Category: What’s New @ UMW

Business Services – Summer 2013 eUpdate

FY13 Spend Statistics with Small Purchase Credit Card and Gold Card Net Card Spend Total $9,390,185.52 Net Card Spend Count 15,421 SPCC FY13 Top 10 Vendor Purchases Vendor Name Transaction Count Amount Total ROCKWOOD HOMES 77 $987,507.01 SODEXO CATERING 720 $401,393.36 DMI  DELL HIGHER EDUC 137 $337,082.56 BROOKS & BROOKS SERVICES 14 $241,860.91 ACADEMY BUS TOURS […]

Dave Toth and Four Students Participate in XSEDE13 Conference

Dave Toth, assistant professor of computer science, and four students traveled to the XSEDE 13 conference which was held in San Diego July 22-25.  “XSEDE, the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, is a National Science Foundation-supported project that brings together supercomputers, data collections, and computational tools and services to support science and engineering research […]

Students Meet with Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Associate Professor of Economics Shawn Humphrey  and more than a dozen current UMW students and graduates met with Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus during a trip to Washington, D.C. on Monday, July 22. The meeting was a reward for the students’ work with the Month of Microfinance and La Ceiba.Yunus, founder of […]

Katherine Lister Named Excellent Eagle Employee

Congratulations to Katherine Lister, associate director of financial aid, who has been selected as the Excellent Eagle Employee for the month of August. A parking spot of her choosing has been reserved for her through the end of the month.Here is what one of her co-workers said about her:“This nomination should have been made a […]

EagleVision – Digital Signage System

It’s been a long time coming, but UMW finally is implementing a dynamic, comprehensive digital signage system. Called EagleVision, the new system primarily utilizes existing TV screens, but others have been added this summer in key locations.When EagleVision is fully implemented this fall, it will: Foster student engagement by allowing students and groups to submit […]