Visiting Scholars

Contact Information

Laura Wisman

Contact Details

wismanlb@jmu.edu

Description

The Visiting Scholars Program aims to enhance intellectual exploration and academic excellence by bringing to campus each semester a number of scholars who represent a wide variety of intellectual disciplines and whose public lectures deal with a diversity of challenging and thought-provoking topics. Selected scholars visit campus for one or two days and give a public presentation, visit classes in his or her discipline and participate in other activities arranged by the host department. Scholars are nominated by faculty each semester and selected by the Visiting Scholars Committee.

Web Presence

https://www.jmu.edu/cal/visitingscholars.shtml

Involvement

Involves Faculty, Involves Students

Date

Ongoing (2017)

Frequency

Ongoing (Currently in existence, year round)

Areas of Engagement

Engaged Learning

Format

Program

On/Off campus

On campus