Kathy Sandor, Bookstore Manager, and DJ Garcia, Course Materials Manager, traveled to Vermont for the NACAS East Regional Conference where they presented on the Inclusive Digital Access (IDA) pilot program, rolled out this past spring. The goal of IDA is to provide greater access and breadth to course materials more efficiently and at more affordable prices. In focusing on providing tools for student success, the University Bookstore hopes to be an exemplar for future learning models.
TIAA-CREF Individual Counseling Sessions Monday, June 27
Our TIAA Representative will be on campus on Monday, June 27, in GW106 for individual counseling sessions. Please register at https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/publictools/events/selectWorkPlace for your appointment. You may also call at 1-800-732-8353.
STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL NEWS
SAC FACULTY/STAFF MIXER, JUNE 29
Join SAC for a MIXER! Come out and spend time with co-workers, meet new people, put a face with a name, network, relax after orientation, and just have fun! SAC is hosting a faculty/staff mixer at Home Team Grill on Wednesday, June 29, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Enjoy Home Team’s happy hour pricing until 6 p.m. Make sure you’re there for the door prize giveaway.
FLSA CHANGES AND YOU
Look for information about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes. HR will be hosting open sessions to discuss the changes and answer your questions.
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
UMW’s SAC is coordinating with a local school again this year to provide needed school supplies. Collection boxes will be available soon!
EXCELLENT EAGLE EMPLOYEE
Don’t forget to nominate your co-workers, supervisor, or employees for the Excellent Eagle Employee award. To recognize someone for excellent work simply send an email to eenominations@umw.edu with Excellent Eagle Employee in the subject line. Be sure to provide the person’s name, department, and work location with the most convenient parking lot, and the reason they should be recognized.
CONTACT THE SAC!
Click here to submit comments, questions, suggestions, or issues to SAC. If you wish to remain anonymous, please put “Anonymous” for the name and leave out the email address. SAC’s next meeting is Thursday, July 21 at the Stafford campus. Meetings are open to any UMW faculty or staff member who’d like to attend. For more information visit http://sac.umwblogs.org/
“Common Read” Books are Available!
Copies of the 2016-2017 Common Read, Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County by alum Kristen Green, have arrived and are now available. If you would like to participate in the discussion groups on Friday, Aug. 26, please email Tim O’Donnell or Kelli Slunt. Copies of the book are also available at the Academic Services window in Lee Hall.
Farnsworth Lectures at Boys State of Virginia
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, delivered a lecture titled “Virginia’s Candidate Selection Process: Examining Recent Primaries and Conventions” at the American Legion Boys State of Virginia at Radford University on Monday, June 20. The week-long government education program brings together nearly 700 of Virginia’s top rising high school seniors in the social sciences.
New Position for Greta Franklin
Greta Franklin, associate director of the James Farmer Multicultural Center, will be moving to Bloomington, Ill., where she’ll be the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Illinois Wesleyan University. As the Director, Greta will oversee diversity and social justice initiatives for the campus community and provide support for underrepresented students.
Greta is an alumna of the University of Mary Washington (when it was Mary Washington College). Her time as a student leader at Mary Washington led her to a career in Student Affairs. Greta held positions in multicultural affairs and student life at the University of Maryland, College Park, Vassar College, and the Community College of Baltimore County before returning to UMW in 2011 to be the Associate Director of the James Farmer Multicultural Center.
Please be sure to share your best wishes with Greta as she starts this new chapter in her professional career.
SAC Mixer and Other News
SAC FACULTY/STAFF MIXER, JUNE 29
Join SAC for a MIXER! Come out and spend time with co-workers, meet new people, put a face with a name, network, relax after orientation, and just have fun! SAC is hosting a faculty/staff mixer at Home Team Grill on Wednesday, June 29, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Enjoy Home Team’s happy hour pricing until 6 p.m. Make sure you’re there for the door prize giveaway.
EXCELLENT EAGLE EMPLOYEE
Don’t forget to nominate your co-workers, supervisor, or employees for the Excellent Eagle Employee award. To recognize someone for excellent work, simply send an email to eenominations@umw.edu with Excellent Eagle Employee in the subject line. Be sure to provide the person’s name, department, and work location with the most convenient parking lot, and the reason they should be recognized.
CONTACT THE SAC!
Click here to submit comments, questions, suggestions, or issues to SAC. If you wish to remain anonymous, please put “Anonymous” for the name and leave out the email address. SAC’s next meeting is Thursday, July 21, at the Stafford campus. Meetings are open to any UMW faculty or staff member who’d like to attend. For more information visit http://sac.umwblogs.org/
Retirement Education Seminar – June 29, 2016
A new Retirement Education Seminar focused on the needs of recent retirees or employees nearing retirement takes place June 29. This seminar, Finish Line – Living in Retirement, covers post-retirement planning and important factors to consider throughout retirement. Industry professionals will cover a broad range of topics, including retirement security, estate planning and health care.
http://www.varetire.org/members/education/schedule.asp?sect=1&topic=33
June 29, 2016
CCWA/Reynolds Community College
1651 East Parham Road
Workforce Development Conference Center
Richmond, VA 23228
Subramanian’s Essay Published in Discover Magazine
Sushma Subramanian, assistant professor of English specializing in journalism, has had her essay “The Secret of Cashmere’s Luxurious Appeal” published in the July/August issue of Discover Magazine, currently out on newsstands. The essay explores the mysterious nature of tactile pleasure and how to measure it, a challenge for marketers of products ranging from bedsheets to toilet paper.
2nd Annual UMW Adopt-A-Pot
The 2nd annual UMW Adopt-A-Pot is here!
Landscape & Grounds has a surplus of annual plants. We cannot give them away, but there is no policy against adoption.
How it will work? L & G will put together annuals in decorative pots. Faculty and staff can then adopt one or a pair of pots to be placed outside on the Fredericksburg Campus and maintained by the adopter.
L & G maintains the right to: remove pots that have not thrived, award adoptions that spread pots across campus (not at just one building), match pots to the environment, decide to award singular or paired pots depending on the location.
Pots will come with a watering can and access to water at the closest spigot.
Submit an adoption request to Joni Wilson at jwilson@umw.edu, including your name, contact information and suggested location. Submissions will be accepted until June 23 or until pots run out. Awards will be made on a first come, first served basis and at the sole discretion of the Director of Landscape and Grounds.