COB Dean Lynne Richardson
Read the latest column written by College of Business Dean Lynne Richardson in The Free Lance-Start: What should you do if you were hired because you check the right boxes.
Richardson’s Column in The Free Lance-Star
Farnsworth Comments in National Media
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science
Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth continues to provide daily commentary in regional and national media on breaking news items. View a few of his current interviews: Trump’s Legal Battle Ahead on CTV News Channel; Virginia voters on Tuesday may provide insight into scandals’ election impact in The Washington Post; and Despite Scandals, Virginia Politicians Refuse to Resign. Now What? in Governing.
Rettinger Comments about Cheating in Journal of Accountancy
David Rettinger, associate professor of Psychological Science
David Rettinger, associate professor of Psychological Science, provided his perspective on contract cheating in the Journal of Accountancy. Rettinger is the president of the International Center for Academic Integrity, which aims to combat cheating, plagiarism and academic dishonesty. To view his interview, visit How to identify and prevent contract cheating.
Gupta Delivers Talk on Trade
Surupa Gupta, associate professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Surupa Gupta, associate professor of Political Science and International Affairs, was invited to speak at the annual international and area studies conference “Ascending India: Reflections on Global and Regional Dimensions.” The conference, on Jan. 30-Feb. 1, was held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India’s premier liberal arts university in New Delhi. Dr. Gupta served as a member of the panel who delivered the talk “Emerging challenges at the WTO: What role can India play.” The panel was hosted by The Centre for World Trade Organization (WTO) Studies at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.
Dr. Gupta also engaged in discussions with the Centre faculty, all of whom are economists and lawyers, on how theoretical insights from international relations and international political economy can sharpen India’s trade negotiation strategy.
Rosalyn Cooperman Comments on WAMU
Rosalyn Cooperman, associate professor of Political Science
Associate Professor of Political Science Rosalyn Cooperman was quoted in a recent interview, “How The Scandals In Richmond Could Affect Virginia Democrats This Fall,” on WAMU:
Political scientist Rosalyn Cooperman of the University of Mary Washington cautions not to oversimplify things. For example, Cooperman said most white women tend to vote Republican, while African-American women decidedly vote for Democrats. “Women are not monolithic in their political preferences,” she said. “You have many factors here that may play out differently for different groups of women voters.” But Cooperman said the issue of sexual assault — and the issue of racism — are particularly salient among Democratic-leaning voters. These scandals, she said, will likely lessen enthusiasm among these groups. Read more.
Causarano Receives Online Teaching Award
Penny Causarano, adjunct professor of Chinese
Penny Causarano, adjunct professor of Chinese, has received an award for excellence in online language teaching. The recognition was one of two annual awards given by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Distance Learning Special Interest Group (ACTFL DL SIG) in conjunction with the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), an organization devoted to research and development of technology. In addition to teaching Chinese at UMW, Causarano is a curriculum resource teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools.
For more about the award, visit ACTFL newsletter and CALICO.
Konieczny Publishes in Asian-European Journal of Mathematics
Professor of Mathematics Janusz Konieczny
Janusz Konieczny, professor of mathematics, published a research article, Second centralizers in the semigroup of injective transformations, in the Asian-European Journal of Mathematics. This research has been supported by a a 2017–18 University of Mary Washington Faculty Research Grant.
Kraus Featured in Wellness for Musicians Recital
Andrew Kraus and Doug Gately at Melchers
On Monday, February 4, the Rappahannock Music Society featured Adjunct Piano Professor Andrew Kraus in the workshop and recital called “Wellness for the Performing Musician,” held in the Central Rappahannock Regional Library theater. Kraus’ workshop got the participants up on their feet to learn “The Relaxing Breath” and “5 Elements QiGong.” Kraus also introduced them to the seminal work on “Flow” by Czicentmihali and applications of that work by Dr. Joseph Parrente in his book The Positive Pianist. The program also included a joint recital featuring pieces that Kraus will perform at UMW later this spring with Doug Gately, director of the UMW Jazz Ensemble. The performance will focus on music by women composers. Kraus closed with Automne by Cecile Chaminade.
Henry and McMillan Present on Teaching Historic Sites
Assistant Professor Christine Henry
Assistant Professor Lauren McMillan
Christine Henry and Lauren McMillan, assistant professors of Historic Preservation, presented at the Virginia Consortium of Early Americanists on January 26th. They both served on the Designing Courses That Focus on Historic Sites panel.
Slezak Contributes to Educause ‘2019 Top 10 IT Issues’
Jerry Slezak, director of IT Support Services
Jerry Slezak, director of IT Support Services, served as a member of the 2018–2019 EDUCAUSE IT Issues Panel and contributed to the article “Top 10 IT Issues, 2019: The Student Genome Project,” published in EDUCAUSE Review. The article focuses on the role IT plays in data security, privacy and creating more student-centered institutions. To read the article, visit: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2019/1/top-10-it-issues-2019-the-student-genome-project.