Internal announcements of interest to faculty and staff.
The following message is from the Office of the President:Dear Campus,In light of the Fredericksburg City Council’s recent decisions concerning public access to parking on public streets adjacent or near campus, I am appointing a Campus Parking Task Force to recommend what changes, if any, UMW must now make to ensure adequate parking for employees […]
The following message is from the Office of the Provost: Effective September 5, the Stafford County Public School system will be renting space at the Stafford Campus for their Alternative Education Program. The program will be using the first floor offices and classrooms in the Gates Hudson Building. Activity will mostly be during the day between the hours […]
In recognition of Banned Books Week,. the University Bookstore will sponsor readings from banned books by professors from the English, Linguistics and Communication Department. Each year the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom records hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups to have books removed from library shelves and from classrooms. Stop by Campus […]
The University Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bookstore to discuss “A Man Called Ove,” a New York Times bestseller by Fredrik Backman. Members and visitors are welcome. Contact Margaret Mock, mmock@umw.edu, if you have questions.
To the UMW Community:The announcement yesterday by the Department of Justice to phase out, over six months, the Executive Order that created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program was truly disappointing. DACA’s temporary authorization to work or to attend college for those brought to the United States as children provided many people with […]