Arrington Distinguished Chair of Poetry and Professor of English Claudia Emerson was named one of seven “Women of Distinction” of 2012 by the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Emerson received the award during a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The girl scouting review committee chose the “Women of Distinction” based on their ability to serve as examples of courage, confidence and character. Emerson’s award focused on her accomplishments in culture and communication.
Final Weekend to Catch Production of “Talking With” at UMW
The University of Mary Washington Department of Theatre & Dance has kicked off its 2012-13 season with a production of Jane Martin’s “Talking With.” Final performances are Sept. 27-29 at 8 p.m., and Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. in Klein Theatre, duPont Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and senior citizens and$5 for students, faculty and staff with a UMW ID.
“Talking With” is comprised of 11 monologues performed by women. Each woman invites you into her world as she confesses a secret that she keeps from the rest of society. These monologues deal with a range of themes from marital problems to religious experiences, and everything in between. As the women speak they teach important lessons about love, loss and the search for happiness.
“Talking With” premiered at the Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Ky., as part of the 1982 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Jane Martin is a pen name of a Kentucky playwright suspected to be the former Actors’ Theatre of Louisville artistic director, Jon Jory. Martin won the American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for “Keely and Du” in 1994 and “Jack and Jill” in 1997. “Keely and Du” was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1994.
“Talking With” is directed by Helen Housley, associate professor of theatre. Scenic and lighting design is by Associate Professor Julie Hodge and costume design is by Associate Professor Kevin McCluskey. For more information, call the Klein Theatre Box Office at (540) 654-1111.
Golda Eldridge Named Director of Leadership
The Division of Student Affairs is pleased to announce that Golda Eldridge has joined the team as Director of Leadership within the Center for Honor, Leadership and Service. Eldridge has extensive leadership and administrative experience within the United States Air Force and served for four years as department chair and professor of aerospace studies at Texas Christian University. He earned his bachelor’s in literature and history at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, his master’s in educational leadership from Troy State University and his Ed.D. in educational leadership from Texas Christian University.
“Go Green” Grants Available from Eagle Dining
Eagle Dining would like to award over $2,000 from its “Go Green” Grant fund to support sustainability efforts in our campus community. We established the “Go Green” Grant fund last year by contributing $5 to the fund for each “Go Green” Commuter meal plan sold. We are now seeking applicants for the grants from UMW students, staff, faculty, or clubs in order to support your sustainability initiatives. For details on the grant process, or to get a copy of the grant application, go to the Eagle Dining website at www.umwdining.com
SharePoint Upgrade and EagleNet Revitalization
Information Technologies is planning several changes to IT systems aimed at improving the user experience and providing for more secure access to university data and collaboration resources. These changes will result in the replacement of EagleNet. EagleNet, built on the SharePoint 2007 platform, currently hosts the portal, Department sites, MySites, and the UMW Reporting Center. Moving forward, these functions will be moved into two separate platforms.
SharePoint 2010 will house Department Sites and the UMW Reporting Center. MySites will be eliminated for all users and SharePoint 2010 will only be accessible to faculty and staff. The primary goal of this project is to improve the security and functionality of SharePoint and the Reporting Center.
Information Technologies and Web Communications are working collaboratively to create a new site which will be accessible to all faculty, staff, and students. This site will include aggregation of important links to relevant UMW content / access to systems, as currently provided by Eaglenet. The proposed replacement would entail leveraging the UMW.edu platform to host this content for students, faculty and staff. The “mashup” site would aggregate custom channels and links, offer a pass-through to UMW systems, and allow for helpful items (like a link to the password-reset utility).
We will be communicating additional details about these projects later in the fall semester. Additional information will be posted at: http://technology.umw.edu/pmo/projects-and-initiatives/sharepoint2010/. If you have any questions in the interim, please contact Sean O’Brien, IT Project Manager, at sobrien@umw.edu or 654-1027.
Surupa Gupta Presents Research in India
Surupa Gupta, assistant professor of political science and international affairs, presented “The Politics of Organized Retail in the Food Sector: Observations from the Indian Experience” at an international seminar on Organized Retailing and the Farm Economy in India. The seminar was held on Sept. 21 to 22 in Hyderabad, India.
Daniel Preston Publishes Chapter in Book
Daniel Preston, editor of the Papers of James Monroe, had an essay entitled “James Monroe, 1758-1783: Student and Soldier of the American Revolution” published as a chapter in “A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe,” edited by Stuart Leibiger by Wiley-Blackwell in their “The American Presidents” series.
Mark Scharf Gives Seminar at Johns Hopkins
National Security Lecture Series at Dahlgren
The University of Mary Washington Department of Political Science and International Affairs, in collaboration with the Joint Warfare Analysis Center, is pleased to announce the continuation of the National Security Lecture Series held at the university’s Dahlgren campus.
Jack Kramer, who lectured last spring, will kick off the series and focus on Russian foreign policy. Ranjit Singh, who also lectured last spring, will follow up his Arab Spring presentation by providing participants with additional insights into the Syria crisis. Congressman Rob Wittman will overview the ways in which sequestration will impact the federal budget, the resulting impact on our nation’s defense and national security implications. Finally, Stephen Farnsworth, who directs the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, will focus on the 2012 campaign and election, paying special attention to national security issues.
The programs start at 8 a.m. with registration, refreshments and networking followed by the lecture starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 10 a.m. The lectures will include time for each speaker’s presentation along with opportunities for questions and answers. While there is no cost to attend, we ask that you register for each lecture at http://dahlgren.umw.edu/.
Wednesday, Oct. 3: “Russian Foreign Policy: Strategic Challenges for the United States” by Jack Kramer, distinguished professor of political science and international affairs
Wednesday, Oct. 10: “Sequestration and the Federal Budget – Implications for the Department of Defense and National Security” by Rep. Rob Wittman
Tuesday, Oct. 30: “The Syria Crisis: Personal, National and Regional Insecurity” by Ranjit Singh, associate professor of political science
Wednesday, Nov. 14: “The 2012 Presidential Election: The Media, Public Opinion and International Issues” by Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies
Planned Outages: 9/28-9/29
Planned Outages: 9/28-9/29
This weekend IT will conduct routine maintenance on Banner and EagleNet/SharePoint. EagleNet will be inaccessible during the maintenance window from Friday, September 28 at 6 p.m. until Saturday, September 29 at 6 a.m. Banner will be offline from Friday, September 28 at 6 p.m. until approximately noon on Saturday, September 29.
Please contact the IT Help Desk at 654-2255 or helpdesk@umw.edu or the IT Project Management Office at sobrien@umw.edu. Updates will be posted at http://technology.umw.edu and https://twitter.com/umwIT.