January 28, 2026

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Kerry Driscoll

by

Professor of English and Chair St. Joseph’s College Kerry Driscoll will present “Scout and Huck: Race, Voice, and Controversy in Two American Classics” on Saturday, Nov. 20, 3-4:30 p.m. in Combs Hall 139.
A public reception will follow at La Petite Auberge, 311 William Street, in downtown Fredericksburg at 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication; the Arrington Distinguished Chair in Poetry; and the Mark Twain Society of Virginia
For more information, contact the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication at (540) 654-1035

Adrienne Brovero

by

Led by coach Adrienne Brovero, UMW’s debate team racked up a litany of awards at the recent Liberty University debate tournament including the top three speakers in the varsity division. In addition, the two-person tandem of Patrick McCleary and Colin McElhinny reached the finals, placing second after a close debate with Wake Forest University.
The UMW debate team has been in action every weekend since September and will continue through the end of March at the national championships. UMW will host an intercollegiate tournament on campus January 4-6, 2011 that is open for visitors.

E&S by Doug Gately Quartet

by

Now Available at the UMW Bookstore.

Jazz flute at its best! Impressive melodic and improvisational work with great grooves and some Latin flair. How can an album be exciting and relaxing at the same time?! The album features three UMW faculty members, including Doug Gately on flute, Bruce Middle on guitar and Paul Henry on bass, as well as Toby Fairchild on drums and percussion. ($12.00)

Doug Gately Quartet will be performing at our December 8 Holiday Open House and available to sign copies of the cd.

Jason James

by

Jason C. James, assistant professor of anthropology, will have an article, “Coming to Terms through Cinema: The Lives of Others in Germany’s Cultural Landscape of Memory,” published in the fall/winter 2010 issue of the Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe.

To Kill A Mockingbird Panel Discussion and Film Screening

by

Enjoy Mockingbird at Fifty, Thursday Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. in Chandler 102
A Celebration of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” in a panel discussion with:

Professor Claudia Emerson
approaching the novel through the lens of gender

Professor Chris Foss
analyzing the novel through the lens of contemporary disability studies

Professor Jim Goehring
commenting on the Christ imagery of the film adaptation

Professor Gary Richards
assessing the novel and film adaptation via sexuality studies

Professor Danny Tweedy
responding to the novel through discourses of race

A screening of the 1962 film adaptation will follow the panel discussion (8:00-10:00 p.m.).
Sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication; the Arrington Distinguished Chair in Poetry; and the Mark Twain Society of Virginia
For more information, contact the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication at (540) 654-1035

Hegmann Named to Hall of Fame

by

Ed Hegmann, the Eagles’ athletic director and long-time women’s tennis coach will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame on the campus of the College of William & Mary on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Twice named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, Hegmann began his distinguished career at the University of Mary Washington in 1976, serving as both women’s tennis coach and director of athletics. A native of Pittsburgh, Hegmann had considered a professional baseball career while an undergraduate at Bucknell University, then switched his focus to tennis as a graduate student. He earned an M.S. from Springfield College and an Ed.D. from Temple University.

As UMW’s tennis coach from 1976 to 1999, Hegmann guided his teams to three national championships in 1982, 1988 and 1991, and nine straight conference championships from 1991-99. He coached 18 All-Americans and 10 conference players of the year, as well as 1991 Division III Senior Player of the Year Christy Copper. As athletic director, he developed UMW’s program from six women’s varsity sports to 23 men’s and women’s teams, and was honored as the NACDA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year in 2010.

Emergency Services Schedules CPR Training

by

CPR and AED training for faculty and staff will be available Tuesday, November 30 and Friday, December 17, in Lee Hall room 412. Classes for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on those dates.
Contact Jessica Murphy at 654-1097 to register.

Black History Month Celebration Proposals Solicited

by

Members of the 2011 Black History Month (BHM) Celebration Committee invite you to join us in planning for this year’s program.  You are encouraged to submit an Event Proposal Form for a program you are interested in sponsoring during the month.

Click here to download an event proposal.

Please send your completed form by November 22, 2010 to Marion Sanford via email (msanford@umw.edu) or campus mail to the James Farmer Multicultural Center (Lee Hall, Room 211).

Also, you may choose to offer an “Open Class,” where you might have a lecture, class discussion or other event planned for one of your spring courses that you would like included as part of the Black History Month Celebration.  If you have an open class in mind that relates to the BHM theme, we urge you to submit it for inclusion on the BHM calendar by November 22, 2010.

If you have any questions or need additional information about the 2011 Black History Month Celebration, please feel free to contact me at X1044 or via email.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Marion Sanford, Director

Multicultural Student Affairs/

James Farmer Multicultural Center