Melina Downs, Author at EagleEye

Identity Theft Seminar, May 27

May 21, 2015 by Melina Downs

BB&T will be presenting a seminar on Identity Theft on Wednesday, May 27 in Lee Hall, Room 412 at 3 p.m.

Barrenechea Participates in Jessie Ball duPont Summer Seminar for Second Time

May 21, 2015 by Melina Downs

For the second year in a row, Antonio Barrenechea, Associate Professor of English, has been selected to participate in one of the two Jessie Ball duPont Summer Seminars sponsored by the National Humanities Center. His seminar, “Sound Studies in the Humanities and Beyond,” will meet May 31 to June 19 in Chapel Hill, N.C. His application was approved in conjunction with his on-going project on the poetics and politics of excess in the cinema of the Americas.

2nd Annual UMW Athletics Gala, May 21

May 14, 2015 by Melina Downs

Guess who’s back!

NFL Hall-of-Famer Darrell Green returns to host the second annual UMW Athletics Gala presented by Sodexo Dining Services.

Ryan Kerrigan

Spend a star-studded evening with Green, plus fellow Redskins heavyweights, running back Alfred Morris and linebacker Ryan Kerrigan. Bid on awesome auction items like autographed Redskins memorabilia, tickets to professional sporting events, vacation getaway packages, and more.

Snag a table near special guests Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington President Richard V. Hurley, UMW Athletics Director Ken Tyler, and other VIPs.

The cocktail-attire event – with a social hour, dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles, and entertainment – showcases UMW’s athletics department and more than 450 student-athletes, who split their passion between the playing fields and giving back to the Fredericksburg area.

“Our teams do some amazing work in the community and constantly look for ways to make an impact in the lives of youth and children,” said Director of Athletic Development and Promotions Philip Pierce. “They represent UMW and this community every day, and they do it purely for the love of their sport and this campus.”

Last year’s lavish event, featuring Green, plus Redskins DeAngelo Hall netted more than $45,000. The funds go to strengthen recruitment, facilities, and support for UMW’s talented student-athletes, whose Division III status makes them ineligible for athletic scholarships.

Green, who became a UMW special assistant for student-athlete development and public relations in 2013, is one of the NFL’s greatest defensive backs, fastest players, and most pervasive record-setters. A father of four, he formed the faith-based charity Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation in 1988.

Alfred Morris

Despite being partially deaf, Kerrigan achieved a cumulative total of 38 career sacks by the end of the 2014 season, becoming the Redskins’ sixth all-time franchise sack leader. Morris, who has six brothers and still drives a ’91 Mazda, became the fourth running back in the Redskins’ franchise history to achieve at least three 1,000-yard seasons.

Three lucky $10 raffle winners will get to pose for a picture with the powerhouse trio and score a football autographed by them. New this year is a $25 “Stock your Cellar Raffle” which will see one lucky winner going home with a wonderful selection of 25 white and red bottles of wine.

Make your game plan now to be part of this “elegant evening for a meaningful mission,” and help the Eagles soar.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit http://umweagles.com/athletic_dept/gala15, or contact Pierce at (540) 654-1153 or ppierce@umw.edu.

Reunion Weekend 2015

May 14, 2015 by Melina Downs

Each year the Office of Alumni Relations hosts Reunion Weekend on the Fredericksburg campus. Nearly 800 alumni and guests are expected to come back to campus and participate in dozens of intellectual, cultural, and social activities. This year, the classes ending in fives and zeroes are invited back to campus May 29-31 to celebrate their reunions. Current faculty and staff are invited to participate in the various events throughout the weekend and have the opportunity to connect with UMW alumni.

The Reunion Weekend schedule is listed online at http://alumni.umw.edu/reunionweekend. Alumni Relations will waive the Saturday picnic lunch fee for current faculty and staff who wish to attend. Email alumni@umw.edu with your name and guests names by May 22 for nametag and catering purposes.

If you are interested in seeing who is currently signed up to attend, visit the registration page (http://alumni.umw.edu/reunionweekend2015) and click “Attendee List.” Click the column header labeled “Preferred Class Year” to sort the list by class year.

Need Office Furniture? Let Dale Help!

May 14, 2015 by Melina Downs

Dale Elethorp of Procurement Services will be making a trip to the Federal Surplus Warehouse in Springfield on Tuesday, May 26. If you need any slightly used furniture at rock bottom prices, please contact Dale by email at delethor@umw.edu by Wednesday, May 20 to save your seat!

For those who have previously committed to this trip, please e-mail Dale for confirmation and departure time. Thank you.

Faculty/Staff Mixer, May 14

May 7, 2015 by Melina Downs

Please join all of your co-workers at The Underground between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14 for an academic year-end gathering. Snacks will be available and a cash bar with beer, wine, water and soda. Come out and mingle with your peers and just relax and relate your academic year stories! Sponsored by your Staff Advisory Council (S.A.C.).

Tommy Pack Named Excellent Eagle Employee

May 7, 2015 by Melina Downs

Tommy Pack will receive the benefit of a reserved parking space for May 2015 by virtue of winning the Excellent Eagle award.

In nominating Tommy for the award, Jerry Slezak wrote, “I would like to nominate Tommy Pack of IT Support Services as an Excellent Eagle Employee. His work at the Help Desk to assist faculty, staff and students get ready for the MyTime launch was a key factor in the successful “go-live” of the new time tracking system in March.

For the past several months, Tommy updated hundreds of computers, often by working with individual users remotely and walking them through the process of Java updates and Flash installs necessary to run MyTime. Tommy also worked with Banner users to be sure there was no loss of access as updates were made. He answered many questions from the community on how to use MyTime, and efficiently moved other questions to the MyTime training staff. This important work lead to a smooth implementation of both phases of the roll-out. Tommy was able to accomplish this while also performing the regular day-to-day work at the Help Desk.

Hats off to Tommy for work well done.”

Well Done, indeed. Congratulate Tommy when you see him, and remember to send nominations for Excellent Eagle Employee to EEEnom@umw.edu.

Meet Our New Employees

May 7, 2015 by Melina Downs

Please join us in extending a warm UMW welcome to our newest employees:

Susie Kuliasha joined the English, Linguistics and Communication Department as an Office Manager on April 6, 2015.
Catlin DeMarco joined the Stafford Campus as a Librarian Assistant on April 25, 2015.
Kelly Shannon joined the Campus Recreation Department as a Fitness and Wellness Specialist on April 10, 201.5
Julian Carter joined the UMW Police Department as an Emergency Communications Officer on April 10, 2015.
Samantha James joined the Education Department as an Administrative and Office Specialist III on 04/15/15
Olga Santiago joined the Payroll Department as a Payroll Specialist on March 18, 2015.
Jacqueline Green joined the Facilities Department as a Housekeeper on February 10, 2015.
Debra Wander joined the Human Resources Department as a Human Resources Specialist on February 23, 2015.
DiShante Fryer joined the Student Activities and Engagement Department as an Office Support Technician on February 25, 2015.
Lisa Baxter joined the Admissions and Record Department as an Admissions Processing Specialist on February 9, 2015.
Diane Humberger – joined the Advancement Department as an Administrative Assistant on February 2, 2015.

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