December 19, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

UMW Welcomes New Director of Disability Resources

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The Office of Disability Resources would like to introduce our new Director, Dr. Sandra Fritton. Fritton comes to us from Virginia Commonwealth University, and we are very excited for her to join our team. We will be hosting two meet and greet sessions to welcome her and give you the opportunity to meet her. The first will be held on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2015 between 2 – 4 p.m. and the second will be held on Jan. 21, 2015 between 2-4 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.  Please join us.

We look forward to spending some time, in the New Year, with you all.

Sincerely,

Alison Grimes, M.Ed
Assistant Director, Disability Resources
University of Mary Washington
401 Lee Hall
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA  22401
(ph) 540-654-1266
(fx) 540-654-2155

 

UMW Receives Supply Chain Management Award

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IT-Procurement Award

Manager of the the IT Business Office Samantha Bergeron (second from left) and Assistant Vice President of Business Services Erma Baker (second from right) accepted the award on UMW’s behalf. They are pictured with Secretary of Administration Nancy Rodriguez (far left) and Director of The Division of Purchases and Supply Bob Gleason (far right).

The University of Mary Washington recently received the Supply Chain Management award at a statewide procurement forum.

The award, given by the Virginia Department of General Services/Division of Purchases and Supply, was one of several new awards given to honor excellence in the field of procurement.

“This award reflects institutional collaboration and ongoing teamwork relative to IT/Purchasing Standards,” said Erma Baker, assistant vice president of Business Services and chief procurement officer.

The IT and Procurement  team members who are involved in the project workflow process include:  Deborah Hovey, Ray Usler, Jerry Slezak, Michelle Benson, Suzan Mastin, Edward Gray,  Samantha Bergeron, Michelle Miller,  Melva Kishpaugh, Erma Baker and Hall Cheshire.

 

 

James Monroe Museum Affiliates Attend Workshop

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JMM Staff & Former Bowleys 12.5.14University of Mary Washington students and alumni with connections to the James Monroe Museum had an impromptu reunion at a recent Virginia Association of Museums workshop on event planning held at Gari Melchers Home and Studio.

Theresa Cramer and Gabrielle Lindemann are the current Bowley Scholars at the James Monroe Museum. They were joined at the workshop by former Bowley Scholars Bill Backus, Historical Interpreter, Prince William County Historic Preservation Division; Christine Clements, Curatorial Assistant, Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail; and Candice Roland, Library Clerk, Virginia Historical Society. Former Monroe Museum student aide Sarah Palenik, who is now Membership and Office Manager for the Gari Melchers Home and Studio, also took part in the workshop.

The Lt. Gen. Albert J. Bowley Scholarship funds academic-year and summer internships at the museum, giving students hands-on experience in artifact collections management, education, and public programs. Student aides work as paid museum guides.

James Monroe Museum Director Scott Harris, who attended the workshop along with Membership and Special Events Coordinator Adele Uphaus-Conner, was very pleased by the participation of students and alumni who worked at the museum.

“The James Monroe Museum is proud to support UMW’s educational mission through internships and student employment,” said Harris. “The University’s majors in historic preservation and history, and the interdisciplinary museum studies minor, provide excellent academic training. When a superior course of study is augmented by practical experience, graduates are better prepared to enter the workforce.”

The James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library is a National Historic Landmark owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by the University of Mary Washington. Founded in 1927, it is the nation’s largest repository of artifacts and documents related to the fifth President of the United States. For hours of operation, directions, and other information, call (540) 654-1043, or visit www.jamesmonroemuseum.org.

Farnsworth Gives Lecture

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Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently gave a public lecture “Gerrymandering, Partisan Combat and the Vanishing Moderates in Virginia Politics,” before a joint meeting of the Loudoun County League of Women Voters and the One Virginia 2021 in Potomac Falls, Virginia.

Funeral Arrangements for Griffin Burke

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The following message is from the Office for Student Affairs:

Funeral services for Griffin C. Burke will be held at noon on Saturday, Dec. 13 at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, 10725 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, Va.  A reception will follow at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center at 1119 Hanover St., located across from the Battleground Athletic Complex.

Griffin died on Saturday, Dec. 6. He was a junior business administration major and member of the UMW lacrosse team.

Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Griffin to Woodberry Forest School, 402 Woodberry Station, Woodberry Forest, Va. 22989, or to the University of Mary Washington Men’s Lacrosse Team, c/o UMW Foundation, 1119 Hanover St., Fredericksburg, Va. 22401. Found & Sons Funeral Home in Spotsylvania is handling funeral arrangements.