The Carve for a Cure event co-hosted by Relay for Life and Campus Dining was recently featured in an article on AmericanTowns.com. Great press for a great event!
UMW’s Stop Hunger Food Drive in the News
The Stop Hunger Food Drive cosponsored in November by Sodexo’s Campus Dining and UMW’s athletic department made headlines on Fredericksburg’s Patch.com. UMW and community groups partnered together to bring in more than 3 tons of food for the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank. Great work!
http://patch.com/virginia/fredericksburg/umw-campus-dining-partners-athletics-community-stop-hunger
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Herbert L. Cover II
Dr. Herbert Lee Cover II, 94, professor emeritus at the University of Mary Washington, passed away peacefully at his Fredericksburg home on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.
Dr. Cover was a native of Elkton, Va. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Virginia, and then moved to Fredericksburg in 1949 where he taught at the University of Mary Washington for 35 years.
Condolences may be shared at www.kygers.com.
Parking Restrictions During Winter Break
The following message is from the Office of Parking Management:
Greetings Campus Community,
With possible inclement weather and projects needing to be completed during the Winter Break the following parking parameters will apply from: Saturday 12/17/16 from 10 a.m. through Saturday 1/14/17 at 11 p.m.
This includes ALL Service Vehicles. Service Vehicles should be parked in these areas or at the Physical Plant.
ALL vehicles left unattended (unattended means you will not be here in the event the vehicle needs to be relocated) on campus for any time during Winter Break must be parked in the following areas:
Eagle Landing Residents, Faculty/Staff, Visitors:
All vehicles must be parked on levels 3 or 4 (the covered areas of the deck only), or other campus areas listed below.
All other campus community Students, Faculty/Staff, Visitors–includes ALL Service Vehicles:
All vehicles must be parked on Alvey Drive Parking Deck Levels 1, 2, or 3-covered areas of deck only,
William Street parking Lot #30, or Battleground Parking Lot #33
If you are on campus with your vehicle, you will need to be aware of and follow any and all email declarations.
Please move your vehicle to the above mentioned areas prior to your campus departure. In the event of inclement weather, all other lots/areas will need to be clear of vehicles.
In the event of a Snow Emergency Declaration all other lots/areas will need to be clear of all vehicles.
This does not include Handicap areas; if you have valid Handicap placard or tags you may continue to utilize those spaces.
If you have any questions, please call Parking Management at 540-654-1129.
Don’t Discard Those Magazines!
MyTime Deadlines and Winter Break
Fellow colleagues,
Winter break is rapidly approaching and the Payroll staff needs your assistance. In order meet the Commonwealth of Virginia processing deadlines and to ensure employees are paid as scheduled, it is imperative for timecards to be error free, complete and approved by the deadlines below.
If the employee has completed working and will not work over break, we strongly encourage employees and supervisors to approve the timecards for the pay period(s) prior to leaving for break. Reminder: when approving in advance, select Current Pay Period.
Semi-monthly Employees (classified, A/P faculty, etc.)
Pay Period 11/25-12/9, approval due no later than noon on 12/12/16
Pay Period 12/10-12/25, approval due no later than noon on 1/3/17
Students/Wage Employees
Pay Period 11/28-12/11, approval due no later than noon on 12/12/16
Pay Period 12/12-12/25, approval due no later than noon on 1/3/17
Supervisors, it is critical that you review the timecard for any exceptions, including missing punches and resolve these prior to your employee leaving for winter break. Incomplete or unapproved timecards prevent the entire Payroll from being completed.
Time-off Requests
Many employees and supervisors will use leave prior to and/or after break. Please ensure leave requests are processed and approved prior to timecard approval deadlines.
Manager Delegation
Supervisors unavailable to approve timecards or time-off requests may Delegate their approval to another MyTime supervisor. Supervisors receiving the delegation must accept the request in MyTime before they will have access. Please use the MyTime Supervisor Manual to view the instructions.
Reminder for Exempt Employees
Effective Monday, 11/28/16, all exempt employees are on a fixed two week (80 hour) work period. The work period is now included on payroll MyTime Full-time Approval and Deadline Calendar.
Estimated Leave Loss for Classified Employees
The new leave year begins on 1/10/17. Maximum carry over limits are applied to annual leave balances. Classified employees can determine if they may lose leave by viewing their leave balances on their timecard or their supervisor may run an Accrual Detail report. The attached document estimated-leave-loss shows how an employee may determine their estimated leave loss. The MyTime Supervisor Manual explains how a supervisor may run the report.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Allyson
Allyson P. Moerman, CPA.CITP, CGFM, CGMA
Associate Vice President for Finance and Controller
University of Mary Washington
540-654-1212
540-654-1168 – fax
Campus Dining Holiday Schedule
Please take note of these important upcoming holiday dining schedules and events at the University Center.
- Faculty & Staff Lunches in Chandler Ballroom will be offered between 11:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dec. 1-8. Due to previously scheduled events and the approaching holiday, there will be no Faculty & Staff Lunches in Chandler Ballroom after Dec. 8.
- Winter Holiday Dinner: Campus Dining invites the UMW faculty and staff to join us for our Winter Holiday Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Top of the UC from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The menu includes Steamship Round of Beef, Peking Duck, Rice Noodle Crab Cakes, Roast Turkey with all the trimmings, and lots of your favorite holiday desserts. The cost for faculty and staff will be $7 (tax included). The door rate for other guests is $12.45 plus tax.
- Midnight Breakfast Volunteers Welcome! Campus Dining will be serving a free hot breakfast for all students on Monday, Dec. 12, from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. We still need a few more volunteer servers to assist at this fun and lively event. To volunteer contact Kristen Menard at 540-654-2165 or e-mail Kristen.Menard@Sodexo.com.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and James Farmer Scholars Program to Host Screening of “Loving”
The following message is from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion:
The James Farmer Scholars program will be hosting a private screening of “Loving,” a film about an “interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving, who fell in love and were married in 1958. They grew up in Central Point, a small town in Virginia that was more integrated than surrounding areas in the American South. Yet it was the state of Virginia, where they were making their home and starting a family, that first jailed and then banished them,” according to a release from Focus Features. The screening will take place Dec. 11, 2016, at Regal Cinema Fredericksburg 14 from 2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will open ticket sales to all JFS members and to all members of the UMW community.
The cost of this is $9 per person, which does not include concessions or transportation. There will be limited seats available; therefore, first come first serve.
Payment must be made in advance in the James Farmer Scholars office, GW 312/Combs 101, by or before Friday, Dec. 9, no later than 5 p.m. Please call X2119 if interested.
Staff Rate Available for Seminar: Taking the Mystery out of Project Management Lingo with Cara Parker ’05 MBA
A UMW staff rate of $50 per session is being offered for the series (includes 2.75% service fee).
Taught by Cara Parker ’05 MBA
Project management skills are a necessity for ensuring ideas become actual results. New findings from the Project Management Institute suggests organizations that focus on excellence in project management execution reduce risk, improve performance, save money and achieve a greater return on investment. All these components equal high performance. This interactive workshop will give you the basic terms, roles/responsibilities, and tools to manage your next project from start to finish. Bring one of your projects that you are currently working on (or getting ready to start) to the class.
Learning Objectives:
* Learn what a project is and what it isn’t
* Understand the five phases of a project’s life cycle (start to finish) and the components of each phase
* Manage expectations of and communicating with your “stakeholders”
* “Juggling it all” using a Project Management Plan
You will receive the following tools and templates that can be customized to your firm’s needs: Project Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, Quality Tool, Communications/Status Templates
Fridays, 8-10 a.m. at Cary Street Partners
Please visit https://quikpayasp.com/umw/commerce_manager/payer.do?orderType=COBrefreshMBA_UMW to register.
Don’t Forget to Add Your Events to the Calendar!
Faculty and staff, it’s easy to add your department’s events to the public calendar. Just click on https://www.umw.edu/events/ and follow the instructions.