Marjorie Och
Marjorie Och, Professor of Art History, chaired the session “Technology and Collaboration in the Art History Classroom” at the annual meeting of the College Art Association in New York City in February; the session was sponsored by the CAA-affiliated society Art Historians Interested in Pedagogy and Technology.
Melissa Rogers’ Lecture Scheduled
A member of President Obama’s Select Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership, Dr. Melissa Rogers, will present a lecture March 16 titled “Continuity and Change: Faith-Based Partnerships under Presidents Bush and Obama.” The presentation will be in the Woodard Campus Center, Red Room, and begins at 4 p.m. Rogers is director of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity Center for Religion and Public Affairs, and is the former director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. http://divinity.wfu.edu/rogers.html
Faculty Academy 2011 Speaker Lineup
The Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies is delighted to announce the speaker lineup for this year’s Faculty Academy. Michael Wesch, assistant professor of anthropology at Kansas State University, will be delivering the conference keynote address, “From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able: New Learning Environments for New Media Environments, on May 11 at 9:00 a.m.
In addition Amanda French, THATCamp Coordinator for the Center for History and New Media, and Tom Woodward, Director of Instructional Technology for Henrico County Public Schools, will be this year’s guest presenters. Each of them will be delivering a plenary presentation and leading a workshop during the two-day conference.
Faculty Academy is an annual event that has been held at UMW for the last 15 years. This year’s conference will be on May 11 and 12 at the Stafford Campus in the North Building. All faculty and staff at the University are invited to attend — registration is free but required!
Details about the conference, information about the speakers, and an online registration and proposal form are available at http://www.facultyacademy.org!
UMW Professor to Moderate Fredericksburg Forum, March 17
Jason Davidson
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
UMW Galleries to Host Asian Art Exhibit
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.