Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchS2 E3: Fixing the Nursing Shortage
Episode 16
There's a shortage of health care workers, especially nurses, in Virginia and beyond. Dr. Melody Eaton, director of the JMU School of Nursing, explai…
1 year, 2 months ago
Facing the High Cost of Textbooks
Episode 15
Librarian Liz Thompson and Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Malika Carter-Hoyt discuss how Open Education Resources in the JMU Libraries are helping stude…
1 year, 2 months ago
Career Outcomes Report
Episode 14
Ranked Virginia’s “Best School for Getting a Job” several years running, JMU is committed to preparing its graduates for the workforce. Myles Surrett…
1 year, 3 months ago
Is a Liberal Arts Degree Worth It?
Episode 13
Traci Zimmerman, interim dean of the College of Arts and Letters, and Shannon Wilson, the college's director of Professional Development and Engageme…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Library of the Future
Episode 12
The Carrier Library renovation currently underway is a stunning project that will ultimately grace campus with a facility befitting JMU's rise. Join …
1 year, 4 months ago
Presidential Search Status
Episode 11
Kay Coles James, JMU Board of Visitors member and chair of the presidential search committee, and Donna Harper (’77, ’81M, ’86Ed.S.), secretary of t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Harrisonburg Innovation Hub and Economic Development
Episode 10
JMU alumnus and entrepreneur Peter Denbigh (’02, ’11M), along with JMU VP of Research, Economic Development and Innovation (REDI) Dr. Anthony Tongen,…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Reimagined Internship
Episode 9
Work-based learning is taken to the next level through a partnership between JMU's multidisciplinary X-Labs and Ellucian, a global leader in edtech. …
1 year, 5 months ago
Entrepreneurship and the Common Good
Episode 8
Suzanne Bergmeister, executive director of JMU's Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship, discusses the exciting and life-changing experience for student…
1 year, 5 months ago
Local 'Green Book' house
Episode 7
Join us as we discuss efforts to preserve and interpret a former boarding house in Harrisonburg's Northeast Neighborhood that was used by Black trave…
1 year, 6 months ago