Category: Announcements

Internal announcements of interest to faculty and staff.

Summer 2016 FitBit Challenge and This Week’s Winner

The FitBit Challenge continues, and Susan Lafayette was this week’s winner. She is now the proud owner of a new water bottle from the UMW bookstore provided by SAC.Human Resources, in conjunction with the Staff Advisory Council, is offering a FitBit Challenge to all employees.  The challenge will run until Aug. 20.  For more details […]

August Business Services eUpdate

  Annex removal began on August 8, and should finish by August 12.   Procurement Forum Mark your calendars! On September 19, from 9-10:30 a.m., Procurement Services is hosting a forum to answer any and all questions you have about procurement. Topics will include, amongst other things: Department overview Strategic sourcing SWaM Savings and cost […]

UMW to Take Part in SWaMfest 2016

Hundreds of small, women-owned and minority-owned (SWaM) businesses will convene in October in Newport News for SWaMfest 2016.This event connects SWaM businesses to the purchasing power of the Virginia Association of State College and University Purchasing Professionals (VASCUPP), as well as other large and small businesses. The two-day event will take place at the Newport News Marriott at City Center, […]

Pennies for Pancakes

IHOP in Central Park (2831 Plank Road, Fredericksburg) is having a Penny Drive for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society all day Monday, Aug. 15. Bring U.S. pennies or loose change for a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and you will receive a short stack of their delicious, fluffy buttermilk pancakes.Valid only at this […]

Removal of modular units

The following message is from UMW Procurement Services:To: The University communityUMW is in the process of getting rid of its trailers! The transport of one modular structure from the UMW campus to King George County has now taken place. Vehicles carrying the sections of one structure left for the modular’s new home in King George. The second modular unit […]