In 1966, by action of the Virginia General Assembly, the university became a coeducational institution. Major curriculum changes were made and the university was authorized to grant master's degrees in 1954. During Miller's administration, from 1949 to 1970, the campus was enlarged by 240 acres (0.97 km) and 19 buildings were constructed. Tyler Miller became the third president of the university in 1949, following the retirement of Samuel Duke. In 1946, men were first enrolled as regular day students. Duke served as president from 1919 to 1949. During Duke's administration, nine major buildings were constructed. Samuel Page Duke was then chosen as the second president of the university. In 1919, Julian Burruss resigned the presidency to become president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Its first 20 graduates received diplomas in 1911. The university opened its doors to its first student body in 1909 with an enrollment of 209 students and a faculty of 15. The first president of the university was Julian Ashby Burruss. In 1976, the university's name was changed to James Madison University. The university became the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg in 1924 and continued under that name until 1938, when it was named Madison College in honor of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States whose Montpelier estate is located in nearby Orange, Virginia. During this initial period of development, the campus plan was established and six buildings were constructed. At first, academic offerings included only today's equivalent of technical training or junior college courses however authorization to award bachelor's degrees was granted in 1916. In 1914, the name of the university was changed to the State for Women at Harrisonburg. It was originally called The State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg. Additionally, we want to increase the scope of our outreach events this year and consistently post high-quality social media updates.Aerial view of campus from 1937, showing the original campus plan, prior to major expansions of the campusįounded in 1908 as a women's college, James Madison University was established by the Virginia General Assembly. We plan to use team diversity in our favor and take insights from our student-led interviews with members of the industry to aid our work. This includes trying to improve our turbine design and overall team organization. We want to build on last year’s success by focusing on our weak spots. What is your team’s strategy for success in the competition? We also advocate for women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and energy fields, where they are nationally underrepresented our team representation is nearly 50% women with majority-women leadership. Through student outreach efforts, we recruited team members across nine different disciplines within James Madison University. We believe that interdisciplinary collaboration is key to the creation of innovative energy solutions. We believe that our members’ diverse backgrounds provide important insight that can help us succeed. What are you doing to ensure your team is diverse and inclusive? This will allow us to build on our team’s success at last year’s competition, where we placed third overall, and work toward our vision for a clean energy future in the United States. Our project’s objectives are to design a prototype offshore wind turbine, develop a plan for a financially viable utility-scale offshore wind farm, and conduct community outreach to educate students and local community members about wind energy. We envision a future where the potential for clean energy resources, like offshore wind, are recognized and used in place of fossil fuels and nonrenewable resources.ĭescribe your project, objectives, and game plan. What is your vision for a clean energy future? This will help members explore career opportunities in the clean energy industry. Our team members want to apply their skills to a clean energy project while gaining experience with wind energy specifically. Why is your team participating in the Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC)?
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