UMW Colleagues, 

Today we end our celebration of the NCAA Division III week.  The University of Mary Washington plays in the Capital Athletic Conference and competes within the conference against Christopher Newport University, York College, Wesley College, Southern Virginia University, Frostburg State University, Marymount University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Penn State Harrisburg, and Salisbury University.  We have formidable competition, but compete well in all sports.  Go Eagles! 

Our last featured student-athlete this week is from women’s lacrosse.   

Kelsey Vincent is a junior studying psychology and pre-law.  She is from Salisbury, MD (the home of another Capital Athletic Conference foe!).   

A big part of my college decision was to play lacrosse.  I wanted to come into a team that played because they loved it. I also knew I wanted to be at a school that wasn’t so focused on sports that the academics became inferior. UMW has the perfect mix for me; the team is close and focused on what we want to achieve and that is exactly what I want. Another part of it for me is the very real chance that we can make the NCAA tournament.  You can attend a big D1 school and never get that opportunity, but with this program it is completely reasonable.  As always…it’s a great day to be an Eagle!  

We hope you have learned a few things this week about UMW student-athletes, NCAA’s Division III, the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup and the Capital Athletic Conference.  Please thank YOUR student-athletes for representing the University of Mary Washington with integrity and honor in the classroom and in their chosen sport.  They represent us well! 

https://mobile.twitter.com/NCAAResearch/status/717359420016095232?s=02 

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN EAGLE! 

Lynne Richardson

Faculty Athletic Representative

Dean, College of Business

Business Services

Bookstore

Faculty Course Material Adoption Dates

Course material adoption due dates are as follows:
◾Summer adoption date has passed: March 18, 2016
◾Fall Adoptions: April 10, 2016

If you are using the same books in the summer or fall as used this spring, it is important to get adoptions in on time so that the textbook department can purchase these books from students during UMW’s textbook buyback, April 25-29, and replenish the store inventory of used books to contain costs for students.

Course Material information and requisition can be found here.

Department Charges

The last day to use Department Charges in the Bookstore for FY16 is May 20, 2016.

Multicultural Fair

Help us celebrate the 26th Annual Multicultural Fair on Saturday, April 9. Store hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., or visit our booth on Campus Walk while taking in the sights and sounds of the fair!

UMW Book Club

The next book club meeting will be in the Bookstore on April 20 at noon. We will be reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Contract Margaret Mock, x1017, if you have any questions.

bookstore shirt

New shirts available in the Bookstore for $27.99!

Procurement Services

Year End Cut-off Dates

The end of the fiscal year is fast approaching! Please keep in mind some of the following deadlines:
◾End of year purchases: May 6
◾SPCC Billing Cycle ends: May 13

Consult the Year-End calendar for more information.

Free Lance-Star Ads

There is a new payment process for advertisement with the Free Lance-Star, effective April 1. The may be paid with SPCC or Finance cards. Visit the Accounts Payable website for more details.

Contract Administrator Training

Please log in to UMW Global and complete the “2016 UMW Contract Administration Training” course no later than the first of May. The course provides CAs with a review of their responsibilities and limitations, as well as a brief look into Cobblestone’s abilities. To pass the quiz at the end of the program you must score at least 80%. If you have any questions, please contact Brittany Miller, x1127.

Recent Campus Contract Activity

Procurement Services is working in conjunction with many campus departments to support current projects.
◾RFP ◾HCC Data Center monitoring and maintenance–under evaluation
◾Financial Aid Banner consulting–under evalutation
◾Domain reseller and hosting–on the street
◾International Insurance–under evaluation
◾Architect/Engineering Term Contracts (small projects)–under evaluation

◾IFB ◾Dahlgren Parking Lot Expansion–intent to award
◾Goolrick roof replacement–under evaluation
◾Building Repair and Alteration Services–on the street
◾Boiler Plant Steam and Distribution Systems maintenance and repair–awarded

◾QQ ◾Compost for Dahlgren–in process
◾Gold Card–Awarded

◾ESCO Energy Service Provider selection process–underway
◾FY16 Equipment Trust Fund purchases–complete

Staffing Changes

Central Stores bids farewell to John Romine, who will retire on April 15. We wish him a wonderful retirement! Thanks for your service, John!

Mary Frances Gallagher will join the procurement team as the new Fixed Assets Coordinator. Welcome, Mary Frances!

EagleOne

Pepsi March Madness Continues!

There are still winning stickers randomly placed on drink bottles in vending machines around campus. Be sure to check your vend drink for a sticker. Bring the empty bottle with sticker attached to the EagleOne Card Center, Lee Hall 110, M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sticker amount will be deposited to your EagleOne card.
Sponsored by Pepsi.
Post Office

Savings Opportunity

Did you know that the Post Office saved the University over $17,000 last year with Mail discounts? The Post Office might be able to help you save money. Call x1049 to find out more!
Wishing you all a happy spring!

Erma Baker
Business Services

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The following message is from the Office of Admissions:

A reminder: Tomorrow and Saturday, the Admissions Office will host nearly 50 students during MOVE (Multicultural Overnight Visit Experience), a yield event for admitted students in the Class of 2020 with the goal of enrolling them for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Visitor parking has been reserved in the George Washington (GW) lot, along Double Drive and in the 4th level of the Parking Deck with overflow along College Avenue. Primary event locations are Lee Hall, the Hurley Convergence Center, the University Center, and campus/residence halls. Expect to see increased foot traffic on campus and curious newcomers in the University Center. Help them know their presence is a pleasure by anticipating the crowds and responding warmly!

MOVE begins tomorrow with a Welcoming Session at 9 a.m. in Lee Hall hosted by Provost Jonathan Levin and Leah Cox, Special Assistant to the President of Diversity and Inclusion.  Families of visiting students are then invited to attend an Admissions Office information session and campus tour and have lunch in the University Center. The families then leave, and activities are planned for the students throughout the remainder of the day and evening.

While the Office of Admissions sponsors these events, the entire campus assumes the role of host. Please extend every courtesy and generous hospitality to these visitors. Thank you for your commitment to perpetuating our brand, our mission, and our sense of the UMW family. One way to show your support is to tweet to @UMWAdmissions and/or post to Instagram and tag @UMWAdmissions. The Office of Admissions appreciates your involvement in and support of these signature programs that shape the Class of 2020.

UMW Colleagues,

Did you know that NCAA’s Division III is the largest of the three NCAA divisions with 450 schools?  Over 183,500 student-athletes play for the love of their sport—they receive no scholarships for athletics.  So why would a student-athlete continue to play his or her sport AND why would he or she choose UMW?

Let’s hear from three track and field athletes today.  Emily Derse is a senior International Affairs major from Williamsburg.  Danielle Holzhauser is a junior majoring in English from Lexana, VA.  Chris Markham hails from Palmyra and is a junior majoring in Journalism. 

Emily:  I chose to run at a DIII institution because I knew that I wanted to be on a track and field team in college. I love the sport that I play and I believe that DIII athletes really represent that. We don’t get paid to play, but we still put in many hours of training and competing. Athletes that play DIII are extremely passionate about their sport and show it by creating the great competition we have in this division.  I decided to run at the University of Mary Washington because it was a beautiful campus and the athletic department was very welcoming. I got to talk to a lot of previous athletes and they did not have any negative feedback and loved representing Mary Washington. As a senior, I look back at these past years at UMW and ask myself, “Was it worth getting up at 7 in the morning, three days a week?” Yes. “Was giving up entire Saturday’s in order to travel and compete with my team?” Absolutely. Not only has being a student athlete at UMW been an amazing experience due to my team, my coaches, and the department, but being a part of it all shaped the way I look at leadership and teamwork. I would not have wanted to spend these past four years running for any other school. 

Danielle:   Honestly I didn’t consider running track at a collegiate level in high school because I didn’t believe I was good enough. But then my high school coach told me about Mary Washington; he knew the head coach at that time and encouraged me to apply and reach out to him. He said that DIII would be good for me, but I didn’t know at the time what DIII actually meant. Now I know that it means working hard for something that you want, with people who want what you want and not what everyone else expects of you. It means reaching out and supporting your teammates on the good and bad days. I run at a DIII university because I can do my best to succeed on and off the track. There’s no scholarship hanging over my head pressuring me to perform to its standards; but instead there is the pressure of doing the best that I can and not letting my team down.  

Chris:  I grew up an avid sports fan. Following college athletics was one of my favorite things to do. But as I grew up, I saw the corruption, the scandals, the insane amount of money involved in big-time Division I athletics. I knew I wanted to run in college, and ultimately I narrowed my choices down to two DIII schools and two DI schools. (Unfortunately one of those two DIII schools was CNU). Not wanting to get caught up in the hoopla and disgusting amounts of money involved in DI athletics, I thought about where I wanted to be 10 years from high school graduation. A lot of options came up, but one that never did was running professionally. In fact, a vast majority of college athletes from all divisions never go pro in their sport. Devoting that much time and energy to something that was destined to end upon my graduation did not appeal to me. I wanted to be able to split my time between running, schoolwork, extracurriculars and a social life. I wouldn’t have been able to do that at a DI school and what I saw in Mary Washington was a perfect blend of everything I wanted, particularly a competitive athletic environment that would allow me to make time for other commitments. Ultimately, UMW was the only school I applied to because of the confidence I had in my decision and the DIII model. It was and still is the best decision I’ve ever made in my life (not going to CNU was a close second). 

(For those of you who may be new to the competition within the Capital Athletic Conference, CNU is a main competitor!)

Thanks for all you do to support our terrific student-athletes at UMW.

It’s a GREAT DAY TO BE AN EAGLE! 

Lynne Richardson

Faculty Athletic Representative

Dean, College of Business

UMW Colleagues, 

Athletics is an integral part of the UMW community.  This spring semester alone we’ve had the excitement of both men’s and women’s swimming winning the Capital Athletic Conference championships for the 16^th and 26^th consecutive times, respectively. We sent swimmers to the NCAA swimming championships and several came home as All Americans.  Our women’s basketball team played in the first round of the NCAA tournament.  Student-athletes at UMW receive no scholarship money for athletics—they play for the love of their sport!   

Today we hear from junior Will Gatens from the men’s lacrosse team.  Will is a history major from Yorktown.  Read why Will chose to continue his education with us and play lacrosse for DIII University of Mary Washington.   

I come from an area where lacrosse is still a developing sport with no school sponsored teams.  When it came time to choose a college I wanted to find a place where I could practice and compete with the absolute best.  I also knew that I wanted a school that emphasizes success in the classroom as much as it does on the playing field.  I chose DIII because of its commitment to maximizing effort on and off the field in an environment that generates a full college experience.  I love playing for Mary Washington because of the comradery and intensity that all athletes offer.  Since arriving on campus as a freshman, I have been surrounded by other driven athletes that play for their will to win, their love of the game and their love of Mary Washington.  Mary Washington is more than the school we all attend, it’s the team we play for.

Your student athletes would love to see you at their competitions.  We have many baseball, lacrosse, riding, softball, tennis, and track and field events left this semester!  Our student-athletes appreciate your support! 

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN EAGLE!

Lynne Richardson

Faculty Athletic Representative

Dean, College of Business