PEFORMANCE MARKS WAR OF 1812’S BICENTENNIAL WITH NATIONAL ANTHEM’S EARLY BEGINNINGS!; The Free Lance-Star
Stirring music, the eminent Virginia Tech historian James I. “Bud” Robertson Jr. told teachers from across the nation a couple of years ago, is one sure-fire way to connect people with the past.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2012/032012/03152012/688192
Four-star LGBT rating shows progress in campus diversity; http://thecollegianur.com
The university recently received a four-star LGBT rating from the Campus Climate Index. Campus LGBT leaders are reflecting on how far the campus has come with LGBT acceptance and how far it still has to go.
http://thecollegianur.com/2012/03/14/four-star-lgbt-rating-shows-progress-in-campus-diversity/26220/
(Charles Shields)
Portrait of an Author; Virginia Living, page 41
http://issuu.com/capefear/docs/2012-04apr-issuu?mode=window&backgroundColor=#222222
The University of Mary Washington’s Deena Applebury was named Atlantic Region women’s basketball coach of the year after leading the Eagles to a 30–1 record and a trip to the NCAA Division III tournament’s round of eight.
The following message is from the Office of the Provost:
Construction on the Convergence Center building is scheduled to begin shortly. The building will be located on campus walk, next to the Library. Some preliminary site work is scheduled to start in mid to late March. Groundbreaking for the project is set for mid May — after Commencement exercises. A number of details about the building and construction plans may be found at:
http://provost.umw.edu/convergence-center/
This web page provides background information about the Convergence Center and also offers two separate lists of FAQs in order to address specific questions about the construction project and the building itself. At the end of the FAQs about the building there are two images depicting the outside of the building, and a short slide show of what the inside might look like when it is finished.
John T. Morello
Associate Provost
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Ave.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540-654-1269 (phone)
540-654-1164 (fax)