A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Professors Debra Hydorn and Suzanne Sumner (mathematics) were elected co-chairs of the new D.C. regional network of the American Association’s Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL). Hydorn and Sumner are both members of PKAL’s Faculty for the 21st Century (F21) Network. The goals for the network are to continue the work of PKAL toward improving STEM education for all […]
Xiaofeng Zhao, associate professor of the College of Business, has published a journal article as lead author, “Measuring the variance of customer waiting time in service operations” in Management Decision.
Highly successful Cabrini College head coach Marcus Kahn has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mary Washington, pending final Board of Visitors approval, according to Director of Athletics Ken Tyler.Kahn led Cabrini College to a 153-27 record in six seasons, including five consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference championships and […]
In his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors for Doctors Without Borders/MSF USA, Nabil Al-Tikriti discussed MSF at two recent forums. In the first, he addressed the University of Virginia International Relations Organization and Middle Eastern Leadership Council on 16 April, at Jefferson Hall off the main quads. In this presentation, he […]
Associate Professor of Psychology Mindy Erchull is the recipient of the 2014 Waple Faculty Professional Achievement Award. The award, which was announced during the General Faculty Meeting on April 23, was established in honor of Shirly van Epps Waple and is in its second year.Based on faculty nominations, this award recognizes Erchull’s scholarly, creative and […]
Marta Smith, Director of Accounting, has earned her CPFO (Certified Public Finance Officer) designation. The CPFO is granted by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, upon completion of five exams that cover the major disciplines of public finance. These five exam areas are:1. Governmental Accounting, Auditing and Financial Reporting 2. Treasury […]
Janine Davis, Courtney Clayton, and John Broome, all assistant professors in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, presented their research at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association on “The Power of Educational Research for Innovation in Practice and Policy” in Philadelphia on April 6, 2014. Their study investigates the ways that action […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, presented his research paper, “Virginia Voters and Governmental Power: Evaluations of Federal and State Performance,” at the Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting in Richmond earlier this month. The research paper was based on results from a UMW-sponsored […]
Maya Mathur, Associate Professor of English, presented the paper “‘And woe is me that any man should want’: Playing the Good Host(ess) in Arden of Faversham“on April 10 at the annual conference of the Shakespeare Association of America in St. Louis, Mo. She also attended the conference “Shakespeare and the Problem of Biography” at the […]
The UMW Psi Chi officers surprised Mindy Erchull during the awards ceremony at the close of the 2014 Psi Chi Symposium when they announced that she had just been awarded the Florence L. Denmark Faculty Advisor Award by Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. This award recognizes Erchull as the one faculty advisor […]