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Featured Story Local Students Explore STEM at Valley Mall

The aroma of mall pretzels drifted overhead as middle school students whipped around on a hovercraft. Droves of shoppers carried their purchases and watched as elementary school students skipped barefoot through goop, made their own lava lamps and built paper towers. These displays were only a few of the engaging, hands-on activities at the Harrisonburg City Public School’s “STEM Day” hosted at Valley Mall on Saturday February 22.

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PHOTO: Dr. Bob KolvoordThe College of Integrated Science and Engineering (CISE) is JMU's newest college and we hope you share our excitement in our prospects.  By uniting Computer Science, Engineering, and Integrated Science and Technology, we have assembled some of the Commonwealth's most innovative applied STEM programs in an environment that stresses hands-on learning with a uniquely talented faculty. More >