TO:                       All UMW Employees

FROM:                 Sabrina C. Johnson, Associate Vice President Human Resources

DATE:                  September 19, 2017

RE:                       2017-2018 Holiday Calendar and Important Dates (*)

The 2017 Fall and 2018 Holiday Calendar is provided below. Included are hours of leave granted by the Governor and other state holidays. President Paino has awarded recognition leave for your continued contributions and dedication to the University. If you have questions regarding this schedule, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 654‐1214. (* indicates important non-holiday dates)

Noon, Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Friday, November 24, 2017                                                                   Thanksgiving Holiday 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017 thru

Tuesday, January 2, 2018                                                                       Winter Holiday 2017

Wednesday, January 3, 2018*                                                             University Reopens 2018

Monday, January 15, 2018                                                                    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Friday, March 9                                                                                         Spring Break

Monday, May 14                                                                                       Employee Appreciation Day Holiday

Monday, May 28                                                                                       Memorial Day

Wednesday, July 4                                                                                   Independence Day

Monday, September 3                                                                           Labor Day

Noon, Wednesday, November 2 1

Thursday, November 22

Friday, November 23                                                                              Thanksgiving Holiday 2018

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 thru

Tuesday, January 1, 2019                                                                       Winter Holiday 2018

Wednesday, January 2, 2019*                                                             University Reopens 2019

*

The following message is from the Committee on Sexual Assault: 

Dear UMW Community,

As we begin another academic year, we feel it is important to update everyone on our efforts to evaluate and improve the university’s current policies and practices related to sexual violence. This is an extremely important initiative and a substantial amount of work has been done. In December 2014, former UMW President Richard Hurley created a task force of 22 faculty, staff, and students. This group was charged with the task of determining whether or not the university’s practices and policies meet or exceed best practice in the areas of preventing and responding to sexual assault on our campus. On March 15, 2016, that group submitted a final task force report to Mr. Hurley. The report can be viewed at President’s Task Force on Sexual Assault.

During the spring semester of 2017, a committee of eight faculty and staff reconvened to evaluate the status of each of the prior recommendations and to put forward an updated list of priorities. That group of individuals updated the original report and submitted a letter to President Troy Paino, summarizing their work. One of the recommendations of that group was to establish a long-standing committee that will meet periodically throughout the academic year to discuss current best practices for college campuses, continually assess our current services and policies, and identify priorities with an eye toward continuing to improve our approach to addressing sexual violence on our campus.

Over the past few months, some changes to the structure of the Office of Title IX have been made and a group of individuals has been formed, following the receipt of a grant from the Office on Violence Against Women. To help clarify the roles of the offices and committees on our campus doing work related to sexual assault, we have provided descriptions of each. 

Office of Title IX – The Title IX Coordinator and the Office of Title IX are tasked with the coordination of UMW’s compliance efforts with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and related requirements and guidance (e.g., Dear Colleague Letters, VAWA, Clery Act, FERPA) to create a campus culture that supports a safe and respectful academic, working, and living environment.   

Committee on Sexual Assault (formerly the Sexual Assault Task Force) – The charge for this committee is to continually review the current best practices related to sexual assault on college campuses, to evaluate the current UMW practices and policies, and to update the list of priorities with an eye toward continuing to improve our prevention and intervention processes.

Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) (expires September 2019) – The CCRT was created under the Office on Violence Against Women after the receipt of a grant from the Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic and Dating Violence, and Stalking program. This grant is managed by the Office of Title IX. The team comprises key stakeholders from the surrounding community and throughout the campus, including students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners. The team is tasked with coordinating prevention and intervention efforts; facilitating communication between key campus departments and community partners; ensuring messages across efforts are consistent and reinforced; and ensuring the system’s response to victims/survivors is seamless, consistent, and supportive.   

Together, the Office of Title IX, Committee on Sexual Assault and CCRT, in partnership with the university community as a whole, will diligently work to continue to improve and expand the services provided on our campus.  

Sincerely,

Tiffany Oldfield, J.D. (Title IX Coordinator)

Laura Wilson, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Committee on Sexual Assault)

The members of the long-standing committee will be:

Laura Wilson, Psychological Science (Committee Chair)

Terri Arthur, Human Resources

Mike Hall, Chief of Police

Sabrina Johnson, Human Resources

Marissa Miller, Associate Coordinator of Student Conduct and Coordinator for Prevention and Advocacy

Tiffany Oldfield, Office of Title IX

Melissa Palguta, Talley Center

Ray Tuttle, Director of Student Conduct and Responsibility

The following message is from the Office of the President: 

To the UMW Community: 

I write to announce that I have created the Campus Environment Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on the recommendation of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. This presidential committee is charged with conducting an audit of the public displays of history and culture in the campus common areas, including academic and administration buildings and residence halls, and to make recommendations where appropriate. The committee’s goal is to recognize and preserve the school’s history while also updating and contextualizing displays to reflect the changes in our student body and to create a fully welcoming environment for all students, faculty, and staff. The committee is also charged with making sure that the physical environments on our campuses more generally reflect our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Membership includes: 

• Michael Spencer, Class of 2003, Historic Preservation (Committee Chair)

• Jazmin Andrews, student

• Erin Krutko Devlin, History and American Studies

• Stephen Hanna, Geography

• (Elizabeth) Gracie Hardy, student

• Venitta McCall, Education

• Cedric Rucker, Class of 1981, Dean of Students

• Mark Thaden, Class of 2002, Office of Alumni Relations

• Laura Wilson, Psychology

• Susan Worrell, Office of Events 

Thanks to all of the committee members for their service. 

Troy D. Paino, J.D., Ph.D.

President 

The following message is from the Vice President for Administration and Finance:

The newly paved College Avenue lot on the site of the former Annex B is now open for faculty and staff parking. Be aware of the fencing, which will remain in place for the time being to allow for the germination/protection of grass.