Eagle StartUp Finalists
The UMW Entrepreneurs Club, EagleWorks, and the University of Mary Washington Small Business Development Center joined together to encourage startups among members of the University of Mary Washington student community in a program called the Eagle Startup Challenge. The finalists are Anthony Seippel, Patrick Byrne and Chrophe Perdu (team), Seamus Hooban and Andy Leonard (team), and Daniel Shapiro. They will give pitch-style presentations and announce the winners on April 24, 2013.
The UMW Entrepreneurs Club is a partnership with the University of Mary Washington Office of Entrepreneurship and Business Development in suite 400 in the Eagle Village Executive Offices.Visit the web page at http://economicdevelopment.umw.edu/umw-entrepreneur-club/ for the latest updates.
Hanna and Farnsworth Present Co-Authored Research Paper
Stephen P. Hanna, professor of geography, and Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a co-authored research paper, “Visualizing Virginia’s Changing Electorate: Mapping Presidential Elections from 2000 to 2012,” at the Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting in Richmond, VA.
Political Science Students Present Research Papers
Four University of Mary Washington political science students presented their research papers at the annual meeting of the Virginia Social Science Association, VSSA, in Richmond on April 6. The students were selected to present through a statewide undergraduate social science writing competition.
The selected students and their papers were:
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Senior Taylor Brannan, “Moral Issues: The Impact Religiosity has on Public Opinion on Abortion”
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Junior Anna Boning, “Race, Age, and Trust in Government”
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Sophomore Benjamin Hermerding, “Class in Modern America: How Perceptions of Social Standing Affect Perspectives On Politics”
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Junior Colin McElhinny, “Partisanship and Foreign Policy: Measuring Public Support for U.S. International Leadership”
Students prepared their papers last fall in Political Science 391, Research and Writing in Political Science, taught by Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies.
Meet our New Employees
Please join us in extending a warm UMW welcome to our newest employees:
Joshua Jones joined the Dodd Auditorium as an Audio Visual Technician on April 1.
Jacob Smith joined the Dodd Auditorium as an Audio Visual Technician on April 1.
Brooke Hardisty joined the Admissions Department as an Application Process Clerk on April 8.
Service Award Recipients
Congratulations to our service award recipients for the month of April. Please click on the link below to view the list.
http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/files/2011/08/April-13-Service-Award-Recipients.pdf
At UMW, Tuition Increases on the Table (The Free Lance-Star)
Rosemary Arneson Presents at Conference
University Librarian Rosemary Arneson is presenting a session on the ThinkLab makerspace at the Association of College and Research Libraries conference in Indianapolis this week. The session, titled “Made in the Library” is part of the ACRL CyberZedShed series on innovative uses of technologies in academic libraries. The UMW ThinkLab is among the first general-purpose 3D printing labs in an academic library in the country. Arneson will also present a poster session showcasing items created in the ThinkLab.