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MyTime Outage – UKG Incident Update and Contingency Plan

The following message is from Payroll and Finance.As indicated in previous emails, UKG, the company that provides UMW’s time and attendance system (MyTime), has reported a cybersecurity incident involving ransomware. This attack is preventing UKG’s customers from accessing their services and time and attendance data. The issue is impacting customers worldwide, as you can see from the […]

Take your holiday cookie decorating skills up a notch!

Want to take your cookie decorating skills to the next level (or just have some fun)?!Get into the holiday spirit with us and former UMW staff member Ameeta Rajagopal, the owner/operator of Ameeta Bakes. This cookie extraordinaire will lead us in a virtual cookie decorating lesson from the kitchen in recently renovated Willard Hall.We’ll supply […]

UMW 2022 Holiday Schedule

The following message is from the Office of Human Resources.Good afternoon, colleagues.The 2022 Holiday Calendar has been finalized. Click on the link to review next year’s UMW holidays.PLEASE NOTE: This calendar is based on the current 2022 state-allocated holidays and the UMW academic calendar; if there are changes to either of these, the 2022 UMW holiday schedule may need to […]

Farnsworth Comments in the News

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:Wish list for Virginia GOP will likely remain elusive, even after Republicans retake House of Delegates (WUSA 9)The Virginia Redistricting Process (Red, White and Confused radio program WEHC 90.7 FM)Governor.-elect Glenn Youngkin […]

Rettinger Comments on Cheating for Inside Higher Ed Article

Professor of Psychological Science David Rettinger, who is director of Academic Integrity Programs at UMW, weighed in on an article in Inside Higher Ed entitled, “Shades of Gray on Student Cheating”:When David Rettinger, president emeritus of the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI), looked over the Student Voice data, he was drawn to the numbers […]