UMW’s Office of Sustainability partnered with Dining Services for Weigh the Waste Week recently to help students see how everyday food choices add up. Throughout the week, they were weighing post-consumer food waste in the dining hall and engaging students in conversations about practical ways to reduce waste. The Weigh the Waste activity helped make […]
We hope you have had time to review and reflect upon the January 2026 release of the initial complete draft of UMW’s Strategic Action Plan for 2026-2031, which is again attached to this email (see employee email from Jan. 8). As we continue this work this semester to refine ideas, assess resources and map out […]
In the Company of Strangers: AI and the Value of Estrangement Dr. Alexa Alice Joubin, Professor of English at George Washington UniversityMonday, Feb. 2, weather permitting 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Combs 139 Reception to followAbout the talk: AI makes us strangers to ourselves in a productive manner. AI can produce uncertainties, but AI also […]
On Thursday, Jan 15, , Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for AI and the Liberal Arts Anand Rao spoke to the student body at Fredericksburg Academy at the invitation of the school’s Honor Council.Rao’s talk focused on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and academic integrity, offering students a nuanced framework for […]
The Center for AI and the Liberal Arts invites you to a Public Debate on the question: Should the University of Mary Washington be an AI University? Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m. Weatherly Wing, Seacobeck HallArguing for the resolution: Anand Rao (CDS) Arguing against the resolution: Stefan Bauschard (Adjunct CDS; Berkeley Prep Debate Coach) […]
