Textbook Adoptions

Textbook adoptions for Spring 2018 are due Oct. 29. Adoptions can be submitted through the new adoption portal, Collect. Departments with 100% on-time adoptions are eligible to win up to $2,500 in Pepsi Scholarship funds for students’ course materials.

Fall Into Savings

October is the month to stock up on UMW apparel!

October 9: Warm Weather Sale! Get 20% off warm weather gear like shorts and tanks.

October 16-18: Staff Appreciation! Faculty and staff can enjoy 20% off one regularly priced UMW gift or apparel item. Additionally, the Bookstore will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. for the Employee Luncheon.

October 20 and 21: Homecoming Weekend. Buy a single alumni item with a 20% discount. Don’t forget to cheer on our UMW Athletes!

UMW Book Club

The UMW Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from noon to 1 p.m., to discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. The group will meet in the University Bookstore, 306 Lee Hall. For more information on a Book Club discount or other questions about the Book Club, contact Margaret Mock at mmock@umw.edu or x1017.

Poetry Reading and Book Signing

On November 13 the Bookstore will have books for sale and signing by poets Rebecca Aronson and James Arthur at the reading sponsored by the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication at 6 p.m., at 1201 William Street.

Off Campus Deals

Visit the EagleOne website to find more information about deals from our off-campus merchants.

Pepsi Bottle Recycling

Pepsi has provided containers for bottle recycling. Please contact the EagleOne Card Center at x1005 for details.

UMW Book Club

The University Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Bookstore to discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, a New York Times bestseller. Members and visitors are welcome. Contact Margaret Mock, mmock@umw.edu, if you have questions.

Do You Prefer Warm or Cozy?

Autumn is just around the corner! The Bookstore is celebrating with a one-day-only sales event of Sept. 22. Get 15% off a single UMW insignia item.

For those already longing for the warmer days of summer, mark your calendar for Oct. 9: the Bookstore will take 20% off warm weather gear, like shorts and tanks!

Banned Book Week

In recognition of Banned Books Week, the University Bookstore, the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, and Simpson Library are sponsoring public readings from banned books. Each year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom records hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups to have books removed from library shelves and classrooms. Stop by Campus Walk in front of Lee Hall between noon and 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Thursday, Sept. 28, to hear faculty read excerpts from classics that have been banned or challenged. Copies of banned books will be available for purchase. Read your own banned book!

Off-Campus Discounts

There are a variety of discounts available from our off-campus merchant partners.

• 10% off when you show EagleOne at Greens & Grains and Home Team Grill’s 1/2 price burger night (with purchase of a beverage)
• Home Team Grill has Wing Night & Hit Music Bingo on Wednesdays, Trivia on Thursdays, and live music on Fridays
• “Sip Sip Hooray” punch cards from IHOP available in the EagleOne Card Center: buy 4 specialty beverages, get the 5th free

Family Weekend Parking

The top level of the Alvey Parking Deck is reserved for visitor parking for Family Weekend starting Friday, Sept. 15. The GW lot is also being used over the weekend. Three spots on Double Drive are reserved for a trolley stop on Saturday and Sunday. Lastly, three spots are reserved in the large Monroe lot for speakers to use during Family Weekend starting on Friday.

Don’t Get in a Jam…Park Butter Next Time!

The Parking Management Office has given students the option of paying citation fines with jars of peanut butter and jelly, which will be donated to the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank after payments are collected. So far, 10 jars of peanut butter and jelly have been collected. If you are interested in participating, drop off jars at the parking office in Lee Hall by Sept. 18.

In preparation for the change in copy and mail service providers, all campus multi-functional devices (MFDs) will be replaced during the period of July 6-14, with the official start date for the new contractor SPS on July 18. Specific times are variable. Please be advised that there will be some limited downtime as the new machines are set-up.  Representatives from the new organization will be present at the time of installation to answer any questions about device usage.

The following is a list of MFD replacements by building (see Copy Center website for more details).

Day 1 (July 6)

• Combs Hall
• Brent House
• Marye House

Day 2 (July 7)

• George Washington Hall
• Tyler House
• Fairfax House

Day 3 (July 10)

• Trinkle Hall
• Lee Hall
• Monroe Hall
• Mercer Hall
• Woodard Campus Center

Day 4 (July 11)

• University Center
• Dupont Hall
• Pollard hall
• Hurley Convergence Center
• Simpson Library
• Jepson Science Center

Day 5 (July 12)

• Goolrick
• 1201 William St
• Physical Plant
• Tennis Center
• Jepson Alumni Executive Center
• James Monroe Museum
• Belmont

Day 6 (July 13)

• Copy Center
• Eagle Village

Day 7 (July 14)

• Stafford Campus
• Dahlgren Campus
• Warsaw SBDC