Colin Rafferty, Associate Professor of English, has published Hallow This Ground, a collection of essays on monuments and memorials released in Indiana University Press’ Break Away Books series. http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=807735
Bonds appears on The Source
Eric Bonds discusses his research on arctic climate change and American think tanks with The Source.
Richards Publishes on Tennessee Williams
Gary Richards, Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, has had his essay “Tennessee Williams and the Burden of Southern Sexuality Studies” published in The Oxford Handbook of the Literature of the U.S. South (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016): 310-326. The collection, edited by Fred Hobson and Barbara Ladd, is a “survey of contemporary Southern literary and cultural criticism, and the most comprehensive collection to appear in a generation.”
Washington Wizards Tickets, Feb. 19
The following message is from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion:
The James Farmer Scholars program will be hosting a “Wizards Night” to see the Washington Wizards take on the Detroit Pistons, Feb. 19, 7 p.m., at the Verizon Center and will open up ticket sales to all JFS members and to all members of the UMW community.
The cost is $40 per person, which includes charter bus transportation to and from the game. All are welcome to purchase seats. There is a section in 400s reserved for the University of Mary Washington James Farmer Scholars program.
Tickets may be purchased in the James Farmer Scholars office, GW 312/Combs 101, by Monday, Feb. 15, no later than 5 p.m. Please call x2119 if interested.
Nominate Outstanding Commuters
The Office of Commuter Student Services is seeking nominations for our February “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, respect, diversity, intellectual inquiry, responsibility and leadership should send their nominations and reasons for nomination to Meg Pultz at mgruen@umw.edu. Winners will be featured in the February Commuter Newsletter and will receive a $20 gas gift card. Thank you for recognizing our wonderful commuters!
Office of Events Welcomes Coordinator of Community Events
Ali Gauch Hieber returns to UMW, joining the Office of Events and Conferencing as Coordinator of Community Events. She will work collaboratively with colleagues across campus coordinating our undergraduate graduation ceremony and the Great Lives Series. Recently, Ms. Hieber has served as Special Assistant to the VP for Academic Affairs and Student Services and Dean of Enrollment Services at Germanna Community College and was responsible for recruitment, the Admissions and Records Office, Financial Aid Office, the Veteran’s Center and educational sites in Stafford and Culpeper counties. In this role she was responsible for two annual commencement ceremonies and multiple public events.
Ali previously served the University from 1993-2012, most recently as the Associate Dean of Admissions.
Both named February Excellent Eagle Employee
Staff Advisory Council is pleased to recognize William ‘BJ’ Both as the Excellent Eagle Employee for February. The award for this honor is a designated parking space for the month.
In nominating BJ, his champion wrote:
I would like to nominate BJ Both for the Excellent Eagle award.
BJ always has great recommendations for getting our computers and printers back up and running. BJ is always calm and professional in delivering top-notch customer service with an awesome attitude and a smile.
Congratulate BJ when you see him. If you’d like to nominate someone for the Excellent Eagle Employee award, send an email to eenominations@umw.edu with Excellent Eagle Employee in the Subject Line. Be sure to provide the person’s name, department, work location (with the most convenient parking lot), and the reason they should be recognized.
Landphair Presents at AAC&U
On January 21, Juliette Landphair, Vice President for Student Affairs, led a discussion session alongside colleagues in Academic Affairs from Elon University, Wake Forest University, and Kalamazoo College at the American Association of Colleges & Universities on the topic of “Intersectionality in Action: Inclusive Excellence on Campus.” Landphair presented applied research about the profound impact of civic engagement on college student identity development.
Abeel Presents at Association for Gifted Children Conference
Laurie B. Abeel, associate professor in the College of Education, presented It’s Time to De-Standardize! Developing Critical and Creative Thinking, at the National Association for Gifted Children conference in Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 12-15. As a result of her presentation, she was asked to keynote the Kansas Gifted, Talented, and Creative conference in October 2016.
Farnsworth Lectures at Norwegian Washington Seminar
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently gave a lecture titled “The 2016 Presidential Election, the Mass Media and the Twilight of the Obama Presidency,” in Washington, DC., as part of the Norwegian Washington Seminar. The lecture included findings from Dr. Farnsworth’s sole-authored book, “Spinner in Chief: How Presidents Sell Their Policies and Themselves.”