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Kittredge ('00) setting records, being the change
Justin Kittredge (‘00) works at Reebok International in Canton, Mass., in the basketball division as a senior product manager. A basketball junkie his whole live, he recently broke the Guinness … more →
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Kittredge ('00) setting records, being the change
gillisjc wrote 3 months ago: Justin Kittredge (‘00) works at Reebok International in Canton, Mass., in the basketball divis … more →
Jump...because
gillisjc wrote 3 months ago: Erin Johnson (‘06) and her friends created www.jumpbecause.com. Great pictures, jumping for fu … more →
JMU planetarium part of summer enrichment
gillisjc wrote 4 months ago: Newsleader.com reports that gifted and talented program students from Staunton Public Schools got ac … more →
Award for Caregivers Community Network
gillisjc wrote 4 months ago: When the National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation awarded recognition to innovative c … more →
"the right thing to do"
gillisjc wrote 4 months ago: …that’s how JMU’s football coach Mickey Matthews explained his 10-day visit with U … more →
JMU Chorale wins division at Llangollen
gillisjc wrote 4 months ago: Just learned that the JMU Chorale just won the Youth Choir Division at the Llangollen International … more →
More research opportunities
gillisjc wrote 4 months ago: Today’s Daily News Record reports on a new partnership for JMU. The university’s agreeme … more →
Caitlin Uze ('10) competing in Miss Virginia
gillisjc wrote 5 months ago: Just learned that Caitlin Uze (‘10) will also be competing in the Miss Virginia pageant (anoth … more →
Inman Majors & "The Millionaires"
gillisjc wrote 5 months ago: Read a nice profile on JMU’s Inman Majors, author of “The Millionaires,” in Knoxvi … more →
A challenge to change
gillisjc wrote 5 months ago: Gov. Tim Kaine has challenged all Virginia employees to find ways to reduce our collective impact on … more →
Are you following Teddy Folkman?
gillisjc wrote 5 months ago: Did you catch last night’s episode of “The Next Food Network Star?” JMU alum Teddy … more →
Greater Madison awards scholarships to local seniors
gillisjc wrote 5 months ago: WHSV reports that six local high-school seniors received scholarships from Greater Madison, a commun … more →
Recent grad competing for Miss Virginia
gillisjc wrote 5 months ago: Just learned that recent graduate Erika Thomas, Miss Alexandria, will be competing for the Miss Virg … more →
Chef Teddy Folkman ('98)
gillisjc wrote 5 months ago: Did you catch the premiere of “The Next Food Network Star”? JMU alum Teddy Folkman ( … more →
Graduation rates
gillisjc wrote 6 months ago: JMU public affairs announced that the university ranks number one in its category for graduation rat … more →
Check out commencement highlights
gillisjc wrote 6 months ago: Catching up on commencement highlights? Here are some nice stories: Ryan Powanda, an ISAT graduate e … more →
achievement oriented
gillisjc wrote 7 months ago: I just read a “Washington Post” online bio of JMU alum Dave Rennyson (B.A., economics an … more →
JMU alum a Supreme Court Fellow
gillisjc wrote 7 months ago: One of my colleagues informed that JMU alumnus Timothy F. Averill is a 2008-09 Supreme Court Fellow. … more →
New "Madison Scholar" has plenty of interest!
gillisjc wrote 7 months ago: Some great reading online in the new edition of “Madison Scholar” — a student inve … more →
