Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: 

The revised Draft of the University Master Plan is now available for review and comment on the UMW webpage http://president.umw.edu/masterplan/. 

In 2011, the UMW Master Plan Steering Committee presented a Draft Campus Master Plan to the University Community for comment and feedback.  As many of you will recall, the Plan was the culmination of more than a year’s work conducting studies of buildings, landscape and infrastructure, researching trends in higher education, interviewing stakeholders, and analyzing data.  One of the most commonly voiced comments and concerns regarding the Plan had to do with proposals to consider razing several buildings.   

In response to those comments, the University asked its nationally known Historic Preservation Department to develop a University-wide, comprehensive Preservation Plan as part of the Master Plan. The Preservation Plan is not complete at this time however an example of the approach being taken has been included  (Willard Hall). The entire Preservation Plan is estimated to be completed by September 2013. 

The Master Plan is just that – a plan.  It is not etched in stone, will likely change in response to varying conditions and demands and most importantly, will be informed by the Preservation Plan.  All upgrades, repairs, renovations and construction impacting buildings or landscape features will look to the Preservation Plan before reaching the drawing board.  While the Plan contains renderings of several new buildings to replace current ones, if the Preservation Plan indicates the need for a historically correct renovation, that will be strongly considered. 

Thank you for your time and interest. 

Richard R. Pearce

Vice President for Administration and Finance and CFO

University of Mary Washington

1301 College Avenue

Fredericksburg, VA  22401

(540) 654-1020

(540) 654-1162 (fax)

rpearce@umw.edu

The following message is the office of Administration and Finance: 

Finance is pleased to announce that the updated Business Meal and Food Approval Form (BMF) is on the Accounts Payable website.  Thank you to the pilot group for the useful recommendations.   After May 15, the new form is required. 

The form is now two pages; the first page was developed as a guide to help you determine the necessary documentation and payment method.  Below are few reminders: 

• FOAP Managers and the President’s Designated Signers are not necessarily the same
• Only the President’s Designated Signers can approve the BMF, they are located on the AP web site: http://adminfinance.umw.edu/ap/designees/
• A business purpose AND the topics discussed must be listed
• A BMF is needed when eating on campus
• When printing, be green and print double sided
• If you wish to retain a copy for the specific meal, remember to save it to your desktop
• Please remember to download the form from the website for each use 

Please contact Accounts Payable with any questions. 

Allyson P. Moerman, CPA.CITP, CGFM

Associate Vice President for Finance and Controller

University of Mary Washington

1301 College Avenue

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

(540) 654-1212

(540) 654-1162 – fax

Finance