The minutes from the President’s Cabinet meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 21 and Wednesday, Sept. 5 are now available. Topics in the Aug. 21 minutes include the strategic plan for the Center for Economic Development, reserved parking spaces and BOV committees. Topics in the Sept. 5 minutes include UMW legacy wear, bonus guidelines and the September BOV meeting.

The Center, also known as BCM at UMW, is offering community wellness classes starting Wednesday, September 12 at 1514 College Ave.

Yoga/Wednesdays noon – 1:00 p.m.

Zumba/Thursdays 5 – 6 p.m.

Pilates/Fridays 3 – 4 p.m.

Classes are free for students and $5 for members of the community. For more information, visit http://umwbcm.org/?page_id=235.

President Richard V. Hurley has announced the formation of a University-wide Provost Search Committee. President Hurley will chair the committee, which will begin work immediately. Members of the committee are:

Courtney Clayton – Assistant Professor, College of Education

Leah Cox – Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion

Andrew Dolby – Professor, Biology

Rita Dunston – Registrar

Leigh Frackelton – Professor, College of Business

Christopher Garcia – Assistant Professor, College of Business

Torre Meringolo – Vice President for Advancement and University Relations

Sean Simons – Student, Class of 2013

Ranjit Singh – Associate Professor, Political Science

Debra Steckler – Associate Professor, Psychology

Jo Tyler – Professor, College of Education

The following message is from the Office of University Relations:

While the University is striving to minimize disruptions for the campus community as a result of First Lady Michelle Obama’s visit to the Anderson Center on Thursday, Sept. 13, for a campaign event, there will be certain parking and pedestrian restrictions.

·         The Anderson Center parking lot will be closed from midnight Wednesday, Sept. 12, through 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13.

·         Parking on the top floor of the Parking Deck at Alvey Drive will be limited to handicapped only from midnight Wednesday, Sept. 12, until 6 p.m. Thursday.

·         The Jepson Science Center parking lot will be open for faculty/staff parking all day, but that area will also serve as drop-off location for handicapped event attendees.

·         A designated parking area in the Eagle Village lot will be available for use by visitors during the event.

·         The Eagle Landing balcony will be closed from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13.

·         The pedestrian bridge will remain open, but pedestrian traffic will be routed to the left of the Anderson Center behind Goolrick Hall near Alvey Drive. For walking between the Fredericksburg campus and Eagle Village, please consider using the crosswalk at the intersection of College Avenue and U.S. 1.

The following message is from the Office of the President:

I know that this has been a day of solemn reflection for individual members of the UMW community.  In honor and remembrance of those who lost their lives and who were affected by the attacks of September 11, 2001, the bells of the Carmen Culpeper Chappell Centennial Campanile will toll at 4 p.m. today.  I hope that, as the University of Mary Washington family, we can all pause together for a moment of silence and reflection at that time. 

Richard V. Hurley

President

 

University of Mary Washington cordially invites you to the ceremony for the rededication of Randolph and Mason Halls on September 21, 2012 at 4 p.m.

Please respond before September 14, 2012.

To do so, email EventsRSVP@umw.edu or call 540/654-1087.

Please join

University of Mary Washington

President Richard V. Hurley

and the

Board of Visitors

at a 

Groundbreaking Ceremony 

for the 

Convergence Center 

Thursday, September 20, 2012 

4:30 p.m. 

Please respond by September 13, 2012.

To do so, please email EventsRVSP@umw.edu

or call 540/654-1087.

Free parking is available in the UMW parking deck. To reach it, make a right turn from College

Avenue onto U.S. Route 1 North. Make the next right and follow the signs to the parking deck.

Attendants will be available to provide directions from the parking deck to the groundbreaking site.

Attire is business casual; please wear comfortable walking shoes.

If you have questions, please call 540/654-1087.

Faculty and Staff, 

I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your contribution to the success of new student Orientation and move-in. 

It certainly “takes a village” to successfully help our new community members get started on the right foot, and this year many people contributed to the successful arrival and orientation of our incoming class. From the cleanliness of the halls to the success of Orientation presentations, UMW provided first-class service and support to our new students.  On their behalf and from the Orientation planning team – thank you.

In addition, attached you will find a video from the Eagle Gathering ceremony on Thursday night.  It is events like Eagle Gathering – which highlight the spirit of our University – that remind me what a special place UMW is.  (Thanks to Dr. Anand Rao for producing the video.)

http://vimeo.com/48290876/ 

Here’s to a successful and productive fall. 

Sincerely, 

Doug Searcy 

Doug Searcy, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
University of Mary Washington
540-654-1062

 

The following message is from Parking Management:  

Greetings to the UMW Campus Community:

As we begin the 2012-2013 academic year, the office of Parking Management extends a warm welcome to faculty, staff and students.  We wish to share some basic rules of the road for a smooth opening of the school year.  The Parking Management Office is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient use of parking resources.  As an added safety measure, UMW Campus Police provide escort services beyond the daylight hours. Please call 540-654-1025 to request service.

Under the umbrella of Business Services, our parking management team includes:  Robin Jones, Supervisor;

Mark Graziano and William Barnett

Parking on Campus

Vehicles parked on campus must display a valid decal or temporary dash pass and be parked in a lot that corresponds with the decal designation.  Reserved spaces and restricted lots are enforced at all times.  College Avenue parking is available for commuters, faculty and staff with appropriate decals as well as University visitors.  The parking website offers guidance on seeking a “parking pass” for overnight campus guests.

Parking Lot Designation:   A listing of all lots and their designation may be found on the Parking website (includes guidelines for the UMW Parking Deck)

Permits:  Parking permit applications are available for eligible students and all faculty and staff through EagleNet.

Eagle Landing Parking  Those residents of Eagle Landing who have purchased deck parking will receive RFID tags from the EL front desk.  These students have 24/7 access to the enclosed deck parking on floors 3-5 of Eagle Landing.  Eagle Landing guest spaces are for registered guests with guest passes available from UMW Parking Management, or the EL front desk.

Note:  EAGLE VILLAGE is private property and parking is for tenants and customers of Eagle Village businesses only.   Towing in these locations is enforced.

Parking in nearby Commercial & Residential areas   Students and faculty/staff members are cautioned not to park their vehicles in nearby commercial parking lots or residential communities while on campus.  The City of Fredericksburg and Commercial Businesses restrict parking to patrons or residents within designated city blocks. Violators are subject to fines and towing.

Construction Detours   The Convergence Center construction continues and details on the project may be found on the Provost website: http://provost.umw.edu/convergence-center.  Construction parking will be within a designated area in the Sunken Road Lot.   A campus map of the pedestrian detour is found on the following site:  http://provost.umw.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/191/files/2012/08/Campus_Walk_Converge_Ctr_Detour_.pdf

Enforcement  To ensure the availability of safe parking and the efficient use of the parking resources, regulations will be enforced beginning Monday, September 3, 2012, on a year round schedule. The university has been granted the authority under the Code of Virginia Sections 23-9.2:3, and 2.2-4800 to issue citations and collect fines.

The student parking enforcement program, introduced in 2011, will resume in September.

Student Parking Advisory Committee    An advisory committee to discuss campus parking issues will be established during the Fall semester.  Interested students should contact Robin Jones.

Specific questions on lots, decals or enforcement may be directed to:

Robin Jones

Parking Management Supervisor

540-654-1129

rjones@umw.edu

We wish you a successful academic year .

Erma

Erma A. Baker   CPPO, VCO

Assistant Vice President for Business Services and CPO

University of Mary Washington

1301 College Avenue

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401

ebaker@umw.edu

540-654-2043

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce recent improvements we have made for wireless network access for this 2012-2013 academic year.  Based on feedback from students, faculty and staff, we have taken steps to improve wireless connectivity in classrooms and other buildings around campus.

At the conclusion of the spring semester, we successfully completed an upgrade of all wireless access points in every academic building on campus.  This upgrade provides expanded coverage within buildings and better overall performance for connected devices.

With ease of use in mind, we have also created a new “UMW” connection point / SSID which provides basic internet access by simply connecting and entering your NETID and password into your browser window.  This is intended to provide basic internet access to active UMW students, faculty and staff without the need to use the guest registration process intended for visitors.  It is important to note that this wireless connection does not provide encrypted network access.  If a secure connection is required for access to systems like Banner INB or departmental shared drives, you will still use UMW-Secured in conjunction with use of the Cisco Clean Access client.

Detailed information is available at: http://technology.umw.edu/connecting/

My thanks to the members of the IT staff who worked diligently to plan and execute these improvements.  We hope you find these additional wireless network options helpful.

Regards,

Justin Webb
Acting Chief Information Officer