Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason W. Davidson’s book chapter, “Italy and the US: Prestige, Peace, and the Transatlantic Balance,” was recently published by Lexington Books in a volume edited by Maurizio Carbone titled Italy in the Post-Cold War Order: Adaptation, Bipartisanship, Visibility.
March is Women’s History Month
Please visit the UMW Bookstore to see our selection of Women’s History titles.
The UMW Bookstore is proudly owned and operated by the University of Mary Washington with proceeds helping to fund…
UMW Health Center
Debt Card Program
Card Access System
Work Study Program
And More.
UMW Galleries to Host Asian Art Exhibit
The University of Mary Washington Galleries will host the exhibit "Beyond the Silk Road: Asian Art from the Permanent Collection" from Friday, March 11 through Friday, April 22 at the Ridderhof Martin Gallery.
Join UMW Alumni in Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and Peru
A few openings remain for the first Alumni College on the Road. Register today to take part in this educational adventure from June 28 through July 8, 2011. Journey with UMW Associate Professor Andrew S. Dolby to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, and participate in the optional extension to Peru. All arrangements and activities are being coordinated through Classic Escapes, a travel company known and respected for their special nature and cultural excursions. Read more about Alumni College on the Road here http://www.umw.edu/gift/alumnicollegeotr
Photos:
Bird–Jorge Cruz
Turtle–Metropolitan Touring
Day Trip to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
There are always new and exciting things happening at Gari Melchers Home and Studio.
The time has come for our Spring museum trip. This season we are delighted to announce a weekday excursion to Richmond, Virginia to visit the newly renovated Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The VMFA is currently hosting Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris. Our April 13 trip will include admission to this stunning exhibition.
Rates are available for both Friends of Belmont and the general public. If you are not currently a Friend of Belmont, there is not time like the present! Our SPRING MEMBERSHIP DRIVE is going on now.
For more information on our trip and a registration form, please click here.
Taiwo Ande
UMW’s assistant provost for institutional analysis and effectiveness recently traveled to Nigeria to speak to education professionals in Ogun state about “Academic Leadership Strategies and Administration Challenges in Contemporary Higher Education Institutions.” http://www.indstate.edu/news/news.php?newsid=2655
Tornado Drill, March 15
Tornadoes in Virginia have struck in every month of the year and in every part of the state. It’s critical that state employees and their families know what to do and where to go in case of a tornado warning.
This year, Tornado Preparedness Day in Virginia is Tuesday, March 15. At 9:45 a.m., the Statewide Tornado Drill will be held so that schools, businesses and families can practice their tornado emergency plans.
Learn about your agency’s tornado plan and encourage your fellow employees to participate in the drill. Detailed steps about conducting a tornado drill are available on the Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s website at www.vaemergency.com.
Also, please be sure that your family knows what to do and where to go at home during a tornado. Every family needs an emergency plan (for more, see www.ReadyVirginia.gov.
The statewide tornado drill is an annual effort of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service.
| Sincerely, |
| Lisa M. Hicks-Thomas |
| Secretary of Administration |
Pruning Workshop at Belmont
Pruning Workshop
Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m.
Beate Jensen, Building and Grounds Preservation Supervisor, will demonstrate how to take care of small trees, flowering shrubs, and boxwood. A classroom presentation will cover proper pruning techniques and the tools of the trade. An outdoor demonstration will follow. Sponsored by Roxbury Farm & Garden Center.
Free
Embroidery Basics Workshop at Belmont
- Corinne Melchers’ Bargello embroidery
Embroidery Basics Workshop
Tuesday, March 29, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
In this one-day workshop, learn basic hand embroidery stitches including straight stitch, chain stitch, couching, seeding, and French knots.
The workshop begins with a brief overview of embroidery used in traditional garments and contemporary art. Students learn embroidery techniques using cotton fabric with an embroidery hoop and colorful thread, beginning with a 5″ X 7″ travel postcard consisting entirely of embroidery on fabric. This project can be designed and begun in the workshop and completed at home. The stitches that students learn may be used to embellish garments, handkerchiefs, pillows, or baby blankets. Examples of the different applications are shown during the workshop.
This program has been organized by the VMFA Office of Statewide Partnerships and is supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment.
Workshop Cost: $20 members; $25 non-members.To register, please contact Education Coordinator Michelle Crow-Dolby at 540/654-1851.
Doug Sanford
Douglas W. Sanford, professor and chair of the Department of Historic Preservation, contributed the article “Slave Housing” to the two-volume World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States, edited by Martha B. Katz-Hyman and Kym S. Rice (Greenwood, 2011).
Much of the information for Sanford’s article developed out of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant project headed by Sanford and Dennis Pogue, of George Washington’s Mt. Vernon, on the variety of housing arrangements for slaves in Virginia, based on archaeological, architectural, and documentary evidence.