Get the power to lose weight like never before and meet some great people in the process! Stop by the UMW Weight Watchers at Work Open House on Wednesday, July 17 from 11:30 a.m. to noon in the Woodard Campus Center, Red Room.

Talk with Weight Watchers leaders and hear from members about their successes, learn how you can join the next session, and find out about the special pricing and benefits for UMW employees.

For more information, contact Shannon Finley ext:1382 or Martha Link ext: 1052.

The following message is from the UMW Support Task Force:

The Support Task Force is now in the process of ‘testing’ its Function List. Go to http://taskforce.umw.edu/functions-list-july-1-draft/ to find the draft Functions List, an explanation of how it was derived, and some instructions on what we’d like the UMW community to do. We will be asking cabinet level personnel and ‘responsible parties’ – those who we think should be completing a template on each function – to look over the list and provide feedback.

There will be a question and comment period until July 31, 2013, followed by our changes, then a second ONE WEEK comment period. We hope to have the function list finalized by August 15.

We are finalizing a draft template, but will do some tests before it is made public, to make sure that we are getting the responses we are looking for. We will be conducting training for those who will complete templates, hopefully in August. Our current goal is to have most templates completed by the end of September. Templates will be visible to all members of the UMW community through the website (http://taskforce.umw.edu/).

Jackie Gallagher and Andy Rush
Co-chairs of the Support Task Force

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at Sweet Frog in Eagle Village (1211 Jefferson Davis Highway) on Thursday, July 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each donor will receive a $5 gift card to Sweet Frog and a Red Cross baseball cap. Those who wish to donate should drink plenty of water, eat a good meal, and bring a photo ID. For more information, visit http://www.redcross.org/ or contact Chris.Lynch@redcross.org.

Approximately 50 advanced middle and high school students are gaining academic experience and getting a taste of college life through UMW’s annual Summer Enrichment Program. The two-week program features courses in music production, world politics, creative writing, psychology, biology, and SAT preparation taught by UMW faculty members Debra Steckler, Rosemary Barra, Adria Hoffman, Mark Snyder and Elizabeth Wade, as well as professors at other universities. Some students participate in the residential program, while others commute to campus for class sessions.

This year’s program, under the direction of Elizabeth Wade, runs through Saturday, July 6. For more information, visit http://academics.umw.edu/sep/.

August move-in information for University on-campus residences may be viewed at http://students.umw.edu/residencelife/movein. Below is information for sponsors wishing to bring residential students back to campus early.  Last year, there were 750 students living on campus earlier than general move-in. Students typically expect services and offices to be up-and-running even though the campus community is bustling with training, orientations, preparing for the new semester, and other opening activities, in addition to everyday operations.

There is no charge for early arrival housing if a student is sponsored by a University department for a valid reason. It is very important, therefore, that you sponsor only the students you need to arrive early. Campus employees should not grant permission to students who call or e-mail asking to come back early – there should be a real need for the early arrival. Students sponsored to come to campus early should be granted early access approval because it is vital to fulfill a purpose, to provide a service, or to be a part of a program. With the ending of summer conferences, the transition from summer campus housing, and the early arrival of students, Facilities Services and many others have a great deal of to accomplish to adequately prepare the campus residences.

Sponsors must e-mail their Early Arrival Spreadsheet (available at URL http://www.umw.edu/documents/document/earlyarrival) to Kari Gent at kstegel@umw.edu no later than Thursday, July 18. To complete the spreadsheet, each sponsor will need to know the information below for each residential student arriving early to campus.

• Student’s Banner ID number
• Student’s name
• Student’s arrival date (the date getting key and settling-in)
• Sponsor’s name, e-mail address, office phone number, and emergency contact phone number

Early arrivals will not be permitted on campus before Wednesday, August 14 at 2:00 pm. Students currently living on campus will move from their summer campus housing locations to their permanent fall housing assignments on Tuesday, August 13. The date the sponsor should indicate their students should arrive needs to allow for unloading and unpacking of belongings (typically, one day earlier than the start date of the program or activity).

Moving In
Sponsors need to be in touch with early arrival students regarding when they can move in, how to get their keys, what meals will be provided, behavioral expectations, and other important details. Students arriving early to campus will need to check-in at the Eagle Landing desk between 9a.m. and 7p.m. Upon receiving their keys, students must complete a behavioral contract and sign a roster indicating receipt of their key.

Meals
Sponsors providing meals for early arrivals should pay for meals in the dining hall until the meal plan begins. Residence Life will not coordinate meal needs. Sponsors must coordinate with Sodexo’s Leslie Jacobs (see http://www.umwdining.com) to coordinate a catering contract to cover any student dining needs; a detailed list of the students being sponsored would then need to be emailed to Leslie Jacobs and Patty Land for EagleOne card programming. All sponsors should make it clear to students whether meals will be provided to them to manage expectations upfront.

For more more information, contact Matt Troutman, Associate Director of Residence Life for Operations and Housing, at mtroutma@umw.edu.