On Jan. 18, 2014, Marie Sheckels gave the presentation “Lessons Learned: A First Attempt at Using a Flipped Classroom Model” at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Sheckels described course modifications she made to “flip” one of her classes and the course outcomes.
On Jan. 15, 2014, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Melody Denhere gave the presentation “Robust Penalized Functional Logistic Regression” at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in Baltimore, Md. This paper is continuing work from her doctoral dissertation and was coauthored by Nedret Billor, her dissertation adviser at Auburn. Dr. Denhere also served as a judge for the annual Student […]
On Jan. 16, 2014, Dr. Debra Hydorn, Professor of Mathematics, gave the presentation “Infographics Activities to Promote Graphical and Quantitative Literacy” at the 2014 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore, Md. The presentation described activities from her First-Year Seminar on Infographics. Dr. Hydorn also had the artwork “Gnomon Board” accepted for the Exhibition of Mathematical Art of […]
On Feb. 22, 2014, UMW Music Department Adjunct Instructor of Piano Andrew Kraus released a concert recording of Benjamin Britten’s beautiful and intriguing “On This Island” with soprano Jennifer Paschal on the CD Baby label.“On This Island”, a collection of five songs spanning baroque, romantic and cabaret styles, is Britten’s setting of five poems from W. […]
The University of Mary Washington announces the selection of Mary Parnell as the UMW Small Business Development Center Director in the Fredericksburg office. In that role she will direct consulting, management training, business research services and provide general client support for companies using the Fredericksburg office. A 10 year veteran consultant for the center, she […]
