Category: Professional Notes

Gray to Present at National Conference

Edward Gray, systems integration and support specialist in UMW’s IT Support Services, has been selected to present “Measuring Success: An Introduction to Metrics” at the Service Management FUSION conference in early November. The presentation will provide attendees foundational knowledge on the topic of metrics, their definition, selection and use. Gray was selected for one of […]

Hanna Publishes Article in Journal of Heritage Tourism

Professor of Geography Stephen Hanna’s article, “Placing the enslaved at Oak Alley Plantation: narratives, spatial contexts, and the limits of surrogation,” appeared in a special issue of the Journal of Heritage Tourism titled Memory, Slavery, and Plantation Museums: The River Road Project. Hanna also co-wrote the issue’s introductory article and served as co-editor for the other five […]

Gately Serves as Music Adjudicator and Clinician in Norfolk

Doug Gately recently participated in the Festivals of Music at Norfolk State University as an adjudicator and clinician for visiting high school bands and orchestras. Young musicians from New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia were represented. A goal is to help in the recruiting efforts for the Music Department of the University […]

Kisila and Students Publish Research

Dr. Ben Odhiambo Kisila (Earth and Environmental Sciences) and his former UMW research students Dr. Matthew Ricker (EES – 06), Lainey LeBlanc (EES – 14) and Kelsey Moxey (EES – 14) have their research paper, “Effects of forested floodplain soil properties on phosphorous dynamics in two Chesapeake Bay sub-watersheds, Virginia, USA” published in the peer-reviewed […]