On Monday, Nov. 5, members of the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders will join the UMW community for the “Huddle Up to Bundle Up” fundraising event. The event, from 3 to 6 p.m. on the Lee Hall side of Ball Circle, will feature raffle tickets to win Redskins gear, a punt and pass competition and performances, autographs and photos by the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders. Proceeds from the event will go toward clothing drives as well as care packages for young children. The event is sponsored by the Latino Student Association, the Underground Programming Council (UPC) and the Office of Student Activities and Engagement. For more information, contact Joe Mollo at (540) 654-1061.
Discounted Tickets Available for Fredericksburg Forum
Ben Cohen (left) and Jerry Greenfield will speak at UMW’s Fredericksburg Forum on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream are coming to the Fredericksburg Forum!
Purchase your discounted tickets before it’s too late! Tickets are limited.
See Ben and Jerry Saturday, November 10 at 8 p.m. in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium.
Tickets for faculty, staff and students are $15 per person, limit two tickets per person. Stop by the third floor of George Washington Hall, room 308 to purchase tickets.
To learn more about the Forum program, call 540-654-1065 or visit www.umw.edu/forum.
UMW Alumna and Art Historian’s Lecture Cancelled
Dr. Allison M. Stagg
Visiting art historian and University of Mary Washington alumna Dr. Allison M. Stagg’s lecture “James Akin: The First American Caricaturist” has been cancelled due to travel difficulties associated with the weather. The lecture was originally scheduled for Thursday, November 1 at 5 p.m. in Lee Hall, Room 411. The lecture would have been sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, with funding from the Wendy Shadwell ’63 Program Endowment in Art History.
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Charles Peirce Collection, The American Antiquarian Society. Worcester, MA
Her talk would have focused on American artist James Akin, who gained the title as the most notorious caricaturist of his time after he published a satirical caricature of President Thomas Jefferson criticizing his relationship with one of his slaves. His caricature, boldly entitled “A Philosophic Cock,” along with later caricature designs, went on to influence many of the popular caricaturists of the nineteenth century.
Stagg has extensive museum experiences curating at prestigious museums such as the Metropolitan Museum and organizing exhibits at the National Portrait Gallery in London and the National Gallery in Washington. Her research on political caricature in the U.S from 1780-1830 has resulted in extensive papers and articles, along with a forthcoming book “The Art of Wit: American Political Caricature.” Stagg has received numerous fellowships and grants from institutions such as the American Philosophical society, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Yale University.
UMW’s Executive-in-Residence Presentation Cancelled
The University of Mary Washington’s Executive-in-Residence program, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31 and Thursday, Nov. 1, has been cancelled due to travel difficulties caused by the weather. The Executive-in-Residence for 2012-2013 Doug Dolton ’78, founder, chairman and CEO of San Francisco Motorsports, had been scheduled to speak to regional business leaders and meet with the students in the College of Business during his two-day trip.
The university hopes to reschedule Dolton’s trip for the spring 2013 semester.
Dolton has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services and banking industries and has served as president and CEO of Servus Financial Corporation, now owned by Wells Fargo, Chela Education Financing, now owned by Nelnet, and Zopa, a U.K.-based peer-to-peer online lending marketplace. He founded San Francisco Motorsports, a luxury automotive retailer based out of Northern California, in April 2010 and has served as chairman and CEO of the company for almost three years. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Mary Washington in 1978.
Established in 1989, the Executive-in-Residence program is coordinated through the UMW College of Business and the Division of Advancement and University Relations. Since its inception, the program has brought more than 40 well-known and established business leaders to the university.
Watch the Convergence Center Project
From a camera installed on the top of the Jepson Science Center, you are now able to take a look at the Convergence Center construction site as the work unfolds. The WebCam feed is available at: http://provost.umw.edu/convergence-center/.
In the upper left hand portion of the WebCam window you’ll see a series of buttons. By clicking “Just Watch” you’ll see still shots taken of the site at various intervals. Click “Time Lapse” and you’ll see a series of images one right after another that go back several days and move up to the present.
Additional material about the project is also available at the same location.
John T. Morello, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Office Sustainability Tip of the Week
Whether you work in an office with a lot of people or just a few, chances are there’s that one room or area where the lights are probably kept on even when not in use. Is it a copy room that might have a few people going in and out every hour, but the lights are turned on in the morning and kept on until the last person leaves for the day? What about your office kitchen? It probably sees the most traffic early in the morning and between the hours of 11am and 1pm, but are the lights left on all day? Clearly we do not want to be working by candlelight or microwaving our Smart Ones Chicken Fettuccines in the dark, but take a moment to consider those spaces and other areas in your office where lights are left on for extended periods of time when clearly the space is not in use.
Consider your own personal office space as well. My office has two light switches. Flipping just one on in the morning does the trick. Do you have windows in your office? (Lucky!) Consider the feasibility of using the natural light your office receives as opposed to the overhead fluorescent lighting. Also, if you’re attending a short meeting, walking across campus, going to lunch – do you turn off the lights in your office? It’s in the best interest of maintaining a green office to do so. Another tip in conserving energy is turning off your computer, printer, monitors, etc. when you leave for the day. Even reducing the brightness of your laptop screen or computer monitor reduces energy use. And when you’re away from your office, consider turning off your monitor altogether.
Hopefully you’re already doing some if not all of these little things that help to conserve energy. If not, there’s no better time than now to start making these small changes. And while you’re at it – take the opportunity to set an example for your co-workers by posting reminders and having these types of discussions during staff meetings or office gatherings. If you have any suggestions for things we can all do differently each day to create more sustainable office environments, please feel free to leave a comment or email me the suggestion to be featured in a future Tip of the Week.
Last Week’s Tip: http://tinyurl.com/9w4sb2v
Meet the Catering Director, Steve Mathwin
UMW Catering is pleased to introduce you to our new Catering Director, Steve Mathwin. Steve most recently served as the Corporate Dining Manager at CapitalOne Services in McLean, Virginia. He also has over ten years experience in hospitality management with deluxe hotels such as Omni, Marriott and Hyatt. Steve is known for building strong relationships with clients and bringing outstanding customer service to all aspects of catering operations. We are very happy that Steve has joined our UMW Catering Team and look forward to the fresh perspectives that he will bring to our operations. Steve’s e-mail is not yet set up, but if you wish to contact him about possible catering events, please give him a call at 540-654-2233.
New ATM Available in Lee Hall
The new BB&T ATM has been installed and is operational. The ATM is located in Lee Hall in front of the University Bookstore on the 3rd floor.
For service or assistance with the ATM, call BB&T at 888-897-1008.
Successful UMW/MWHC Outreach Event
The University of Mary Washington (UMW), in collaboration with Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) and the City of Fredericksburg, hosted a ‘How to do Business’ seminar on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 in the Anderson Center. The seminar was attended by approximate 170 vendors and business partners and focused on providing interested businesses with the tools and resources needed to gain contracts with UMW and MWHC.
The event participants included representatives from the UMW Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Virginia e-Procurement (eVA), the Department of Minority Business Enterprise (DMBE) and the Virginia Department of Business Assistance (VDBA). After presentations from Alan Edwards – MWHC VP for Supply Chain Solutions, Erma Baker – UMW Assistant VP for Business Services & CPO and Gary Hobson – UMW Capital Outlay Director, attendees were allowed to ask questions of representatives from each division in a breakout session. Additionally, the SBDC assisted any vendor who was interested in starting their application to be eVA or DMBE registered.
The ‘How to do Business’ seminar is the first collaborative outreach event of the current fiscal year and the UMW Procurement Services department plans to continue outreach to the community and available small local vendors.
Free Lance-Star Article: http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2012/10/16/umw-hospital-groom-partners/
UMW Procurement Services
(540) 654-1127
http://adminfinance.umw.edu/purchasing/
Last Faculty/Staff Tennis Clinic, 10/29
The last free faculty and staff tennis clinic will be held Monday, Oct. 29 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the outdoor tennis courts.
The men’s and women’s coaches and players will work with all levels of experience and abilities.
Registration is required so the tennis coaches can notify you of any changes or cancellations due to weather, and to send reminders the day before the clinic.
To sign up or to be on our mailing list for future faculty and staff offerings at the tennis center, email Todd Helbling at thelblin@umw.edu.