Author: Kristin Davis

President Paino Appointed to NCAA Division III Advisory Group

President Troy Paino has been appointed to the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group.Paino is among 23 presidents and chancellors from across the U.S. who will advise the Division III Presidents Council, the highest governing body in the division.The Council establishes and directs the general policy of the Division, while also establishing Division III’s strategic […]

Award–Winning Environmental Documentary Presented at Belmont

For the second year, Gari Melchers Home and Studio will present a free community screening of an environmental film. This year’s featured presentation is the award-winning documentary Inhabit, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Pavilion.The 92-minute film explores the many environmental and agricultural issues facing us today and examines solutions that […]

Jesse Stommel Interviewed By The Chronicle of Higher Ed

Jesse Stommel, executive director of the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies, was recently interviewed for a story in The Chronicle of Higher Education called One Way to Show Students You Care — and Why You Might Want to Try It:“When professors write course policies, they draw on past experiences with students, said Jesse Stommel, executive […]

UMW Police Department Achieves Accreditation

The UMW Police Department has become only the fifth campus police agency in the commonwealth to achieve accreditation from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC), the accrediting agency in Virginia.The milestone is also a first in the history of UMW Police.Out of 340 police agencies in the commonwealth–campus departments or otherwise–only 100 have […]

UMW Welcomes New Hires, Announces Promotions, Tenure

UMW welcomes 13 newly appointed, full-time teaching faculty for 2018-2019: Justin A. Anderson, Lecturer, Department of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education, M.A. earned at Trinity College Josephine Antwi, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Ph.D. earned at Texas A&M University Emily Deering Crosby, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, Ph.D. earned at the University of […]