Category: What’s New @ UMW

Staff Advisory Council Updates

Next Meeting:The Staff Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, June 19 in Eagle Village, Suite 480 Conference Room to hear from Director Pamela McCullough on the new bachelor of science in nursing completion program, which is slated to begin this fall. All S.A.C. meetings are open to the UMW community. Please join us!Faculty/Staff Mixer:The next […]

Latin Alumni Win Awards

Donna Dollings ’80 and Mark Keith ’87, who majored in Latin at the University of Mary Washington, were both recipients of prestigious awards for their teaching last year.Dollings received the Angela Lloyd Book Award from the Classical Association of Virginia. TheJames River High School teacher won the award for dedication to her students. Here is what […]

Student Abstract Accepted for Pi Mu Epsilon National Council

Senior mathematics student Kimberly Hildebrand’s abstract titled Using Independent Bernoulli Random Variables to Model Gender Hiring Practices has been accepted for presentation at the 2014 National Pi Mu Epsilon Conference from August 6 to 8 in Portland, Ore.Here is the abstract:Gender bias is a problem in the workforce at large. In order for society to progress […]

Summer Fire System Testing

Convergint Systems will begin summer testing of all fire alarm systems between Tuesday, June 17 and Monday, July 28. Testing will occur during daylight hours. If you know of events occurring during this time period, please contact the Office of Emergency Management and Safety as soon as possible. The testing schedule can be altered so […]

Connie Dowell Named Excellent Eagle Employee

Congratulations to Connie Dowell, coordinator for the Stafford Campus Writing Center, who has been selected as the Excellent Eagle Employee for the month of June. A parking spot of her choosing has been reserved for her through the end of the month.Here is what a co-worker said about her:“Connie Dowell is the coordinator for the […]