Updated: 10/8/14
Family Weekend 2014 Events
(New information in RED)
Thursday, Oct. 9 Time
Location
artWorks Gallery
Noon until 5 p.m.
Back-to-School for
Parents
Various times
Duke Hall Gallery
10 am. until 5 p.m.
131 Grace Street, in former Graves Electric
building
Various locations. Check Family Weekend Web
site for listing
(www.jmu.edu/parents/Family_Weekend.shtml)
Duke Hall
New Image Gallery
Noon until 5 p.m.
131 Grace St., 2nd floor; Free
Friday, Oct. 10
Time
Location
artWorks Gallery
Noon until 4 p.m.
Back-to-School for
Parents
Various times
Colin Mochrie & Brad
Sherwood: Two Man
Group
8 p.m.
Duke Hall Gallery
10 am. until 5 p.m.
131 Grace Street, in former Graves Electric
building
Various locations. Check Family Weekend Web
site for listing
(www.jmu.edu/parents/Family_Weekend.shtml)
Wilson Hall Auditorium
All Seats Reserved
Contact Forbes Center Box Office (540-5687000) for more information. Or, order tickets
online at www.jmuforbescenter.com
Duke Hall
Fall Bulb Sale
9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
General Education
Student Conference
2 until 5:30 p.m.
GetDown at SunDown
5:30 p.m.
JMU Mineral Museum
8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
JMU Special Collections
Library Open House
JMU Women’s Soccer vs.
College of Charleston
Madison Meditates
3 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
New Image Gallery
Noon until 4 p.m.
7 p.m.
12 p.m.
Frances Plecker Education Center; Edith J.
Carrier Arboretum
Rose Library; Free
Festival Lawn; Free
Weather permitting. Mad 4U brings music,
treats, games, hoops and performance art.
Memorial Hall
(near entrance E); Free Admission
Carrier Library, Room 205; Free
University Park; Free
Visit jmusports.com for more information.
Taylor Hall, Room 402; Free
Meditation opportunities facilitated by JMU
professionals. Mats and cushions provided.
131 Grace St., 2nd floor; Free
Updated: 10/8/14
Prism Gallery
8 a.m. until midnight
Lower level of the Festival Conference and
Student Center; Free
Prism International
Gallery
8 a.m. until midnight
Upper level of the Festival Conference and
Student Center; Free
Science on the Sphere
9 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Memorial Hall; Room 5510
(NEW event)
The EJC Arboretum
Forest
Web – Get Connected
The James and Gladys
Kemp Lisanby Museum
1 p.m.
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum; Free
10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Festival Conference and Student Center, Room
1108; Free
Tunes at Noon
12 p.m.
Taylor Hall, Taylor Down Under; Free
Showcase of JMU student talent.
University Recreation
Center
6 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m.
Sunday
Saturday, Oct. 11 Time
Location
*Special Event*
Coffee with the President
Godwin Hall, Gymnasium; Free
9 a.m.
Come get a start to the day by having a cup of coffee
with JMU President Jonathan Alger. Hosted by the JMU
Parents Council, opening greetings will be provided by
Parents Council chairs Sam & Laurie Shellenberger at
9:20 a.m., when they will introduce President Alger,
who will offer his remarks on where JMU is headed
during the 2014–2015 academic year and beyond. You
and your family are welcome to attend this
complimentary event and hear President Alger’s
thoughts on the current state and future of JMU. No
reply is needed.
8 a.m. register, 9 a.m. start
Festival Conference
& Student Center; $12 adults, $10 children 10 and
under
Academic Receptions
 Department of
Military Science
11 a.m.
artWorks Gallery
Noon until 4 p.m.
Creative Madison Craft
Night
7:30 p.m. until midnight
ROTC Tailgate in the
“P” Lot for families of ROTC
Cadets
131 Grace Street, in former Graves Electric
building
Taylor Hall, Room 202; Free
Open studio supplied and facilitated for the crafty
ones on campus. Projects including card and
jewelry making plus lots more fun activities.
5K Race, Benefits: Susan
G. Komen
Updated: 10/8/14
Edith J. Carrier
Arboretum
Fall Bulb Sale
9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, Frances Plecker
Education Center
Fantastic Feast
Seating at 4:30 – 6 p.m. and
6:15 – 8 p.m.
E-hall (East Campus) and D-hall (Gibbons)
$20 adult, $10 children ages
6 to 12, JMU students free
with meal plan; casual attire
(With every adult ticket you receive a $3 coupon
for Sunday brunch at D-hall or E-hall.) All tickets
must be ordered in advance. Order online at
www.jmu.edu/parents/Family_Weekend.shtml)
Godwin Field (cancelled in
the event of rain)
Godwin Field; Free
Show your Madison spirit!
10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Godwin Field Festival
 University Outpost
FanZone: Face
Painting by JMU
Cheerleaders

Two and a half hours before
kickoff and remains open
until 30 minutes before game
time.
The EJC
Arboretum Fall
Purple and Gold
Bulb Sale
Godwin Field Picnic
10 a.m. until kickoff
Godwin Field
10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The James and Gladys
Kemp Lisanby Museum
8 a.m. until noon.
Godwin Field; $12 per person, $7 children ages 612, JMU students free with meal plan. If inclement
weather, tickets can be used at Gibbons (D-Hall)
and East Campus Dining halls. Order online at
www.jmu.edu/parents/Family_Weekend.shtml)
Festival Conference and Student Center, Room
1108; Free
JMU Dukes Football vs.
Towson Tigers
12:30 p.m.
JMU Men’s Soccer vs.
UNC Wilmington
JMU Mineral Museum
7 p.m.
JMU POPS!
8:30 p.m.
The John C. Wells
Planetarium
11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:15 and
3:30 p.m.
Movies at GraftonStovall Theater
New Image Gallery
8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
TBA
Noon until 4 p.m.
Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field
purchase tickets online at
http://www.jmusports.com/tickets
University Park; Free
Visit jmusports.com for more information.
Memorial
Hall (near entrance E); Free
JMU Convocation Center (Entrance D)
Order online at www.jmuforbescenter.com.
Miller Hall; Free
Weather permitting, solar telescopes will be set up
near the sundial near Burruss Hall and Carrier
Library.
Grafton-Stovall
Theater; $3
131 Grace St., 2nd floor; Free
Updated: 10/8/14
Prism Gallery
8 a.m. until midnight
Located in the
lower level of the Festival Conference
and Student Center
Prism International
Gallery
8 a.m. until midnight
Located in the
upper level of the Festival Conference
and Student Center
Duke Hall Gallery
noon until 5 p.m.
Duke Hall
Students can register themselves and their families
either in person at the UREC Welcome Center or
online at https://urecregister.jmu.edu/. All UREC
events listed below are free. For more information
concerning any UREC activities, please call the
program registration desk at (540) 568–8734.
UREC Programs
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Morning Canoe on
the Shenandoah
River
Morning High
Knob Hike
Open Climbing –
UREC Climbing
Wall
Family Downtown
Bike Ride
8 a.m. until noon
Free
Oct. 8, registration deadline
8 a.m. until noon
Free
Oct. 8, registration deadline
Free
Registration deadline is the day of the event
10 a.m. until noon
10 a.m. until noon
Free
Oct. 8, registration deadline
Sunday, Oct. 12
Time
Location
A Cappella Thon
2 p.m.
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Great Deal Brunch
Noon until 4 p.m.
10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Wilson Hall Auditorium; $5 at the door
(NEW location)
Gibbons Hall, Entrance 4/5; a la carte prices
D-hall (Gibbons) (Entrances 4,5,
and 6) and East Campus Dining Hall; $10.50 plus
tax per person at the door; No reservations or
tickets necessary. No additional charge for students
with meal plans.
JMU Bookstore
Friday: 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
1 p.m.
JMU Field Hockey vs.
William & Mary
JMU Women’s Soccer vs.
UNC Wilmington
Lunch with a View
1 p.m.
Noon until 8 p.m.
JMU Field Hockey Complex; Free
Visit jmusports.com for more information.
University Park; Free
Visit jmusports.com for more information.
Festival Conference and Student
Center Food Court; a la carte prices
Updated: 10/8/14
Office of International
Programs
9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
East Campus Dining Hall; Montpelier Room; Free
Open house and breakfast.