Author: Christie Pugh

Dear Faculty, Administration, and Staff, 

We will have the first of two Town Hall Meetings regarding our Quality Enhancement  Plan this Thursday, March 29, 4 – 6 pm, Lee Hall Room 411.

The topic of our QEP is “Understanding and Enhancing the First Year Experience.”  You received a copy of the QEP draft on March 20 and you can also access a copy here. 

During these meetings I will give a brief overview of the QEP learning outcomes and programs.  We will then have time for open discussion, feedback, and questions. 

If you cannot make this Thursday’s meeting, the second Town Hall Meeting will be Wednesday, April 4, 4 – 6 pm in Jepson Science Center Room 100. 

I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday afternoon. 

Alan

QEP Development Committee Chair 

|   /         |  Alan B. Griffith, PhD
    ̗  ̖  /  /   Associate Professor

    ( )/  /    Department of Biological Sciences

   (   ) /      University of Mary Washington

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  / / ( )      agriffit@umw.edu

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Insurance CEO is selling teamwork; The Free Lance-Star

Thomas P. Nerney runs his insurance company much the same way he coaches basketball teams.

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2012/032012/03242012/689761

The following message is from the Office of Student Affairs:

Important Notice to the UMW Community On Monday, March 19 at 10:14 p.m., UMW Police were notified of an incident in Eagle Landing involving a student in possession of a handgun. Campus police responded to the scene immediately, addressed the student, and quickly determined that no ammunition was present and confiscated the gun. The University Police assessment indicated the incident posed no ongoing threat to Eagle Landing or the University community, therefore a UMW alert was not issued. The student has been placed on interim suspension, pending an administrative hearing. While the situation did not necessitate a campus alert, the University considers any incident involving a gun to be a serious matter. According to UMW’s Code of Conduct, no student may keep, use, possess, display, or carry any lethal or dangerous devices. An investigation is continuing.

Dr. Doug Searcy Vice President for Student Affairs

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SnagAJob.com will give the graduate commencement address for the University of Mary Washington in May. A historian and best-selling author will give the undergraduate commencement speech.

http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/chalkboard/2012/03/21/umw-commencement-speakers-announced/

The following message is from the Office of Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness:

The survey designed to provide performance feedback on Dean Mary Gendernalik-Cooper of the College of Education is now open. You can access the survey by clicking on the link: http://research.zarca.com/k/SsSVXYsQVTWsPsPsP

This 10 minute survey is completely anonymous and individual responses will not be shared with anyone. Summarized ratings and a summary of written comments will be presented to Dean Finkelstein, Provost Harper, and President Hurley. As you complete the survey, if you feel strongly that you are not familiar enough to provide feedback on the performance metrics, please feel free to indicate by selecting appropriate option. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact the Assistant Provost for Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness, Taiwo Ande at tande@umw.edu or 540-654-1282. Please complete this survey by April 5, 2012.