Dear Mary Washington Community,Last semester we contracted with the Huron Consulting Group out of Chicago to help develop a plan to improve the University’s financial future and better support student success. After several months on campus and working closely with a UMW Steering Team chaired by Dr. Jeffrey McClurken, the Huron consultants helped draft a […]
The following message is from the Office of Human Resources. For All Administrative Support Professionals and their Supervisors: The Annual Appreciation lunch for our Administrative Support Professionals will be on Friday, April 26, this year.We would like to recognize the exceptional work and dedication that our administrative support professionals — administrative assistants, office managers, general administrative coordinators […]
Jesse Stommel, executive director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies, was quoted in an article entitled “When Grading Less is More” on Inside Higher Ed. “There are a surprising number of faculty questioning grades in productive ways, and experimenting with alternative modes of assessment,” said Stommel, an early proponent of ungrading. “If, as teachers, […]
