The University of Mary Washington has taken a noteworthy step toward making the university sustainable by adding new energy-efficient washing machines to all residence halls, including Eagle Landing, in a move expected to save more than one million gallons of water annually.
Statewide Conference at UMW
With the help of UMW faculty, graduate students and alumni, the 2010 statewide conference of the Virginia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages was a success. This year’s TESOL conference, held at UMW’s Stafford campus Oct. 2, drew about 200 practicing teachers from across Virginia.
Mary Gendernalik-Cooper, College of Education dean, (left) gave the welcome address, and Jo Tyler, professor of linguistics and education, served as one of the conference coordinators. Master of Education students, alumni and faculty, including Jane Huffman, associate professor of education; Patricia Reynolds, instructor of education; and John St.Clair, director of distance and blended learning, provided on-site assistance.
The conference theme was “Rekindling Our Joy of Language Teaching.” More than two dozen presenters led workshops and served on discussion panels. As the keynote speaker, bestselling author Richard Lederer addressed the topic “A Joy Ride Through the English Language.”
Four Nations Ensemble at Stratford Hall, FREE to UMW I.D.-Holders
THE FOUR NATIONS ENSEMBLE in concert
3 p.m. in the Great Hall at Stratford Hall
Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010
Students, faculty, and staff of the University of Mary Washington, reserve your FREE tickets today!!!
804/493-8038 x 1039
The Four Nations Ensemble will be at Stratford Hall for the symposium, The Music of the Stratford Lees, a full day of “Lee-era Music” with presentations featuring Charleston, S.C, historian and musicologist Dr. Nicholas Butler, author of Votaries of Apollo, the acclaimed history of Charleston’s St. Cecilia Society, and Andrew Appel, Artistic Director of The Four Nations Ensemble, a group internationally praised for their historically informed performances. Then, in the afternoon the Great Hall will again ring with “Music of the Stratford Lees” through a program crafted and presented by The Four Nations Ensemble.
The Four Nations Ensemble, founded in 1986, brings together soloists who are leading exponents of period instrument and vocal performance to present great music from the Renaissance through the Viennese Classical masterpieces of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. For two decades, Four Nations has developed a leading presence on the early music scene in New York and across the country. With a core ensemble of harpsichord or fortepiano, violin, flute, and cello, the Ensemble explores and performs the major masterpieces of the 17th and 18th centuries, from trio sonata to piano trio and quartet.
Four Nations has performed at major houses and series throughout the United States including The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center. The Ensemble has participated in festivals including The Boston Early Music Festival, New York’s Mostly Mozart, Amherst Festival, New Haven’’s International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Virginia Waterfront International Arts Festival, Chautauqua, The Indiana Early Music Festival, The Redwoods Festival in Santa Rosa, California, and Brasilseguridade in Rio de Janeiro.
UMW Students Eclipse National Political Science Competition
A University of Mary Washington political science student has won a prominent, national essay competition, bringing to eight the number of times since 1995 that UMW undergraduates have claimed the top award in the political science honor society Pi Sigma Alpha’s annual contest.
UMW Launches Campaign For James Farmer Postage Stamp
Nearly 50 years after civil rights pioneer James L. Farmer Jr. organized the Freedom Rides that led to desegregated bus terminals throughout the South, the University of Mary Washington has teamed with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) to call for a commemorative U.S. postage stamp to honor the late Farmer.
Debra Schleef
Debra Schleef is participating in a panel discussion, “Nuestra Tierra, Nuestro Hogar: Latinos in Virginia” at the University of Richmond, Library of Virginia Lecture Hall, Thursday, September 30, 6-7 p.m. The discussion will focus on the experiences of recent Hispanic immigrants to Virginia and the opportunities and challenges they face.
Schleef, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is coauthor, along with H. B. Cavalcanti, of “Latinos in Dixie: Class and Assimilation in Richmond, Virginia.”
A reception and entertainment follow the panel discussion.
Stroll Back in Time on Belmont’s Lawn
Perhaps time travel is possible, after all.
It certainly seemed so yesterday at Belmont, as guests enjoyed seeing the Falmouth estate’s South Lawn restored to its appearance of long ago.
James M. Harding
James Harding is a recipient of a 2010-2011 DAAD Visiting Professorship in the Institut für Theaterwissenschaft at the Freie Universität Berlin. The DAAD is the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (the German Academic Exchange Service) and is financed by the German Government. Harding, a professor of English, linguistics and communication will spend a year in Berlin teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on the history of American experimental theatre.
UMW Students Participate in Via Colori Arts Festival
University of Mary Washington students with a penchant for the arts helped transform a downtown city street into a temporary art gallery at the first annual Fredericksburg Via Colori Festival. They were among about 75 artists who registered for the community event organized by the Fredericksburg Arts Commission.
Stroll Back in Time on Belmont’s Lawn
Story in today’s Free Lance-Star about our putto.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/092010/09272010/578302