January 17, 2026

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Call For ‘Wellness Passport’ Event Submissions

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The President’s Council on Wellness (PCOW) is reaching out to share exciting and important updates related to the Wellness Passport this semester. We encourage you to reach out to us at wellness@umw.edu with questions or concerns as this is a work in progress. Also, please feel free to pass along this information to colleagues who may be interested.

Learn more about the Passport
Are you curious, “What is the wellness passport? What does it mean to be a passport event?” See the UMW Wellness Passport PDF for an easy to share document.

Get your events ‘Passported’
If your department is interested in submitting your events to be a part of the Wellness Passport initiative, please see the deadlines below and submit to the submission form.

  • Events happening prior to spring break, please submit by January 24.
  • Events happening post spring break, please submit by February 14.

What will happen at a ‘Wellness Passported’ event?
As a Passported event, PCOW will provide you with:

  • A Printed Flyer or Powerpoint Slide (you can choose your preference in the form)
  • Passport Stickers (delivered within a week of the event)
  • Paper Forms for tracking participation and learning

Please follow @UMW_Wellness on Facebook and Instagram, tag us in your passport event posts, and message us any event images so we can help share it as your event is approaching!

For your reference, here are UMW’s six Dimensions of Wellness:

Physical: Taking care of one’s body by partaking in healthy practices such as exercise, a nutritious diet, and getting adequate sleep. Acknowledging the importance of one’s physical surroundings and taking an active role in sustaining it.

Mental: Combining the elements of emotional well-being and intellectual curiosity, mental wellness includes being attentive to one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; positive or negative. Having the ability to approach life optimistically and with resiliency despite life’s inevitable disappointments. Seeking out ways to expand one’s knowledge and skills.

Social: Fostering a sense of connection and belonging with others. Involves using good communication skills, respecting oneself and others, and creating and maintaining a well-developed support system.

Spiritual: Taking steps to identify one’s values and beliefs in order to expand one’s sense of purpose and to find meaning in their life. Keeping an open mind and demonstrating tolerance towards others.

Financial: Striving to live a life within one’s means and taking steps to ensure one’s finances are prepared to support them in both the short and long term.

Occupational: Finding purpose and fulfillment in one’s professional journey while working to maintain balance between personal and work-life.

Preferred Hotel Contract Information Session

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UMW now has preferred lodging contracts with three hotels: Hyatt Place, Country Inn & Suites, and Residence Inn. To assist the community with navigating the varying rates and booking procedures, UMW Business Services will host an information session explaining the different procedures and answering questions. The session will be held January 10, 2020, at 3 p.m. in Lee 412. This is an open meeting, so all faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

Information for visitors about making reservations can be found on the Business Services website. There is also a user guide specifically for faculty and staff that contains more detailed procedures, including booking links and codes for UMW billed rooms. Contact contract administrator Lauren McDonald, x1576, for the guide. Detailed contract information can also be found on Cobblestone.

 

Al-Tikriti Presents Keynote Address at History Workshop in Turkey

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Conference Card

Associate Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a keynote address entitled “Şehzade Korkut ve 16. Yüzyıl Osmanlısında Dini Kimlik Mücadeleleri / Şehzade Korkud and the 16th Century Struggles for Religious Identity” on Friday, December 13. Presenting this 40 minute address entirely in Turkish, Prof. Al-Tikriti summarized the biography and contributions of Prince Korkud (d. 1513), the son of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II (d. 1512) for the “Uluslararası Katılımlı Şehzade Korkut Sempozyomu / International Attendee Şehzade Korkud Symposium.” The symposium, the first of its kind, was hosted by the Akdeniz Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi / Mediterranean University Divinity School, of Antalya, Turkey. This was an invited appearance.

The symposium website includes further information, and photos.

Prof. Al-Tikriti would especially like to thank Professors Rifat Atay and Muhammet Fatih Duman, who organized the symposium and extended the invitation.

Associate Professor of Middle Eastern History Nabil Al-Tikriti

Film Screening: Eating Up Easter

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Film Screening: Eating Up Easter
Sunday, January 26, 2 p.m.

Eating Up Easter follows a modern indigenous community transforming under the globalizing effects of tourism. Previous films have often sensationalized the “mysteries” of Easter Island’s past, a remote Pacific Island known for its massive stone statues. In contrast, this documentary by native Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu provides an intimate look into the passion and creativity his people are harnessing to face the consequences of their rapidly developing island.

Free admission. Pavilion at GMHS,  Snow date Feb. 2
Contact: Michelle Crow-Dolby at mdolby@umw.edu  or 540 654-1851

PCOW General Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 11

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Join us for our next President Council on Wellness (PCOW) meeting on Tuesday, February 11th at 8:30am in the UC Colonnade Room 315. We will be discussing some of our exciting and upcoming events for February and March. We are always looking for more volunteers, so invite your friends and come out to join us for some great opportunities and events! For more information, please contact us at wellness@umw.edu.

PCOW Walking Wednesdays continues in February with the following dates and locations:
February 12: Jepson Science Center at 12:30pm
February 19: Lee Hall at 12:30pm – “Walking Wednesday for Yeardley Love” – look for more details next week
February 26: Jepson Science Center at 12:30pm
All Faculty/Staff who participate in a minimum of eight Walking Wednesdays will be entered into a raffle in April. Follow us on Facebook: UMW Wellness for updated information.

Coffee Talk at the Kalnen Inn, Feb. 11

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Hosted by the Women’s Leadership Colloquium @ UMW.

Share, learn and grow from other professionals in the Fredericksburg area at a monthly coffee, held the second Tuesday of each month.

Please join us! Walk-ins are always welcome.

February 11, Susan Coleman, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, Talent is Never Enough, Real Growth Requires Passion

8:00am-9:00am
Kalnen Inn, Jepson Alumni and Executive Center
1119 Hanover St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Street parking is available on Hanover Street.

All UMW Assembly, Jan. 14 at 4PM

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Dear UMW Faculty and Staff,

President Paino invites all UMW faculty and staff to attend the All UMW Assembly on Tuesday, January 14 at 4 p.m. in Chandler Ballroom in the University Center. If you are unable to attend the assembly, please note that it will be recorded and made available on the UMW website.

Office of the President

Limited Tickets Remain for 2020 UMW Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet on Feb. 8

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The University of Mary Washington Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its 24th class on Saturday, February 8, 2020 in the University Center Ballroom. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., with the program beginning at 7 p.m. Your ticket includes dinner and the induction ceremony; a cash bar also will be available.

The UMW Athletic Department is proud to announce this year’s induction class. Inductees include basketball standouts Justin Baker ’07 and Patricia Long ‘84, baseball All-American Eric Fitzgerald ’08, tennis All-American Kevin Loden ’03, legendary field hockey and lacrosse coach Dana Hall, and the 2002 final four women’s lacrosse team.

Join us as we celebrate these UMW standouts!

Tickets can be purchased at the link below.

https://www.alumni.umw.edu/s/1588/rd17/interior.aspx?sid=1588&gid=1&pgid=2470&cid=5420&ecid=5420&crid=0&calpgid=385&calcid=1108

Thank You & Goodbye After 25 Years!

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Just a brief note of appreciation to colleagues, co-workers, and friends with whom I’ve worked over the past twenty-five years at MWC/UMW. I enjoyed seeing many of you at the Facilities Services Holiday Breakfast and the kind words shared. Best wishes – look for me on the trail!

John

Foss Presents Working Chapter from Waple Book Manuscript Project at South Atlantic Modern Language Association

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Professor of English Chris Foss

Professor of English Chris Foss

Oscar Wilde

In November, Professor of English Chris Foss presented a paper entitled “’He remembered that the little Mermaid had no feet and could not dance’: The Nexus of Power, Identity, and Relationships in Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Fisherman and His Soul’ as Seen through the Lens of Disability Studies” as part of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference at the Westin Peachtree in Atlanta. In his paper, Foss argued “The Fisherman and His Soul” offers a fascinating trawl of entangled elements relative to its two main disability-aligned characters, a little Mermaid and a young Fisherman (the latter only becoming so after he cuts away his Soul from his body). The story offers a clear undermining of the sort of monstrous identities those in power insist upon assigning to those different from them in an attempt to limit any new understandings of or relationships with any groups or individuals upon whose othering their authority and privilege depends. This paper represents the first draft of the fourth content chapter for his Waple Professorship book project entitled The Importance of Being Different: Intersectional Disability and Emotional Response in Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales.