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CommonHealth Announces Free WW Wellness Program with Oprah

A message from the Office of Human Resources. CommonHealth, the Virginia Employee Wellness Program, has just announced a free wellness opportunity for Virginia employees.The WW (formerly Weight Watchers) series is available to ALL EMPLOYEES (you do not have to be a WW member).The live series is presented on Saturdays. They will also be available on […]

Q&A Addressed Employee Concerns

Faculty and staff tuned in yesterday afternoon for a Q&A session livestreamed on Zoom. During the hourlong video chat, Chief of Staff Jeff McClurken, Provost Nina Mikhalevsky, Vice President of Student Affairs Juliette Landphair and Executive Director of Human Resources Beth Williams answered an array of questions about their respective areas.“I just wanted to say thank […]

Employee Leave Options

A message from the Office of Human Resources. To: All Staff and FacultyThe UMW community has done an amazing job responding to the challenges we’ve faced as a result of the coronavirus.  Over a short period of time, the majority of our workforce transitioned to telework and has since been finding new and creative ways […]

Tuition Assistance Programs

A message from the Office of Human Resources.As President Paino stated in his recent email, UMW is facing unprecedented financial challenges due to COVID-19, and we must make difficult decisions in order to ensure we are able to continue to serve our students.As a part of the larger effort to reduce expenses and prepare for […]

Employee Appreciation Day, May 11

A message from the Office of Human Resources.The 2020 UMW holiday calendar designates May 11 as Employee Appreciation Day; this has not changed, we still have the day off!Traditionally, this day is intended to give faculty and staff a break after Commencement. Although there’s no graduation ceremony this spring, UMW employees have been working tirelessly […]