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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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, […]
