• Parents and Family

  You've entrusted James Madison University with your most valued treasure: your child. It's a role we take seriously. The Office of Parent Relations is here to partner with you in preparing your student to become an educated and enlightened citizen who will lead a productive and meaningful life.

  Use this site to locate resources for parents and family members of JMU students and find information on the annual Family Weekend, Parents Council, send-off picnics, and other activities.

• Get to and from JMU

  Have a student trying to get home? We can help with that. Planning a visit to JMU? We have information on that, too.

• Stay connected

  Keep in touch with what's happening at the university through JMU news, The Breeze, Madison magazine, and more. Parents also receive the Madison Family Connection e-newsletter.

• About JMU

  JMU is changing the world — one person at a time. Learn about our mission, academic programs, national rankings, and get information on tuition and fees.

SAVE THE DATE: 

October 1st - 3rd!

2010 Brochure now available. 

Click here for the PDF version of the brochure.

Click here for a printable list of events.

Click here to register for dining events and the Pops Concert.

Click here for Back-to-School for Parents approved courses.

Sorry, football tickets are sold out for this event.

QUESTIONS?  Please visit our Family Weekend FAQ page!

2009 Highlights

Hudson Family Weekend
By The Hudson Family

Ryan Hudson ('04)

As a JMU freshman in 2000, I took part in my first Family Weekend.  Nine years later, I was back in Harrisonburg again, this time as an alumnus and as an older brother of a current Madison senior.  It's like the circle of life, but with more Duke Dog.  Click here to read the full story!

Ryan's sister Katie Hudson ('10) is a School of Media Arts and Design print journalism major and has interned for Madison, the university magazine, for three years. During her freshman year she wrote for the Arts and Entertainment section of The Breeze. She has also interned for the Daily Press in Hampton, Va. Her family has attended eight JMU Family Weekends, since her brother Ryan is a 2004 alumnus. The Hudson family looks forward to staying connected to the Madison Experience.