Category: Announcements

Internal announcements of interest to faculty and staff.

Important Information for Zoom Users

The following information is important for anyone using Zoom to host meetings.  If you do not use Zoom, you can disregard this message. With the increasingly widespread use of Zoom, we’re seeing a rush of “Zoom bombing” – uninvited participants dropping into Zoom meetings to share inappropriate or distracting audio, video, or images. To prevent […]

Change in Dining Service

Due to the limited number of people now using dining services, and in keeping with the University and government directives regarding social distancing, Campus Dining Services will transition to providing one single serving time as of Saturday, March 28th. As of Saturday meal service will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the […]

Newly instituted approval requirement for ALL University purchases

To: All UMW faculty and staff From: Paul MessplayIn order to more carefully manage the financial impact of COVID-19 on the University, we are implementing some additional spending control measures through at least the end of the fiscal year.To that end, ALL purchases of goods and services, with the exception of Emergency Management and Facilities, will require Cabinet […]

Stafford Campus will close as of March 26

Effective this Thursday, March 26, UMW’s Stafford Campus will close, and all staff and faculty will be teleworking until May 15. Staff and faculty will have access with their ID cards to enter the South Building if necessary; similarly, Stafford County Public School personnel will be able to access the Gates Hudson Building if necessary […]

Important information about UMW continuity of service

To:       UMW Faculty and Staff From:  The Office of Finance and Administration Date:   March 19, 2020In keeping with Virginia’s public health guidelines for mitigating the spread of COVID-19, the University’s Administration and Finance support services have transitioned most staff to telework. These offices continue to support the campus community, with some modification to the service […]