JMU Research, Economic Development and Innovation (REDI)

#JMUResearch is excited to anchor the new Harrisonburg Innovation Hub (HIH), opening Dec. 2. HIH will provide a collaborative working space to community members, fostering spontaneous connections and cutting edge ventures. This space and its programming will be a powerful asset to the regional economy and practical applications of faculty/student scholarship. Learn more at brnw.ch/21wOOof

Happy Monday! As another week rolls in, consider joining us this Wednesday, November 20, for this month's Internship Hour Webinar. Bring your lunch and your questions to learn about how an internship program could help your business. Register here today: https://lnkd.in/eqzinpZz

#JMUResearch Development hosted the Broader Impact and Community Engagement Resource Fair last Friday, with around 70 members of the #JMU research community engaging with campus resources to develop and demonstrate the importance of their work to society, at all levels--locally, nationally and globally. If interested in working with RD, the office has two upcoming events: ~A drop-in work session on NSF ARIS Broader Impacts Wizard on Friday December 6 from 9:00 am — 12:00 pm ~A drop-in session on NEH Public Humanities and Digital Humanities Grants on Friday December 6th from 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm Visit https://lnkd.in/gGk5tMYf to learn more.

There's still time to donate to the 2024?#JMUResearch?Fall Food Drive benefitting the?Blue Ridge Area Food Bank! Join?Dukes Lead,?JMU Community Engagement & Volunteer Center, and?JMU Dining?and drop off shelf-stable food and hygiene items at the listed locations. You can also donate at?https://lnkd.in/eByZgKFT Be a?#HungerHero?today!

Coming Nov. 12 from 1:30-3:30 at the?Staunton Innovation Hub: Tap into Talent with the Valley Internship Experience Workgroup. You may earn up to $30,000 in intern wage-matching funds for your small business or non-profit if you have fewer than 150 employees and meet other requirements. Register for training here:?https://brnw.ch/21wOtNm Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership

Join the Valley Internship Experience Workgroup for the Shenandoah Valley Internship Symposium on Nov. 7 from 9:00-12:00 at Laurel Ridge Community College, Middletown. Learn best practices for starting and maintaining an internship program at your for-profit or non-profit agency. Register at?https://brnw.ch/21wOoel

Today is the first day of the annual?#JMUResearch?food drive to benefit the?Blue Ridge Area Food Bank! With help from?Dukes Lead,?JMU Community Engagement & Volunteer Center, and?JMU Dining, we're collecting shelf-stable items all over campus, and you can also make a gift at?https://lnkd.in/emB_uzyD Help your neighbors and be a?#HungerHero!

The Harrisonburg Innovation Hub is featured in the November issue of?Virginia Business, highlighting?#JMUResearch's investment in the project and insights from?James Madison University?Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development Keith Holland. Read more at https://bit.ly/hih_vabiz

Join the?#JMUResearch?Development team for a Finding Funding Workshop for the?JMU College of Arts & Letters on Friday, Nov. 1 from 1:00-2:00 in Wilson 3040. Register using the QR code or at?https://brnw.ch/21wOgO3 Walk-ins also welcome! Don't forget your laptop or tablet.

The annual?#JMUResearch?food drive benefitting the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank?is coming soon! We're partnering with?Dukes Lead,?JMU Community Engagement & Volunteer Center, and?JMU Dining?this year, so starting on Nov. 4, drop off shelf-stable items at one of the locations below, or you can make a gift now at?https://lnkd.in/emB_uzyD