Professor of Economics Professor Robert Rycroft recently had a book published: The Economics of Inequality, Discrimination, Poverty and Mobility, 2nd Edition, Routledge.
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Pruning to End Friday on Double Drive Holly Trees
Crews plan to finish pruning Double Drive holly trees on Friday.
The major overhaul of the iconic trees began Monday. The university had not undertaken such extensive pruning in more than a decade, said Richard Blair, director of landscape and grounds, and the trees fared better than he’d hoped.
The work can leave plants looking stick-like and bare, Blair said. But the trees still look good.
Pruning gives the plants more sunlight and air penetration, he said, which in turn deters pest infestations and reduces the amount of pesticides required to maintain them. This will ultimately promote internal growth, leaving the trees leafy from the inside out.
The trees should fill out by Move-In Day.
Cheneys visit James Monroe Museum
The James Monroe Museum was honored to welcome Dr. Lynne Cheney, historian and former Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and her husband, the 46th Vice President of the United States, Mr. Richard B. Cheney, to the museum on Saturday, February 24.
Dr. Lynne Cheney, historian and former Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and her husband, former Vice President Richard Cheney, visited the James Monroe Museum on Saturday, February 24.
Dr. Cheney spent the day at various historic sites in Virginia conducting research for her forthcoming book on the Early Republic. The book will focus on the Virginia Dynasty (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe).
Executive Director of University Museums Scott Harris welcomed the Cheneys and their staff, including Nicole Penn, a former guide at James Monroe’s Highland. James Monroe Museum Assistant Director and Curator Jarod Kearney conducted the Cheneys through close-up examination of a select group of Monroe artifacts, including a court suit worn by James Monroe while Minister to France, and Elizabeth Monroe’s wedding dress, as well as other artifacts exhibited throughout the Museum.
Mr. Kearney was assisted by the museum’s Bowley Scholars Lindsey Crawford and Holly Irwin. Additional security during the visit was provided by Officer Dillion Brooks and Sergeant John Piersol of the University of Mary Washington Police.
Mackintosh Named to New Class of Scholars
History professor Will Mackintosh has been named to the inaugural class of scholars at the Bright Institute of Knox College. He will join fourteen liberal arts professors in receiving a $9,000 award of research support over three years. This honor will support his research on the Loomis Gang.
Read more: https://www.knox.edu/news/bright-institute-announces-first-cohort-of-scholars.
Marissa Miller Wins Award at Conference
Marissa Miller, Associate Coordinator of Student Conduct and Responsibility, recently won an award at a national conference.
On February 21-24, the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) held its annual conference in Jacksonville, Fla. Miller entered a case study competition for Mid-Level Professionals. The goal for each team was to review a case and present the team’s analysis to a panel of judges that included vice presidents, deans and past ASCA presidents.
Miller worked with colleagues from the University of Iowa and Illinois State University. Miller and her team won the case study competition for the Mid-Level Professionals and were awarded free registration for the 2019 ASCA conference.
Srivastava Selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster
UMW College of Business Professor Dr. Mukesh Srivastava has been selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster. The Fulbright program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, serves to promote the international engagement of academic scholarship and build linkages between U.S. and overseas eligible institutions.
Srivastava is the first UMW COB faculty member who has already won Fulbright Specialist Awards twice (2011 & 2015). This time around he has been added to the candidate roster of the Fulbright Specialist Program, which helps U.S. faculty and professionals share their academic expertise develop linkages with non-U.S. institutions on curriculum, assessment, faculty development, research training and other program development activities.
“There are no Fulbrighters in College of Business; I am really honored to be selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster,” said Srivastava, whose three-year term runs through February 16th, 2021. “This is a great opportunity to offer my expertise in developing professional and graduate management programs that involve strategic information management and innovation.
“I am looking forward to the opportunity to visit overseas business schools to assist faculty and administrators with respect to academic and research programs in emerging technology management and innovation. I know the Fulbright organization provides unique opportunities for exchanging ideas and cultivating new relationships that will also enhance our institutions’ reputation in the international community.”
Srivastava’s primary areas of expertise include program development, technology workforce management, innovation and strategy in the digital age and e-Learning.
“Dr. Srivastava’s selection as a Fulbright Specialist validates his professional accomplishments and enhances the institutional profile of UMW and College of Business, and I am glad he now joins again such a select group of outstanding U.S. academicians and scholars that will soon engage in collaborative endeavors with similarly related institutions from around the world. We’re proud to have Dr. Srivastava as an ambassador of the college and the university through this prestigious program and organization,” said Kenneth Machande, acting dean of the UMW College of Business.
Farnsworth Talks to Fredericksburg Regional Alliance
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture to the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance entitled, “The 2018 Political Outlook in Virginia and Beyond.”
Buster-Williams Publishes Chapter on Mentoring
Kimberley Buster-Williams, vice president for enrollment management, is author of a chapter entitled, “Onward: Reflections on Mentoring,” in the book Mentorship in Higher Education: Practical Advice and Leadership Theories, just published by AACRAO.