Campus Dining will host a Thanksgiving lunch buffet for members of the UMW faculty and staff on Thursday, Nov. 19 in the Chandler Ballroom of the University Center between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The cost of the lunch will be $7 for faculty and staff and $8.90 plus tax for guests.

Please Note: Cash is the only form of payment that can be accepted at the Ballroom. If you wish to pay with EagleOne, Flex, or Credit Card you must purchase a lunch ticket from a University Center fourth floor cashier. For your convenience, Campus Dining will pre-sell lunch tickets at the fourth floor cashier stations beginning Monday, Nov. 16 and continuing through the end of lunch service on Nov. 19. For additional information, contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu .

Mark Snyder, assistant professor of music and Austin O’Rourke, junior music major, had their music broadcasted on West Virginia Public Radio at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

The songs played on the station included Snyder’s piece, titled “Facets of Love Mvt. 1 ‘Our house on the hill.’” The song was accompanied by alumnae Becky Brown ’15 on harp and Soprano Paige Naylor ‘14. O’Rourke’s song, titled “Hazel Colored Nebula”  was accompanied by Doug Gately, director of jazz studies, on the piano, Brown on the harp and alum Justin Carrico ’15 on bass guitar.

Snyder and O’Rourke had previously performed at the West Fork New Music Festival on Friday, Sept. 25 and Saturday, Sept. 26 at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, W.Va. A piece by Brown, called “Hold Still,” was also performed at the festival.

Other UMW musicians who performed at West Fork included Michael Morley, office manager of the UMW Music Department, on the oboe, Stephen Hennessey ’15 on guitar and electric guitar, senior Mary Paige Rodgers on electric guitar and banjo and junior Michael Prime on the euphonium. A complete list of the songs and compositions can be found here.

Snyder and O’Rourke’s songs were two out of four songs recorded at the festival that were chosen by WV Public Radio to air. The other two songs were “Deep Blue” by Mark Phillips, composer at Ohio State University and “Escape to Paradise” by Christian L. Thomas.

The radio station can be accessed here: http://wvpublic.org/listen-live.

University of Mary Washington student Barbara Hall has been chosen as a Chancellor’s Fellow for the 2015-2016 academic year by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS).

Developed to contribute to the community college’s mission, the fellowship is awarded to VCCS employees also enrolled in a degree program from a Virginia state institution. The first UMW student to be awarded the fellowship, Hall will be able to pursue her studies for one year with financial support for tuition and fees.

A student in UMW’s Bachelors of Liberal Studies program, Hall works in accounting and human resources at Germanna Community College (GCC).