Madison Alumni Conference Admissions Session 2015 at James Madison University.
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Madison Alumni Conference 2014 A lumni and admissions volunteers and D uke Club members learn and lead BY PAULA POLGLASE (' 92 , ' 96M) Alumni volunteers from across the nation gathered on campus May 30 to June 1 to participate in the annual Madison Alumni Co n fe re_ nce , a weekend for training volunteers , celebrating acc o~phshment s and reconnecting with Madison. The conf er- e~ce 1s hosted by the JMU Offices of Alumni Relations, Admis- sions a nd Athletics. The _ focus of the weekend is on learning, both about being an a lumm volunt eer and more about JMU. President Jonathan R. A~ger emphasized the " both/and" concept in his plenary session with th e ~roup, saying a JMU education is both about learning and appl y mg that knowledge. Alger also emphasized the impor- tance of a lumni staying engaged with the university. "I tell incom- ing fres hmen, 'You don't have the support of just the faculty and s:aff but you ~ave an extended JMU family for the rest of your life, a nd that mcludes all of the alumni across the country and across the world."' Sessions throughout the weekend focused on developing volun- teer leadership and creating great alumni events. There were also informa tion sessions on the Student Alumni Association, admis- 1 8eing in the loop about new JMU happenings reignited my purple and gold pride in the best way possible/ - C HRI S PALMER (' 11) sions and athletics. The weekend wrapped up with a tour of some of JMU's newest facilities and renovation projects including the biosci- ence building, the Stu- dent Success Center and Duke Hall. Chris Palmer ('ll) , who traveled from Chicago, said, "Being in the loop about new JMU happenings reignited my purple and gold pride in the best way possible." Award winners recognized this year for making connections in their local chapters were Volunteer of the Year Stephanie Marino ('08); Most Improved Chapter: Harrisonburg, Va.; and Chapter of the Year: Charlotte, N.C. "Being back at JMU was a great reminder of the positive energy we all were so attracted to in our years on campus," said Palmer. "I think it's important to harness that energy and remind not only fellow chapter members of it, but continue to integrate the JMU spirit into our everyday lives." ffl -+ SEE MORE PHOTOS at http://j.mp/alum-conf-2014 FAL L 2 01 4 PHOTOGRAP HS BY KATIE LANDI S, PAUL A POLGL AS E ('92, '96 M) AND MI KE MI RIELL O ('09 M) 51 1 et al.: Madison Alumni Conference 2014 Published by JMU Scholarly Commons, 2014
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Madison Alumni Conference 2014 Alumni and admissions volunteers and Duke Club members learn and lead BY PAULA POLGLASE ( ' 92 , ' 96M)
Alumni volunteers from across the nation gathered on campus May 30 to June 1 to participate in the annual Madison Alumni Confere _nce , a weekend for training volunteers , celebrating acco~phshment s and reconnecting with Madison. The confer
e~ce 1s hosted by the JMU Offices of Alumni Relations, Admissions and Athletics.
T he _focus of the weekend is on learning, both about being an alumm volunteer and more about JMU. President Jonathan R. A~ger emphasized the "both/and" concept in his plenary session with the ~roup, saying a JMU education is both about learning and applymg that knowledge. Alger also emphasized the importance of alumni staying engaged with the university. "I tell incoming freshmen, 'You don't have the support of just the faculty and s:aff but you ~ave an extended JMU family for the rest of your life, and that mcludes all of the alumni across the country and across the world."'
Sessions throughout the weekend focused on developing volunteer leadership and creating great alumni events. There were also information sessions on the Student Alumni Association, admis
18eing in the loop about new JMU happenings reignited my purple and gold pride in the best way possible/ - C HRI S PALMER ( ' 11)
sions and athletics. The weekend wrapped up with a tour of some of JMU's newest facilities and renovation projects including the bioscience building, the Student Success Center and Duke Hall.
Chris Palmer ('ll) , who traveled from Chicago, said, "Being in the loop about new JMU happenings reignited my purple and gold
pride in the best way possible." Award winners recognized this year for making connections in
their local chapters were Volunteer of the Year Stephanie Marino ('08) ; Most Improved Chapter: Harrisonburg, Va.; and Chapter of
the Year: Charlotte, N.C. "Being back at JMU was a great reminder of the positive energy
we all were so attracted to in our years on campus," said Palmer. "I think it's important to harness that energy and remind not only fellow chapter members of it, but continue to integrate the JMU
spirit into our everyday lives." ffl -+ SEE MORE PHOTOS at http://j.mp/alum-conf-2014
FAL L 2 01 4 PHOTOGRAP H S BY KATIE LANDI S, PAUL A POLGL AS E ('92, '96 M) AND MI KE MIRIELLO ('09 M)
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et al.: Madison Alumni Conference 2014
Published by JMU Scholarly Commons, 2014
