Internal announcements of interest to faculty and staff.
The following message is from the Office of Emergency Management & Safety:The University of Mary Washington Safety Committee brings together many community voices to elicit their insights and to foster transparency regarding campus safety. More about the committee, including its mission and responsibilities, can be found here.The UMW Safety Committee is seeking faculty and staff from […]
The Green UMW working group is pleased to announce the availability of an alternative to plastic K-Cups®, right here on campus!The UMW Bookstore offers Boyd’s Coffee compostable pods, which will work in most brewers that accept K-Cup® portion packs, excluding Keurig® 2.0 brewers. With a bio-based filter and a ring made of coffee chaff, Boyd’s pods […]
Hello all,We know that many of you have been following developments lately with news of variants and vaccinations as we look to the arrival of students back on campus shortly. Throughout the summer, Dave has been leading the Public Health Advisory Working Group in conversations about vaccinations, testing, masking, tracing, and preparing for the fall. […]
On April 21, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law House Bill 2312 and Senate Bill 1406 legalizing the possession, use, and cultivation of marijuana in Virginia beginning July 1, 2021. However, the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act prohibits the possession, use, and cultivation of marijuana at institutions of higher education that receive federal funds (including the University of […]
Dear Colleagues,Here are a few COVID-related reminders and updates as we head into the first week of August: Thank you to everyone who has responded to the Employee Vaccination Survey. As previously announced, all faculty and staff who are not fully vaccinated, or who have not responded to the survey with proof of vaccination, will […]