January 29, 2026

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

1st Discovery Day of Fall Semester this Saturday

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On Saturday, October 16, 2010 the Office of Admissions will be holding the first Discovery Day of the fall semester. The latest registration numbers indicate that over 300 prospective students and about 1000 total visitors will join us on campus on Saturday!
The Discovery Day schedule includes events and activities for our visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., although we expect our guests to begin arriving on campus earlier in the morning. Expect to see increased foot traffic on campus and a large amount of visitors in the campus dining facilities. Our visitors have been instructed to park in the parking garage, but with the amount of people we expect to attend they will most likely need to seek other parking options throughout campus and on neighboring side streets. Hopefully this information will allow you to plan accordingly for Saturday. Please welcome visitors to the University of Mary Washington.
The Office of Admissions

Annual James Monroe Lecture: Monday, October 18, 7 p.m.

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This year’s lecture, presented by Richard John, Professor in Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, is entitled: “James Monroe and the Communications Revolution in the Early Republic.” Professor John will speak on the epochal communications revolution that originated in the 1790s and accelerated during the presidential administration of James Monroe (1817-1825). He will analyze the main features of this revolution, with a focus on the newspaper press, the postal system, and the stagecoach business. The communications revolution in the early republic led to the creation of large inter-state associations, the mass party, and the nationwide market – three of most important institutions of the age.

Professor John’s lecture will be illustrated with contemporary images; it draws on his own extensive research on the history of communications in the United States.

The lecture – which will be held in the Great Hall in Woodard Campus Center – is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. Call x1043 with any questions.

Allyson Poska

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Professor of History and American Studies Allyson Poska is participating in a panel discussion of Spanish history at the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference, Montreal, Canada, on October 14. The panel topic is “Honor and Shame in the Early Modern Mediterranean. “

UMW Career Day!

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The Office of Career Services is pleased to present CAREER DAY, Thursday, October 21 from 11-3 in the Great Hall of the Woodard Campus Center. Over 40 employers (some of whom are alumni) will be representing business, non-profit, technology and other fields. Faculty & staff are welcome to stop by and we ask that you encourage all students to attend.

For questions, call Career Services at 654-1022 or email casv@umw.edu

UMW Internships Provide Glimpse of Future Careers

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Boating with commercial watermen on rivers along Virginia’s Eastern Shore doesn’t sound like a typical three-credit class.

But for junior Will Bennett, who spent his summer on the College of William and Mary campus researching crabbing regulations, the internship not only provided academic credit, it gave him valuable insight into a potential future career.

Award-Winning Author to Give Public Reading at UMW

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Award-winning author Jon Pineda will give a public reading at the University of Mary Washington on Thursday, October 14 as a guest poet of the Thursday Poems Series. The 5 p.m. session will be held in Combs Hall, Room 139 and will be followed by a book signing. The event is free and open to the public.

Pledge to STOP TEXTING WHILE DRIVING

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Stop by the Eagle’s Nest Thursday, 10/7, or Friday, 10/8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to sign your pledge to promise NOT to text while driving. Pick up your button from the UMW Dorsey Scholars and help spread the word.  Pay attention to the road – – not your phone.