Category: What’s New @ UMW

Mackintosh Named to New Class of Scholars

History professor Will Mackintosh has been named to the inaugural class of scholars at the Bright Institute of Knox College. He will join fourteen liberal arts professors in receiving a $9,000 award of research support over three years. This honor will support his research on the Loomis Gang.Read more: https://www.knox.edu/news/bright-institute-announces-first-cohort-of-scholars.

Free Fitness Classes During Spring Break

Campus Recreation is offering faculty and staff free FAST fitness classes March 5-8, 2018. With most students being away from campus, it’s a great opportunity to focus a bit more on yourself. See the FAST schedule here and take note of the new faculty/staff only cycle class offered from 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. on Thursdays.FAST passes are […]

SAC News

4th Annual Willy Nilly Chili Cook Off (and Cornbread Bake Off) – The 4th Annual Willy Nilly Chili Cook Off will take place on Tuesday March 6th from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Chandler Ballroom of the University Center.  If you’d like to enter, just go to http://sac.umwblogs.org/2018-chili-cook-off-entry-form to complete an Entry Form!  Support your […]

Six UMW Faculty Receive Waple Professorships

Six UMW faculty members have been named as the next recipients for the Waple Professorship award, recognizing their contributions to the University and earning their research funding for two years.The recipients for the 2018-2020 Waple Professorships are: Dianne Baker, Associate Professor of Biology, for her project to “Expand Ongoing Collaborative Research with Prof. Finn-Arne Weltzien […]

Srivastava Selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster

UMW College of Business Professor Dr. Mukesh Srivastava has been selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster. The Fulbright program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, serves to promote the international engagement of academic scholarship and build linkages between U.S. and overseas eligible institutions.Srivastava is the first […]