Cassandra Good, associate editor of the Papers of James Monroe, was interviewed for With Good Reason and the New Books Network podcast. She spoke about her book, “Founding Friendships: Friendships Between Men and Women in the Early American Republic” (Oxford, 2015).
Schleef Conducts Fieldwork in Germany
Debra Schleef, professor of sociology, conducted field research on several intentional communities in Germany in July, and gave a lecture in German on issues that are of concern to communes and ecovillages in the U.S. to an audience at Kommune Niederkaufungen.
Farnsworth Speaks on Sen. Kaine’s Selection
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, was in considerable demand as a political analyst in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s decision to nominate Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as the Democratic candidate for vice president. Farnsworth’s recent commentaries on this latest political development appeared in several media outlets, including the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Press of Newport News, the Washington Times, WJLA-TV Washington, WWBT-TV Richmond, CTV News Canada, WTOP radio Washington, WMAL radio Washington, WRVA radio Richmond, KPCC radio Los Angeles, WWL radio New Orleans, the Pacifica radio network, CJAD radio Montreal, and The Free Lance-Star.
O’Dell and Sumner present at International Delta Kappa Gamma Society Convention
Deborah O’Dell and Suzanne Sumner presented the workshop “Craft(y) Faculty Development: Teachers as Learners” for the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Convention, July 5 – 9, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
Delta Kappa Gamma is a professional honor society with the mission to promote professional leadership development of women educators and excellence in education.
Thank You, Judy Singleton!
After 28 years of service to the University of Mary Washington, Judy Singleton, Executive Office Manager for the Division of Student Affairs, will be retiring from the institution on July 22, 2016.
Hailing from Danville, Va., Judy received her Associate Degree from Ferrum College in 1977. She graduated with a 4.0 grade point average and garnered several academic distinctions. In 1988, she began working at the University as Secretary Senior for the Office of Residence Life and Housing. In 1991, she moved into Student Affairs, where she has supported four Vice Presidents: Dr. Joanne Beck, Dr. Bernie Chirico, Dr. Doug Searcy, and the current Vice President, Dr. Juliette Landphair.
Over her career, Judy has gained the respect and admiration of colleagues for her professionalism, demand for excellence, and gifted writing and editing skills. Countless students, staff, and faculty have turned to her for insight and support.
Judy is married to Ron Singleton, former vice president for university relations. Judy and Ron have two children, Laura and John. Judy’s post-UMW goals include more reading, exercise, and travel. She states that the greatest joy of her time at Mary Washington – besides working alongside students, faculty, and staff – is the great purpose of supporting college student success.
Snyder Performs with Students in Germany
Becky Brown, harp; Austin O’Rourke, drums; Mark Snyder, guitar & vocals; John White, bass
Assistant Professor of Music Mark Snyder performed 15 of his original songs with his band Nature Boy Explorer in Schwetzingen Germany, on June 11 and 12 as part of the delegation representing Fredericksburg and UMW in Fredericksburg’s German Sister City.
Senior music major Austin O’Rourke played drums and also sang and played guitar on his own song Almost but Not, which he wrote in his Technology for Musicians course in Spring 2016.
2015 music and computer science graduate Becky Brown played harp and performed two of her original songs — Formaldehyde, which was written in her MIDI Composition course, and Underwater, which was written in her Audio Recording course. John White ’13, UMW music major and German minor, played bass.
The performance on June 11 was on the main stage for the annual Spargelfest, which this year was combined with celebrating Schwetzingen’s 1250th year. The performance on June 12 was at Musikschule Bezirk Schwetzingen, which is the local music school.
Dr. Snyder and the students also participated in many of the activities that were planned for the delegation such as lunch and dinners, lectures by Schwetzingen’s archivist, city planner and mayor. The group visited the fire station and participated in the inauguration of the Square of Friendship. The delegation from Fredericksburg consisted of Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw, Cathy Herndon, Jurgen Brat, UMW professor emeritus of German Sammy Merrill, Betty Merrill, UMW Women’s Rugby coach Bill Lucas and UMW Associate Professor of German Marcel Rotter.
In addition to performing in Schwetzingen, the group spent time in Cologne, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Mannheim and Hanover, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Malmö and Scania, Sweden.
Hamburg
Fire truck ride with Professor Rotter
With all of the sister city mayors! mayors
Heidelberg
Mannheim
Cologne
Hannover
Copenhagen
Ales Stenar (Swedish stone henge)
Overlooking the East Sea in Scania
Malmö Castle
Fredericksburg Delegation at the dedication of Platz der Freundschaft
Austin Performing his song at Musikschule Bezirk Schwetzingen e.V.
Performing at Musikschule Bezirk Schwetzingen e.V.
Fredericksburg delegation at the fire station.
Baker Speaks at Northern Neck Quarterly Meeting
Brian Baker, Executive Director for Economic Development, spoke in Reedville, Va., on the topic of entrepreneurship at the quarterly meeting of the Northern Neck Planning District Commission, Chesapeake Bay Region Partnership and the Northern Neck Tourism Commission. The UMW Center for Economic Development will launch a new entrepreneur program this fall. It will address ideation, commercialization, business modeling, business planning and pitch preparation. The three-month program is designed to nurture entrepreneurs in the facets of business formation. The program will have three tracks to support pre-college, college and post-college entrepreneurs.
Cooperman, Patterson, Rigelhaupt Publish in Political Science Journal
Professors Rosalyn Cooperman, Melina Patterson and Jess Rigelhaupt published an article titled “Teaching Race and Revolution: Doing Justice to Women’s Roles in the Struggle for Civil Rights,” in the July 2016 issue of P.S.: Political Science & Politics.
Finlayson Publishes Cover Photograph in Southeastern Geographer
Caitie Finlayson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, published the cover photograph and cover art essay in the Southeastern Geographer, Volume 56, Number 2, which is available through Project Muse (https://muse.jhu.edu/article/622279). The photograph of Providence Canyon in Stewart County, Ga., was taken last fall as UMW geography students and faculty traveled to the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers in Pensacola, Fla.
Hanna and Students Publish Article in Southeastern Geographer
Meredith Stone (UMW 2015), Ian Spangler (UMW 2016), Xavier Griffin (UMW 2016) and Stephen Hanna’s article, “Searching for the enslaved in the ‘Cradle of Democracy’: Virginia’s James River plantation websites and the reproduction of local histories,” was published in the Southeastern Geographer, Volume 56, Issue 2, and is available through Project Muse (https://muse.jhu.edu/article/622286).
Meredith, Ian and Xavier were research assistants funded by Dr. Hanna’s Waple Professorship and National Science Foundation grant to examine how the enslaved are incorporated into the histories represented at plantation museums. This article presents some of their preliminary findings.