James Madison University
James Madison University (JMU) is a public comprehensive university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I attended JMU from 1999 to 2003, and graduated in December 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration. My experience at JMU is documented in College Life.
On Monday, April 5, 2010, I returned to JMU for a visit, on a beautiful day in early spring, with the campus in full bloom. While on campus, I got to say hello to a few of my old professors, had lunch at D-Hall, and explored around a bit. In exploring around campus, I found that a lot of things had changed in seven years’ time. However, other things looked exactly the same as they did the day I finished. Some buildings on campus were new since I had graduated. Some buildings looked different inside and out since my college days. Some buildings, particularly across South Main Street, weren’t there anymore, having been demolished to make way for new buildings.
In photographing around campus, I started at the Quad and worked my way back. From the Quad, I headed over to the buildings north of the Quad, past D-Hall, through Warren and Taylor Halls (then the “University Center”, now the “Madison Union”), past the Hillside dorms, and then across Interstate 81 to the east side of campus, going past the ISAT Building, Health and Human Services, the new Chemistry and Physics Building, the new East Campus Library, the Festival Conference and Student Center (formerly the College Center), and the “Skyline Area” dorms, i.e. Potomac, Chesapeake, and Shenandoah Halls. Due to time considerations, I did not get to photograph the Village, the Lake area, or Greek Row.
James Madison University (JMU) is a public comprehensive university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I attended JMU from 1999 to 2003, and graduated in December 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration. My experience at JMU is documented in College Life.
