January 29, 2026

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

UMW Faculty Authors Wanted

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The Virginia Festival of the Book is looking for faculty authors of “recently published books on topics of interest to the general public–history, science, current affairs, sports–really anything that would appeal to Virginia Festival of the Book attendees,” according to the program director. More information is available at the web site http://www.vabook.org/index.html/

Gari Melchers Home and Studio Hosts New Exhibition

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"Julia and Ivan" by Gari Melchers, ca. 1921, pastel and crayon on paper

On Display from September 10 through November 21

“Gari Melchers’ Works on Paper:  Highlights from the Collection”

Curatorial Intern and University of Mary Washington senior Davida “Vida” Austin has selected almost 20 works on paper for this temporary exhibition.

Vida’s selections represent a survey of styles and subjects that show Melchers development as an artist on paper and span nearly his entire career.

The subject matter is wide-ranging and includes everything from portraits and landscapes to figurative interiors.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio is open everyday, except Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free to the UMW community.

Beate Jensen

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Beate A. Jensen, buildings and grounds preservation supervisor at Gari Melchers Home and Studio, has written an article on how to create and maintain meadows to sustain wildlife in the summer issue of Magnolia, the publication of the Southern Garden History Society. In addition to explaining how to make a meadow, the article also deals with why historic sites and other organizations that manage open land should consider converting non-native fescue lawns to native grass lands.

A Missing Photo Does Not Become You

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All full-time teaching and administrative faculty can have portrait photos taken on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept 21-22 in GW Hall.

The Office of News and Public Information has arranged for a professional photographer to be at UMW on Sept. 21 and 22 to take head-and-shoulders photos of full-time teaching and administrative faculty members for use in University publications, websites and the news media, and for faculty use.

All new faculty members and any faculty with no professional photo on file are encouraged to sit for a photo. Also, faculty members wishing to update current photos are welcome to make an appointment. View current photos on the Meet the Faculty website at www.umw.edu/faculty. There is no cost to staff for this service.

The photo sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 21 and Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Foyer.

The photography should take five to 10 minutes. This is the only occasion when the photographer, Joe Parker, is scheduled to be at UMW during the 2010-11 academic year.

Please email two or three preferred times to Christie Pugh at cpugh@umw.edu or call 654-1055 at your earliest convenience to schedule an appointment.

Human Research Requires Approval

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Holly Schiffrin is reminding everyone conducting research with human subjects that you are required to submit an application for approval by the UMW Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to the start of data collection. In general, federal guidelines define research as “a systematic investigation…designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.” Therefore, all research that will be published, presented at a conference (e.g., Research and Creativity Day), or archived in a library (e.g., senior honor’s theses and EDCI 590) needs to be reviewed. Additional information to determine what needs to be reviewed, the application forms, and a description of the submission process can be found on the IRB web site: http://www.umw.edu/irb/default.php. If you have questions about the application process, please contact the reviewer assigned to your academic department. The list can be found at: http://www.umw.edu/irb/instructions_forms/board_reviewers.php.

Faculty, staff, and students who wish to submit research for review by the UMW IRB must complete the online training program available at www.citiprogram.org. You will need to register for the course and select University of Mary Washington as the institution. Once you have completed the training, you should retain a copy of the training completion certificate for your records. You will need to submit this certificate as proof of training with each IRB proposal you submit. If you have any questions about the training program please contact Amy O’Reilly in the Provost’s Office.

Holly Schiffrin
Chair, UMW IRB