Author: Judy Singleton

Homecoming Events, Oct. 23-25

All UMW faculty and staff members are encouraged to participate in and enjoy the events as we celebrate Homecoming and welcome back our alumni to campus. View the schedule below and online at http://students.umw.edu/studentactivities/umw-homecoming/. Thursday, October 23 8 p.m. LipSync Dodd Auditorium Class Council Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 24 5-8 p.m. Homecoming […]

New Director of Student Activities & Engagement

Ethan Feuer joined the Division of Student Affairs on June 25 as the new director of student activities and engagement.  The former director, Joe Mollo, retired from the position in June.Ethan comes most recently from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he served as the student activities coordinator for the MIT Energy Initiative.He received […]

New Assistant Dean for Student Involvement

On June 10, Melissa L. Jones began her tenure with UMW as assistant dean for student involvement. Jones will have oversight for the Orientation program and will supervise the offices of Campus Recreation, James Farmer Multicultural Center, and Student Activities and Engagement.Jones was formerly with Virginia Commonwealth University in various positions including associate director of […]

Hall Named Police Chief

The Student Affairs Division is pleased to announce the selection of Lt. Mike Hall as Chief of Police. Mike has been acting chief since the departure of former chief Eddie Perry earlier this year.Mike has been in law enforcement for over 30 years and has served in multiple capacities with various municipalities. He has been at UMW for almost five years and rose […]

UMW Cares Wins “Prevention” Award at NASPA

UMW Cares won the “Prevention” category award at the NASPA Campus Safety Knowledge Community meeting in March. NASPA is the professional organization for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.  The award – an engraved plaque – was presented to Doug Searcy at the annual conference in Baltimore, Md. Congratulations to the UMW Cares Team for […]