Category: What’s New @ UMW

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.