A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Danielle Hartman, Adjunct Instructor of Communication
Danielle Hartman, Adjunct Instructor of Communication, recently co-authored a piece on the arts as a great hub for interdisciplinary work and studies, entitled “Promoting Interdisciplinarity: Its Purpose and Practice in Arts Programming,” that was published in Journal of Performing Arts Leadership in Higher Education. Read more.
Textbook Adoption Dates
The course materials adoption due date for summer was March 12. If you have not already done so, please submit adoptions here.
Course materials adoptions for fall 2019 are due April 12, 2019. On time adoptions maximize:
Please submit adoptions here: UMW Bookstore.
Faculty Regalia Rental
Oak Hall is the regalia provider for the University of Mary Washington. Faculty and Staff may rent or purchase academic regalia from the leading custom regalia manufacturer in the country. Beginning February 1, 2019, Faculty and Staff may go online at Umwfaculty.shopoakhalli.com to rent regalia for delivery directly to individual offices. Those who prefer to order by phone may do so by calling Oak Hall Customer Service at l-800-456-7623. A customer service representative will be happy to assist you.
Rental Pricing for Faculty and Staff:
Bachelor Ensemble: $37.95
Master Ensemble: $39.55
Doctoral Ensemble: $43.95
Prices include shipping charges.
To ensure timely delivery, orders for rental regalia must be received by Oak Hall no later than April 27, 2019.
Custom academic regalia is available through Oak Hall’s Custom Department. Please call 1-800-223-0429 for assistance with custom orders.
To ensure on-time delivery of custom regalia, orders must be received no later than April 12, 2019.
Year End Department Charges
Mark your calendars–the end of year deadline for department charges is June 15, 2019.
Faculty and Staff Sale
UMW faculty and staff will receive 15% off regularly priced apparel and insignia items and an additional 10% off clearance merchandise between April 29-May 3!
Grad Gifts
Remember: the Bookstore is the place for gifts for your grad! Surprise that brand new alum with a present that will remind them of their time at UMW.
Year End Charges
The last date for Copy and Mail services to be billed to FY19 is May 31.
Pepsi March Madness
Pepsi has randomly placed stickers on their vending machine products throughout the Fredericksburg campus. If you purchase one of these, bring the empty bottle to the EagleOne card center, located in Lee Hall 110, during business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, to redeem your prize of EagleOne money. Sticker amount will be deposited to your EagleOne card.
Sponsored by Pepsi.
Shipping Address
As a friendly reminder, please use your full correct delivery address when receiving packages on campus. Include full name, building, and department, and use “1301 College Ave” as the street address. To help ensure timely and correct deliveries, this information must be on the shipping label.
Amazon Couriers
Amazon recently started delivering packages via their own couriers, as opposed to UPS or the U.S. Postal Service. The new couriers will be delivering faculty and staff packages directly to the departments. The Amazon couriers will be in uniforms of white polo with an Amazon logo, hat and vest so they may be readily identified.
Vice President for Equity and Access Sabrina Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs Juliette Landphair, and Dean of Student Life Cedric Rucker at AAC&U Diversity, Equity, and Student Success Conference in Pittsburgh.
Vice President for Equity and Access Sabrina Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs Juliette Landphair, and Dean of Student Life Cedric Rucker presented a poster session on UMW’s ASPIRE community values, The Value of Community Values, at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Diversity, Equity, and Student Success Conference in Pittsburgh on Friday, March 29.
If you missed the March 19 Great Lives lecture on the Rocket Girls, you’ll still have a chance to watch it when C-SPAN airs it on Sunday, April 7 at 9 p.m. ET on C-SPAN3. The segment will also be available to view online at https://www.c-span.org/video/?458921-1/women-jet-propulsion-laboratory. The lecture was presented by science writer Nathalia Holt, author of the book Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us from Missiles to the Moon to Mars.
The spring 2019 Great Lives lectures conclude soon with Helen Rappaport, an expert on Russian history and author of The Race to Save the Romanovs, on Thursday, April 4. Heath Hardage Lee, historian and author of The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home from Vietnam, tells the story of POW wives on Tuesday, April 9.
This series is open to the public free of charge and no admission tickets are required. Programs begin at 7:30 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall. Each lecture concludes with an audience Q&A session with the speaker and a book-signing.
UMW students at the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust’s 25th anniversary conservation luncheon.
UMW students have the opportunity to learn about the policy process, gain practical skills, and pursue their passion for protecting the environment. Dr. Ranjit Singh has formed a partnership with the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT), a land trust operating in the dense urban areas of Northern Virginia’s suburbs. Dr. Singh, associate professor of political science and international affairs, has worked with NVCT to help students learn about legislative and legal strategies for conserving undeveloped land. A partnership that provides unique learning experiences for the students and much-needed support for the NVCT, Singh has used his long-standing relationship with the Trust to provide chances for students to volunteer in a variety of projects and serve as interns. One of Singh’s formers students is now on the board of directors for the Trust, building upon his past volunteer experience with them. The Trust had their 25th anniversary conservation luncheon on March 21, 2019 at the Key Bridge Marriott, and UMW sponsored a table for this event. Dr. Singh was able to bring eight students to the event. Demonstrating the promise of community engagement, this partnership represents a example of President Paino’s strategic vision for UMW over the next decade.
Classics, Philosophy and Religion Professor Joe Romero joined colleagues from other colleges to present on a panel for the Anchor Institutions Task Force in Washington, D.C.
Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Professor Joe Romero joined colleagues Monica Cowart (Merrimack College), Claudia Nelson (Coppin State), and Michelle Stewart (Lane College) to consult with the presidential subcommittee of the Anchor Institutions Task Force on anchor leadership development at their quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C.
Romero also joined colleagues Monica Cowart (Merrimack College), Kyle Farmbry (Rutgers University-Newark), and Sundeep Muppidi (University of Hartford) to present “The Diverse University: ACE Fellows on the Challenges of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success,” at the AAC&U conference in Pittsburgh.
Assistant Professor Lauren McMillan
Lauren McMillan, assistant professor in the department of Historic Preservation, published a co-authored book chapter, “Reanalyzing, Reinterpreting, and Rediscovering the Appamattucks Community” in the edited volume New Life for Archaeological Collections.
About the book:
“New Life for Archaeological Collections explores solutions to what archaeologists are calling the “curation crisis,” that is, too much stuff with too little research, analysis, and public interpretation. This volume demonstrates how archaeologists are taking both large and small steps toward not only solving the dilemma of storage but recognizing the value of these collections through inventorying and cataloging, curation, rehousing, artifact conservation, volunteer and student efforts, and public exhibits.”
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a research paper, “The Politics of Personality: Framing Presidential Character in the Age of Trump,” at the Conference on Character Assassination in Theory and Practice at George Mason University.
Campus Dining will be hosting “Exam Cram,” a free late-night breakfast for all UMW students on Monday, April 29th from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Over 700 students are expected to attend and volunteer servers are greatly needed. The event is very casual and lots of fun. Volunteers get free breakfast, too!
Volunteers are asked to arrive at 9:45 p.m. and serve until about 11 p.m. Anyone interested in participating should contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu or 540-654-2169.
Breakfast Options: On Commencement day (Saturday, May 11), Campus Dining will be offering “Grab & Go” breakfast items from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Qdoba dining area of the University Center. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and bottled water, juice and sodas will be available along with bagels, pastries, muffins, hot breakfast sandwiches and other snacks.
There will be four serving lines to help expedite service: (1) Express Drinks Line, accepting cash payments only; (2) Express Drinks and Pastry Line, accepting cash payments only; (3) Full menu accepting cash and credit; and (4) Full menu plus smoothies, accepting cash and credit.
Commencement Luncheon: A buffet lunch featuring hot Southern Fried Chicken, Mac & Cheese, a Vegetable & Quinoa Casserole, plus a variety of salads and desserts will be served from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Chandler Ballroom of the University Center. Members of the UMW faculty and staff who have received e-mail tickets are asked to bring print-outs of the tickets with them to the luncheon. If you do not have a hard copy of your ticket you will be asked to show your e-mail on your smart phone to the buffet hosts.
Anyone wishing to bring friends or family members to the luncheon will need to purchase tickets for them at the “Will Call” desk located in the second floor lobby of the University Center. Tickets will be available for purchase on Saturday between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. at a cost of $13.75 plus tax for adults and $7.50 plus tax for children aged eleven or under. For additional information contact Rose Benedict at 540-654-2169 or rbenedic@umw.edu.