Suzanne G. Houff, professor of education, had her third book, an essay collection titled “The Classroom Facilitator: Special Issue Questions,” published in July by Rowman & Littlefield. Houff edited the essays, which were written by eight other education faculty—Laurie Abeel, Teresa Coffman, Norah Hooper, Jane Huffman, Nicole Myers, Kavatus Newell, Patricia Reynolds and Sharon Teabo—and Director of Distance/Blended Learning John St.Clair.
Emile Lester, assistant professor of political science and international affairs, will participate in a national symposium at Roberts Wesleyan College to promote conversation on how public schools, religion and the First Amendment intersect. The symposium will be held October 10-11 at the New York college. The audience — school practitioners, academics, attorneys, school board members, community, religious and student leaders — will be invited to join the conversation with 10 authorities in the field. Other scheduled participants are Richard T. Foltin, director of the National and Legislative Affairs for the American Jewish Committee; Daniel Mach, director of the ACLU’s Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief; Colby May, senior counsel with the American Center for Law and Justice; David Scott, director of Project PATCH, Northport School District, Long Island; Muhammad Shafiq, executive director of the Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, professor of Islamic and religious studies at Nazareth College and Imam of the Islamic Center of Rochester; Stephen Solomon, professor, New York University; Kathy Wildman, World Religions teacher, Fairfax, Va.; and Jay Worona, general counsel, New York State School Boards Association.
For more information or to register, visit www.roberts.edu/symposium or call 585/ 594-6562.
Inez Wehrli is retiring after more than nine years of service to UMW. A farewell tea will be held in her honor Monday, September 20, 10:30 a.m., at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center ball room. All faculty and staff are invited. Inez began her career in the Office of University Relations and moved to University Advancement six years ago. As Coordinator for Stewardship and Donor Relations with University Advancement, she has played a key role in the management of privately endowed scholarships and the annual Scholarship Luncheon honoring donors and their recipients.
Susan Mullane has announced that the Jepson Alumni Executive Center at UMW has been designated a “Green” Conference Center. Recycling and conservation efforts have been stepped up to meet Virginia State standards, and the Jepson name will be proudly displayed on the Commonwealth’s Department of Environmental Quality website. Virginia Green is the statewide program that works to reduce the environmental impacts of Virginia’s Tourism Industry. It is run as a partnership between DEQ, the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association.
More information about becoming a green facility may be found at http://www.deq.state.va.us/p2/virginiagreen/conference_centers.html.
The James Farmer Multicultural Center is currently in the process of coordinating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Black History Month, and Women’s History Month Celebrations for the 2010-11 academic year. If you are interested in supporting or being a part of any of these committees, please attend our initial interest meeting on Thursday, September 23 at 4:00 p.m. OR 6:00 p.m. in the James Farmer Multicultural Center (Lee Hall, 211).
If you are unable to attend either meeting, please e-mail LaNita Weisenberger at lweisenb@umw.edu indicating the committee(s) you are interested in and in what capacity you would like to serve. Thank you to the entire campus community for your continued support!
