Eric Bonds discusses his research on arctic climate change and American think tanks with The Source.
Rafferty Publishes Book Reviews
Colin Rafferty, Associate Professor of English, has published a pair of book reviews–one of Valeria Luiselli’s Sidewalks and one of Heather Slomski’s The Lovers Set Down Their Spoons–in the latest issue of Pleiades Book Review.
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!
Patient First and Anthem Members
Patient First and Anthem Members:
Patient First has notified existing patients with Anthem coverage that it will no longer accept NEW patients who are Anthem members effective Feb. 2, 2016. This includes members in the state COVA Care and COVA HDHP plans. Existing Patient First patients would not be affected by the change. Anthem and Patient First continue negotiations. We will let you know when we receive any updated information.
Please refer employees who have questions to Anthem at 1-800-552-2682.
Baker Elected to Fredericksburg Regional Chamber Board
Brian Baker, Executive Director for Economic Development, was elected to the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for a three-year term that began on January 1, 2016. He has been an active member at the Chamber since 2002. During that time he has served roles on the Strategic Planning Committee, facilitated Board strategic planning, Finance Committee, the strategic visioning committee, the small business planning committee, the Leadership Fredericksburg Advisory Board, Mentor Cabinet Chair, and served as a Leadership Fredericksburg mentor since 2008 . In 2011 he was recognized as an honorary fellow of Leadership Fredericksburg.
Barrenechea Presents at Modern Language Association Conference
Antonio Barrenechea, associate professor of English, presented “America Unbound” at the 2016 Modern Language Association conference in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 7-10. The paper was part of the roundtable discussion “Igniting Hemispheric Scholarship in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries.”
Poska Publishes New Book
Allyson Poska, professor of history and program chair of Women’s and Gender Studies, has published a new book, Gendered Crossings: Women and Migration in the Spanish Empire (University of New Mexico Press, 2016). A preview of the book can be found here.
Dasgupta Publishes Essay in South Asian Review
Shumona Dasgupta, assistant professor of English, has had her article “Partitions of Memory: Trauma and Narrative in Jyotirmoyee Devi’s The River Churning” published in South Asian Review 36.3 (Dec. 2015): 51-65. A description of the essay can be accessed here.
Rao Publishes Piece in Communication Center Journal
P. Anand Rao, associate professor of communication and director of Speaking Intensive Program, recently co-authored with three colleagues at different institutions the piece “Strategies for Assessment in Communication Centers: Perspectives from Across the Field,” which was published in the new Communication Center Journal: http://commcenters.org/content/05-journal/communication-center-journal-vol-1.pdf
Housley Presents Workshop at Conference
Helen Housley, Associate Professor of Theatre, presented a workshop, “Feeling Shakespeare’s Buzz: Tonal NRG and the Shakespearean Actor,” at the annual Lessac Training and Research Institute’s Conference in Denver, Colo., Jan. 5-7, 2016.