Category: Announcements

The following message is from Facilities Services:

Replacement of the walkway between George Washington Hall and Annex A , from the GW parking lot to Campus Walk, will begin Friday, August 3. GW Hall and Dodd Auditorium will not be accessible via the entrances on the west side of the buildings. Please enter through the front entrance of GW or the Double Drive side entrances. The back and side doors of Annex A will be blocked, so please enter from Campus Walk or the walk from Tyler to Campus Walk. Access to Campus Walk from the GW parking lot will be along Double Drive.

The project is expected to be completed August 15. As with all outdoor projects, there may be delays due to weather conditions. If you have questions or concerns please contact Joni Wilson, director of Landscape and Grounds, at jwilson@umw.edu. questions or concerns please contact Joni Wilson, director of Landscape and Grounds, at jwilson@umw.edu.

The following message is from the Office of Facilities Services: On Friday, August 3, Facilities Services will begin paving maintenance in the rear parking lot of the UMW Apartments.

The rear lot will not be accessible for parking or as a entrance to the apartment complex until August 14. Access to the UMW Apartments will be from William Street only. The trash and recycling dumpsters will be relocated to the parking lot along William Street during the project.

On Wednesday, August 8, work will begin on the Russell Hall lot, Marshall Hall lot and Marshall Circle. There will be no access to these areas and Marshall hill until August 16, after the final painting of the lots and drive.

As with all outdoor projects, there may be delays due to weather conditions. If you have questions or concerns please contact Joni Wilson at jwilson@umw.edu.

Thank you for your support.

Joni D. Wilson

Dir Landscape and Grounds

Seacobeck Dining Hall is closed for a summer break as of Thursday, July 27. Service will resume later in August. Check out the Eagle Dining website or Facebook page in the coming weeks for information on fall dining options and service times.

To Staff 

On August 1, 2012, we will be implementing a new university-wide screensaver timeout for University of Mary Washington systems.  The timeout is required by the Virginia Information Technology Agency for all Commonwealth owned computers and is also a best practice to secure your device.  This timeout will be set for 30 minutes of inactivity.  After 30 minutes of inactivity, your screen will lock, and you will be required to enter your password to unlock the system.  This will not cause any programs to close or shut down; it will only prompt you to log back in.  

This change will not affect PCs in open areas intended for public use, labs, classrooms or signage equipment.  

If you have a non-Windows PC (such as Mac or Linux), you will need to manually change your settings and set a screensaver timeout.  The instructions are at the end of this email.  The Help Desk is also available to assist. 

In addition, I would ask all of you that when you leave your desk, please lock your system.  This can be easily done by holding down the Windows key (bottom left of your keyboard between the CTRL and Alt keys) and pressing the L key.  This will lock your PC.  When you return, hold down the Alt, Ctrl and Delete keys.  You will then be prompted to enter your password.  This will not close any open programs.  This helps to protect your computer from unauthorized access.

We recognize that the auto-lock feature introduces a certain level of inconvenience as we interact with computing resources on a daily basis. The computer resources at UMW have significant value and as faculty, staff and students, we must take reasonable precautions to protect them.  Please consider the 30 minute screen saver requirement to be a safety net to help prevent inappropriate access to your computer and the files/data you are permitted to use. 

Locking your computer is a simple yet effective way of further protecting UMW data and system access.  It will help protect you and the University against unauthorized use.  I would like to thank all of you for your assistance in protecting the confidentiality and integrity of the University of Mary Washington’s systems and data.  

Please feel free to contact the UMW IT Help Desk at HelpDesk@umw.edu or (540) 654-2255.  You may also contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  

Thank you,

Ray 

Ray Usler,  CISSP, CISM

Director of IT Security and ISO

University of Mary Washington

rusler@umw.edu           

540-654-2152 

Mac and Linux instructions 

Mac OS X

1. Screensaver Configuration

a. Open System Preferences either by clicking on the dock icon or selecting System Preferences from the Apple menu

b. Select Desktop & Screensaver

c. Click on the Screen Saver button and select a screensaver, or check Use random screen saver

d. Set the Start screen saver: timer to 30 minutes or less

e. Click back to return to the System Preferences Menu

f. Click on “Security” or “Security & Privacy” (OSx version dependent)

g. Place a checkmark next to “Require a password for sleep and screensaver” and set the level to “Immediately”

h. You will also have to check “Disable automatic login” if it is not already

2. Locking the screen manually

a. Open a Finder window and navigate to Utilities -> Keychain Access

b. Double click on Keychain Access to run the application

c. On the Mac’s menu bar select Preferences…

d. On the General tab, check the box Show Status in Menu Bar and close Keychain Access

e. A lock icon is now on the right side of the Mac’s Menu Bar.

f. To manually lock the desktop, click the lock icon and select Lock Screen

RedHat Linux (Gnome Desktop)

1. Screensaver Configuration

a. From the menu bar select System, Administration and Screensaver.

b. This will open a new window from which you can select a screen saver.

c. Check the box that says to require a password to unlock the screen saver and set the time to 15 minutes or less.

2. Locking the screen manually

a. In the menu bar select System and Lock System.

To:          All UMW Faculty and Staff

As you may be aware, the Virginia General Assembly recently added each of us, as faculty and staff of a higher education institution, to the list of persons mandated, under risk of criminal penalty, to report suspected child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities ( Code of Virginia, Section 63.2-1509(18), (“Any person employed by a public or private institution of higher education other than an attorney who is employed by a public or private institution of higher education as it relates to information gained in the course of providing legal representation to a client”).

By law, all UMW full and part time faculty and staff must report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect.

• Reports must be made to the proper authorities within 24 hours of having reason to suspect that abuse or neglect has occurred.
• Reports may be made by

• Contacting the Fredericksburg Department of Social Services (540-372-1032).
• Contacting the Department of Social Service’s state-wide toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline (1.800.552.7096).
• Contacting University Police (654-4444) for cases involving university related programs.

Be mindful that reporting does not mean proving.  The Department of Social Services follows up all reports to make final determinations.  

Please visit the link below for  guidance and resources about what needs to be reported and your responsibilities as a mandated reporter.  

 http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/employee-relations/respectful-workplace-policies/child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting/ 

If you have questions, you may contact me by reply email or  Judy Kwitnieski, Employee Relations Manager, at jkwitnie@umw.edu.