UMW Museums Executive Director Scott Harris appeared on “Town Talk with Ted Schubel” to discuss the challenges that museums are facing during COVID-19 and the virtual events planned in the coming months for Gari Melchers Home and Studio and the James Monroe Museum. Listen here.
College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson’s column in The Free Lance-Star asks managers to consider their organization’s application process. Read APPLY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. MANY MANAGERS complain they cannot recruit good people. Perhaps the good people don’t want to work for your organization and don’t apply, and it might not be for the reason you […]
Restoration of an iconic exterior staircase at Belmont, the historic house at Gari Melchers Home and Studio, began this week with removal of an architecturally-significant iron railing for conservation treatment.The Horseshoe Staircase at Belmont was included in the inaugural list of Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts designated by the Virginia Association of Museums in 2011. […]
A message from the Office of the President.Dear Colleagues,Due to the pending retirement of Dr. Nina Mikhalevsky, Provost, I want to make you aware of the following opportunity:Interim Provost Job AnnouncementThe University of Mary Washington is conducting an internal search for an interim Provost for the next two academic years, to begin on July 1, […]
To all UMW faculty and staff:Established UMW policy is that all proposals for grants, fellowships, contracts, or agreements to be funded by ANY external funding entity (government, business, foundation, etc.) must receive prior approval from appropriate UMW officials BEFORE the proposal is submitted. To make this process work effectively, the person interested in seeking funding must make initial contact to indicate that a […]