Category: What’s New @ UMW

This weekend is the final chance to see the H-I-T show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in our very own Klein Theatre.

If you haven’t heard about it, you’re clearly out of the loop. If you HAVE heard about it, but haven’t seen it, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! And if you have seen it, COME ON BACK!

Everyone is talking about this H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S musical about 6 young kids competing in their hometown spelling bee for their shot at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC! Each of these kids has their own quirks and strategies for being the best, and only one of them can win. You will laugh until your sides hurt and then laugh some more. There are only 4 chances left to see this show!

Call 540-654-1111 or visit http://umw.tix.com to get tickets today!

“What Comes After was inspired by an article he read about a girl who was placed in foster care after an assault. ‘I recognized her –and others like her–through my work as an investigator and advocate in the juvenile justice system’ he says. ‘I knew her story deserved to be told.”

–book jacket/Candlewick Press

UMW Professor Steve Watkins latest young adult novel is now available in the University owned and operated bookstore on campus.

 University of Mary Washington hosted a second UMW Play Lab this semester.  At UMW Play Lab, current and pre-service teachers (both undergraduate and graduate) take an elective course where they learn disability characteristics, teaching strategies, and research-based supports for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related disabilities.  Halfway through the semester, UMW students run the Play Lab which meets for about 7 weeks.  UMW students work 1:1 with the children with disabilities under faculty and community agency supervision.  This semester we had 21 children (with and without disabilities-some are typically developing peers serving as role models) and 19 UMW students running Play Lab.  Our focus this semester has been on the TEACCH program, Handwriting without Tears, and the Model Me Kids Social Skills.  At the end of each session, UMW students train the families in the strategies that have been helpful in working with the children and parents receive resources at the training to help them  support their child at home, school, and in the community.Reactions to the Play Lab have been overwhelmingly supportive and positive.  Play Lab will start again this coming fall after taking a break for summer.  UMW Play Lab is a non-profit organization managed through the UMW Foundation and is coordinated by Dr. Nicole Myers at UMW and Heather DeCou, M.Ed., LPC, of Exceptional Support Services of Fredericksburg.  It currently meets at Helping Hands Pediatric Occupational Therapy.  For more information about the course or to receive an application for a child to participate in Play lab, send an email to nmyers@umw.edu.

The annual luncheon was held at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center on Saturday, April 2, 2011, with more than 200 guests in attendance. Students took the opportunity to thank their donors for their generosity, and donors enjoyed hearing about their recipients’ plans for the future.
Here is a slideshow of the day’s events.

Beginning with the Summer 2011 Sessions, the UMW bookstore will offer textbook rentals. Visit our website or the Campus Store for more information . umw.edu/bookstore

http://umw.bookrenterstore.com/