December 19, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

November Blood Drive

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The UMW Red Cross Student Organization welcomes faculty and staff donors at our monthly blood drives on the Fredericksburg campus! This upcoming drive is the LAST chance to donate in the fall semester!

November Drive

Location: Hurley Convergence Center Digital Auditorium

Date: Friday, November 17th
Time: 11am-5pm

Co-sponsor: National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Sign up online to donate at redcrossblood.org/give, search zip code 22401, and select the UMW drive.

Walk-ins are welcome but please be aware that appointments take priority and we’ve had almost completely full appointment lists this semester!

Please email umw.redcrossclub@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

Great SouthEast ShakeOut Earthquake Drill, Oct. 19

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Whether we live in earthquake country or may one day visit an area where earthquakes are possible, we need to know how to protect ourselves during earthquakes. Help us keep our students and community prepared and safe by encouraging participation in the Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill at 10:19 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19. At this time, the University will test its area warning system on the Fredericksburg and Stafford campuses. The testing will include UMW Alerts and digital screens across campus.

Each year more than 25 million people participate in Great ShakeOut earthquake drills worldwide, which encourages you to practice “Drop, Cover, and Hold On”:

  • DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!);
  • COVER your head and neck with your arms and seek additional shelter by getting under a sturdy desk or table if nearby; and
  • HOLD ON to your shelter and be prepared to move with it until the shaking stops.

If there is no table or desk near you, drop to the ground and then if possible get next to an interior wall of the room. Be in a crawling position to protect your vital organs and be ready to move if necessary, and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms. Do not move to another location or run outside.  Earthquakes occur without any warning and may be so violent that you cannot run or crawl. These are guidelines for most situations; go to www.earthquakecountry.org/step5 to learn what to do in specific settings.

 

 

 

 

 

The University of Mary Washington will participate in the Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill at 10:19 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19. At this time, the University will test its area warning system, including UMW emergency notification, on the Fredericksburg and Stafford campuses.

 

 

Bartram Speaks at Master Gardener Assn. Meeting Oct. 18

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Kevin Bartram, director of the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic, will speak at the general membership meeting of the Master Gardener Association of the Central Rappahannock Area (MGACRA). 

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, England Run, 806 Lyons Boulevard, in Stafford County. It is free and open to the public.

Topic: History of the Bartram family, America’s founding botanists and discoverers of the famed Franklinia tree. Bartram is also a Master Gardener and Master Tree Steward. He is a descendant of John Bartram, America’s Founding Father of Botany.  Come learn about the history of this fascinating family and how they have influenced horticulture in the United States and Europe since before the American Revolution.

Subramanian Publishes Story in Discover Magazine

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Sushma Subramanian, journalist and assistant professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, has published the story “My Forgotten Language” in the November issue of Discover Magazine. Her reported personal essay looks into the science behind how she lost the ability to speak her first language, Tamil, after moving to the United States as a child and being encouraged to only use English by teachers. She speaks to neuroscience researchers about how language is stored in the brain, why she retains the ability to understand but not speak in Tamil and what it might take to bring back the full range of her language abilities.

Discover

SAC News

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Larry Atkins Award Winners!  Congratulations to Cindy Toomey, Michael Morley & Melissa Yakabouski for being selected as this year’s Larry Akins Award winners!  A big shout-out also to all our other nominees: Marta Smith, DiShante Fryer, Martha Link, David Dean, Tracey Funtanilla, Caitlin DeMarco, Tameka Brown, Ronald McKiver, Ann Witkowski, Amanda Rutstein and Dan Quann!

SAC Nominations – Did you nominate yourself or a co-worker to serve on SAC next year?  If not, no worries — you can nominate at this link – http://umw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6EjYeGyrjTy7BE9

Bake Off Winners!  Thank you to all those who showed up to our Bake Off on the 16th!  The winners were: Maie Makin (1st Place – Pie), Jay Sullivan (1st Place – Cookies), Jean Elliott & Brian Ogle (2nd Place tie – Cookies), Jose Veloz (1st Place – Cake), Linda Falden (2nd Place – Cake), and Julie Pugliese (3rd Place – Cake).

Open Enrollment New Tuition Program Ends October 21st – Open Enrollment for Tuition Reimbursement under our new policy is October 1-21, 2017,  for courses taken January-June 2018.  The complete policy and procedures will be officially posted shortly, but to give you a head start, here are important and key provisions to have in mind.  You may contact Jennifer Cooper at jcooper4@umw.edu with any questions.  For more information, go to: http://umweagleeye.wpengine.com/2017/09/27/open-enrollment-new-tuition-reimbursement-program/

November 17th Blood Drive – The UMW Red Cross Student Organization welcomes faculty and staff donors at our monthly blood drives on the Fredericksburg campus! This upcoming drive is the LAST chance to donate in the fall semester!  The drive will take place on November 17th at the Hurley Convergence Center Digital Auditorium Date from 11am-5pm.  Sign up online to donate at redcrossblood.org/give, search zip code 22401, and select the UMW drive. Walk-ins are welcome but please be aware that appointments take priority and we’ve had almost completely full appointment lists this semester!

Please email umw.redcrossclub@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

Excellent Eagle Employee Program: Nominate your co-workers, supervisor or employees for the Excellent Eagle Employee award. It’s easy! Just complete the Excellent Eagle Employee nomination form on our website. Take some time to nominate someone today! Winners get reserved parking on campus for the month.

#1 F.A.N. (Fantastic Action Noticed) In addition to the Excellent Eagle program, you can also recognize a colleague using HR’s #1 F.A.N. program. Did you experience exceptional customer service or awesome collaboration? If so, nominate the person or people involved in that experience. Complete the #1 F.A.N. form on the HR website, and your colleague will be able to choose a UMW spirit item as a token of appreciation.

 

Scholarship Awarding Satisfaction Survey

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The Office of Financial Aid and the Office of Advancement would like feedback from all system users, committee chairs and standard committee members regarding the scholarship awarding process. An email was sent to all system users, committee chairs and standard committee members with a direct link to the online survey. If you have not received this email, please contact Kimberley Buster- Williams at kwilli23@umw.edu. The survey will remain open until Nov. 1.

 

Pumpkin Palooza 2017 is Oct. 29

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Please join University of Mary Washington’s Community Outreach and Resources (COAR) for their annual fall event, Pumpkin Palooza! This event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 29. from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Ball Circle. Faculty and staff are invited to bring their children to take part in the event. Activities will include crafts, games, and trick-or-treating on campus. We encourage everyone to come in their best costumes! Adult supervision is required and the event is weather permitting. For event cancellation updates, please check our website (http://coar.umwblogs.org/), Facebook page (COAR UMW), or call (540)654-1802.

Contact us with any questions or concerns: coarumw@gmail.com or (540) 654-1802

Guest Speaker Tola Murphy-Baran, Oct. 19

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October 19: College of Business Presents Tola Murphy-Baran, who will present “If I Hear ‘Pardon My French’ One More Time…Perspectives from the NFL’s First Female Senior Executive.”
6:00pm | Woodard 202
FREE and open to all

Join us for a very special guest speaker on Thursday, October 19. Tola Murphy-Baran will be speak at UMW about women in sports and breaking the glass ceiling in a male-dominated industry. Tola was the first senior executive hired by the NFL and spent nearly 10 years there before moving on to other senior executive positions in sports and technology. She is a business builder and a brand builder, having launched and managed multiple highly profitable new businesses in sports and entertainment, each leveraging new media distribution technologies.