Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchS2 E13: JMU’s Evolution as a National Research University
Episode 26
From a teachers’ school for women, to a regional master’s-level university, to a national research institution, JMU certainly has evolved during its …
11 months, 1 week ago
S2 E12: Rainey-Shepard-Kushel Business Plan Competition
Episode 25
Successful investors and entrepreneurs Don Rainey (’82), Rusty Shepard (’86) and Rick Kushel (’87) describe why the College of Business’ business pl…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
S2 E11: Navigating Political Polarization
Episode 24
Dr. Kara Dillard, executive director of the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement, discusses the recent conversation on campus between Virginia S…
1 year ago
S2 E10: Uncovering Local History
Episode 23
Chaz Haywood ('97), clerk of the Rockingham County Circuit Court, and Megan Pullen ('18, '23M), the court's deputy clerk for historic archives, discu…
1 year ago
S2 E9: Celebrating JMU Women, Supporting JMU Students
Episode 22
Sierra Stanczyk ('09), Meghan Schenker-Fulcher and Carole Anderson ('86) discuss the phenomenal rise of Women for Madison, a group that has taken the…
1 year ago
S2 E8: Building a Big Business in Small Batches
Episode 21
Wears Woody apparel brand founder Mike Norwood ('89) discusses how he is chasing his entrepreneurial dreams while helping to fund research to find a…
1 year, 1 month ago
S2 E7: Applications to JMU Soar
Episode 20
Undergraduate applications to JMU have increased by more than 80% over the last five years, smashing records. Vice President for Enrollment Managemen…
1 year, 1 month ago
S2 E6: Giving Equals Joy
Episode 19
Eric ('91) and Lara ('92) Major describe how their support for JMU brings them great joy. And, as the university gears up for Giving Day on Feb. 27, …
1 year, 1 month ago
S2 E5: Rocking Out With Illiterate Light
Episode 18
JMU alumni Jeff Gorman ('12) and Jake Cochran ('12), who comprise the critically-acclaimed band Illiterate Light, discuss their origins at JMU, their…
1 year, 2 months ago
S2 E4: Cultivating Work-Based Learning
Episode 17
Mary Sullivan, who coordinates the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP) initiative for JMU and the region, describes how the program con…
1 year, 2 months ago