievements is understanding liberty and its foundations. If each graduate can leave this university with that awareness crowning their outstanding JMU education, then liberty can be multiplied wherever they may go. James Madison University will proudly send nearly 4,500 agents