December 18, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

New Position for Greta Franklin

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Greta Franklin, associate director of the James Farmer Multicultural Center, will be moving to Bloomington, Ill., where she’ll be the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Illinois Wesleyan University. As the Director, Greta will oversee diversity and social justice initiatives for the campus community and provide support for underrepresented students.   

Greta is an alumna of the University of Mary Washington (when it was Mary Washington College). Her time as a student leader at Mary Washington led her to a career in Student Affairs.  Greta held positions in multicultural affairs and student life at the University of Maryland, College Park, Vassar College, and the Community College of Baltimore County before returning to UMW in 2011 to be the Associate Director of the James Farmer Multicultural Center.

Please be sure to share your best wishes with Greta as she starts this new chapter in her professional career.

 

 

Multicultural Fair Draws Thousands to Campus

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For the more than 4,000 people who attended UMW’s Multicultural Fair on Saturday, April 14, the campus was transformed into a space for music, dance, art and food from countless cultures.

“The day was a great mixture of student performances as well as local and regional performers,” said Greta Franklin, associate director of the James Farmer Multicultural Center. “It made the day unique and special.”

Franklin said about 60 UMW volunteers helped make this year’s event possible.

For an album of photos, visit https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150817947446660.473326.63057846659&type=3 or read the story in the Free Lance-Star.

Addition to James Farmer Multicultural Center Staff

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It is with great enthusiasm that the James Farmer Multicultural Center announces the arrival of the newest member of its leadership team:  Greta Franklin, as associate director.  Franklin comes to UMW with a great deal of experience in the field of multicultural and diversity programming initiatives.  She joins the university after serving in key administrative multicultural leadership positions at the Community College of Baltimore County, Vassar College and the University of Maryland, College Park.

Franklin began her professional career at Mary Washington’s James Farmer Multicultural Center as the Multicultural Student Counselor from 2000 to 2005.  She received a bachelor’s in art history from the University of Mary Washington and a master’s of education in college student personnel from the University of Maryland, College Park.