Assistant Professor of Mathematics Jangwoon “Leo” Lee had his article “A Stochastic Galerkin Method for Stochastic Control Problems” published in the journal Communications in Computational Physics.
Leo Lee Publishes in Communications in Computational Physics
Will Mackintosh Presents Paper at Conference
On Friday, June 8, Will Mackintosh, visiting assistant professor of history and American studies, presented a paper entitled “The Loomis Gang and the Funhouse Mirror of Nineteenth-Century Economic Modernity” at the “Capitalism by Gaslight: The Shadow Economies of Nineteenth-Century America” conference in Philadelphia, Pa.
The conference was jointly hosted by the Library Company of Philadelphia and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, and was organized in conjunction with a special exhibit at the Library Company on the topic of illegitimate and semi-legitimate economies in American history.
Study: Feminists More Likely to Embrace Attachment Parenting (MSNBC’s “Today Moms”)
UMW Project Spawns Local Startup for Recent Grads (The Free Lance-Star)
Economics of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector Course featured in Virginia Business
UMW’s Economics of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector course was featured in the June edition of Virginia Business magazine in the article “Philanthropy’s Next Generation.” On the cover, left to right and front row to back, are Gretchen Houser, assistant director of annual giving and a student in the fall 2010 class, Robert S Rycroft, professor of economics, and Kate Gibson and Will Zebian, students from the fall 2011 class.
Daniel Preston Recognized by Masonic Lodge
UMW Receives International Award for Freedom Rides Tribute
The University of Mary Washington has been recognized with the prestigious international “Grand Gold” Circle of Excellence Award by the Council of Advancement and Support for Education (CASE) for its 2011 tribute to James Farmer and the 1960s Freedom Rides.
UMW received the top award in the special events category and was one of only 19 institutions receiving the “grand gold” award for exceptional entries. CASE received more than 2,800 entries in 40 categories from 567 member institutions, independent schools and nonprofit organizations around the world. The International Circle of Excellence awards program distinguishes outstanding work in advancement services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing. The work was judged by peer professionals as well as those from outside the educational arena.
“In the marking of an event that changed the course of history, I’m thrilled that the rest of the world now recognizes what I long have believed: the University of Mary Washington mounted the greatest tribute possible to James Farmer and the Freedom Rides,” said President Richard V. Hurley. “Nothing has made me prouder.”
UMW launched one of the most comprehensive institution-wide projects in the history of the university to honor the legacy of James Farmer, a former UMW professor who was the architect of the Freedom Rides that challenged the segregation of public transportation throughout the South. The semester-long commemoration centered on a 1960s-era bus embellished with historical photos of the 1961 Freedom Rides and featured guest lecturers, student exhibits and a limited-release showing of the PBS documentary “Freedom Riders.” The tribute culminated with commencement addresses by former Freedom Riders, U.S. Representatives Bob Filner and John Lewis, who applauded the university’s efforts. Said Lewis, “No other university—no other college—in America is pausing like you have to celebrate and commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides.” In addition, UMW hosted a stop by the PBS “American Experience” bus carrying college-age students—including UMW student Charles Reed—retracing the route of the first Freedom Ride.
A UMW Freedom Rides website chronicled the celebration, and UMW published a special “Freedom Rides” edition of the UMW Magazine. The events attracted national media attention and brought thousands of visitors to the Fredericksburg campus.
For more information about the CASE award, go to www.case.org/Award_Programs/Circle_of_Excellence/2012_Winners/Special_Events_2012.html.
Anne Timpano Exhibits Work in Ohio
Anne Timpano, director of UMW Galleries, currently has two works of art in the exhibition ReRoot: Exploring Iterations of Place Through Identity and Community at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The exhibition opened on Monday, June 2 and runs through Thursday, August 2.
The works include “Re:Generations,” a mixed media linocut print (2009), and “The Climbing Tree,” a digitally printed artist’s book incorporating photographs and text (2011). Both works reference family ties and childhood memories.