I manage all of our operations, our academics
and all the things that happen to our ISC students.
When students first arrive here, it's very overwhelming.
They're traveling thousands of miles from home to a new place,
to a new system of education, to new friends,
and we do our best to make sure
that we provide the greatest welcome,
as best an orientation as we can to make sure
that they know where all their classes are,
where their dormitories and residences are,
where they can get food,
where they can do a little shopping and where
they can really make this place feel like home.
Our pathway provides a great, smooth, soft landing
for students culturating to
the US higher ed academics, to social life,
as well as just into the community
and getting involved on campus.
Why would somebody want to come to JMU?
There's a lot of reasons.
Students come here in a lot of ways
because of the academics.
They know that they're going to get an outstanding education
that's going to prepare them for their career.
Not only for their first career out of college,
but for their second, third and fourth job leaving out,
because the skills that they get here not only
are career-focused, but they're citizen-focused.
It allows them to be global citizens in
whatever community they go on to live in.
Every student, every parent,
every professor that comes onto campus,
is overwhelmed by how friendly it is,
how much there is to do on campus
and how much there is to be involved with.
It's really unique that you can walk onto campus
and feel the friendliness,
from holding a door open for somebody
to greeting strangers with a smile or a "hello" just casually
is something that's commonplace at JMU,
and really, from day one,
allows people to feel at home here.
