JMU X-Labs

Fueling innovation through cross-disciplinary collaboration. Home of @JMU_Esports

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Thank you, @TeamEllucian, for your powerful partnership and willingness to reimagine the internship experience for #JMU students!

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13 JMU interns. 1 real-world challenge. A bold prototype redefining how we credit learning beyond the classroom.

Shoutout to @jmu & @jmuxlabs for partnering with @ellucianinc to shape the future of higher education!

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❔Curious about engaging w/JMU X-Labs but unclear on where to start? Let us guide you through our engagement levels! Bring your questions to our *new* weekly virtual office hours. Learn more: https://t.co/uHIZys1xHy

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💡Opportunity for JMU Faculty! Are you looking for a new space to think & work outside of your home department? We're opening our doors to provide you with a complimentary space to advance your inquiry & research & connect with other faculty. Learn more: https://t.co/vRisr87NUh

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JMU X-Labs is seeking a part-time Lab Manager for our makerspace! Learn more: https://t.co/mfdGP9HZHT

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📢 Attention JMU Faculty! Are you ready to refresh your approach to teaching & research and make a lasting impact across disciplines? You are invited to apply to join the X-Labs team as a Faculty Associate for Cross-Disciplinary Pedagogy! Learn more > https://t.co/vRisr87NUh

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X-Labs courses use a design-thinking approach to solve challenges - putting empathy, creativity, & hands-on learning at the forefront of problem-solving. Students in the 3D Printing for Real World Solutions course tackled issues, using 3D printing to develop innovative solutions.

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🛩️The fall semester is flying by! One of our standout courses has focused on restoring First Air Force One w/partner @DynamicAviation. Students & faculty are diving deep into innovative solutions for a restoration & discovering ways to share the journey w/audiences around the 🌍.

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Get to know our Assistant Director of Engaged Learning, Adrienne Hooker. We're thrilled to have you part of X-Labs, Adrienne!

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Let us introduce you to one of our Assistant Directors of Engaged Learning, Masoud Kaveh! We're so happy you're part of our team, Masoud!

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It's time to meet the first of our three Assistant Directors, Director of Faculty Development, Jamie Calcagno-Roach. We're fortunate to have you on our team, Jamie!

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💡 X-Labs is ready for an inspiring & innovative spring semester! Students >> check out our four Spring ‘25 courses on our website &, if they align w/your interests & qualifications, we’d love for you to take the next steps to enroll! https://t.co/CNOQwkYZXS

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📰 The Reimagined Internship w/@EllucianInc is in the news again! This @JMU article provides a fantastic overview of this unique opportunity; sharing students' experience, company feedback, & faculty perspective. ➡️https://t.co/HPw9dkSykR

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🎧 The Reimagined Internship is featured on Being the Change podcast by @JMU . Listen to JMU X-Labs director, Connie Frigo, student Bonnie Pohland, & Senior Director of JMU Corporate & Foundation Relations Carrie Combs discuss the groundbreaking pilot program w/@EllucianInc.

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🎉 X-Labs + @EllucianInc are partnering for the second consecutive year to offer a dynamic internship program for a 10-member cohort of JMU students (sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate). Learn more about this unique opportunity here: https://t.co/wCo3rxhIHQ.

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Thanks @WHSVnews for highlighting our successful Reimagined Internship program, which tackles the complex question: "How can partnerships between higher education and industry promote creative processes that lead to innovation?"

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James Madison University has created a brand new opportunity for students through the school’s X-Labs program. https://t.co/ugAp51QgoD

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During the event, we shared our strategic vision for X-Labs 2.0, which focuses on our commitment to cross-disciplinary and collaborative pedagogy, growing work-based learning opportunities for students, cultivating internal & external partnerships, & expanding @JMU_Esports 2/2

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#FlashbackFriday > In April, we hosted our annual Innovation Summit to celebrate the work of our students, faculty, partners, and Innovation and Impact Fellows. 1/2

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🎧 Tune into the SV Life Podcast to learn about X-Labs! Connie Frigo & Patrice Ludwig share the origins of X-Labs & the exciting future of our innovative #workforcedevelopment program & collaborative partnerships. Thanks for having us @SVPartnership! https://t.co/KtuFjs8QQK

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We opened our doors for the Explore @JMU: Academic Open House! Our Fellows guided tours & answered questions about our courses & programs. It was great to connect w/prospective JMU fams from the East Coast & beyond & show them what makes the Madison Experience so special! 💜💛

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#DYK X-Labs is home to @JMU_Esports? We enjoy collaborating with other Esports teams to create programs that foster innovation and empower the next generation of Esports leaders!

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We had a visit today! @joedclarke15 and members of the @ShenUesports Rocket League team stopped by to check out our Arena and walked away with a small memento we made for them :) Thanks for stopping by, we'll have to come by soon!