Author: Hilary Kanter

Stop Hunger Food Drive Begins Nov. 4

Campus Dining and UMW Athletes are cosponsoring Sodexo’s 12th annual Stop Hunger Food drive November 4-13.  They are hoping to collect more than 8,000 pounds of food for the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and are seeking participation and support from our UMW community.Food donation bins will be located in every campus dining facility, Simpkins Library, and the UMW […]

Jepson Construction Reminder

The Capital Outlay department reminds drivers using the Simpson Library road that construction is restricting the road width to one lane. Please observe directions from safety personnel wielding Stop / Slow signs. These people are in place to regulate traffic flow and ensure the safe passage of drivers and pedestrians.For answers to other questions, please […]

White Co-Leads Digital Library Federation Forum Workshop

Angie White, Digital Resources Librarian, co-led a workshop at the Digital Library Federation Forum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 23. The workshop centered on digital library pedagogy, where participants left with a lesson plan regarding teaching with digital collections or building digital collections as a class project. Following the workshop, Angie and her colleagues led […]

Richards Leads Discussion at Louisiana Book Festival

Gary Richards, Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, recently led the book-in-common discussion of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire at the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held Oct. 28. The discussion marked both the 70th anniversary of Williams’ play and the tricentennial of the founding of New […]

November Visit from Giant Food Nutritionist

Come hear from Lindsay Pugliese, the in-store nutritionist at Giant grocery store, on Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. until noon. She will speak about Nutrition for Fitness Lovers. (Lee Hall 412)Lindsay will have a food tasting, coupons and recipes to give out to her audience!This is open to all UMW STUDENTS and STAFF.Eagle Village Giant […]