2019 Student-Athlete Career Fair
Monday, April 8
5:00 to 8:00 pm
JMU Bridgeforth Stadium Club Room
Schedule
The JMU Student-Athlete Leadership Development Career Fair is a one-day event. The registration fee covers your reserved spot in the fair, one table, two chairs, one tablecloth, complimentary JMU Dukes LEAD item, one parking pass, and access to our Employer Reception with appetizers before the fair. JMU student-athletes from all 18 varsity sports (450 student-athletes) have been invited and encouraged to attend.
- 3:30pm – 5:00pm: Arrive at Champions Deck Parking Garage (4th floor) to set up and enjoy appetizers
- 5:00pm – 8:00pm: Career Fair
Interviews
Interviews are not a formal part of the Career Fair schedule but you are invited to use an open athletics suite in Bridgeforth Stadium if you meet a candidate that day that you’d like to learn more about. See Meredith Crawford or Cassidy Clements if you’d like to utilize this day-of.
Registration
DEADLINES:
- Registration Opens:Â March 13, 2019
- Registration Closes: When all spaces have been reserved.
- No refund will be issued for cancellations received after April 1, 2019
- If the event is canceled by James Madison University due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be issued.
- Please submit payment within 15 days of completing the registration process*
*Registration is not confirmed until payment has been received. If payment is not received, your spot will be given to another company on the waitlist.
FEESÂ
- $100 – For-Profit Organizations
- $50 – Charitable Non-Profits*/Government Agencies
Mailing Materials and Displays
Need to send your display in advance? Ship it to:
Dukes LEAD Career Fair C/O: Meredith Crawford
Plecker Athletic Performance Center
220 Champions Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Please send your packages no earlier than one week prior to the fair. Please let Meredith know if you are planning to do this.
Traveling, Parking and Accommodations
The event will be held in the Club Level of Bridgeforth Stadium at 251 Bluestone Drive, 22807.Â
JMU Campus Map
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Unloading and Parking
Arrive at Champions Parking Garage (parking deck connected to Bridgeforth Stadium) and drive up to the 4
th floor to unload your materials in the Club Level. When unloading, you will receive a parking permit to hang in your car so you do not receive a ticket. You will have access to park in a designated lot during the remainder of the day.
Inclement Weather Policy
Weather PlanÂ
JMU Cancellation
If JMU should be closed that day, we will have no choice but to cancel the fair (you will receive an email confirming this).
Contact
Have questions about the event itself? Contact Meredith Crawford, the event organizer and the Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Leadership DevelopmentÂ
Meredith Crawford
cox2mc@jmu.edu
540-271-1551
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