Photograph by Mike Miriello (’09M)
Tis the Season

Winter at JMU

A look back at snow days on campus over the years

Sophomores on the Quad after a hard day’s work, 1910s
(Photo: JMU Libraries Special Collections)
Madison College students on the Quad, 1950s
(Photo: JMU Libraries Special Collections)
The “Duke Dog mascot” on campus, 1970s
(Photo: JMU Libraries Special Collections)
Wilson Hall during the 1982 snow
(Photo: JMU Libraries Special Collections)
Student reporters cover the annual Christmas tree installation on the Quad on Dec. 5, 2005.
(Photo: Rachel Lam)
Students walk on the Quad during a Dec. 5, 2005, snow day.
(Photo: Rachel Lam)
The Duke Dog statue during the Dec. 5, 2005, snow day
(Photo: Rachel Lam)
Snow on East Campus in 2013
(Photo: Mike Miriello (’09M))
Snow on West Campus in 2013
(Photo: Mike Miriello (’09M))
Students build a snowman in front of Wilson Hall.
(Photo: Elise Trissel)
A student sleds down an East Campus hill on Jan. 16, 2024.
(Photo: Steve Aderton (’19))
Students on the Quad during a January 2024 snow
(Photo: Steve Aderton (’19))
Sunrise on the Quad after the snow on Jan. 13, 2025
(Photo: Steve Aderton (’19))

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