Author: Brynn Boyer

UMW Dining Services will hold a Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Seacobeck Hall. The brunch will feature a menu of carved London broil, pineapple glazed ham, seared salmon, cheese tortellini, cooked-to-order omelets and Belgian waffles along with a children’s buffet of chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs and sliders. The meal includes a variety of side dishes, salads and desserts.

The brunch is $23.95 for adults, $10.95 for children 10-years-old and younger and free for children under three.

For a complete menu or to make reservations, contact 540-654-1930 or visit www.umwdining.com.

Three UMW students, led by Professor of Economics Margaret Ray, presented papers at the Economic Scholars Program at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Friday, March 30.

During the conference, Matt Cronin presented “The Effect of Professional Sports Salaries on Performance Enhancing Drug Use in College Sports,” Maura Monahan presented “Reexamining the Effects of State Religion on Religious Service Attendance” and Marissa Yoder presented “To What Extent Did Mad Cow Disease Affect Demand for Chicken in the U.S.?”

The Economics Scholars Program is a collaborative effort between Austin College and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to foster the involvement of undergraduate economics students in all facets of research. The UMW students’ participation was made possible through an undergraduate research grant.

The Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C., will feature two staged readings of adjunct professor Mark Scharf’s play “Fortune’s Child.” The festival runs from Friday, May 25 through Sunday, June 10 and readings of “Fortune’s Child” are scheduled for Thursday, May 31 and Friday, June 1. For more information about the festival, visit http://www.piccolospoleto.com/.

Anand Rao, associate professor of communication and director of the speaking intensive program, will direct a summer workshop on public speaking and argumentation in Boston, Mass. The workshop for high school students is sponsored by Harvard Debate Council, the officially-recognized debate program at Harvard. The workshop will be held on the Harvard campus from July 15 through 27, and students will work on presentation skills for both live and online audiences. More information about the workshop can be found on the Harvard Debate Council website: https://www.hdcworkshops.org/camps/session/9.

Mukesh Srivastava and Lou Martinette’s co-authored paper entitled “Building a Sustainable Competitive Advantage” has been accepted for presentation at the11th World Congress of the International Federation of Scholarly Association of Management (IFSAM) 2012 to be held at the University of Limerick from June 26 to 29.

This research study focuses on the cross-industrial best practices in the context of the resource based competitive advantage model of the firm. It identifies managerial levers, tools and systems which all collectively combine to influence a firm’s ability to sustain its core competences and therefore its competitive advantage. Specifically, contemporary techniques are discussed that provide credible, accountable leadership, high performance recruitment, & employee rewards, retention of creative people, building a more engaged workforce, improved strategy definition and more balanced execution tools.