The pedestrian bridge from Eagle Landing over Route 1 and the temporary walk around the Anderson Center will be closed next week from Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13, 2011 to allow construction activity, including the grading and paving of parking and service entrances at the Anderson Center. The walkway will be reopened by Saturday May 14, 2011. Please contact Gary Hobson at (540) 654-1292, should you have any questions.
Faculty are invited to join the education community Saturday, June 18, for the Summer 2011 “Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference” at the University of Mary Washington’s Stafford campus. Throughout the day, you will experience sessions scheduled to provide the skills and techniques needed to combine digital content and tools to maximize student engagement and learning.
For more information or to register, please visit:
http://www.umw.edu/education/about/announcements_news_informa/2011_edtech_conference.php
Contractors for the City of Fredericksburg completed removal of the boardwalk, except for the piers, on Sunday, May, 1. The fencing for passage through the Anderson Center site is fully installed and the bridge is now again open for crossing Route 1. The City plans to resume work for the removal of the piers on Wednesday, 5/4/11 with completion anticipated on Thursday, 5/5/11. (Photo from UMW FaceBook by Eric Grube Sr)
On Wednesday, May 4, at 4 p.m., the Oprah Winfrey Show will feature the reunion of the original Freedom Riders. Anyone wishing to view the show may do so in the Underground in Lee Hall.
For more information about the show, please visit this link: http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Oprah-Honors-American-Heroes-The-Freedom-Riders-Reunite
