The Office of Commuter Student Services is seeking nominations for our April “Feature a Commuter” program. Faculty/staff wishing to nominate an off-campus student (whether they commute by foot, bike, bus, or car) for demonstrating UMW’s values of integrity, dignity and respect, diversity, intellectual inquiry, and responsibility and leadership should send their nominations and reasons for nomination to Meg Pultz at mgruen@umw.edu by March 28. Winners will be featured in the April Commuter Newsletter and will receive a $20 gas gift card. Thank you for recognizing our wonderful commuters!
Snyder Performs at SCI Regional Conference
Assistant Professor of Music Mark Snyder, performed his piece Qwee for processed soprano, harp, accordion and video at the 2016 Society of Composer Incorporated Region III Conference at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, on Feb. 26. Accompanying him were UMW alums harpist Becky Brown ’15 and soprano Paige Naylor ’14.
Dr. Snyder’s former students also presented their works at the same conference. Becky Brown’s Hold Still, a multimedia self-portrait for pencil, copper and Arduino on paper and video in Max/MSP/Jitter and original poetry from the composer was featured on concert 4:
along with Stephen Hennessey’s Ausgang, a sentimental work structured around the development of a simple melody through episodic processing featuring the composer on guitar.
In addition to performing at SCI, Mark gave a master class on his music at the University of Louisville and performed his solo show at Dreamland on Feb. 24.
Performances of his solo show were also held at Eyedrum in Atlanta Feb. 29, at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA March 1, and the show at Zeitgeist Gallery was the Nashville Scene’s Critics pick for Feb. 28.
Hirshberg Presents Proposal at Japanese Garden Association Conference
Dan Hirshberg, assistant professor in the Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion, recently presented UMW’s Zen garden proposal to the Biennial Meeting of the North American Japanese Garden Association, held at the Morikami Gardens in Delray, Fla. His invited paper explored Zen gardens as loci of wellness on college campuses, while highlighting UMW initiatives in Contemplative Studies, Asian Studies, and multiculturalism.
March is Procurement Month
Governor McAuliffe recently announced that Virginia ranks second in the U.S. for procurement practices according to a national survey, stating, “This recognition shows that Virginia is one of the best in the nation when it comes to providing fiscally responsible purchases of the goods and services needed to keep government running.” During FY15, UMW’s Procurement Services contributed to the ranking by conducting more than 70 solicitations and influencing savings to the University in excess of $290,000.
Farnsworth published by “The Fix” blog, Washington Post
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of an opinion column, “Late Night Tells Three Times as Many Jokes about 2016 Republicans as Democrats,” published by “The Fix” blog of the Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/08/late-night-tells-3-times-as-many-jokes-about-2016-republicans-as-democrats/
St. Paddy’s Day Celebration
Campus Dining invites you to join us for a St. Paddy’s Day Celebration on March 17 between 4:30 and 7 p.m. in the Magnolia Room at the University Center. There will be a cash bar featuring Irish and domestic beers. Pub platters with onion rings, potato skins and Irish soda bread will be available for only $5. There is no admission charge. If you wish to reserve a table for a group of friends please call Rose at 540-654-2169.
Members of UMW’s faculty and Staff will also be given a special rate of $10 (including tax) for the Irish dinner available at the buffets that evening. Complete menu and details available at UMWDining.com or by e-mailing dining@umw.edu
Erchull Presents at Annual Meeting of Association for Women in Psychology
Mindy Erchull recently presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology held in Pittsburgh, Pa. She presented a paper titled The thin ideal: A “wrong prescription” not an inspiration based on a book chapter in the recently published book, The wrong prescription for women: How medicine and media create a ‘need’ for treatments, drugs, and surgery. She also presented a poster titled Self-sexualization: From other-evaluation to self-evaluation with Leanna Papp (’14) and Celeste Kelly (’15).
Call for Great Minds Stories
Our University of Mary Washington community has a story to tell, a story about students who study abroad in Spain; about alumni who join the Peace Corps and launch businesses; about faculty who bring Think Labs – and the imagination that comes with them – to middle schools.
You may have seen these stories shared on the Great Minds website and the university’s homepage, featuring UMW students, faculty, staff and alumni.
If you have an idea for a Great Minds story, please share it! Submit the following form with your story idea and University Relations will follow up with you: http://www.umw.edu/greatminds/share/.
Registration Open for Guinness World Records Attempt
Registration is now open for the Guinness World Records attempt at the University of Mary Washington to honor the retirement of its ninth president, Richard V. Hurley. Read the release.
UMW will fill the Anderson Center’s Ron Rosner Arena with 2,500 participants on Wednesday, April 13. That means you – it takes a village to break a world record. Registration is free and required. Visit http://www.umw.edu/highfivehurley to sign up and learn more.
Learn How to Give an Official High-Five
On Wednesday, April 13, UMW will attempt to break the Guinness World Records title for the most people performing a jumping high-five simultaneously in honor of our “high-fiving” president, Rick Hurley.
Guinness World Records has some rules about how to do an official simultaneous jumping high-five. Watch the video so you can score a perfect 10 and make UMW and President Hurley #OfficiallyAmazing. Visit http://www.umw.edu/highfivehurley to learn more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S2muAukNz4