Author: Brynn Boyer

The minutes from the Leadership Council’s meeting on Monday, March 19 are available as a PDF. Topics in the minutes include university branding and an open house for incoming students.

UMW was well represented at the Association of Collegiate Computing Services of Virginia Conference held in Charlottesville, March 14-16.

DTLT’s Lisa Ames, LMS Admin, gave a presentation on UMW’s adoption of a new learning management system titled “Designing from a Blank Canvas” while Tim Owens, ITS, partnered with Andy Rush, New Media Specialist, to lead a session called “Ad-free Streaming with the Change in Your Pocket.”

Webmasters Cathy Derecki and Curtiss Grymala led a birds-of-the-feather discussion on Web Redesign and Edward Gray, Systems Integration and Support Specialist, gave a presentation titled “Making a World of Difference: Inventory, Licensing and Software Management.”

The American Red Cross is sponsoring a Blood Drive at the Stafford campus on Tuesday, April 3 from 1 – 7 p.m. in University Hall.  If you are interested in donating blood, please email Kevin Caffrey (kcaffrey@umw.edu) to make an appointment.

On Saturday, March 24, University of Mary Washington’s Department of Modern Foreign Languages will give area high school students a chance to see what they offer through the Fourth Annual World Language Day, an annual outreach program dedicated to the appreciation and study of foreign languages.

On World Language Day, more than 100 high school students from across Virginia will spend a day at the university participating in competitions in foreign languages.

Marcel Rotter, founder of the event and associate professor of German, was inspired to start the event when he witnessed a day celebrating German language and culture at the University of Wisconsin.

“I thought that it seemed like something we should have here at Mary Washington, but I decided to include everyone by having all the major languages,” said Rotter.

With a whole day dedicated to languages, the event reinforces how important languages are at UMW and shows potential future students what the UMW foreign language department can offer them.

For more information about World Language Day, read the full press release from Wednesday, March 21.

The University of Mary Washington has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the third consecutive year.  UMW is one of 642 U.S. colleges and universities recognized for engaging students, faculty and staff in substantial, relevant and meaningful service to communities.

The honor, presented to UMW’s Community Outreach and Resources (COAR), was awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education.

For information about COAR’s impact to the local community, read the full press release from Monday, March 19.