The following message is from the UMW Bookstore:

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Deadline: November 14, 2015.

Survey Length: 20 minutes

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UMW Bookstore

The following message is from the Office of the President: 

To the campus community:

The University of Mary Washington was recently notified that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation of the complaint filed against the University on May 7, 2015, alleging discrimination on the basis of sex and retaliation.  The OCR has jurisdiction to enforce Title IX, federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity receiving federal funds. The University intends to cooperate fully with the OCR in its investigation of the complaint.

Sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, is a serious problem confronted by college students across the nation, including here at the University of Mary Washington. Last December, I appointed a President’s Task Force on Sexual Assault to proactively consider issues of campus sexual assault and sexual misconduct and make recommendations to ensure that UMW is appropriately addressing these matters. In September, I received a set of draft recommendations from the task force, many of which have been implemented, including the hiring of a full-time sexual assault prevention specialist and mandatory campus-wide sexual assault prevention training.

We will provide updates as necessary. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me or Dr. Leah Cox, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion and UMW’s Title IX Coordinator.

Richard V. Hurley

President

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our distinguished colleague, Professor JeanAnn Dabb, who died early this morning after a long illness. JeanAnn was called to the faculty in 1992 after receiving her Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Michigan. As a medievalist, her early work focused on the Church of Saint-Nicholas at Civray. Her engagement with romanesque architecture and sculpture led to rich and wide ranging scholarship on mosaics, an art in which she herself was skilled.

JeanAnn was a wonderful colleague and teacher. We officially acknowledged this fact in 2009 when she won the Mary W. Pinschmidt award that recognized not just the quality of her teaching, but also her generous collaborations with numerous students and colleagues. She undertook several terms as Chair of the Department of Art and Art History, a role she carried out with the combination of conscientiousness and graciousness for which she was universally admired.

As Professor Carole Garmon has indicated, there will later be a tribute to JeanAnn at the University Galleries. However, I am sure that at this time your thoughts are with her family, friends, students, and close colleagues.

Sincerely,

Richard Finkelstein

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

University of Mary Washington