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Mission
To promote JMU as a progressive and ethnically diverse university. To foster a balance between leadership, social and academic development. Also, to help coordinate programs that encourage students of color to attend JMU and to increase the awareness of minority life at JMU. We are a liaison to the Harrisonburg community through our service projects and we promote diversity and unity with minority organizations and students.

Students for Minority Outreach was founded on the campus of James Madison University in 1989. It started out as co-committee to the Black Student Alliance and has since grown into a remarkable establishment of young, dedicated, and motivated students, who are eager to promote diversity and to recruit minorities in becoming a part of our JMU family. The Executives and Members of SMO also strive to reach out to our own Harrisonburg community, as well as host a variety of events throughout the year.

In the 2001-2002 school year, Students for Minority Outreach became the second CMSS organization to become Organization of the Year. In 2005, Students for Minority Outreach was also awarded the Dolly Madison Award, an award for Campus Wide Activity for Skate Jam, and the Best Student Run Organization award with NAACP. With each year, SMO looks forward to planning a successful and exciting year with and for all of its members, co-sponsors, and prospective students, and with a fresh, new start already underway, we hope for yet another year to be just as memorable.

Membership Benefits
Gaining leadership skills but also building a community amongst minority students.