An opening reception for the UMW Galleries exhibition “Computer Pictures: The Contemporary Language of Digital Media” will be held on Thursday, October 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. in both galleries. Artist Semi Ryu will give a live performance of “Parting on Z, Fredericksburg,” from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in Ridderhof Martin Gallery. The performance focuses on the real-time emotional and physical interactions between a virtual puppet and its puppeteer. Read the news release.
Please join us on the third Thursday of every month at 7 pm in the Wellness Resource Center located in the Fitness Center at Goolrick Hall for our Healthy Living Series. The focus of these presentations are on living well and making healthy choices. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend!
Oct. 21st – Open House
Nov. 18th – Nutrition
January 20th – Exercise
February 17th – Healthy Relationships
March 17th – Sleep Hygiene
April 21st – Alcohol
The Series is sponsored by CAPS, the Health Center, Judicial Affairs, and the Campus Rec. Fit.Center. For questions, please call 540-654-1053.
The James Farmer Multicultural Center announces the official opening of the Meditation Space on Friday, October 15, at noon. The Meditation Space is located in the Hamlet House using the entrance facing the Fairfax House. The Meditation Space was designed to provide a supportive and spiritually nourishing environment for students from all backgrounds and cultures to pray, reflect, and relax. Having a quiet space dedicated to individual self-knowledge and renewal will enhance the campus experience for many students.
There also will be an Open House for the Meditation Space on Wednesday, October 20, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Open House is an opportunity for campus members to visit and tour the Meditation Space, as well as get more information regarding the facility and its services.
For more information regarding the hours of operation, access to the facility, and guidelines of the Meditation Space, please contact the James Farmer Multicultural Center at 540/654-1044 or at www.umw.edu/multicultural.
Herbert Gintis, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, will be at UMW on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 18-19. Gintis is external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and professor of economics at Central European University (Budapest) where he heads a multidisciplinary research project, “The Social and Mental Dynamics of Cooperation.” He was professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts from 1976 to 2002. In addition, he is the author of Game Theory Evolving and The Bounds of Reason; and a coauthor of Schooling in Capitalist America, Foundations of Human Sociality, Moral Sentiments and Material Interests and, forthcoming, A Cooperative Species. He is an editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and of Games.
Everyone is welcome to attend all the following events on the Fredericksburg campus.
Public Lecture
“The Evolution of Altruism in Human Society”
Monday, Oct. 18, 5 p.m. in Lee Hall, Room 411
Class Visits
Monday, Oct. 18,
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Robert S Rycroft, Secretary-Treasurer, Kappa of Virginia
UMW Professor of Economics
540/654-1500
During the past three years, UMW Volleyball has participated in the Dig Pink event. If you are interested in helping us reach out goal please read the information below for more details.
Dig Pink® is the Side-Out Foundation’s trademark name for its fundraising events. All proceeds benefit Side-Out, which in turn awards grants to medical research organizations and entities dedicated to providing compassionate support to breast cancer patients and their families. Your participation gives the volleyball community the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of all breast cancer patients. Thank you for getting involved!
UMW VOLLEYBALL TEAM GOAL: $1500.00
If you would like to help us reach our goal please visit http://umweagles.com/index.aspx?tab=volleyball&path=wvball
Click on the DIG PINK icon.
Thank you so much for your support.
Dee Conway
UMW Volleyball Team
