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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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/
