This summer, Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont and the James Monroe Memorial Museum and Library will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families as part of a nationwide initiative. Blue Star Museums, which runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day, is a collaborative effort between the National Endowment […]
Get your weekend started on a healthy kick with yoga in the James Monroe Museum garden! Work out the kinks from your work week and connect with nature during classes led by teachers from Fredericksburg’s Healing Arts Yoga. Bonus: when you finish, you’re right around the corner from the Farmer’s Market! It’s a perfect Saturday […]
All 200 green WOW cards for this cycle have been issued! Thank you, supervisors, for recognizing your employees in this way!The deadline for cashing in green WOW cards is close of business, Friday May 31st . Employees who haven’t already cashed their green cards can do so by visiting the cashiers in Lee Hall by 5/31! The […]
UMW is a sponsor of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on Sunday, May 19. We will have a booth at the Fredericksburg Expo Center on Friday, May 17 from 4–8 p.m. and Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m.–7 p.m. This is where runners pick up their packets. We will be handing out branded towels as well as information about UMW. We are looking for volunteers for two-hour shifts. It’s a great opportunity to meet and greet folks from all over the country.
We also need volunteers for the UMW water stop bright and early Sunday morning. You can hydrate AND encourage the 7,000 runners as they make their way down Sunken Road.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kelly Eury at keury@umw.edu.
The innovative ThinkLab Makerspace in the Simpson Library of UMW has been featured in the latest publication from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s 7 Things series on rapid innovation. UMW is cited alongside Stanford, Rutgers, and Case Westerns among other institutions for recognizing early on the importance of makerspaces as a way to inspire self-directed and hands-on learning using emerging technologies like 3D printing, robotics, and e-textiles. DTLT and UMW’s work has been featured in past issues of the 7 Things series on a variety of topics including MOOCs, WordPress, and 3D Printing technology. The full paper can be found on the EDUCAUSE website in PDF and ePub format.
