Category: Professional Notes

Sanford Participates at Regional Archaeological Conference

Doug Sanford, Professor in the Department of Historic Preservation, held multiple roles at the March 2014 meeting of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference (MAAC) in Langhorne, Pa. Sanford was an invited participant in the workshop entitled “Boot Camp for Teaching Undergraduate Archaeology: Lessons from the Middle Atlantic,” involving over a dozen faculty members from private […]

UMW Microsite Wins CASE Awards

The UMW Digital Communications office was recently honored to receive three awards for the Admissions microsite, “World Ready,” from the Education Digital Marketing Awards and CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) District III.The UMW entry in the Education Digital Marketing Awards competition (by the Higher Education Marketing Report) garnered both a Gold Award […]

Myers and COE Students Attend Teachers of Promise

This weekend, Dr. Nicole Myers and five UMW students from the College of Education: Gabrielle Kuhn, Ciara Norquist, Kathleen Wallace, Karissa Herrick, and Mariela DeMaio attended the Teachers of Promise (TOP) Institute in Richmond. These students were chosen by the COE faculty as exemplary teacher candidates. The TOP Institute celebrates the decision to teach, elevates […]

Al-Tikriti Participates in NGO Debate, Speaks at Stafford Rotary Club

In his capacity as a board member of the United States section of  MSF/Doctors Without Borders, Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history and American studies, participated in the annual Field Associative Debate (FAD) for MSF staff serving throughout Afghanistan, in Kabul on March 10 – 11.This year’s international FAD topic covered the use of new […]