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The following message is from Facilities Services:

Construction began July 8 for a new parking lot in front of the Physical Plant building at the Battleground Athletic Complex. Completion is targeted for early October. During construction, the Physical Plant building will remain open; however, the existing parking in front of the Physical Plant building will not be available. Alternative parking options include the front of the athletic complex near the soccer fields and next to the tennis center or along Hanover Street. Also, a portion of the gravel jogging/walking pathway around the track will be temporarily inaccessible during construction. For any questions, please contact Rob Johnston at 540-654-1299 or at rjohnst2@umw.edu.

To the Campus Community:

With summer approaching and vacation travel being planned, I recommend that you check your measles status by reviewing your immunization record or immune status. As you likely have heard, there are measles outbreaks throughout the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 764 cases in 23 states have been confirmed since the beginning of this year. Most of those affected have never been vaccinated.

Measles is an acute viral respiratory illness characterized by high fever, cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis. It is a highly contagious virus that can live for up to two hours in an airspace where the infected person coughed or sneezed. Measles is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90% of the people close to that individual who are not immune will also become infected.

The good news is that measles can be prevented with the MMR vaccine. The vaccine protects against three diseases: measles, mumps, and rubella. The MMR vaccine is safe and effective. Two doses of MMR are 97% effective in preventing measles and one dose is about 93% effective. CDC recommendations for the MMR vaccinations can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/public/index.html.

Measles is still common in other countries. Unvaccinated Americans can contract measles while abroad and bring the disease into the United States. Measles is more likely to spread and cause outbreaks in U.S. communities where groups of people are unvaccinated. https://www.cdc.gov/measles/index.html

International travelers should heed more warnings at https://www.cdc.gov/measles/travelers.html. If you have not been vaccinated or are unsure of your immunization status, please check in with your primary care physician before traveling this summer and/or before you return for the start of the fall 2019 semester.

If you have questions, contact me at nwang@umw.edu.

Sincerely,

Nancy Wang, M.D.

University Physician

The Governor has approved both a base salary adjustment and a merit increase for classified employees, the first merit increase in over 10 years! In recognition of its hard working, loyal classified employees, UMW has decided to apply the merit increase percentage (2.25%) as a flat increase as opposed to a variable increase suggested by the state. This increase will be given to those classified employees who have 3 or more years of continuous state service.

In the future, if the state offers a merit increase, it is UMW’s intention to give variable increases based on employee evaluation ratings. The University wants to reward those whose work outcomes and efforts are truly outstanding in advancing UMW’s mission and values.

Going forward, it is vital for supervisors and employees to work together to ensure that EWPs are accurate, that performance evaluations are completed on time, and that performance evaluation ratings accurately reflect employee performance. These factors are always important, but when merit increases are a possibility, they are even more important.

All UMW classified staff, A/P faculty, full-time teaching faculty, and wage staff are eligible to receive a pay increase as described below:

Classified staff

• Classified staff hired on or before March 10, 2019, and remaining employed as of June 10, 2019, will receive a 2.75% base pay increase effective June 10, 2019, provided they received an overall rating of “Contributor” or “Satisfactory” on their last performance evaluation or more recent interim evaluation.
• An additional 2.25% merit-based salary increase will also be effective June 10, 2019, for classified employees with 3 or more years of continuous state service.

A/P faculty

• A/P faculty hired on or before March 10, 2019, and remaining employed as of June 10, 2019, will receive a 3% base pay increase effective June 10, 2019, provided they received an overall rating of “Contributor” or “Satisfactory” on their last performance evaluation or more recent interim evaluation.

Pay increases for both classified staff and A/P faculty will appear in the paychecks beginning July 1, 2019.

• The amount of the increase will be prorated for part-time and quasi salaried staff who are working less than twelve months per year or less than 100% full time (40 hours per week or equivalent) on June 10, 2019.

Full-time teaching faculty

• Full-time teaching faculty on payroll by March 10, 2019, and returning on contract August 16, 2019, will receive a 3% base salary increase effective August 16, 2019 provided they received an overall rating of “Contributor” or satisfactory on their last performance evaluation or more recent interim evaluation.

Pay increases for full-time teaching faculty will appear in the paychecks beginning August 30, 2019.

Wage staff

• All wage staff hired on or before March 10, 2019, and remaining employed as of June 10, 2019, will receive a 2.75% hourly rate increase effective June 10, 2019.

Pay rate increases for wage staff will appear in the paychecks beginning July 5, 2019.

Deferred Compensation

Part or all of the salary increase may be deferred, subject to relevant plan guidelines and limitations. Please see FAQ’s for detailed guidance to enroll in or change contribution amounts for the 403b Pre-tax Annuity.

Please review the FAQ’s and if you still have questions, please contact Paula Wilder, pwilder@umw.edu, in Human Resources with questions.