Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture titled “Gerrymandering, Partisan Combat and the Vanishing Moderates in Virginia Politics,” at the Rappahannock-Fredericksburg Rotary Club in Fredericksburg. The talk included findings from the center’s latest UMW survey of Virginians.
On Thursday, Aug. 11, UMW Director of Athletics Ken Tyler spoke as a guest presenter at the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership Roundtable at the Hyatt Place. Tyler shared lessons regarding employee management, communication, and culture, and talked about the importance of mentors and learning every day as a leader.
Professor Deborah O’Dell was featured in a WalletHub study about 2016’s most pet-friendly cities. You can find the piece here: https://wallethub.com/edu/most-pet-friendly-cities/5562/#deborah-a-o-dell
Larry Lehman, professor of mathematics, presented a paper titled “Seeding polynomials for congruences modulo prime powers” at Mathfest, the national meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 6, 2016.
Doug Gately performed with the National Symphony Orchestra on Aug. 6 at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va. The performance featured Seth McFarlane singing songs with Sinatra-styled arrangements that have become romantic standards. Seth McFarlane–the “Family Guy” creator- -is an actor, animator, comedian, director and screenwriter. As a singer, his debut albums have earned him two […]
