Come watch an award winning Oscar film, A Separation, on Monday the 30th in Combs 237 at 5 p.m.
Contributed by Kutoof Alwazir.
Alzheimer’s Walk Saturday, Sept. 28
Alzheimer’s disease is the single largest unaddressed public health threat facing the nation today. As many as 5.4.million Americans are living with the disease and nearly 15 million are acting as caregivers.
The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease is skyrocketing. The baby boomer generation is growing older — and age is the greatest risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s.
UMW’s Team Apollo 11 is walking at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 28 to help end this disease. The end of Alzheimer’s starts here, with a gift from you. Please consider supporting our efforts with a donation.
Smoke House Wednesday at Seacobeck
Every Wednesday Campus Dining offers an enticing, slow-smoked carved meat in the Faculty and Staff Dining Room for lunch. On October 2 we will feature Smoked Turkey Breast. Lunch is served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Please join us!
Meet our New Employees
Please join us in extending a warm UMW welcome to our newest employees
Lynda Allen joined the James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library as a Program Support Technician on September 25.
Christine Demarr joined the Department of Annual Giving as an Annual Giving Associate on September 25.
Thomas Carlton joined the Athletics as an Athletics Lead on September 25.
Ronald Mckiver joined the Facilities Services-Housekeeping Department as a Housekeeping Worker on September 25.
Beth Parker joined the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services as a Mental Health Coordinator and Staff Counselor on September 25.
Dwayne Smith joined the Information Systems Department as a Windows Systems Specialist on September 25.
News from Human Resources
Another Chance to take a Health Assessment and Earn Premium Rewards
We are hosting another free onsite biometric screening on September 30 in Lee Hall, Room 412. Visit http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/employee-relations/worklife/whats-new-2/ for more information.
Flexible Reimbursement Account Deadline for July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013. For more information: http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/employee-relations/worklife/whats-new-2/
#1 FAN Program: This program is to recognize outstanding service provided by fellow employees. For more information: http://adminfinance.umw.edu/hr/employee-relations/employee-recognition/colleague-recognition-program/.
Keep Tuesday, October 15 open on your calendar from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. for the Employee Luncheon in the Great Hall. Please come hear about new activities on campus.
Will you be one of our lucky winners from the raffle of 34 prizes? An i-pad, theater tickets and dinner, UMW items from the bookstore, a chance to win President Hurley’s box at a basketball game, a one night stay at the Kalnen Inn, a MONTHs worth of free lunches from Sodexco, and more!
Don’t forget to wear your UMW spirit ware!
If you have questions or need accommodations please contact Jennifer Cooper at x 1046.
Employee Discounts – As a state employee, please remember you can take advantage of the discounts on this page: http://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/employeediscounts.html.
UMW Alum Named Geek of the Year
Andy Leonard ’13 (left) was recently awarded the FredTech Geek of the Year award for his mobile app Campus IDeas.
The Fredricksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce’s technology council, FredTech, recently gave their Geek of the Year award to Andy Leonard for his mobile app, Campus IDeas.This is the third award for the 2013 graduate who also took first place at UMW’s inaugural Eagle Start-up Challenge and Startup Weekend Fredericksburg.
Campus IDeas enables users to store and access their college IDs on their smart phones or other devices. The app may soon be available at Germanna Community College.
September UFC Meeting Summary
The UMW University Faculty Council held its first regular meeting of the 2013-14 academic year on Monday, September 16. Highlights of the meeting included:
- Discussion of last June’s Summer Orientation events and problematic issues with Doug Searcy, Meg Higgenbotham and Keith Mellinger. Many suggestions were offered and it was a fruitful discussion, especially with regard to planning for next summer.
- Review of the existing Faculty Handbook language and discussion of the role to be played by the UFC regarding any Discontinuance of a Program that may occur as a result of the Strategic Resource Allocation (“Restructuring Initiative”);
- A decision to remain constituted as the UFC through August 2013 in order to accommodate review of the SRA decisions;
- Announcement of the upcoming October 11 forum to discuss the recent faculty governance survey (with Jim Lollar, President of the Faculty Senate of Virginia), from 3-5pm in Lee 411;
- Discussions with the provost about final elements of the SACS report (regarding the QEP and development of a metric of faculty and student research); summer teaching salaries; course evaluation response rates; the staffing of Career and Academic Services, and Admissions.
- Discussion of the need to create a QEP Advisory Committee. The QEP director to be announced shortly.
- A motion by the Speaking Intensive Committee to recommend SI designation for HIST 471E5, PSCI 471, and RELG304 was passed.
For more details, feel free to consult the meeting minutes, which will be posted (when approved) on the UFC website at http://ufc.umw.edu/archives/2013-2014-ufc-approved-minutes/ .
Choose to Reuse
On Wednesday, October 2, University of Mary Washington Dining Services by Sodexo will launch a reusable “to go” container program. Choose to Reuse is a reusable container program developed especially for Sodexo campus services to reduce waste and help achieve Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Plan commitments by replacing single-use disposable food containers with reusable containers.
The cost is $5 per semester, and students can use their meal plan flex dollars to make the purchase. Students may “buy in” to the program at any of five campus dining locations. When they return the used containers to the resident dining hall they can receive a new container, or if they prefer, they can get a token which they can redeem for a container at a later time.
For more information visit www.umwdining.com.
Open Dialogue -The Global President: International Media and the U.S. Government.
Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation and UMW Center for Leadership and Media Studies is pleased to announce the ‘Open Dialogue’ –The Global President: International Media and the U.S. Government.
When: October 7, 2013
Where: Woodard Campus Center, Red Room
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Please join Stephen Farnsworth in the department of political science on October 7, 2013 for an engaging session and lively discussion on his newly published book The Global President: International Media and the U.S. Government.
This book provides an expansive international examination of news coverage of U.S. political communication, and the roles the U.S. government and the presidency play in an increasingly communicative and interconnected political world. This comprehensive yet concise text includes analyses of not just the presidency, but U.S. foreign policy and contemporary political media itself. The realities of an ever-changing political landscape are magnified nowhere more greatly than in the realm of foreign policy, and the stakes surrounding the need for quality communicational skills are no higher than at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue because – when the voices of the U.S. government speak – the world is listening.
Light refreshments will be served!
UMW Fall Career Day!
Fall Career Day
Friday, October 11 — 3 to 6 p.m., Anderson Center
Career Day attracts local and regional employers who will be searching to fill full-time and internship positions. Organizations attending include representatives from corporations, federal and state government, and non-profit organizations. All students, alumni, and community members are welcome and are encouraged to arrive with resumes and dressed in business professional attire. To see a list of registered employees, please visit the Office of Academic and Career Services website. Pre-registration for job seekers is not required. Pre-registration for employers is required.