Rosalyn Cooperman, associate professor of political science, authored an analysis of the Aug. 6 Republican presidential nominees’ debate for U.S. News and World Report’s Debate Club. Professor Cooperman’s piece may be accessed here: http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/who-did-the-best-at-the-gops-first-debate.
Foss Publishes Article on Indian English-Language Poetry and the Irish Question
This summer, Professor of English Chris Foss published an article entitled “Fin-de-Siècle Indian English-Language Poetry: British Imperialism, India, and the Irish Question” in English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920. Now in its 58th year, ELT is one of the most established venues for scholarly work on literature from the late Victorian, Edwardian, and early Modernist periods.
In this article, Foss details how three Indian English-language poets living and publishing in India during the 1890s—Avadh Behari Lall, Aurobindo Ghose, and Romesh Chunder Dutt—wrote in support of Irish Home Rule, and how their work meaningfully counters the orientalist assumption/insistence that Indian English-language poetry limit itself to exclusively Indian contexts/foci. Such an international scope, while complementary to the more properly local focus of most Indian anti-imperialist agendas, significantly reveals the extent to which their poetry contained a cosmopolitan component that ultimately cannot be reduced to some sort of partial engagement with Irish nationalism merely as a means of covertly commenting on India. Their work suggests the global reach of Indian English-language poetry, displaying a broad range of responses to the Irish Question while offering truly penetrating individual insights into the nature of imperial rule and the politics of British imperialism beyond the “borders” of the Indian subcontinent.
Farnsworth Speaks to International Media Group
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently gave a lecture entitled, “Evaluating Public Opinion Polls: A Brief Introduction to Survey Research,” in Washington for the Macedonia Media Leaders Program (MMLP), an international journalism initiative sponsored by the International Research & Exchanges Board.
Pineda’s Recent Poems Featured Over Summer
Jon Pineda, assistant professor of English and acting coordinator of the concentration in creative writing, has had four poems recently featured in high-profile venues of publication. “Translation” was one of the featured “Father’s Day” poems on The Poetry Foundation’s “Poetry Off The Shelf” podcast: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/audioitem/5250. “Cinque Terre” and “The Muse, or Stars Out on Interstate 81 South” were featured on The Poetry Foundation’s “Poem of the Day” for August 11, 2015: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/audioitem/5330 and http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/audioitem/5332.
Finally, “Daughter” was featured as part of the Academy of American Poets’ “Poem-A-Day” program on August 21: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/jon-pineda.
Buster- Williams Presents at Hobson’s University
Kimberley Buster-Williams, associate provost for enrollment management, presented on the topic “Integrating Athletics and Admissions: Front Rush & Hobsons Changing the Game” at the Hobson’s Conference on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in San Antonio, TX.
Hobsons University is an annual conference for colleges and universities using Hobsons solutions. The conference provides an opportunity for participants to learn from institutions that are successfully using Hobsons solutions. Approximately 1,000 people attended the conference.
UMW has been a Hobson’s client since 2013.
New Director of Graduate Admissions
Christy Pack will join the Enrollment Management team on August 25th. Pack will be be responsible for the planning and direction of all of UMW’s graduate admissions initiatives.
Pack was formerly with Averett University where she produced record enrollment. She is a five time (Averett University) President Circle recipient for achieving and exceeding annual enrollment objectives. Under her leadership, Averett’s Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) programs grew by more than 40%. Ms. Pack has led new program development initiatives and has successfully launched new degree programs across multiple disciplines and modalities.
Pack holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Averett University.
Pack brings a wealth of relevant experience at a critical time in the history of the institution. Please join the Enrollment Management team in welcoming Christy to the UMW community.
Mentore Featured on With Good Reason
University of Mary Washington Assistant Professor of Anthropology Laura Mentore will be featured on the With Good Reason public radio program that airs beginning Saturday, August 15. Click here to read more.
Baker Speaks at Small Business Forum
Brian Baker, Executive Director of the UMW Center for Economic Development, presented on the topic “How Business Incubation Grows Small Enterprise” at the Internal Revenue Service Fall Small Business Forum on Thursday, August 13. The forum also included speakers from the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Small Business Administration SCORE program to educate business assistance practitioners. The Center for Economic Development in Eagle Village operates the EagleWorks Business Incubation Center where early stage companies can be groomed for growth. EagleWorks is managed by Kelsey Whitman (UMW 2014). The Center for Economic Development also hosts the Virginia Business Incubation Association, an educational and networking organization (www.vbia.org) . For More information on activities at the UMW Center for Economic Development visit http://economicdevelopment.umw.edu/.
Swift named NABE Fellow
Thomas Swift, adjunct instructor of economics, was recently elected a Fellow of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). Swift is a former board member of NABE and has headed the NABE education committee.
Hydorn completes ONR Summer Faculty Research Program
Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, participated in a 10-week research project at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. She investigated the use of the R BACCO package to implement the Bayesian Calibration of Computer Code Output. The research was conducted on the Dahlgren base between June 1 and August 7, 2015.