Author: Brynn Boyer

The University of Mary Washington has been rated 12th among master’s universities in the nation by the Washington Monthly magazine.

In its annual “College Guide and Rankings,” the publication ranks schools based on their contribution to the public good. The criteria includes social mobility that encompasses recruiting and graduating low-income students; research that produces cutting-edge scholarships and Ph.D.s; and service that encourages students to give back to their country.

For the full news release, please visit http://www.umw.edu/news/2012/08/27/washington-monthly-ranks-umw-among-top-masters-universities/.

Classics major helped archeologists excavate and analyze thousand-year-old artifacts in Menorca and Portugal.

The Virginia Festival of the Book, a program of the Center for the Book at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, seeks applications for the 2013 Virginia Festival of the Book, which will be held in Charlottesville from Wednesday, March 20 through Sunday, March 24.

Professors or staff members who have written books in the last one to two years are eligible to apply. The program is interested in fiction, poetry, biography, memoirs, current affairs, history, Virginia stories, mysteries, science, science fiction, cooking or sports, with an emphasis on books that would appeal to the general reading audience.

If you would like to apply or need more information, contact Marty Morrison or Brynn Boyer in the Office of News and Public Information by Friday, August 31.

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce recent improvements we have made for wireless network access for this 2012-2013 academic year.  Based on feedback from students, faculty and staff, we have taken steps to improve wireless connectivity in classrooms and other buildings around campus.

At the conclusion of the spring semester, we successfully completed an upgrade of all wireless access points in every academic building on campus.  This upgrade provides expanded coverage within buildings and better overall performance for connected devices.

With ease of use in mind, we have also created a new “UMW” connection point / SSID which provides basic internet access by simply connecting and entering your NETID and password into your browser window.  This is intended to provide basic internet access to active UMW students, faculty and staff without the need to use the guest registration process intended for visitors.  It is important to note that this wireless connection does not provide encrypted network access.  If a secure connection is required for access to systems like Banner INB or departmental shared drives, you will still use UMW-Secured in conjunction with use of the Cisco Clean Access client.

Detailed information is available at: http://technology.umw.edu/connecting/

My thanks to the members of the IT staff who worked diligently to plan and execute these improvements.  We hope you find these additional wireless network options helpful.

Regards,

Justin Webb
Acting Chief Information Officer