Category: What’s New @ UMW

The Staff Advisory Council (S.A.C.) has launched a school supply drive for local teachers. The drive will focus on small items often found in teachers’ classrooms.

“This is typically the time when school teachers run out of supplies that the students initially brought with them at the beginning of the year, and they must replenish them out of their own pockets,” said Priscilla Sullivan, S.A.C. activities chair.

The drive, which began on Monday, March 4, will continue through Thursday, March 28. Donation locations are at the Stafford campus North and South buildings; George Washington Hall’s third floor; the Trinkle Hall rotunda; Eagle Village fourth floor; and the Facilities lobby.

Sullivan hopes faculty and staff members will donate one or two items from the following list:

• Folders
• Notebook paper
• Printer paper
• Dry erase markers
• Post-its
• Markers
• Crayons
• Ziploc bags
• Tissues
• Hand sanitizer
• Pencils

For more information, contact Priscilla Sullivan at (540) 654-1376.

Don’t forget to save the dates for the upcoming spring fairs and events through the Office of Academic and Career Services. Please encourage your students to participate in these valuable events:

Spring Career Day

Thursday, March 21 — 3 to 6 p.m., Anderson Center

Career Day attracts local and regional employers who will be searching to fill full-time and internship positions. Organizations attending include representatives from corporations, federal and state government, and non-profit organizations. All students and alumni are welcome and are encouraged to arrive with resumes and dressed in business professional attire. To see a list of registered employees, please visit the Career Services website. Pre-registration for students is not required.

Tweets, Text, and Other Table Taboos: Why Manners Matter (Etiquette Dinner)

Thursday, March 28 — 6 p.m., Jepson Alumni Executive Center’s Rappahannock Grand Ballroom

Would you like to know how to conduct yourself professionally at a dinner?  Do you have questions such as:  Is small talk important? How do I interview over dinner? What should I order? Which fork do I use?

Spend an entertaining and informative dinner with President and Mrs. Hurley learning or honing your dinner and professional social skills.  You will enjoy a six-course meal and have a chance to ask experts your etiquette questions and take away skills that will serve you well for a lifetime.

Registration is required and space is limited for this event. Business attire is required. The cost will be one swipe of your meal card. Students without a meal plan please contact the Office of Academic and Career Services 540-654-1022. To register, please visit our website and complete the online registration form. The deadline to register is March 22, 2013.

Graduate School Fair

Thursday, April 4 — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Anderson Center

Interested in graduate programs in law, business, or health professions? Stop by the Anderson Center where more than 40 graduate and professional schools will be represented. For more information, please visit our website.

The UMW Entrepreneurs Club, EagleWorks, and the University of Mary Washington Small Business Development Center present…

Eagle StartUp Challenge

“Growing the World Through New Business Creation”

Draft Your Business Concept

Craft Your Pitch

Network with Other Entrepreneurs

Earn a Business Assistance Package

The goal of this competition is to encourage startups among the members of the University of Mary Washington student community.

Business Concept Deadline: April 4, 2013

Finalist Announcement:  April 11, 2013

Oral Presentations and Awards Ceremony – April 24, 2013

 For more information, please contact ced@umw.edu

Doug Dolton ’78, founder, chairman, and CEO of San Francisco Motorsports will be on campus March 20 and 21. During his two days at the University of Mary Washington, he will speak to regional business leaders and meet with students in the College of Business. Classes on the Stafford and Fredericksburg campuses are open to all UMW faculty and students. See the complete EIR schedule, and contact Kimberley Kinsley (kkinsley@umw.edu) for more information about topics or EIR class schedules.

A new video gives President Hurley, along with some of the University of Mary Washington’s master teachers and talented students, a chance to tell the world about their school. The University’s first-ever promotional film is designed to advance UMW’s mission by enticing prospective students, touching alumni, and inspiring potential donors. It is getting rave reviews on President Hurley’s road trips. See it for yourself:

[vimeo width=600 height=340]https://vimeo.com/61837913[/vimeo]

University Relations staff crafted the six-minute script, then worked with four-time Emmy-winning producer Jim Brown to coordinate production and direct narration. Brown and his New York crew spent three autumn days in Fredericksburg, recording interviews; collecting footage from science labs, art classes, club activities, and athletic practices; and capturing the qualities that put the University of Mary Washington in a class of its own.

If you are interested in showing the video at upcoming events, please contact the University Relations staff at (540) 654-1055.