Category: Announcements

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