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2020-2021 Annual Report

1. Unmanned Systems Industry in Virginia [Governor’s report on the status of unmanned systems activity in Virginia]. (2018). Retrieved from Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC: https://www.cwm-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Unmanned-Vehicle-Systems-2018.pdf
2. Unmanned Systems Industry in Virginia [Governor’s report on the status of unmanned systems activity in Virginia]. (2017). Retrieved from Wolf UAS: http://wolfuas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Unmanned-Vehicle-Systems-2017-Update-Web.pdf
3. Unmanned Vehicle Systems in Virginia [Governor’s report on the status of unmanned systems activity in Virginia]. (2016). Retrieved from Virginia Unmanned Systems: https://vus.virginia.gov/media/5279/2016-ums-report-web.pdf

1. “James Madison University’s New Esports Program – Champ Catalog – 13. Champria. PyroJ. February 11, 2022.
2. “JMU joins esports league.” WMRA. Randi B. Hagi. February 14, 2022.
3. “James Madison esports team joins elite conference.” WHSV 3. Peri Sheinin. February 7, 2022.
4. “ITS Podcast Episode 62: Autonomous Golf Cart as a Multidisciplinary Course.” IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society. Interview of Dr. Nathan Sprague ~10 minute marker. March 12, 2021.
5. “Higher Education Innovation: Lessons from the ASU + GSV Summit.” Wesleyan University. Lisa Dierker. December 29, 2020.
6. “JMU Engineering Students Test Self-Driving Cart.” WMRA News. Calvin Pynn. November 20, 2020.
7. “JMU classes use [JMU] X-Labs to make online learning due to COVID-19 more engaging.” The Breeze. Shelby Walker & Maggie Rickerby. November 4, 2020.
8. “JMU students create project to help vineyard management.” WHSV TV-3. Marina Barnett. April 22, 2020.
9. “Online Ordering, Drive-Through Pickup — New Normal For Farmers Market.” WMRA News. Calvin Pynn. April 17, 2020.
10. “Farmers Market Goes Online, With a Little Help From Friends.” WMRA News. Calvin Pynn. April 16, 2020.
11. “Harrisonburg Farmers Market reopening online-only April 11.” Local News. WHSV TV-3. Cayley Urenko. Harrisonburg, VA. April 4, 2020.
12. Fab Lab 2020 Coverage. “Season 3, Newscast 10 | January 24, 2020 | Breeze.” (10:16-12:16) Breeze TV. Jordan Simal. January 24, 2020.
13. “ICYMI: Amazon [email protected] Bleeds Purple.” [Amazon visits JMU X-Labs] James Madison University. Hannah Robinson. December 9, 2019.
14. “JMU X-Labs Augmented Chemistry App.” James Madison University. September 4, 2019.
15. “Episode 71, Nick Swayne on JMU X-Labs.” My TechDecisions Podcast. Jonathan Blackwood. August 16, 2019.
16. “AR Health Simulation.” James Madison University. Mike Miriello. January 28, 2019.
17. “Suitcase Clinic Gets Boost From JMU X-Labs.” Public Radio. Bridget Manley. WMRA. December 5, 2018.
18. “JMU students propose idea to better help homeless population.” Local News. Bob Grebe. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. December 5, 2018.
19. “JMU families bond at family game night.” The Breeze/Breeze TV. Mostafa Ahmed. October 13, 2019.
20. “Opioid Treatment Grant.” Student News. Anna Saunders and Peyton Kennedy. Breeze TV. October 5, 2018.
21. “JMU X-Labs wins second consecutive Governor’s Technology Award.” Student News. Chelsea Church and Eric Bartlett. Breeze TV. September 20, 2018.
22. “JMU X-Labs take[s] home award second year in a row.” Local News. Bob Grebe. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. September 10, 2018.
23. “As graduation looms, students prepare to leave JMU X-Labs.” Local News. Marina Barnett. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. May 3, 2018.
24. “JMU X-Lab[s] Students Graduate.” Local News. John Rodgers. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. May 3, 2018.
25. “Virtual tours and a self-driving golf cart: JMU students unveil tech projects.” Local News. Mackenzie Lee, Bob Corso and Nina Baratti. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. April 27, 2018.
26. “JMU X-Labs hosted its first drone quidditch tournament.” Student News. Breeze TV. April 19, 2018.
27. “Fueled Feast event debuts new ‘Farmbot’ on JMU’s campus.” Local News.Mackenzie Lee and Morgan Donnelly. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. April 18, 2018.
28. “JMU students hack for American security.” Local News. Kyle Midura. WHSV TV-3. March 16, 2018.
29. “Fab Lab at JMU.” Local News. Bob Corso. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. January 29, 2018. Television.
30. “JMU event aims to raise STEM interest in women.” Local News. Johnny Oliver and Bob Corso. WHSV TV-3. Harrisonburg, VA. January 29, 2018.
31. “[JMU] X-Labs to Industry.” Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber Connections. WVPT Public Media. January 17, 2018.

• “Collegiate Esports Programs Provide Academic Pathways.” EdTech Magazine. Chris Hayhurst. August 26, 2022.
• “Bringing It #92: James Madison University’s X-Labs, Every Campus a Refuge, And Job Opportunities.” Bringing Theory to Practice (BT2P). David Scobey. October 07, 2022.

• “Innovation runs through much of the JMU curriculum.” JMU. Being the Change: Innovation. 2022.
• “Local business uses metaverse technology for sales.” The Breeze. Victoria Wray. February 24, 2022.
• “JMU Esports to join ECAC with X-Labs this spring.” The Breeze. Jackson Hephner. February 24, 2022.
• “Furious Flower Poetry Center looks ahead to Black History Month.” The Breeze. Amy Needham & Charlotte Matherly. February 3, 2022. 
• “Picking the Degrees and Majors of the Future: Experts say an interdisciplinary education provides the most reliable preparation for a career in a changing world.” U.S. News & World Report. Ilana Kowarski. December 7, 2021. (Quote from Nick Swayne of 4-VA and JMU X-Labs)
• “Teaching: In This Science Course, Students Learn From Each Other.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. December 2, 2021.
• “Three JMU community members recognized by national non-profit: BADASS Awards for Enrichment granted to three individuals for a lifetime of words, actions and deeds tackling institutional racism.” JMU News. Humera Fasihuddin. November 17, 2021.
• AV Technology to Support Hybrid Learning at JMU X-Labs, (p. 24). 2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition. Boulder, CO (2022).
• “9/11 at 20: Honor JMU Service, Hear Their Stories.” JMU Football Pamphlet. September 11, 2021.
• “Creating an Innovation Space to Solve Real-World Problems.” Campus Technology. Nick Swayne. September 1, 2021.
• “Welcome from the Director.” School of Nursing. 2021.
• “1787 Weeks of Welcome.” JMU News. August 26, 2021.

• “An Introduction to STEAM.” International Education Fair 2021. James Madison University Center for Global Engagement. Ed Muldoon. March 25-April 2, 2021.
• “LG candidates Glenn Davis, Elizabeth Guzman to discuss education in JMU livestream event.” Augusta Free Press. February 25, 2021.
• “Virginia Governor Northam Announces Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturer To Locate In Harrisonburg.” Textile World. February 19, 2021.
• “Governor Northam Announces Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturer to Locate in Harrisonburg: Valley Guard Supply to invest $1 million in new facility, create 45 jobs.” Virginia Governor Website. February 10, 2021.
• “JMU students develop autonomous golf cart, retirement homes express interest.” The Breeze. Kamryn Koch. December 10, 2020.
• “Hacking4Democracy: 2020 Elections Student Course Reflections.” Educating4Democracy. December 7, 2020.
• “[JMU] X-Labs Counting Down Christmas with Creativity.” Daily News-Record. Kathleen Shaw. November 20, 200.
• “JMU Studying “Autonomous Vehicles To Benefit The Elderly.” Daily News-Record. Megan Williams. November 18, 2020.
• “JMU tests out autonomous vehicle aimed to help retirement communities.” WHSV TV-3. John Hood. November 18, 2020.
• “JMU class uses [JMU X-Labs] to enhance online learning.” The Breeze. Maggie Rickerby. October 30, 2020.
• “VR is paving the way for future gaming developments.” The Breeze. Kaylee Cox. August 11, 2020.
• “JMU students team up to help the Red Cross.” JMU News. Lianne Boxley. July 13,2020.

• “How one conversation helped save area farmers markets this year.” The Citizen. Katelyn Waltemyer. June 29, 2020.
• “Two months into its online ordering approach, farmers market vendors are still adjusting.” The Citizen. Tristan Lorei. June 5, 2020.
• “Humans of Madison: Olivia Brandt.” The Breeze. Amy Needham. May 25, 2020.
• “Staying in 101: five activities for the non-partiers.” The Breeze. Jessica Kronzer. May 16, 2020.
• “JMU to graduate 142 new nurses during National Nurses Week.” Augusta Free Press. May 6, 2020.
• “‘Fast and Furious’ [JMU] X-Labs students pivot to deliver decision-making tool to NATO.” JMU News. Amanda Christian. April 21, 2020.
• “‘This is grind time’ Richard Xu (’18) and his team collect medical supplies for hospitals during pandemic.” JMU News. April 15, 2020. Jazmine Otey.
• “Farmers Market Opens Drive-Thru Service.” Daily News-Record. Pete Delea. April 12, 2020.
• “JMU students, faculty lead effort to reopen Harrisonburg Farmers’ Market.” Augusta Free Press. April 7, 2020.
• “Market Makeover: Farmers Market to Reopen with Help from JMU Students.” Daily News-Record. Megan Williams. April 6, 2020.
• “JMU students, faculty lead effort to reopen Harrisonburg Farmers’ Market.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. April 6, 2020.
• “Finding the Solution: Innovation runs through much of the JMU curriculum.” JMU Admissions. March 27, 2020.
• “Moving from maker space to dynamic innovation space: Having the right audiovisual technology to support communication and collaboration is important for this purpose-driven space.” University Business. Nick Swayne. February 3, 2020.
• “Case Studies: How 5 Colleges are Cultivating Creativity.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Creativity Challenge. p. 24-5. Beckie Supiano. January 2020.
• “Hiring the HQ2: New Amazon headquarters provides opportunities for JMU graduates.” JMU News. December 11, 2019.
• “CHBS faculty co-each course on human trafficking.” JMU News. Sara Banton. December 2, 2019.
• “JMU junior doubles as co-founder of agricultural startup.” The Breeze. Amy Needham. October 10, 2019.
• “Trabajo en conjunto con la Universidad James Madison.” (“Working together with James Madison University”). Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar. October 9, 2019.
• “Reinventing the Student Experience.” College Planning & Management. Nick Swayne. October 1, 2019. pp. 10-13.
• “JMU X-Labs Connects Education and Technology as Integrators Should: If integrators can understand new education concepts, such as those at JMU X-Labs, they know what K-12 and Higher Ed institutions actually need.” Commercial Integrator. Jonathan Blackwood. September 19, 2019.
• “Cheers to Two Years with Beers.” Daily News-Record. Kathleen Shaw. September 18, 2019.
• “Modeling the Molecules.” JMU News. September 11, 2019.

• The Fusion of STEM & Liberal Arts Disciplines: James Madison University. University Leadership Forum: Elevate. U.S. Council on Competitiveness. p. 15. June 18, 2019.
• The Fusion of STEM and Liberal Arts Disciplines. University Leadership Forum: Launch. U.S. Council on Competitiveness. p. 5. June 18, 2019.
• “Intelligence Hackathon: JMU X-Labs partners with defense contractor for student competition.” JMU News. Kimberly A. Fisher. April 29, 2019.
• “BrightLink Pro Interactive Displays Support Student Collaboration at JMU X-Labs.” Case study sponsored by Epson. 2019.
• “JMU students invited to present class project at NATO meeting in Croatia.” Augusta Free Press. Eric Gorton. March 24, 2019.
• “NATO invites students to present project.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. March 22, 2019.
• “JMU incorporates virtual reality across campus through [JMU] X-Labs.” The Breeze. Matthew Sasser. March 22, 2019.
• “JMU students to test skills developing special ops equipment at Fort Bragg.” Augusta Free Press. Eric Gorton. March 1, 2019.
• “JMU students invited to intelligence hackathon.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. February 27, 2019.
• “Students to present at premier IT conference.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. February 18, 2019.
• “A Model for Project-Based, Interdisciplinary Learning.” The Teaching Center. Emily Wasserman. Washington University in St. Louis. February 12, 2019.
• “No Textbooks, No Lectures, and No Right Answers. Is This What Higher Education Needs?” The Chronicle of Higher Education. Beth McMurtrie. February 10, 2019.
• “JMU first university to partner with BRMi for robotics course.” The Breeze. Mitchell Sasser. January 31, 2019.
• “Scope of Practice.” JMU News. Hannah Long. January 30, 2019.
• “JMU X-Labs – Bridging the gap between curriculum and industry.” JMU News. Kimberly A. Fisher. January 29, 2019.
• “JMU X-Labs: My Experience.” Her Campus at James Madison. Olivia McCoy. January 28, 2019.
• “The MBA students helping to solve national security problems.” Financial Times. Jonathan Moules. January 27, 2019.
• “BRMi to Teach Robotic Process Automation at JMU: JMU X-Labs breaks new ground in pioneering new technology trend.” PR Newswire. BRMi. January 17, 2019.
• “Staunton Innovation Hub sees potential for economic growth through mobile tech.” Staunton News Leader. Rilyn Eischens. December 27, 2018.
• “Discussion on significant experiences.” Technological University of Bolívar. December 7, 2018.
• “Augmented reality, internet of things in showcase.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. December 5, 2018.
• “Student innovation aids nonprofits.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. November 30, 2018.
• “Students Build Bee Homes to Support Pollinators.” Lancaster Farming. Vic Bradshaw. November 2, 2018.
• “Is this JMU program the future of education?” eCampus News. Dennis Pierce. September 26th, 2018.
• “‘Hacking For Defense’ course to be taught in 20 universities this year.” EdScoop. Ryan Johnston. September 21, 2018.
• “Hard work pays off for JMU students and faculty: Autonomous Vehicle Class wins the 2018 Governor’s Technology Award.” JMU News. Caleb Ayers. September 10, 2018.
• “JMU X-Labs Wins Award.” Daily News-Record. Megan Williams. September 10, 2018.
• New Media Consortium & Consortium for School Networking, (p. 49). (August 2018). Horizon Report: 2018 Higher Education Edition. Louisville, CO: Educause.

• “JMU X-Labs, student solutions to real problems.” The Observatory of Educational Innovation. Christian Guijosa. July 23, 2018.
• “All Atwitter About Drones.” The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Amy Johnson. July 20, 2018.
• “University Course Helps ‘Build the Bench’ of Future Government Leaders.” U.S. Army. Ellen Crown. June 26, 2018.
• “Hacking for Diplomacy: Students bring fresh perspective to ‘wicked’ problems facing government and industry.” Madison Magazine. Kimberly A. Fisher. p. 34-35. April 24, 2018. Published in JMU News on May 23, 2018.
• “X Marks the Spot: JMU X-Labs Innovation Summit Showcases Technology.” Daily News-Record. Kelly Clark. April 27, 2018.
• “Fueled hosts local food takeover at E-Hall.” The Breeze. Andrea Brusig. April 16, 2018.
• “X Marks The Spot: JMU X-Labs Pop-Up Classes Enhance The Learning Experience.” Daily News-Record. Justin McIlwee. April 14, 2018.
• “JMU X-Labs: Quad brick engraving workshop.” The Breeze. News desk. April 13, 2018.
• “Pop-Ups Offer Classes on Today’s Hot Topics.” New York Times. Abby Ellin. April 5, 2018.
• “Finding Solutions for the Department of Defense.” JMU News. Stephen Briggs. March 30, 2018.
• “Colleges Have Spent Big Money on Innovation Centers. Do They Work?” The Chronicle of Higher Education. Julian Wyllie. March 30, 2018.
• “How to Help University Developers Envision a Campus Innovation Center.” Arista.  February 13, 2018.
• “JMU X-Labs hosts event aimed to increase female involvement.” The Breeze. Thomas Robertson. January 30, 2018.
• “Fab Lab.” Daily News-Record. Stephen Swofford. January 29, 2018.
• “JMU X-Labs contributes to student-created 3-D printer.” The Breeze. Jillian Lynch. January 5, 2018.
• “JMU student works toward building self-driving car.” The Breeze. Travis Valle. December 30, 2017.
• “Four Campus Resources You’re Not Using” The Daily Duke. Stephen Abramowitz. October 18, 2017.
• “Tech Council Offers [JMU] X-Lab[s] Tour, Fund Info.” Daily News-Record. Vic Bradshaw. October 11, 2017.
• “Governor Honors JMU X-Labs.” Daily News-Record. Nolan Stout. September 10, 2017.
• “JMU innovation earns high praise: [JMU] X-Labs a winner of Governor’s Technology Award.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. September 7, 2017.
• New Media Consortium & Consortium for School Networking, (p. 11). (August 2017). Horizon Report: 2017 Higher Education Edition. Austin, TX: The New Media Consortium. Educause.

• “Not just a better mousetrap: Engineering major’s 3-D printer will do more than print.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. July 28, 2017.
• “The College Course Where the Military Assigns the Homework.” Wired Magazine. Dan Raile. July, 26, 2017.
• “JMU Drone Project: Students Seek ‘Sweet Spot’ in Interdisciplinary Class.” JMU News. Jen Kulju. April 19, 2017.
• “Learning [at JMU] X-Labs.” The Breeze. Katelyn Merriman. March 16, 2017.
• “These college students invent things for the Pentagon, and maybe find a business.” The Washington Post. Aaron Gregg. February 19, 2017.
• “Student research takes flight with Virginia Drones Project.” Richmond Times-Dispatch. Karin Kapsidelis. December 27, 2016.
• “JMU students equipping drone to save historic wall in Colombia.” Augusta Free Press. November 30, 2016.
• “Students compete in Bluestone Hacks innovation competition.” The Breeze. Kate Abbott Hawkins. April 10, 2016.
• “The challenge of drones.” JMU News. Jan Gillis. February 12, 2016.
• “JMU X-Labs offers ‘pop-up’ courses in glass blowing, 3-D printing.” The Breeze. Morgan Lynch. January 20, 2016.
• “Drones, pop-up classes and more: Fall 2015 innovation update.” JMU News. Eric Gorton. December 16, 2015.
• “Students equip drones to tackle local, global issues.” JMU News. Jen Kulju. December 4, 2015.
• “WRTC 486 ‘Writing in the Community’ Takes to the Air.” WRTC News. James Madison University. Lindsey Campbell. December 1, 2015.
• “University Innovation Fellows plan to spread entrepreneurship across JMU.” JMU News. April 24, 2015.
• “Bluestone Hacks event invites innovative students to fix real issues.” The Breeze. Morgan Lynch. April 15, 2015.
• “How a JMU Physics Lab is Improving Higher Ed Efficiency.” JMU News. Josh Kelly. March 23, 2015.