Professor of Geography Dawn Bowen has co-authored an article, “Education, Leadership, and Conservation: Empowering Young Q’eqchi’ Women in Guatemala,” with Amy Leap Miller, UMW ’12, which has just been published in the International Journal of Educational Development. This paper marks the culmination of many years of field work in Guatemala with young women who participate in Community Cloud Forest Conservation’s Women in Agroecology Leadership for Conservation (WALC) program. Young women earn small scholarships that enable them to continue in school beyond grade 6 by learning about sustainable agricultural practices, income generation, and farm management, as well as nutrition, health, and human rights. This article is the first scholarly assessment of the program and its role in promoting female empowerment.
Farnsworth Talks Politics on Danish TV
Stephen Farndworth was recently interview about Trump’s First Year on Danish TV. View the interview at https://vimeo.com/251485548.
Richardson Column Appears in Free Lance-Star
Read Lynne Richardson’s latest column in The Free Lance-Star at http://www.fredericksburg.com/business/columns/richardson-under-promise-over-deliver/article_e59cf92b-a299-59d3-a1ec-e8fd092e4afa.html.
Konieczny Research Appears in Edinburgh Math Journal
Janusz Konieczny, professor of mathematics, co-authored a research article, “Four notions of conjugacy for abstract semigroups,” published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. This research was supported by the 2011–12 University of Mary Washington Faculty Research Grant.
Dolby To Talk About Dinosaurs
On Saturday, February 10, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Andrew Dolby, a nationally recognized ornithologist, demystifies the evidence supporting avian evolution and pre-avian dinosaurs. He poses an interesting question and offers some background:
Tyrannosaurus Rex at my bird feeder? It may be hard to fathom that the chickadee at your feeder is close kin to the mightiest predators to ever roam the earth, according to River Country News. However, biologists have long suspected a historical relationship between dinosaurs and birds. Evidence supporting such links between animal groups can be difficult to find, but over the last two decades, troves of new fossils and a variety of new laboratory techniques have been rapidly piecing together the origins of birds. Can we settle the question: are birds dinosaurs?
Dolby, University of Mary Washington’s (UMW) Department of Biological Sciences, will review the evidence for this fascinating evolutionary story in an illustrated presentation and field observation. Dr. Dolby has been a UMW faculty member for 18 years and teaches courses in ornithology, ecology, and evolution. Additionally, he leads field trips to the Galapagos Islands and Panama and conducts field research on birds. To read more, go to http://www.rivercountrynews.com/29950/314297/a/geo-series-are-birds-dinosaurs.
Lynne Richardson column appears in local newspaper
A column by Lynne Richardson, vice president for administration and finance, recently appeared in The Free Lance-Star. Read it here: How does sexual harassment continue to happen in the workplace?
Farnsworth Talks to Fredericksburg Regional Alliance
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture to the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance entitled, “The 2018 Political Outlook in Virginia and Beyond.”
Buster-Williams Publishes Chapter on Mentoring
Kimberley Buster-Williams, vice president for enrollment management, is author of a chapter entitled, “Onward: Reflections on Mentoring,” in the book Mentorship in Higher Education: Practical Advice and Leadership Theories, just published by AACRAO.
Stommel Talks About Student Performance
Jesse Stommel, executive director of Teaching and Learning Technology, was quoted in Elon News about student performance: “My anecdotal experience over 17 years of teaching is that my students are getting better and better and smarter and smarter,” Stommel said. “They are working harder and harder and I honestly believe that my students are performing better.” To read the article, visit http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2018/01/6tq9eytfgtzuuk1
Beverly Epps Talks about Bullying
Beverly Epps, associate professor of education, was quoted in The Free Lance-Star. Epps, who teaches professional development programs on “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander,” said bullying is defined as aggressive or unwanted behavior that is intentional, harmful and occurs over a period of time. To read the article, visit http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/what-can-local-schools-do-to-prevent-bullying/article_9b7fbaa1-5343-5dae-b8c4-a780669cc370.html.