The bookstore has a limited number of copies of Jefferson’s Pillow available. Roger Wilkins will be speaking on campus this Thursday, November 18th in Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall.
Kerry Driscoll
Professor of English and Chair St. Joseph’s College Kerry Driscoll will present “Scout and Huck: Race, Voice, and Controversy in Two American Classics” on Saturday, Nov. 20, 3-4:30 p.m. in Combs Hall 139.
A public reception will follow at La Petite Auberge, 311 William Street, in downtown Fredericksburg at 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication; the Arrington Distinguished Chair in Poetry; and the Mark Twain Society of Virginia
For more information, contact the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication at (540) 654-1035
E&S by Doug Gately Quartet
Now Available at the UMW Bookstore.
Jazz flute at its best! Impressive melodic and improvisational work with great grooves and some Latin flair. How can an album be exciting and relaxing at the same time?! The album features three UMW faculty members, including Doug Gately on flute, Bruce Middle on guitar and Paul Henry on bass, as well as Toby Fairchild on drums and percussion. ($12.00)
Doug Gately Quartet will be performing at our December 8 Holiday Open House and available to sign copies of the cd.
To Kill A Mockingbird Panel Discussion and Film Screening
Enjoy Mockingbird at Fifty, Thursday Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. in Chandler 102
A Celebration of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” in a panel discussion with:
Professor Claudia Emerson
approaching the novel through the lens of gender
Professor Chris Foss
analyzing the novel through the lens of contemporary disability studies
Professor Jim Goehring
commenting on the Christ imagery of the film adaptation
Professor Gary Richards
assessing the novel and film adaptation via sexuality studies
Professor Danny Tweedy
responding to the novel through discourses of race
A screening of the 1962 film adaptation will follow the panel discussion (8:00-10:00 p.m.).
Sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication; the Arrington Distinguished Chair in Poetry; and the Mark Twain Society of Virginia
For more information, contact the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication at (540) 654-1035
Emergency Services Schedules CPR Training
CPR and AED training for faculty and staff will be available Tuesday, November 30 and Friday, December 17, in Lee Hall room 412. Classes for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on those dates.
Contact Jessica Murphy at 654-1097 to register.
Black History Month Celebration Proposals Solicited
Members of the 2011 Black History Month (BHM) Celebration Committee invite you to join us in planning for this year’s program. You are encouraged to submit an Event Proposal Form for a program you are interested in sponsoring during the month.
Click here to download an event proposal.
Please send your completed form by November 22, 2010 to Marion Sanford via email (msanford@umw.edu) or campus mail to the James Farmer Multicultural Center (Lee Hall, Room 211).
Also, you may choose to offer an “Open Class,” where you might have a lecture, class discussion or other event planned for one of your spring courses that you would like included as part of the Black History Month Celebration. If you have an open class in mind that relates to the BHM theme, we urge you to submit it for inclusion on the BHM calendar by November 22, 2010.
If you have any questions or need additional information about the 2011 Black History Month Celebration, please feel free to contact me at X1044 or via email. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Marion Sanford, Director
Multicultural Student Affairs/
James Farmer Multicultural Center
Make a Child Smile This Holiday Season
Mark your calendars! During lunch from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17th and Thursday, Nov. 18th, stop by Seacobeck’s faculty and staff dining room to learn how to spread holiday cheer to local children. This year, Community Outreach and Resources has agreed to fill 630 gift boxes for at-risk 3-5 year-olds in the Head Start programs of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, and Stafford County, and we need your help! Pledge to fill one, two, or more boxes that will be hand-delivered to these children. Boxes are due in OSACS by Tuesday, Nov. 30th and should include a toothbrush, toothpaste, hat, mittens/gloves, small toys, books, and crayons. Learn more by stopping at the COAR table during lunch or emailing coarumw@gmail.com to get involved. See you there!
Women’s History Month 2011-Call for Proposals
Women’s History Month is March 2011!
Members of the 2011 Women’s History Month committee invite you to join us in planning for this year’s program.Following are ways you can contribute:
(1) Submit your event proposal. The planning committee welcomes all proposals from students, staff, and faculty members. We are especially seeking events explicitly related to our 2011 theme, “Role” Call: Women’s Presence and Power in Society. Proposal forms can be found at http://www.umw.edu/multicultural/celebrations/womens_history_month.php. Please send your completed form by November 29th to LaNita Weisenberger, either via e-mail (lweisenb@umw.edu) or via the James Farmer Multicultural Center (Lee Hall, Room 211).
(2) Offer your “Open Class.” For faculty especially, if you have a lecture, class discussion or other event planned for one of your spring courses that you would like included as part of Women’s History Month, please let us know.
- If you hope to offer an open class, but haven’t finalized your syllabi yet, don’t worry–there is plenty of time. A special call for OPEN CLASSES will go out later in the semester, and we will accept submissions as late as the week before classes begin in January. All WHM open classes will be announced via the JFMC website.
- If you have an open class in mind that relates explicitly to our 2011 theme, we encourage you to submit it for inclusion on the WHM printed calendar–the November 29 deadline applies.
Questions? Please contact LaNita Weisenberger,Co-chair (lweisenb@umw.edu or 654-1664) or Melody Ain, Student Co-chair main@mail.umw.edu
We look forward to hearing from you!
Jewish Cultural Awareness Week
The Jewish Student Association and the James Farmer Multicultural Center are proud to present a two-week celebration of the many facets of Jewish identity to the University of Mary Washington community. Through a series of events, we hope to bring awareness to the various aspects of Jewish culture around the world. Participants willbe able to experience traditions through lectures, discussions, feasts, and more. We will journey together to explore the importance of the roles that tradition and history play in Judaism today. It is our hope that these events will inspire discussion, tolerance, inclusion, and acceptance.
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Monday, Nov. 8
Jewish Heritage Kickoff Celebration
5 – 8 p.m. Dome Room, Seacobeck Hall
and Ball Circle
Join us for JSA week’s kickoff celebration! We’ll be in the Dome Room at Seacobeck from 5 – 7 p.m., serving traditional and delicious Jewish food. Then at 7:15 p.m., join us for the Puzzle Piece Scavenger Hunt. There will be a competition to find glow-in-the-dark puzzle pieces and see how they all “fit together.” Prizes included.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Colliding Identities: Understanding The Chosen
6 – 8:30 p.m. Lee Hall, Room 411
Join us as we’ll be watching The Chosen, a classic movie based on Chaim Potok’s book titled the same. This movie displays the cultural differences between various facets of Judaism in America. There will be a discussion led by Dr. Mary Beth Mathews following the film.
Food will be provided.
Friday, Nov. 12
Shabbat Dinner: A Family Meal
5 – 7 p.m., Faculty-Staff Dining Room, Seacobeck Hall
Price: $10 individual or 1 Meal Plan + $6 Flex
The Sabbath is the day of rest for the Jewish people that begins at sundown on Friday and continues until three stars appear in the sky on Saturday night. During this time Jewish people abstain from labor of any kind and spend the day with families and friends. Traditionally, Jewish families commence the Sabbath with Shabbat dinner on Friday night. Come and enjoy a traditional Shabbat dinner and learn about this weekly tradition.
Monday, Nov. 15
The Jewish Diaspora
6 – 7:30 p.m. Lee Hall, Room 411
Jewish people live across the globe. Whether they’re from the Netherlands, India, Argentina, Spain, America, or Israel, they still share a Jewish identity. We will discuss the Jewish diaspora with the help of other multicultural organizations on campus. Join us as we learn how Jewish tradition and culture have transformed while spanning the course of generations and continents. Food will be provided.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
The Black Jew Dialogues
7 – 9 p.m. Great Hall, Woodard Campus Center
What’s so funny about two American minorities that have slavery, the KKK, and chicken livers in common? Find out in this extraordinary two-actor play on the history and absurdity of prejudice and racism within the context of the American Black-Jew experience. The Black Jew Dialogues combines fast-paced sketches, improvisations, and multi-media to create a show that has gained praise across the U.S. and the U.K. The show premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland in August 2006. In September 2007, it was the only American play invited to perform at the Leeds Jewish Performing Arts Festival in England. More recently, The Black Jew Dialogues has been touring universities, high schools, synagogues, and theaters throughout the U.S. with great success.
Thursday, Nov. 18
Getting the “J”ist of It
8 – 9:30 p.m. The Underground
It’s Jewish Trivia Night! Come armed with your newfound knowledge of the Jewish culture and win some cool prizes at the Underground. This event is co-sponsored by the Underground Programming Council.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.For more information, contact the James Farmer Multicultural Center at ; Lee Hall, 211
New Faculty Titles Now Available
The University Bookstore is pleased to announce that we now have copies of The Classroom Facilitator by Suzanne G. Houff and eLearning via the Internet: An Empirical Study by Mukesh Srivastava available both in store and on our website www.umw.edu/bookstore.