Category: Announcements

There’s still time to join the new 18-week session of Weight Watchers at Work. The new session begins Wednesday, August 31, in the Woodard Campus Center’s Red Room. WW@W meets at noon on Wednesdays in the center.

WW@W has had a presence on the Fredericksburg campus since October 2009, and in that time, UMW employees have kissed thousands of pounds goodbye. Since the program started, employees have lost 1,433 pounds and six have reached their lifetime weight goals.

Among them is Cindy Fitch, who has shed 52 pounds during her 17 months on the program.

“The group means everything,” Cindy, campus employment supervisor in the Financial Aid office, said. “It keeps you accountable.”

And besides the obvious results, Cindy was quick to call out the added benefit of saving money. State employees are eligible for a 50 percent reimbursement on a WW@W membership.

“The program makes you realize you can eat what you want,” she said. “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change.”

Cindy’s advice for anyone who is on the fence?

“Come to a meeting,” she said. “See what it’s all about.”

For more information about WW@W, contact Pam Taggert at ptaggert@umw.edu or (540) 654-1018.

There’s still time to join the new 18-week session of Weight Watchers at Work. The new session begins Wednesday, August 31, in the Woodard Campus Center’s Red Room. WW@W meets at noon on Wednesdays in the center.

WW@W has had a presence on the Fredericksburg campus since October 2009, and in that time, UMW employees have kissed thousands of pounds goodbye. Since the program started, employees have lost 1,433 pounds and six have reached their lifetime weight goals.

Among them is Cindy Fitch, who has shed 52 pounds during her 17 months on the program.

“The group means everything,” Cindy, campus employment supervisor in the Financial Aid office, said. “It keeps you accountable.”

And besides the obvious results, Cindy was quick to call out the added benefit of saving money. State employees are eligible for a 50 percent reimbursement on a WW@W membership.

“The program makes you realize you can eat what you want,” she said. “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change.”

Cindy’s advice for anyone who is on the fence?

“Come to a meeting,” she said. “See what it’s all about.”

For more information about WW@W, contact Pam Taggert at ptaggert@umw.edu or (540) 654-1018.

The Ridderhof Martin Gallery will host Art and Nature: Reflections on the Sublime, one of the first two exhibitions of the Fall 2011 season, from September 2 – 30, 2011. This exhibition includes the work of Joshua Almond, Sage Dawson, Mille Guldbeck, Lynette Miller, Jill Parisi, Bruce Pollock, Katherine Renner, and Damian Yanessa. The eight artists hail from Florida, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.  Each explores a personal vision, either real or imagined.  These visions grapple with such notions as order and chaos, beauty and corruption, infinite space, and the transforming power of nature.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2011 from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery. The opening is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Free street parking is available near the Ridderhof Martin Gallery, as well as designated parking spaces for gallery visitors. Check the Galleries’ website at http://galleries.umw.edu for hours. If you have any questions, contact the Galleries at (540) 654-1013.

On behalf of the Office of Residence Life and in support of first year student move-in, the George Washington parking lot will be closed from 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 23, through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24.  The area will be used for vendors to set up lofts, carpets, refrigerators, and other items for pick up by our students and family members.  Parking Lot #12, behind Arrington and Alvey Hall, will be reserved to accommodate move-in for that location.

Also, on Wednesday, August 24, parking along Double Drive and some other areas campus-wide will be interrupted so that we may move all vehicle traffic in the most expeditious manner possible. 

Additional Parking for Faculty and Staff includes: 

• Ø Chandler, Lot #3
• Ø Thornton Street, Lots #28 and 29
• Ø Jepson, Lot #6
• Ø Jefferson/Framar, Lot #26
• Ø Pizza Hut Parking, using UMW designated spaces

Thank you for your support of our new students and their families as we welcome them to campus. Questions should be directed to the Mr. David Sing, Parking Services Manager, at dsing@umw.edu or 654-1129.

Help!   We’re in competition with 20 other Virginia towns and cities to get the Virginia is for Lovers LOVE display in Fredericksburg in September.     If we win, the six-foot high LOVE display will come to Fredericksburg’s Riverfront Park and be part of the Via Colori Festival.

Vote  here:   http://blog.virginia.org/2011/08/bring-love-to-your-town/