The Office of Commuter Student Services is still seeking nominations for our Spring 2016 “Feature a Commuter” program. Faculty/staff wishing to nominate an off-campus student (whether they commute by foot, bike, or car) for demonstrating UMW’s values of integrity, dignity and respect, diversity, intellectual inquiry, and responsibility and leadership should send their nominations and reasons for nomination to Meg Pultz at mgruen@umw.edu. Winners will be featured in the Commuter Newsletter and will receive a $20 gas gift card. Thank you for recognizing our wonderful commuters!
Admissions Office Open House, Feb. 15
Admissions Open House Feb. 15
On Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, the University of Mary Washington will host an Admissions Open House. About 225 prospective students (typically transfers and high school seniors, juniors, and sophomores) and their families will visit campus between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for this event. Estimated guest count is 800 visitors.
Visitor parking has been reserved in the parking deck off of U.S. 1 and on Double Drive. Primary event locations are the Anderson Center, Lee Hall, the Hurley Convergence Center, the University Center, and campus/residence hall tours in Mason. Expect to see increased foot traffic on campus (especially between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.) and curious newcomers in the dining facilities. Help them know that their presence is a pleasure by anticipating the crowds and responding warmly, especially in the dining hall, where crowds will be heavy between noon and 2 p.m.
A special note to University Center diners: please help! Ask visitors if they need assistance locating anything. Help them find a place to sit. Welcome them at your table if there’s room and talk to them about UMW. A kind word or deed shows the heart of our community. Faculty and staff will be involved in an Academic Showcase (9 a.m., Anderson Center), Special Interest and Academic Spotlight sessions (11 a.m. – 2 p.m., various locations), and Facility Tours (2 p.m., various locations). Thank you to all UMW partners who will spend part of their day highlighting our community! An agenda is posted here: Feb. 15 Open House
If you’d like to be involved in Open Houses or have ideas, please contact Admissions at 540.654.2000 or email admit@umw.edu.
While the Office of Admissions sponsors these events, the entire campus assumes the role of host. You represent our brand, our mission, and our sense of the UMW family. One way to show your support is to tweet to @UMWAdmissions and/or post to Instagram and tag @UMWAdmissions. We would like to see #UMWOpenHouse trending throughout the day.
Our final Open House this semester is Friday, March 25. Thank you for your partnership in showcasing all that is great about UMW!
Office of Admissions
540/654-2000
Comden Named January Wagner Wealth Management Athlete
Junior Brianne Comden is the January Wagner Wealth Management Student Athlete of the Month. She is pictured here with Aric Wagner, senior vice president, investments, of Davenport & Company LLC
Junior women’s basketball star Brianne Comden has been named as the UMW Wagner Wealth Management Athlete of the Month for January.
Comden led UMW to an 8-1 month, scoring 14.9 points per game as the Eagles improved to 16-3 on the season. She scored a career-high 28 points in a win against Frostburg State, and also scored 25 at Wesley College in another CAC victory for UMW.
She leads the team with 14.7 points per game for the season, with a 56.2 shooting percentage and adds 5.5 rebounds per game.
UMW Wagner Wealth Management Athletes of the Month:
September – Emma Olson (volleyball)
October – Jenna Steele (field hockey)
November/December – T.J. Jones (men’s basketball)
January – Brianne Comden (women’s basketball)
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Ultimate Subaru Spotlight: Men’s Golf Faculty Liaison Joe Romero
Ultimate Subaru Spotlight; Get to Know Men’s Golf Faculty Liaison Joe Romero
Each month, a UMW Athletics Faculty Liaison will be featured in the Ultimate Subaru Spotlight. The faculty liaison program partners a UMW faculty member with every UMW intercollegiate athletic team to strengthen support networks and increase resources for student-athlete success. Ultimate Subaru is committed to the growth and education of UMW Eagles, their hometown team and strives to foster the same values of community as the UMW Faculty Liaison program. Faculty Liaisons will serve as mentors and role models to student-athletes while being involved in team activities. For more information about the program contact Faculty Athletic Representative, Dr. Lynne Richardson.
Men’s Golf will be UMW’s newest NCAA Division III sport team starting this Fall 2016.
Faculty Liaison’s Name: Joseph M. Romero
Sport: Men’s Varsity Golf
Years at UMW: 15
Position/Title: Professor of Classics
What was your favorite sport growing up? Briefly describe your favorite memory playing or watching it. I had favorite sports according to the season: in fall football, winter basketball, spring soccer, summer baseball. Golf I didn’t take up until high school.
Where is your favorite place around town to get a bite to eat? The Sunken Well
If you could pick one super power to have, what would it be and why? I like attainable superpowers, so I wish I could complete the ultimately ultra-marathon by running continuously from Athens to Sparta!
Other than the sport you partnered with, what is your next favorite sport and why? Soccer, because my son loves it and I love watching him play it (goal keeper).
If you were a Head Coach and could pick three words to motivate your team and hang in their locker room which words would you choose? Chances are they would be in Greek: arête means courage and excellence (you’ll need these), nike means victory (you want this), and eris means strife (you can’t avoid this).
What does a great leader look like to you? The emperor Augustus, because he became heir to the Roman Empire at age 19 and had to figure out a way to improvise, stay alive, and become the kind of person someone would want to follow. But not only did he achieve and retain power (for 45 years!), he did so through what was almost universally acknowledged as good government.
What is a must read for UMW Student-Athletes? Homer’s Iliad
What is the best advice you have ever heard given to a college graduate? Dream big, but then formulate a rational plan for how to achieve it. And if/when it fails, keep at it!
Finally, if you were hanging out on Ball Circle picking the brains of four professional/famous athletes (living or deceased), who would they be? Ben Hogan (golf), Vince Lombardi (football), Bill Bradley (basketball), Ann Trason (ultramarathon)
Ultimate Subaru, celebrating 10 years of service to the Fredericksburg community, is proud to be a supporter of UMW athletics. Call Ultimate Subaru today at (540) 898-6200 or come on in and visit us at 5160 Jefferson Davis Hwy, near Four Mile Fork. Find us online at www.driveultimatesubaru.com.
Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night, Feb. 17
UMW Athletics invites all UMW Faculty and Staff to the UMW Basketball double header on Feb. 17 and enjoy “Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night” with family and friends.
Faculty and Staff members will need to have their Eagle One ID at the door, but can bring an UNLIMITED number of family and friends as guests for the game – FREE OF CHARGE!
Thank you, Eagle Family, for all you do! We hope to see you on Feb. 17 at the Anderson Center. Don’t forget to rock the gray and blue and show your Eagle pride!
New Faculty/Staff Fitness & Wellness Programs
UMW Campus Recreation is offering three new faculty and staff fitness and wellness programs. To sign up for a program, contact Josh Kidd at jkidd2@umw.edu.
Fitness Assessment
The University of Mary Washington has great interest in your health and well being. Campus Recreation now offers a structured assessment program for Faculty and Staff to help establish a baseline of health. A series of three sessions will be offered by a Certified Fitness Specialist. This valuable service is offered to you for free.
Session One- During initial consultation your health history, present health status and future health goals will be discussed. Anthropometric measurements such as blood pressure, weight, resting heart rate and BMI will be taken.
Session Two- Physical assessments will be given to help establish a baseline of fitness. These tests will measure your mobility, muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory health.
Session Three- Individualized exercise suggestions will be offered based on your fitness assessment results and personal goals.
Please review the Pre-Assessment Questions. If a medical clearance is necessary, please download here and have your doctor sign, it must be completed prior to the assessment.
Eagle Wellness & Fitness Program
The Eagle Wellness and Fitness Program (EWFP) was created with your total wellness in mind. Understanding there are many facets encompassing a healthy lifestyle is essential for pursuing optimum health. The EWFP will be taught by certified fitness trainers and other professionals who have experience dealing with behavioral changes associated with total wellness. An overview of wellness with an emphasis on fitness is offered to participants. Along with fitness, proper nutrition will be discussed, as it is one of the more important factors encompassing wellness. Ineffective time-management may hinder achievement of health goals. The EWFP touches on effective time-management strategies that incorporate exercise into daily life. Faculty and Staff are encouraged to ask questions and share the vital information learned with colleagues, friends and family.
EWFP will currently be offered twice during the Spring semester at Campus Recreation. Classes will be taught at 6am before the gym opens, Monday and Wednesdays.
January 25th- February 25th 2016 &
NEW DATES!! March 7th- April 6th
Please review the pre-assessment questionnaire. If a medical clearance is necessary, please download here and have your doctor sign. A medical clearance must be obtained before any fitness tests are offered.
Health to Go
Let us bring the good news of wellness to you! Faculty and Staff may choose between two 30-minute sessions discussing back health or nutrition.
BACK HEALTH- A fitness professional will come to your office and offer a tutorial on how to help relieve back muscle tension through strengthening and stretching exercises. Discussion will include common postural issues and ways to combat them.
NUTRITION- A second option offers discussion of myths, tips, and popular trends regarding nutrition.
Health to Go will be offered to small groups of 3-5.
Islam and Its View on Terrorism, Human Rights and Violence
Next Monday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. in the Chandler Ballroom, UMW will be welcoming Imam Yahya Hendi, who will speak about Islam and Islamophobia in regard to recent events in the United States. Imam Yahya Hendi is the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University and has just concluded his 15 years of service as chaplain at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
Relocation of Copy Center
The UMW Copy Center will be moving out of Seacobeck basement and into Lee Hall, Room 211. The move will take place next week. Services will be unavailable beginning noon on Tues., Feb. 2, and all day Feb. 3. The Copy Center will re-open for business on Thurs., Feb. 4.
Note: The Lee Hall parking lot (between Lee and Trinkle) has two 30-minute parking spaces that may be used when visiting the copy center, or jobs may be submitted online and delivered through campus mail.
Questions may be directed to Amme Mahler, 540-654-2006, or Denise Hutcheson, 540-654-1935.
Nominate Outstanding Commuters
The Office of Commuter Student Services is seeking nominations for our February “Feature a Commuter” program. Faculty/staff wishing to nominate an off-campus student (whether they commute by foot, bike, bus, or car) for demonstrating UMW’s values of integrity, dignity, respect, diversity, intellectual inquiry, responsibility and leadership should send their nominations and reasons for nomination to Meg Pultz at mgruen@umw.edu. Winners will be featured in the February Commuter Newsletter and will receive a $20 gas gift card. Thank you for recognizing our wonderful commuters!
Flurry of Gifts Benefit Mary Washington First Campaign
During the final two weeks of December, the University of Mary Washington received $667,544 in campaign gifts from 805 donors. Pledges totaling more than $450,000 were also received during this time period, bringing the Mary Washington First Campaign total to nearly $45 million. Below are just a few examples of gifts and pledges:
- An alumnus from the Class of 1987 gave $100 to the Fund for Mary Washington.
- An alumni couple from the Classes of 1982 and 1984 gave $500 to support a scholarship program for veterans.
- An alumnus from the Class of 1974 gave $5,000 to support the amphitheatre restoration initiative.
- An alumna from the Class of 1970 made a generous $25,000 gift to the Fund for Mary Washington.
- An alumna from the Class of 1959 contributed an additional $50,000 to an endowment that supports research for chemistry students.
- An alumna from the Class of 1954 and her husband gave an additional $140,000 to the Dorsey Scholars program.
- An alumna from the Class of 1969 pledged $325,000 to create a new scholarship for theatre students.
All gifts and pledges count toward the $50 million goal for the Mary Washington First Campaign. Visit MaryWashingtonFirst.umw.edu or call 540-654-2059 for more information.