James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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p After months full of forceful changes, the year came to an end with yet one more change, this one in the JIVIU Commencement Exercise. Instead of the traditional ceremony in which all May graduates received their diplomas in Bridgeforth Stadium, it was decided that students would hear speakers in the stadium, and then disperse with family and friends to the separate colleges for graduation. The changes were made to help the process go much more quickly, and was yet another sign of the changing times at JMU. The differences in the world forced us to be prepared for their effects on our future. The changes affected us all and, as JMU students, we tried to turn the changing times to our benefit. We became increasingly adept at being prepared for the impact of continual change, so that as they created more memories, they also gained the practical experience needed for life in the 1990 ' s. 392 Closing