Post Author: Nicholas Spinner Before the creation of Office of Residence Halls in 1974, today the Office of Residence Life, dormitory policy was enforced by representatives in the house council. The house council evolved over the years and is now Continue reading The call of duty
Post Author: Nicholas Spinner Madison College’s third president George Tyler Miller had expanded the school’s size and enrollment, both while changing one critical thing about the institution. Miller had made the school coeducational, providing men’s dormitories on campus. To support Continue reading Filling the dorms, and then some
Post Author: Nicholas Spinner At the start of the 1970’s a man entering a woman’s hallway, only under exceptional circumstances, was required to yell “man on the hall,” to announce his presence to the female residents. These circumstances were Continue reading Coed living
Post Author: Nicholas Spinner In Loco Parentis is a legal term referring to the responsibilities and the roles a guardian assumes over a child in absence of a parent. Until 1971 Madison College’s, previously the State Normal School, dormitories on Continue reading You’re Grounded!
Post Author: Nicholas Spinner When Dr. Carrier entered Madison College’s presidency, he assumed the task of changing everything about the college to meet the attitudes of the 1970’s college student. An integral part of these changes were the transformation of Continue reading “Get rid of those damned cards”
Post Author: Nicholas Spinner The above image is taken from a 1975-1976 Student Handbook and is the first description of the Office of Residence Halls in any student handbook. The Office of Residence Halls, today the Office of Residence Continue reading Office of Residence Life takes root
Post Author: Nicholas Spinner The 1970’s saw many changes in student attitudes, but not much affected Virginia college students more than a piece of legislature in 1974. The sale and consumption of all percentages of beer was now available to Continue reading Kegger in B-section tonight!
Post Author: Nicholas Spinner The 1970’s at Madison College, soon to be James Madison University, saw dramatic changes in the physical and social life of the campus. Physically the campus continued to grow with new residence halls, academic buildings, and Continue reading Residence Hall Staff: Intro
