President and Mrs. Richard Hurley cordially invite you and your guest to a holiday gathering on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center from 6-8 p.m. Brompton will be open. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Dec. 9, at eventsrsvp@umw.edu.
Presidential Search Advisory Committee Discusses Candidates
The Presidential Search Advisory Committee met on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. in a closed meeting to discuss prospective candidates for the presidency. The committee remained in closed meeting until shortly after 11 p.m., when it reentered open meeting. The committee then briefly discussed the next steps in the search process, including the format for interviews that will be held at an undisclosed time and location, as permitted by Virginia law.
Kwanzaa, Dec. 3
UMW’s Kwanzaa event, organized by the James Farmer Multicultural Center and co-sponsored by the Black Student Association, will begin Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 at 6 p.m. in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room in Seacobeck Hall. Come enjoy live entertainment and delicious food. This event is free and open to the public.
Kwanzaa Program
Here Comes Santa Claus, Dec. 12
President and Mrs. Hurley invite your family
TO VISIT WITH SANTA CLAUS
ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
2-4 p.m.
BROMPTON
R.S.V.P. at president.umw.edu/santa-claus by Wednesday, December 9
Campaign Update
All gifts and pledges count toward the $50 million Mary Washington First Campaign goal. Click here to read the latest Heritage Newsletter featuring a scholarship donor from the class of 1962.
As of Nov. 15, 2015, Mary Washington alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and businesses have committed nearly $43 million in gifts and pledges. Visit http://umw.edu/marywashingtonfirst or call 540-654-2059 for more information.
Staff Advisory Council 2015 Election Results
Thank you to everyone who participated in the election of our new Staff Advisory Council (S.A.C.) members. We are pleased to announce that the following individuals have been elected to serve on the council from January 2016 through December 2018:
Administrative Faculty
Kevin Caffrey
Christopher Carl
Christy Pack
Classified Employees
Sarah Carroll
Kim Lawson
Michelle Miller
Pam Verbeck
Wage Employees
Robert Louzek
The S.A.C. represents the interests of wage, classified, and administrative professional employees throughout the University of Mary Washington. We wish to thank all of our new members who have agreed to take up the challenge to represent you as a member of the S.A.C.
If you’re not aware, our meetings are always open. This means that any employee can attend all of the meetings, provide their opinions, listen to our guest speakers and be an advocate for our staff. Essentially, individuals can participate just as an elected member; however, only elected members can participate in any official voting that may take place.
For more information about the S.A.C., please go to http://sac.umwblogs.org/
Elections Committee Staff Advisory Council
Holiday Market, Dec. 2
Shop for goods from local businesses, artisans, and UMW school groups.
FitBit Flex Challenge from Human Resources
Want to win a Fitbit Flex wireless wrist band? For the month of November, keep track of every workout (fitness center/gym, walking, running, etc.) that you do here on your Lunch Break (days off, weekends, Thanksgiving break days do NOT count).
Need exercise ideas? Visit: http://www.commonhealth.virginia.gov/commonhealthvirginia.htm
Log your total number of lunchtime workouts by 5 p.m. on Nov. 30. The employee with the most workouts will win a Fitbit Flex! In the event of a tie, a drawing will be held. The winner will be announced on Dec. 1. (Note: The Fitbit Flex is taxable and valued at $79.99).
Be on the lookout for another challenge in early 2016 to win another Fitbit Flex wireless wrist band!
Any questions contact jcooper4@umw.edu or tlockhar@umw.edu.
Bauson and Guest Flutist to Host Concert, Nov. 14
Grace Bauson, faculty harpist and adjunct instructor of music, will present a free concert with guest flutist Elizabeth Robinson at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the Pollard Recital Hall in Room 304. Robinson and Bauson will explore the expanding soundscapes of music for flute and harp in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Robinson currently performs as the third flute/piccolo of the Topeka Symphony, and the piccolo in the Salina Symphony and is winner of the 2012 National Flute Association Graduate Research Competition. Her dissertation Voice, Itinerant, and Air: “The Solo Flute Works of Toru Takemitsu,” was presented at the 2012 NFA Convention.
Bauson has performed as faculty with the American Youth Harp Ensemble in venues including Carnegie Hall, the White House, and the Kennedy Center. She has been a featured soloist at the Chautauqua Music Festival, with the Kokomo Symphony Orchestra, the Ball State University Graduate Concerto Competition and in chamber music series in the United States and Canada. She has taught at various universities, including James Madison University, Southern Virginia University, the Rocky Mountain Springs Harp Program and the University of Mary Washington. One of Bauson’s performances at Washington and Lee University can be viewed here.
The program will also include pieces by flutist-composer Lowell Liebermann and Pulitzer prize winner Zhou Long, among other works. For more information, call 540.654.1012.
Campus Dining to Host Thanksgiving Buffet, Nov. 19
Campus Dining will host a Thanksgiving lunch buffet for members of the UMW faculty and staff on Thursday, Nov. 19 in the Chandler Ballroom of the University Center between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The cost of the lunch will be $7 for faculty and staff and $8.90 plus tax for guests.
Please Note: Cash is the only form of payment that can be accepted at the Ballroom. If you wish to pay with EagleOne, Flex, or Credit Card you must purchase a lunch ticket from a University Center fourth floor cashier. For your convenience, Campus Dining will pre-sell lunch tickets at the fourth floor cashier stations beginning Monday, Nov. 16 and continuing through the end of lunch service on Nov. 19. For additional information, contact Rose Benedict at rbenedic@umw.edu .