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EMPLOYER RELATIONS & RECRUITING SERVICES NEWSLETTERFall 2014
Inside the IssueJMU Welcomes You................................. 2
Bold New Vision at JMU.......................... 3
A Letter From Our Director...................... 5
Life of a Liaison....................................... 6
Fall Career & Internship Fair.................. 8
Spotlight: Intelligence Analysis............ 9
Recruiting Snapshot..............................11
Innovative Ways to Engage JMU .........12
Employer Shoutouts.............................13
Connect with CAP...................................14
Recruit-A-DukeJ a m e s M a d i s o n U n i v e r s i t y
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JMU Welcomes You!“More than ever, a university has a critical role in preserving and enhancing the heritage of democracy. It is up to us to develop educated and enlightened citizens who will participate actively in the world, who have the knowledge and skills to meet and confront new challenges, and to work with people from different backgrounds. Certainly, higher education can be an economic engine for our communities and the world at large. In the marketplace of ideas that we represent, faculty, students, alumni and others can debate and address the big issues of our time and challenge assumptions. That is how a democracy flourishes and grows.”
-President Jonathan AlgerJames Madison University’s
6th President on “the engaged university”
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Bold New Vision at JMU“To be the national model for the engaged university:
engaged with ideas and the world.”
Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead
productive and meaningful lives.
Values
Academic Quality, Community, Diversity, Excellence, Integrity and Student Focus
Who We Are
James Madison University is a community of higher learning that reaches beyond the pursuit of instruction, developing
well-rounded citizens who make a real difference in the world. We are continually building a culture marked by strong
relationships, engagement, teaching excellence, ethical reasoning, discovery and a commitment to the liberal arts and
sciences. Students often describe their experience as one where we “hold the door open” for each other. We see this as
both literal – reflecting a warm and welcoming community – and figurative, where we open opportunities for our stu-
dents by fostering the cultivation of ideas in and beyond the classroom. We offer the benefits and resources of large scale
and mass while providing close relationships between students and faculty – the benefits of big with a small feel. We will
be the national model of the engaged university because we believe engagement is a critical pathway to student enlight-
enment. As a reflection of our namesake, our most important intended outcome is to help create high-character citizen-
leaders who contribute to improving the human condition.
This new vision was part of the strategic planning work that was led by the Madison Future Commission in 2013.
It was approved in January 2014 by the university’s Board of Visitors as our guiding statement up to and through 2020.
Our central pursuit in the coming years as we seek to fulfill our mission will be to become the national model
for what it means to be engaged.
Strategic Plan 2014 - 2020
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Engaged Learning Developing deep, purposeful
and reflective learning, while uniting campus and com-
munity in the pursuit, creation, application and dissemi-
nation of knowledge.
Civic Engagement Advancing the legacy of James
Madison, the Father of the Constitution, by preparing
individuals to be active and responsible participants in a
representative democracy dedicated to the common
good.
Community Engagement Fostering mutually ben-
eficial and reciprocal partnerships, ranging from local to
global, that connect learning to practice, address critical
societal problems and improve quality of life.
And, for JMU, engagement means:
Important Dates OCR Blackout Days
(No On Campus Recruiting)
•JMU Assessment Day:
February 10, 2015
•Career Fair Day 1:
February 17th
•Spring Break:
March 6th- March 16th, 2015
•Teacher Recruitment Day:
March 26th, 2015
Spring OCR & Spring 2014 Career and Internship Fair registration opens:
November 3rd: First Day of Spring Recruiting:
February 3, 2015 Spring 2014 Career and Internship Fair:
February 17th & 18th, 2015 JMU Teacher Recruitment Day:
March 26, 2015
Last Day of Spring Recruiting:
April 17, 2015
Dear Employers, Partners,
As the new Director of Career and Academic Planning, I want to introduce myself and
extend a warm welcome to you and your organization. My experience working in Career
and Academic Planning in various direct service and administrative roles provides for a
unique understanding of our student population, our academic programs, and ways we can
facilitate your connection with our students earlier in their college career. I am fortunate
to work with the entire staff in Career and Academic Planning, a team of dedicated
professionals striving to provide you and our students with the best services possible to help you each achieve
your goals. I look forward to working with you this year, and meeting you during any visits to our campus.
Thank you for including James Madison University in your recruiting plans. Our goal is to help your organization
connect with students who possess the knowledge, skills and academic training that best meet your hiring needs.
Our staff is ready to help you communicate opportunities, establish a presence, and determine the best way to find
the high quality talent you are seeking.
There are many exciting things happening at JMU, and you are an important part of that. Our recruiting space
in the new Student Success Center was specifically designed to better meet your needs, and we look forward to
showing it to you. This new facility offers expanded interview capacity along with a wonderful environment to
interact with CAP staff, faculty and students.
JMU’s vision is to be the national model of the engaged university. Our office is dedicated to facilitating your
connection to our campus community and foster engagement which will further our common goals. I appreciate
the opportunity to partner with you on these efforts, and look forward to working with you in the year ahead.
Sincerely,
Mary D. Morsch
Director, Career and Academic Planning
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Our DirectorA Note from
Life of a Liason in CAP
Kristin Sowden is one of Career and Academic Planning’s
Advisors and more specifically, liaisons for The College of
Integrated Science and Technology which is in an umbrella over
Computer Science, Engineering, Geographic Science, Intel-
ligence Analysis, and ISAT majors. Learn more about Kristin’s
role and responsibilities as a CAP liaison.
A&Q Kristin Sowden
Can you describe your education and experience?
Where did you graduate? Previous jobs?
I grew up in rural New Jersey, where I attended The
College of New Jersey, right outside of Trenton, and
majored in English and Secondary Education. College
didn’t start out so smoothly for me - I transferred in
the middle of my Freshman year to TCNJ and struggled
for the next two years to feel like I belonged in
the community.
By sheer luck, I got a job as a Student Ambassador as a
Junior and it changed my life. As soon as I adopted my
first Freshman floor for Welcome Week I was hooked
on making a difference in college students’ lives. I
taught 8th grade Language Arts for a year and then
found JMU through my Master’s program, the
College Student Personnel Administration Program,
which I graduated from in 2013. I worked in CAP as a
Graduate Assistant, and I was lucky enough to find a
full-time job right after graduation!
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Please describe the Career and Academic Planning Office
and what it can do for student.
Career & Academic Planning provides opportunities
and support that engages students in the process of
exploring, evaluating, and choosing academic
programs and careers. In short, we work with all
students in the university, on all paths of their collegiate
experience. In my opinion, there are so many confusing
and overwhelming decisions to make in college – we
help empower students to make decisions that they can
be proud of, in every step of their journey at JMU.
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What type of CAP programs have you been working to implement for CISE students? How will these impact their experiences
with CAP? What was involved in the reorganizing of Recruit-a-Duke for CISE students? How is it different now? What was the
goal of reorganizing these programs?
CAP is one of the few offices in the country that is an integrated office, meaning we work both in advising and career
services, and so, for that reason and many more, CAP has a history of setting the national standard for best practices in
advising and career development. What I have tried to work towards is helping CISE students see how we (being CAP)
can suit their specific needs throughout their time at JMU.
Before this summer, Recruit-A-Duke had a “one size fits all”
framework. We posted all opportunities to all students with
the intention that students would seek the opportunities
which fit them best. What I found specifically in CISE was that
type of approach was often overwhelming for students. So
instead, I found a way this summer to make everything cus-
tomizable for our specific student population. The announce-
ments, the document library – even the e-newsletter now only
displays what opportunities there are for an ISAT student, or
GS, and so on. The feedback that I have received is that students are really responding to these changes because it
provides some direction and purpose to their job search. Simply put, the goal of reorganizing Recruit-A-Duke was to help
streamline all the behind the scenes career development efforts that we in CAP and the CISE departments are formulating
day in and day out. The new features really just make Recruit-A-Duke more accessible for students – it helps them to see
exactly what kind of opportunities are out there just for their major or industry.
What is involved with being a liaison for the College of
Integrated Science and Engineering?
As the liaison for CISE, I partner with both the faculty
in CISE and employers seeking Technology and Engi-
neering students to assist students through every step
of their career journey. From learning how to write a re-
sume, to searching for jobs or internships, to asking for
letters of recommendation, attending interviews, even
negotiating offers – I can help with all of it. Most times, I
help students find resources and build their network so
they can begin their post-graduation life in wonderful
and exciting ways.
Are there any future projects you are working on for
CISE students or faculty?
My largest project for now and for the future is to con-
tinue pursuing CISE student engagement with Career
and Academic Planning. I meet so many students who
say, “This is so amazing! I wish I knew about you be-
fore!” To that, I always say, “please go tell your classes,
your friends, your roommates about CAP!” There are so
many talented professionals in our office that can help.
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Fall 2014: The bi-annual Career and Internship Fair was held over two days, September 29th and 30th in our Festival Ballroom. The event was open to all majors.
Looking Forward to the Spring Career and Internship Fair February 17th & 18th, 2015
Registration begins November 3rd, 2014 onRecruit-A-Duke.
At A Glance:Total Employers: 140 Total Attendees: 1,338
Academic Level:Freshman- 227
Sophomore- 171Junior- 320Senior- 589
Recap & Highlights
2014 Fall Career &
Following the fair, CAP held a networking reception in the Leeolou Alumni Canter for JMU faculty, staff, and senior administration.
Internship Fair
Career and Internship Fair and Networking Reception
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Major/Program SPOTLIGHT : Intelligence Analysis
The concept for the Intelligence Analysis degree program was developed in
2002, when an interdisciplinary group of JMU faculty from the Colleges of Arts
and Letter, Business, and Integrated Science and Technology began working
with industry and government agencies to develop a program that would
“emphasize critical thinking skills, pattern matching, data fusion, technical
writing, and creating intelligence from existing data”.
The curriculum for the major emerged in 2004 from JMU’s unique interaction
with the intelligence community through applied research in infrastructure
and information assurance along with advanced research in the philosophy
of critical thinking. An information-centric model of intelligence analysis
with special emphasis on advanced critical-thinking skills and use of modern
information technology tools was developed.
The new degree program was approved by the JMU Board of Visitors in
2006 and the State Council of Higher Education in 2007, the year that official
IA courses were also first taught on campus at the Sophomore level. The
university received a special Congressional appropriation through the
Department of Defense in 2007 to create the Institute for National Security
Analysis (INSA). INSA served as the initial research arm of the IA major, and
provided further direction in both the content and pedagogy of the IA degree
program.
In 2008, IA was recognized by the Defense Intelligence Agency as a founda-
tional school for its University Based Analytic Training Program. Since then,
IA has joined the Intelligence Community’s “Centers for Academic Excellence
Program” (currently run by DIA). In 2010, IA also formed a unique relationship
with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
By 2009, there were three classes of students in the program (freshmen,
sophomores, and juniors) and the first class of students had begun to serve as
summer interns in the private and public intelligence communities. Feedback
from these industry and government agency sponsors has been uniformly
positive. In 2009, JMU was also the host of the International “Four Eyes
Analytic Training Workshop” for intelligence educators from across the US,
Canada, Australia, and the UK, solidifying JMU’s position as a significant
From Dr. Tim Walton-
“We have a number of former intelligence analysis practitioners here in the IA program--myself being former US Navy and CIA, and Dr. Edna
Reid from the FBI. This means that the thinking and technology that we teach reflects the way actual analysts in government, the military,
business, and law enforcement deal with real problems. We also have our students practice effective ways to communicate the
results of their analysis through concise written and oral presentations, including team projects, which again reflects real-world procedures.”
academic partner to the professional IA community.
Since then, JMU has hosted this event (since renamed
“Five Eyes Analytic Training Workshop” to reflect
the addition of New Zealand two more times (Spring
of 2011 and Spring of 2013). In 2014, JMU hosted the
International “Intelligence and the Transition from War to
Peace” Conference. The first class of students graduated
in the spring of 2010. Graduates are employed across
the government, military, law enforcement and private
corporate analytical communities.
Intelligence Analysis was created for students who want
to become intelligence analysts in either the government
or private sector. The major is part of the Department of
Integrated Science and Technology, and academic unit
within the College of Integrated Science and Engineering.
The department has a distinctive commitment to
developing, teaching, and integrating a systematic
information centric approach to intelligence, the newest
and most advanced methods of analytical reasoning, and
the most critical new technologies into the intelligence
process.
Students learn innovative ways to structure their
thinking to solve complex, real world problems when
there is both time pressure and a lack of reliable
information. The program highlights the continually
evolving nature of intelligence analysis, with an
emphasis on employing new academic research into
analytic methods. Through this program students
develop a unique set of desirable skills such as how to
think and reason rigorously, how to employ relevant
technologies effectively, how to express conclusions
in compelling verbal and written products and how to
locate conclusions in the broader circumstances in which
they occur.
Students select one of two possible concentrations:
National Security Intelligence, for the student interested
in a career in the U.S. government, or Global Competitive
Intelligence, for those who desire a career in the private
sector. In addition to these concentrations, students have
the opportunity to develop a customized Subject-Matter
Specialty to equip them to address a major national
security threat, business challenge, or geographic area.
The programs mission is to equip students with proficiency
at an integrated skill set in cognitive, communicative,
computational, and contextual analytic methods, as well as
the underlying conceptual framework(s) necessary to adapt
and apply these methods to any type of problem.
The Intelligence Analysis program was developed with
feedback from experts in the field. By choosing a degree
in Intelligence Analysis, students will gain a distinctive
education drawing from some of the most advanced new
methods of analysis that are available to an undergraduate
student.
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Recruiting snapshot Our new interview center is located on the 3rd floor of the
Student Success Center. This space allows for employers to
engage with our staff and our students.
The interview center has 14 interview rooms, a teleconference
room, and employer lounge, student waiting area, and locker
room. Both students and employers were kept in mind in the
design for this new space.
Practice interviews, interviews for internships and full time
positions all take place here on campus. During our fall 2014
recruiting season, we will have hosted over 80 employers and
conducted interviews with over 1840 students.
See our Welcome Guide to help prepare you for On Campus Recruiting in the
Student Sucess Center
our new space
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Innovative Ways for
Employers to Engage at JMU
Our office works to facilitate and strengthen corporate and
foundation partnerships with James Madison University.
Working hand-in-hand with JMU’s colleges, centers and
programs, we represent the University to corporate and
foundation constituents, build mutually beneficial relation-
ships, and promote JMU’s funding priorities to our external
partners. These activities help the university strengthen its
academic programs for students, its service to the public,
and its position as one of the leading universities in the
region. We look forward to working with you.
By serving as the corporate world’s point-of-contact with
the University, the Corporate and Foundation Relations
office acts as a gateway to James Madison University for
business and industry.
While providing corporations with access to James
Madison’s people, departments, and programs, we can also
guide your company’s interest in faculty support, student aid
such as scholarships, and building naming opportunities. A
new value proposition is developed and implemented at James
Madison University and we invite you to be a part of something
that will change the landscape of higher education.
From the Offfice of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Cannie CampbellDirector, Corporate and
Foundation [email protected]
John MeckAssistant [email protected]
EMPLOYER Shoutouts JMU Students Love Our On-Campus Recruiting Partners!
“I think Capital One is a great compa-ny to work for. I like how they are very active with on-campus events and how they keep their candidates up to date and in contact with other JMU alums
who work with Capital One.”
“Left a very good impression regarding employment at McGladrey. I would gladly work at this company based on my conversation with the
interviewer.”
“I hope to hear back soon from Grant Thornton and am really excited to see if I get the chance to work with them.”
“My first impression of Cvent sparked high interest. I am attracted to the
many fields and growth opportunities Cvent offers.”
“Ernst & Young provided me with great atmospheres during multiple occasions and the representatives are very friendly and dedicated to what they do. I would
be very pleased to work at EY.”
“I think CliftonLarsonAllen would be a great company to start my career and expand my knowledge in the IT
Audit field.”
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