A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Professor of Mathematics Y. Jen Chiang
Yuan-Jen Chiang, Professor of Mathematics, had a research article “Exponentially Harmonic Maps Carrying Potential” published in Boletin de la Sociedad Matematica Mexicana by Springer.
Congratulations to Michelle Pickham! Michelle is USC’s Excellent Eagle for the month of February.
Dee Chasten nominated Michelle for the award, commenting that she is “amazing, professional, efficient, and a super mom!” Dee also noted how “Michelle always shows up to help her UMW community, no matter what, and never breaks a sweat! Thank you so much, Michelle, for all that you do.”
Please join us in congratulating Michelle on this well-deserved recognition.
Do you have a co-worker you’d like to nominate for this award? It’s easy! Just complete the Excellent Eagle Employee Nomination Form on our website. Recipients receive a month-long reserved parking space in the lot of their choosing.
University Dining is hosting an Employee Appreciation Week February 14-18 for their team members. Each day they’ll be surprising their team with a variety of treats and swag. University students, faculty and staff are invited to contribute their own notes of appreciation or video messages for the team. They may also sign one of the large “thank you” banners that are currently on display on the 2nd and 4th floors of the University Center.
Important Operational Note: The Top of the UC, Panera Bread, and the Eagle’s Nest Market will be closed for one hour, 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, on Tuesday, February 15th for a University Dining employee appreciation event. All other dining locations, Vocelli Pizza, Katora Cafe, Mein Bowl, and Hisso Sushi, will maintain their regular operational hours.
For additional information, contact Rose Benedict, 540-654-2169 or rbenedic@umw.edu.
Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon recently co-authored two articles on central Cuba.
Krystyn Moon, Professor of History and American Studies, recently co-authored two articles on central Cuba. “La Picadora: A Case Study in Cuban Agroecotourism,” which appeared last summer in the International Journal of Cuban Studies, looks at the impact of sustainable farming and tourism on a rural community that historically had not seen foreign visitors. “Food Access, Identity, and Taste in Two Rural Cuban Communities” interrogates Bourdieu’s notions of class identity by exploring food preferences among fishers and farmers in Sancti Spíritus Province. This essay was recently published in Gastronomica.
Moon’s research began through an educational exchange sponsored by COPLAC in 2015.
Tickets are now available for the 25th induction ceremony for the University of Mary Washington Athletic Hall of Fame, to be held Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Fredericksburg Nationals Ballpark Club. Tickets are $40 each.
Our 25th class of inductees:
An up-to-date vaccination card or a negative COVID test–within 24 hours for antigen tests, or 72 hours for PCR rapid tests–is required. Also, UMW event policy requires masks indoors for all individuals–regardless of vaccination status–and requires masks at all times for unvaccinated attendees.
The evening will begin with heavy hors d’oeuvres and bar at 5:30 P.M. in the outdoor concourse area of the club, keeping in mind COVID safety protocols. Hors d’oeuvres and the bar will be available until 6:30 P.M., when the program will begin inside the club.
To purchase tickets for the event, please visit http://alumni.umw.edu/HOF22.
Safe Zone is excited to announce several upcoming events.
We will be hosting our spring book club on Wednesday, February 23 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. We will be reading Angela Chen’s ACE: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. This program is open to all faculty and staff, including adjunct faculty and part-time staff. Books will be provided for free to the first 15 participants who register. Registration is required and space is limited.
We will be offering our next Faculty/Staff Basic Workshop on Thursday, February 24 from 3:00-5:30 on-campus. This workshop is open to all faculty and staff, including adjunct faculty and part-time staff. In this workshop, we cover everything from basic terminology to how to be an ally. The overall aim of the workshop is to help make UMW a more LGBTQ+ inclusive community. At the end of the workshop, participants will have an opportunity to sign our ally form and get a rainbow eagle ally sticker. Registration is required and space is limited.
We will be tabling for Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday, March 31 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Weather permitting we will be on the UC patio. Otherwise, you can find us in the lobby of the UC. Please come out and write a message of support. We’ll be handing out resources and swag. All are welcome to stop by the table!
If you have any questions about Safe Zone or would like to register for the workshop and/or book club, then please email Laura Wilson at lwilson5@umw.edu.
Eric Lorentzen, Professor of English
Eric G. Lorentzen, Professor of English, published a review of Adam Grener’s new book, Improbability, Chance, and the Nineteenth-Century Realist Novel, in the latest volume of the Victorians Institute Journal (48). Grener’s novelists (Austen, Scott, Dickens, Trollope, Hardy) were committed to a mode of fiction that primarily foregrounded chance and coincidence to “represent a historical and contingent world,” rather than creating a convincing tale of ordinary and conventional probability.
For more than three years, various departments at UMW – Finance, Human Resources, Student Employment, Enterprise Application Services (IT) and Payroll – have been working alongside the Virginia Department of Accounts (DOA) and the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) to implement the statewide Cardinal Human Capital Management system (Cardinal HCM). Cardinal HCM will replace several of the Commonwealth’s aging systems, including the Personnel Management Information System (PMIS), the Benefits Eligibility System (BES), the Commonwealth Integrated Personnel/Payroll System (CIPPS), Employee Direct and Payline. UMW is part of Cardinal HCM’s release 2 and is scheduled to go-live in April 2022.
At UMW, most employees will use only Cardinal’s Employee Self-Service (ESS) module. ESS replaces Payline and Employee Direct. ESS can be used to view information unique to you, view your pay stub or W-2, or to enroll in or update your health benefits. You will use an email address to log into ESS. This can be your UMW email address or an optional personal email address. Communications regarding health benefits will be sent to the email address you choose.
If you prefer to use a personal email address, follow the steps below to enter a Cardinal Optional HCM Pay and Benefits email address directly into Banner SSB. If you prefer to use your UMW email, you do not need to take any action.
MyTime will continue to be UMW’s system of record for time, attendance and leave balances. The way you currently use MyTime will not change.
DOA, DHRM and UMW’s Cardinal HCM Project Team will continue to share information via email regarding the implementation of Cardinal HCM and its impact on UMW employees.
UMW’s Cardinal HCM Project Team
Cheryl Anderson
Denise Frye
Justina Jones
Leslie Petrey
Julie Smith
Kayla Smith
Linda Thornton
Paula Wilder
Lynda Worthy
Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently commented on the following news stories:
Virginia Senate Approves Bill that Would Make Masks Optional in Schools (WSET; ABC 7 News; WJLA)
Judge rules for 7 Va. school boards, temporarily halts Youngkin mask mandate ban (WTOP)
Flouting CDC, Youngkin health chief wants to help Virginia move on from COVID (The Washington Post)
Tweet mocking teen is latest stumble for Glenn Youngkin (Axios)
Gov. Youngkin ‘regrets’ campaign tweet slamming Virginia teen (WUSA; 13 New Now)
The Two Faces of Glenn Youngkin (US News and World Report)
Virginia Republicans propose making abortion illegal after 20 weeks and it could pass (WUSA)
The Democratic Electorial Decline of 2021 (Virginia Capitol Connections)
The Challenges of Electing Governors and Lieutenant Governors Separately (Rasmussen Reports)
Andy Parker makes his bid to oust Rep. Bob Good (Cardinal News)
Poll: Trump’s Endorsement Could Sway GOP Voters Toward Cox (Maryland Matters)
Donald Trump refers to himself as ’45th and 47th president’ (Express UK)
U.S. Groups Support Ottawa Protests (CTV News)