Author: Erika Spivey

UMW Galleries Present “Contemporary Craft”

The UMW Galleries are pleased to present “Contemporary Craft.” This exhibition aims to share with the viewer artworks that utilize traditional materials in new ways, yet maintain the hand and craftsmanship of the artist. The works presented represent classic mediums of craft: clay, glass, metal, paper, textile, and wood. On Show from October 29 – […]

Jill Ellington Named Excellent Eagle Employee

Staff Advisory Council is pleased to recognize Jill Ellington as the Excellent Eagle Employee for August and September. The award for this honor is a designated parking space of the awardee’s choosing.In nominating Jill, her champion wrote: Jill is definitely an Excellent Eagle – she always is there for her colleagues when they have questions […]

Dunston and Caffrey to Present at AACRAO Annual Meeting

Rita Dunston, university registrar, and Kevin Caffrey, senior associate registrar, have been selected to present at the 102nd Annual Meeting of AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) in Phoenix, AZ March 20-23, 2016.  Their presentation, “Social? We Can be Social!”, focuses on how your office can successfully utilize social media in order […]

Foss Publishes Article on Pedagogy in Pedagogy

Professor of English Chris Foss just has published an article entitled “Individual Redemption through Universal Design; or, How IEP Meetings Have Infused My Pedagogy with an Ethic of Care(taking)” in the latest number of Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture.  Pedagogy is published by Duke University Press and describes itself as […]

Good Appears on CSPAN

Cassandra Good, associate editor of the Papers of James Monroe, was interviewed for CSPAN’s American History TV.  She spoke about James Monroe’s life and foreign policy.  The interview originally aired on September 6 and is available online at http://www.c-span.org/video/?326815-7/discussion-james-monroe-foreign-policy.