Category: What’s New @ UMW

Several offices will be leaving their Centre Court offices and relocating to the fourth floor of Eagle Village, from Wednesday, December 14th to Friday, December 16th.  The move will involve some or all staff in the following offices:

Accounts Payable

Budget

Finance (including its training and support staff)

Information Technology

Internal Audit

Payroll*

Purchasing

If you have an emergency and cannot reach an alternate staff member from of these offices, you may call my office at 654-1020 and we will try to assist.

*Bi-weekly timesheets due on 12/15 (for the time period of 12/5-12/18) that are faxed to 654-2020 can be verified of receipt via email to Cheryl Dunn (cdunn@umw.edu).

Message from Richard R. Pearce, Vice President for Administration and Finance and CFO

We hope you will join us December 12, 2011 – December 16, 2011 for another exciting sale event!  UMW clothing and insignia items – including already reduced merchandise! – will be discounted 20% during this week for UMW students, faculty and staff!

Join us for food, fun and shopping during the store’s 3^rd Annual Holiday Open House:   December 14, 2011, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Textbook Buyback takes place 12/12/11 – 12/16/11.  Get the best prices for your books, and save future UMW students $: take advantage of UMW’s buyback.

Watch the University Bookstore website for details! www.umw.edu/bookstore

Faculty, staff and students are invited to submit program proposals for consideration and inclusion in the annual UMW Women’s History Month Celebration. Program proposals are due by December 16, 2011 and the sponsors will be notified promptly. The theme for the 2012 celebration is “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment.” Preference will be given to programs and events relating to this theme. Program proposal forms may be obtained from the James Farmer Multicultural Center in Lee Hall, room 211 or click here. For more information contact the James Farmer Multicultural Center at 540-654-1044.

This Saturday, come to the UMW basketball double-header as the women’s and men’s basketball teams take on Frostburg State. Prior to the games, the teams will hold a special meet-and-greet for kids. Attendees will receive free t-shirts and mini-basketballs.

When: Saturday, Dec. 3
Where: The Anderson Center
Meet-and-Greet: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Games: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

As always, the games are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Courtney Thomas at (540) 654-1665.

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In celebration of the season, the Museum Shop at Gari Melchers Home and Studio extends to all UMW faculty and staff a 25% discount on  purchases made Thursday and Friday, December 8th and 9th. It’s our way of saying thank you to everyone for their help and support throughout the year.

We have a wonderful selection of books this season, with new titles such as  Rin Tin Tin, his biography!  Our art supply section is stocked with items guaranteed to inspire any artist – Sennilier pastels & oils from France &  Fabriano papers from Italy.  There are unique gift items and trinkets to trim your tree.  (Read our shop blog and catch the latest news! museumshop1.)

The Museum Shop has opened a site exclusively for Gari Melchers related items: MelchersMuseumShop. Prints, cards, books and gift items with distinctive Melchers images reproduced can be found on this site.

The Melchers Museum Shop is  on the grounds of Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont, which is located across the Route 1 bridge at 224 Washington Street, Falmouth.  The Shop is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All UMW employees may tour the museum at no charge. UMW students and all students 18 and under visit free.  Adult admission is $10, and includes the introductory film, tour of the home, artist’s studio and three galleries of artwork.  Tours are offered 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except for Wednesdays, when the museum is closed to the public.

There is a systems of walking trails on the property which may be accessed when the museum is open. (Map of walking trails & estate).

If you unfamiliar with Gari Melchers Home and Studio, view our introductory film online at http://garimelchers.umw.edu/visit/introductory-dvd/.

With the best of holiday wishes to all the UMW community, from the staff of Gari Melchers Home & Studio, we look forward to working with you in the new year.