Author: Erika Spivey

Assistant Professor of Music Mark Snyder’s Facets of Love was presented at the 2016 Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference on Feb. 11 at Georgia Southern University. Accompanying him were UMW alums harpist Becky Brown ’15 and soprano Paige Naylor ’14. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYdJos7i9As?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent] Dr. Snyder was also appointed to the SEAMUS board as the […]

Adjunct Instructor of Piano Andrew Kraus joins Gerdan members Solomia Gorokhivska, violin, and Andrei Pidkivkha, flute, for a “Heavenly Hundred” concert to benefit United Help Ukraine. When: Feb. 19, 2016, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Concert from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.) Where: Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20007 – […]

Associate Professor of Linguistics Paul D. Fallon presented the paper “Are the Agaw languages Cushitic?: A lexical analysis” to the 44th North American Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL), held at the University of Texas, Austin on Feb. 13-14, 2016. His findings investigated the lexical innovations of the Cushitic language family, a linguistic group of East […]

UMW’s Staff Advisory Council is hosting the Second Annual Willy Nilly Chili Cook-off and FUN-raiserWednesday, March 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the University Center’s Chandler Ballroom.If you just want to taste and vote on the best all-around chili, then bring your taste buds between noon and 1.  If you’d like to compete in the chili […]

This past Sunday was the University’s first Partner Yoga class. The event was scheduled for a smaller room, but due to popularity, was moved to the Ballroom.The class was put on by the Department of Campus Recreation.  Participants could register in advance, or drop by to the University Center with a friend or significant other for an […]