Category: Professional Notes

Scott Publishes in AAUSC

Sally Scott, director of the Office of Disability Resources, and co-authors Sue Hildebrandt (Illinois State University) and Wade Edwards (Longwood University) published a chapter in the American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC) annual monograph, Issues in Language Program Direction. The 2013 topical issue focused on individual student differences, second language development, and language […]

Foss Provides Remarks on Autism as Roundtable Participant

Chris Foss, professor of English, served as one of five panelists for a session entitled “Paid in Full: Autisms, Debts, Dissents” at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association on Nov. 22 in Washington, D.C.  Foss’s remarks focused on the ongoing efforts by both autistic self-advocacy groups and individual bloggers to counter the largely […]

Caffrey Featured in Songwriters’ Showcase

Senior Associate Registrar Kevin Caffrey will be featured as part of the Fredericksburg Songwriters’ Showcase at the Picker’s Supply Concert Hall on Friday, Jan. 31 at 8p.m.  In its 2oth year, The Fredericksburg Songwriters’ Showcase is a monthly concert series featuring original acoustic music.  Caffrey has been writing and recording original music for over 20 […]

Farnworth Lectures on Campaign

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, gave a lecture entitled “Reviewing the 2013 Campaign for Governor of Virginia,” at the Virginia Association of Counties Annual Meeting at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. In addition, Farnsworth was part of a panel of academics, journalists […]

UMW Geographers Gain Accolades

Two University of Mary Washington geographers were honored at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers this year in Roanoke, Va.Ethan Bottone’s, 2014, poster presentation, “Documenting Language Erosion and Preservation Efforts in the Canadian Arctic,” was recognized as the best undergraduate research paper in human geography at the conference.Professor […]