The University of Mary Washington bestowed honors on several professors at the general faculty meeting on Monday.Professor of Psychological Science Miriam Liss received the 2020 Waple Faculty Professional Achievement Award, presented by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Keith Mellinger.Established in honor of 1952 alumna Shirley Van Epps Waple, the nomination-based award recognizes instructors who […]
Jackie Gallagher, associate professor of geography at the University of Mary Washington, has been recognized with the J. Christopher (Topher) Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for her contributions to UMW and her involvement and leadership in the greater community. The award was presented at the University’s opening faculty meeting on Monday, August 19.Announcing the award, […]
Assistant Professor of Biology Parrish Waters was featured in an article in Inside Higher Ed entitled “Looking Back on this Year’s Classroom Experiments.” In a previous article from last fall, professors across the country shared the technologies they were planning on testing in the classroom; now they reflect on their successes and shortcomings. According to […]
Assistant Professor of Biology Parrish Waters talks about what he’s doing new in the classroom in an Inside Higher Ed story called Test Driving New Classroom Tech Initiatives:What’s new: I am using a formative assessment tool (BluePulse) in my Human Anatomy course this semester.https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/09/19/professors-share-plans-implementing-and-assessing-classroom