December 27, 2025

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Baker Speaks at Small Business Forum

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Brian Baker, Executive Director of the UMW Center for Economic Development, presented on the topic “How Business Incubation Grows Small Enterprise” at the Internal Revenue Service Fall Small Business Forum on Thursday, August 13.  The forum also included speakers from the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Small Business Administration SCORE program to educate business assistance practitioners.  The Center for Economic Development in Eagle Village operates the EagleWorks Business Incubation Center where early stage companies can be groomed for growth.  EagleWorks is managed by Kelsey Whitman (UMW 2014).  The Center for Economic Development also hosts the Virginia Business Incubation Association, an educational and networking organization (www.vbia.org) .  For More information on activities at the UMW Center for Economic Development visit http://economicdevelopment.umw.edu/.

University Center Dining Coming Soon

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Campus Dining is excited to announce that we will soon debut 11 distinct culinary platforms as part of our buffet dining concept on the fourth floor of the University Center.  A preview lunch will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Aug. 20 in the fourth floor buffets.  Regular operating hours will commence on Monday, Aug. 24, which are available here.

We  experienced a number of very significant delays in gaining access to our beautiful new facility.  Complications resulting from those delays require that we postpone the opening of the Faculty and Staff Dining Room at Seacobeck for about two weeks.  In the meantime, we hope everyone will enjoy dining with us at the University Center.  The buffets will now include a Simple Servings station where you can get complete meals that are allergen free.  Two retail favorites -Joe Stacks and features from the WOW Cafe & Wingery – have also been added to our all-you-can-eat buffets!   Vegan guests can enjoy black bean cakes, sesame tofu and other tasty options prepared for you at our the vegan grill on the Sustenance salad bar, too.  All of these options and more are available to faculty and staff for only $6, the new meal rate for the 2015-2016 school year.  For additional information contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu or visit our web site at UMWDining.com.

UMW Hosts Foreign Qualification Directors & Advisors

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The University of Mary Washington was selected by the National Student Clearinghouse to host a group of representatives from South Africa and Mexico. On Thursday, Aug. 6, a group of representatives consisting of Directors and Foreign Qualification Advisors visited the campus to learn about the daily operations of the Registrar’s Office and how UMW collaborates with the National Student Clearinghouse. Beginning fall 2015, Rita Dunston, Registrar, will serve on a Customer Advisory Group that will create and enhance the Clearinghouse’s Student Tracker service to assist institutions in shaping its enrollment management strategies.

Back to School Donations

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If you missed the tax free weekend, sorry.  But, please consider donating some items for the Back to School drive.  Helpful items are paper packs (wide-ruled), coloring pencils, crayons, tissues, pens and pencils,  and composition books.  All donated items are bing used in Stafford county this year through a program sponsored by Apple Federal Systems and Stafford County Schools.  Thank you for your support!  Please see a SAC member to place your donations.

Larry Atkins Award

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Time is running out to put your nomination in for the annual Larry Atkins award to be awarded at the Fall Employee gathering in October.  Please take a minute and nominate a very deserving employee. (One from each employee category Wage, Classified and Admin Faculty, will be selected).  You can submit your nominations through the nomination form.