Spring 2014 – Issues – Crossroads Online

Spring 2014

Table of contents

Fostering international student success at James Madison University

EMU-prepared teachers earn high marks in local school systems

Helping schools bridge cross-cultural divides

Fostering community-wide music through Bach Festival, Children’s Choir, Prep Music Program

Begun by alumni, the Farmers Market shapes community

Gehman vs. Goliath: “No” to flooding part of the Valley for a dam

Ben Wyse ’99: bicycle lifestyle, bicycle livelihood

Bike capital, where riders are gearing up to lead the way

She became a bike-safety advocate by accident

It’s their home – helping inmates live outside walls

Extravagant love – from the Little Grill to Our Community Place

Former president Mumaw was “father” of Pleasant View