Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer joined Historic Fredericksburg Foundation President David James on “Town Talk with Ted Schubel” to talk about some of the issues being debated in the city over preserving history. Listen here.
In the fall of 1942, Helen D. Gawron traveled more than 400 miles from Chicopee, Massachusetts, to begin her education on the Mary Washington campus in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As was common during those war years, she quickly joined the cry to support our troops, pitching in with students from Betty Lewis and Frances Willard dormitories […]
Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) will be available for the duration of the Public Health Emergency declaration. Full-time employees may be eligible for up to 80 hours of PHEL beginning January 10th, the start of the new leave year (the 160 hours will end on January 9, 2021). Please note that the federal FFCRA leave […]
Expanded WW, Weight Watchers Reimagined, Offerings Now AvailableDear State Employees:Weight Watchers (WW) and the Commonwealth have a fantastic NEW partnership expanding a 50% discounted WW membership to all employees, spouses and adult dependents. Participation no longer requires enrollment in a state health plan or specific WW username.WW’s customized program starts with a NEW personal assessment […]
Associate Professor of English Colin Rafferty’s forthcoming essay collection, Execute the Office: Essays with Presidents, will be released by Baobab Press in Reno, Nevada.Execute the Office uses lyric prose and formal invention to explore the humanity, or lack thereof, in each of the forty-five American presidents. Whether these powerful individuals have been remembered for infamous […]
