Lynne Richardson, dean of the College of Business, is publishing a a regular column in the Free Lance-Star. She writes about various aspects of finance and economics. Check out the latest column: Dale Carnegie’s message is timeless.
Vote for the Top 10 Endangered Artifacts
The James Monroe Museum’s bas relief is a large plaster sculpture created in 1904 by artist Karl Bitter (1867-1915), weighing over 350 pounds and over 4 feet tall. It depicts James Monroe, Robert Livingston, and Francis Barbe-Marbois signing the Louisiana Purchase Treaty.
The James Monroe Museum needs your help to get their artifact listed as a Top 10 Endangered Artifact! Go to http://www.vamuseums.org/?Top10 and vote for the Louisiana Purchase Bas Relief that was submitted by the museum. Voting ends Aug. 23, 2014.
Help Desk Move
Good Afternoon –
The IT Help Desk has moved from GW Hall to the ITCC, room 112. Due to the unfinished nature of the building we will not be offering walk-up service at this time. However, if you need in person service we can make arrangements. Please contact the Help Desk at 540-654-2255 or at helpdesk@umw.edu. Thank you for your understanding during this time of transition.
Thank you,
Jonathan
Jonathan Maynard
Associate Director of IT Support Services
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540.654.1535 office
Seersucker Thursday
Summer wouldn’t be complete without the annual University of Mary Washington Seersucker Thursday. Began in the United States Congress in the 1990s, Seersucker Thursday was started as a tradition to recognize the past Southern U.S. history when seersucker, a light and breathable fabric, served in place of the yet to be invented air conditioning. At UMW, the tradition was started by Charles Tate at the Stafford campus when he decided that we could outshine Congress! And it seems that we are doing just that. Congress discontinued the tradition in 2012, but we will carry it on. Anyone is welcome to join in the tradition. Contact Charles Tate if you’d like to be added to the email list.
Farnsworth Discusses McDonnell Corruption Trial
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, has been in considerable demand as a political analyst during the first week of the federal corruption trial of former Governor Bob McDonnell. His commentary has appeared in recent days in the New York Times, in Bloomberg News, on WAMU, Washington’s national public radio affiliate, and he appeared live on MSNBC’s program “Now with Alex Wagner.”
UMW Student Chosen as Shawn Carter Scholar
Ebony Dixon, a University of Mary Washington political science and theater double major, was selected as a Shawn Carter Scholar for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Shawn Carter — better known as rapper Jay-Z — provides yearly grants from $1,500 to $2,500 to help college students pay for tuition and other educational expenses through his foundation.
“This scholarship means the world to me,” said Dixon, who is a senior from Alexandria, Virginia. “I am especially thankful because it was unexpected and I was selected from a competitive pool of applicants.”
According to the Shawn Carter Foundation website, this program was created to give individuals facing socio-economic hardships the opportunity to further their education. Dixon has personally overcome several obstacles while obtaining her degree, including the death of her father.
“I continued to go to school despite my financial and academic struggles,” Dixon said. “The largest tragedy I had to overcome, which I still haven’t fully recovered from, was the death of my father in 2012. Continuing my education showed them that I was very resilient and determined.”
All Shawn Carter Scholars are required to give back by conducting community service and by serving as mentors to younger, aspiring Shawn Carter Scholars.
Dixon plans to join the Peace Corps after graduation and eventually seek her master of fine arts degree. She has aspirations of becoming a playwright.
Harris and Kearney Co-Author Article for White House History Journal
Photo by Bruce White for the White House Historical Association.
James Monroe Museum Director Scott Harris and Curator Jarod Kearney are the authors of “Articles of the Best Kind:” James Monroe Furnishes the Rebuilt White House, in the current issue of White House History, the journal of the White House Historical Association. Featuring illustrations of artifacts in the museum’s collection that were used in the White House, the article describes Monroe’s efforts to obtain suitable furnishings for the President’s home as part of the building’s restoration after the War of 1812. The style standard set by Monroe greatly influenced later renovations of the White House undertaken in the administrations of Theodore Roosevelt, John Kennedy, and Bill Clinton. Copies of the White House History magazine are available for sale in the James Monroe Museum Store.