Author: Marty Morrison

Eddie Perry has been named UMW’s new chief of police. Perry, who started work this month, is responsible for the overall operations of the police department, including forming and controlling the annual budget as well as development and dissemination of police directives. In addition, he coordinates training and fostering departmental communication.

A state employee for the past 15 years, Perry most recently served as chief of police at Thomas Nelson Community College where he directed patrol sergeants and supervised departments. He also served as a police lieutenant at Virginia State University.

Perry is secretary for the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. In addition, he is a member of the Virginia Association of Chief of Police and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.

Forbes online news magazine has recognized UMW as one of the nation’s top universities.

In the annual list of “America’s Best Colleges,” UMW ranked 44th out of 100 institutions that Forbes deems “America’s Best Buys.” UMW rose 14 places, up from 58th on last year’s list of best buy colleges. Overall, UMW is ranked 208 out of 610 undergraduate institutions that the magazine considers the nation’s best. Read the press release: http://www.umw.edu/news/?a=1930.

Provost Jay Harper recently participated as a new member of the Army War College 5th Annual Strategy Implementation Seminar in Carlisle, Pa. He was one of approximately 71 business, government, academic, and community leaders from across the country who took part in the three-day seminar held in July. The seminar is the capstone event of the two-year distance education curriculum at the Army War College, the Army’s senior educational institution.
The principal purpose of the seminar is to enhance student learning through exposure to a cross-section of American perspectives by reaching out to community leaders across America. Each new member is assigned to one of 20 student seminar groups and becomes an active participant in seminar discussions, sharing from their own background, experience, beliefs, and perspectives on these issues.