On October 31, ICAD, Dukes Vote and the Madison Center are hosting a Tent Talk on The Quad from 12-2 pm with facilitated discussions on the national debt. Here's our primer.
Tent Talk Primer: National Debt
Student Organizers’ Reflections on the Immigrant City Council Candidate Forum
By: Brooke Long, Brittany Loving, Yenifer Portelles, and Nick Anguiano (photo by The Citizen) For those of us who have lived or studied at JMU’s campus, we can argue that the “JMU bubble” is undeniable. Students become accustomed to operating their day-to-day responsibilities exclusively on campus, with the exception of the occasional Walmart visit or... Continue Reading →
Amy Lewis: Why #BlackLivesMatter for Music Education
Amy Lewis, College of Visual and Performing Arts Cultural Connections Artist-in-Residence, joined us for a discussion on "'Why #BlackLivesMatter for Music Education." Ms. Lewis’s reflected on her experience in music education, involvement in Black Lives Matter (Lansing Chapter) and connecting the principles of inclusivity, loving engagement and restorative justice to the power of teaching... Continue Reading →
Shelby’s Share: Criminal Justice Reform in Harrisonburg
Post by Shelby Taraba, Madison Center JMU Engagement Fellow, '18-'19 On Monday October 15th, Faith in Action gathered at the corner of E. Market Street and High Street in preparation for their march to Memorial Hall for the Criminal Community Justice Board Meeting to show the city of Harrisonburg their dedication as an organization to... Continue Reading →
Building Authentic and Democratic Community Partnerships: A view from engagement fellow Alexandra Conis
Post by Alexandra Conis, JMU Engagement Fellow '18-'19 The James Madison University(JMU) engagement fellowship is a new initiative meant to provide recent graduates with the means to give back to JMU and to the community. A fellowship is different from an internship; it is a mutually-beneficial partnership between the recent graduate and the organization for... Continue Reading →
Democracy or Democratic Institutions in Peril?
Post by Eric Kaufmann, Chair of the Legislative Action Committee, SGA This week I had the opportunity to see former Republican Congressman Eric Cantor present to members of the JMU community as part of the JMU series, “Democracy in Peril?” Cantor, the former House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2014 and the Representative from Virginia’s... Continue Reading →
This House Comes with a Pipeline and Contaminated Water
Post by Anna Connole, Democracy Fellow On Wednesday September 26th, Diversity Education Empowerment Program (D.E.E.P) Impact* held a dialogue on environmental racism, which refers to socially marginalized racial minority communities which are subjected to disproportionate exposure of pollutants, the denial of access to sources of ecological benefits (such as clean air, water, and natural resources),... Continue Reading →
United Way Community Tour
JMU Engagement Fellows join United Way's Community Tour on September 19, 2018 to learn about challenges faced by vulnerable populations in Harrisonburg and the community agencies and organizations that serve them. Post by Shelby Taraba, James Madison Center for Civic Engagement '18-'19 JMU Engagement Fellow On Wednesday September 19th, I had the privilege of attending... Continue Reading →
JMU’s Special Obligation to the Constitution
Post by Anna Connole “If you’re associated with @JMU, you have a special obligation to know something about the Constitution.” "People who are more knowledgeable about our government, more knowledgeable about our Constitution, probably are going to be better citizens, vote more intelligently and be more engaged in our country." - David Rubenstein The Office... Continue Reading →
Addressing Sexual Misconduct at JMU
On Friday, September 21, Dukes Vote held its first Civic Coffee Donut Discussion on the topic of "Addressing Sexual Misconduct at JMU." To frame our conversation, we developed a brief primer with some statistics, questions and resources, which are below. We also developed some recommendations for next steps posted here. Our discussion centered on what... Continue Reading →
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