Category: What’s New @ UMW

May 2013 Updates and Announcements

• Procurement Services
  • SPCC News
    • Vacation Reminder (to manage sign-off)
    • Violations & Consequences
    • Clean Sweep!
  • eVA Search
  • IT Purchases now FY14
  • Fall Purchases – plan now!
  • Contract Activity
  • Surplus Items Available Online
• Parking
  • Chandler Lot Closure
  • Scheduled Lot Maintenance
• Bookstore
  • Fac/Staff Discount Day!
• EagleOne

VACATION INFO

SPCC cardholders and supervisor reviewers are responsible for contacting Procurement Services before taking a leave of absence; ie vacation, sabbatical.   The PA will work with individuals and their departments, to ensure that card activity is accounted for and signed off prior to leave of absence.

For assistance with SPCC, please contact Melissa Myers @ 1057.

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SPCC VIOLATIONS & CONSEQUENCES

The SPCC Violations & Consequences have been revised. Please visit the website to view the updated information: SPCC Violations & Consequences

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CLEAN SWEEP!

You did it again! … No transactions were swept for April 2013. Thank you all for your timely action in coding and signing-off on transactions.

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eVA SEARCH

Please view the following document in order to see step-by-step instructions on how to view multiple vendor locations within the same eVA search.

eVA Vendor Search

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eVA Problems?

If you are experiencing problems with eVA, please contact Pacifique Munezero in Procurement Services at x1127.

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IT PURCHASES NOW FY14

IT Purchases being entered now will hit the FY14 budget.

http://adminfinance.umw.edu/tess/files/2012/03/FY13-year-end-memo.pdf

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FALL PURCHASES – THINK AHEAD

If you have already identified equipment, services or possible contracts that will be needed for the Fall 2013 semester, please contact Procurement Services. The purchasing staff can assist in planning and ensuring that orders/contracts are ready in a timely manner.

Procurement Services or x1127

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CONTRACT ACTIVITY

• Campus wide Janitorial Contract – Intent to Award Contract has been posted
• Background Checks –  A new contract will be available for use later this month.
• Promotional Items – Awarded: Contact Pacifique Munezero
• Athletic Hotel – Awarded

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SURPLUS ITEMS AVAILABLE ONLINE

The University of Mary Washington, offers surplus property for sale to other state agencies and local governments which may be purchased from www.govdeals.com.  State employees are eligible to purchase surplus property in an amount less than $500

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CHANDLER LOT CLOSURE

The Chandler Lot will be going offline later this month to support construction of the new Campus Center.   A new surface parking lot on Thornton Street will be available for use in August.

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SCHEDULED LOT MAINTENANCE

Please view the following memo for scheduled lot closures occurring during the week of May 6 – May 10, there may be changes due to weather:

Parking Lot Maintenance

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FAC/STAFF DISCOUNT DAY!

The UMW Bookstore will offer 20% off the purchase of regularly priced clothing and insignia items* during Employee Appreciation Day. (*Some exceptions apply)

Store hours on May 13, 2013 are:

• 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
• 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Get your UMW gear early, and wear Eagle Pride throughout the day!

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OFF-CAMPUS MERCHANTS AVAILABLE ALL SUMMER

Our office-campus merchant partners accept EagleOne all summer long.

http://adminfinance.umw.edu/eagleone/eagleone-off-campus-2

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Please contact Business Services for information and assistance at x1576.

Erma A. Baker   CPPO, VCO

Assistant Vice President for Business Services and CPO

University of Mary Washington

1301 College Avenue

Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401

ebaker@umw.edu

540-654-2043

Join us on Saturday, May 11, from 8 to 9 a.m. to get energized for your weekend with outdoor yoga! Ren Fields and other teachers from Healing Arts Yoga will offer drop-in classes for all ages and skill levels. This program allows the James Monroe Museum to participate in First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, and we’re excited to be joining the list of museums and galleries that encourage healthy living through programs and exhibits.

Classes are $12/person. We recommend bringing a yoga mat.

Read the Free Lance-Star article about this program here.

We hope you will join us!

At its April 19 meeting, the Board of Visitors granted final approval for promotion and/or tenure for the following faculty members.

“I am certain that you will join with me in congratulating them on reaching these important milestones in their academic careers,” said Ian D.C. Newbould, interim provost.

UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Promotion and Tenure

Laurie B. Abeel, Associate Professor in the Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations granted tenure.

Surupa Gupta, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.

Jane L. Huffman, Associate Professor in the Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations granted tenure.

Rosemary K. Jesionowski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.

Emile J. Lester, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.

Miriam N. Liss, promoted from Associate Professor of Psychology to the rank of Professor.

Jeffrey W. McClurken, promoted from Associate Professor of History to the rank of Professor.

Clarence W. Tweedy, Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.

Ronald A. Zacharski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.

Xiaofeng Zhao, Assistant Professor in the College of Business granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.

A message from President Hurley:

As you may know, the Strategic Resource Allocation project that I announced earlier is now underway.  Both the Academic and Support task forces have organized and are moving forward in conducting their important work.  Although much of the work of these groups must be confidential in nature, everyone involved is committed to providing as much communication about the process as is appropriate and to creating opportunities for input from throughout the UMW community.  Therefore, a new website has been created to foster this type of information sharing.  In order to access the website, there is a link to the site posted on the President’s Office page.

Best wishes for a great summer.

Richard V. Hurley
President

The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors considered four procedural changes to the Honor Constitution recommended by students and approved three at the April 19 meeting. The recommended changes are listed below. Number three, the definition of stealing, was not endorsed by the BOV.

“On behalf of the Fredericksburg Campus Honor Council, I would like to thank all those students who participated by voting and express our appreciation to Dr. David Rettinger for his assistance in the process,” said Alice O’Brien, president of the Fredericksburg Campus Honor Council.  “Honor is a way of life at the University of Mary Washington, and we take pride in the fact that the Board of Visitors of the University delegates to the students the authority to operate and maintain the honor system. Your acceptance of and participation in the honor system is vital to its continued success and relevance to the community.”

1.  Change to Honor Suspension:  This sanction was amended so that suspension would no longer be retroactive. The new sanction of suspension can be applied to the current or future semester(s).

2.  Procedure for handling multiple Honor Code violations:  This new procedure clarifies that cases are heard through completion, in the order they are received by the Honor Council.

3.  Stealing.  Changes throughout to indicate that, for purposes of making an honor accusation, “stealing” is limited to an academic context.

4.  Clarifying official beginning of an honor case:  Addition to Article II, Section 1.F – the official start of an honor proceeding begins with first contact either by the accuser or by the Honor Council.