April 23, 2024

Spring Updates from SAE

Please read below for updates from the Office of Student Activities & Engagement:

  • Eagle Award Nominations are now being accepted! The Eagle Awards Ceremony is an annual event that recognizes student leaders, clubs, events, faculty and staff that have positively impacted the UMW community this year. Nominations will be accepted through March 15th, and the ceremony (open to all members of the UMW community) will be held on Thursday, April 18.
  • There will be a Student Employment Fair held on Tuesday, February 27th from 11am-1pm in the Living Rooms of the CRUC. This is a great opportunity for departments to promote open student staff positions they will have available for the 2024-2025 academic year.
  • If your department oversees student employees, interns, mentors, etc. that are graduating this May, they are eligible for involvement cords as a part of their graduation regalia.

If you have any questions about these items, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Sandrine Sutphin at ssutphin@umw.edu or sae@umw.edu.

Announcing SGA 2023-2024 Elected Student Leaders

The Office of Student Activities & Engagement is excited to announce the 2023-2024 elected student leaders for Student Government Association, Class Council, Honor Council, Student Conduct Review Board, and Finance Committee:

Student Government Association
President: Jaylyn Long
Vice President/Senate President: Kaylah Lightfoot
Senate Vice President: Tonia Attie
Community Relations Chair: Shadwick Yoder
Diversity/Unity Coordinator Chair: Nahjah Wilson

Class of 2024 Senators:
Jenny Wolfe

Class of 2025 Senators:
Conner Rogers
Martina Pugh
Will Thompson
Nahjah Wilson

Class of 2026 Senators:
Katherine Armstrong
Tonia Attie
Amira Said
Josiah Schlechty

Class Council, Class of 2024
President: Madison DeWitt
Vice President: Jaylyn Long
Promotions Director: Whitley Kupchyk

Class Council, Class of 2025
President: Shadwick Yoder
Vice President: Shadwick Yoder
Treasurer: Marion Robinson
Promotions Director: Madison Van Buren

Class Council, Class of 2026
President: Torres
Vice President: Chris Walker
Treasurer: Jack Sabio
Promotions Director: Ashley Lam

Honor Council
President: Hannah Lee

Class of 2024 Representatives:
Aisling Berrios
Ariana Chase
Gabriella Nguyen

Class of 2025 Representatives:
Lordina Agyekun
Christopher Anderson
Merna Mousa
Marion Robinson

Class of 2026 Representatives:
Amaya De Jesus
Adelaide Gill
Mallory Thompson

Student Conduct Review Board
President: Bailey McNabb
Vice President: Megan Rinald

Class of 2024 Representatives:
Sarah Bazemore
Jenny Vuong

Class of 2025 Representatives:
Lucas Anderson
Phoebe Root
Bridget Zagrobelny

Finance Committee
Christopher Anderson
Avery Nelson
Will Thompson

New Student Wresting Club Needs Fac/Staff Advisor

Students who are forming a new non-competitive student wrestling club on campus are looking for a faculty or staff advisor. They are ideally looking for someone with background knowledge of wrestling, but they do not expect this advisor to be at every practice and/or act as a coach.

If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please email Sandrine Sutphin, Director of Student Activities & Engagement, at ssutphin@umw.edu.

Chili Cook-Off is Back March 2; Sign up by Feb. 23

Mark your calendars and prepare your recipes! The University Staff Council is bringing back the Chili Cook-Off and Cornbread Bake-Off on Thursday, March 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Underground in Lee Hall. Sign up your famous chili or cornbread (it’s okay if it’s not that famous) at the link below by Thursday, Feb. 23. Don’t have a go-to recipe for chili or cornbread? We’re also accepting dessert contributions!

Voting will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. then full bowls will be available until chili runs out. First-, second- and third-place winners for chili and cornbread will be announced at the event.

Sign up to enter the Chili Cook-Off and Cornbread Bake-Off!

Direct questions to Sandrine Sutphin.

May the best chili and cornbread win!

Spring Semester Updates from Student Activities & Engagement

Please read below for updates from the Office of Student Activities & Engagement:

  • Eagle Award Nominations are now being accepted! The Eagle Awards Ceremony is an annual event that recognizes student leaders, clubs, events, faculty and staff that have positively impacted the UMW community this year. Nominations will be accepted through March 10th, and the ceremony (open to all members of the UMW community) will be held on Thursday, April 13.
  • There will be a Student Employment Fair held on Tuesday, February 21st from 11am-1pm in the Living Rooms of the CRUC. This is a great opportunity for departments to promote open student staff positions they will have available for the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • If your department oversees student employees, interns, mentors, etc. that are graduating this May, they are eligible for involvement cords as a part of their graduation regalia.

If you have any questions about these items, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Sandrine Sutphin at ssutphin@umw.edu or Michael Middleton at mmiddlet@umw.edu.

Upcoming Opportunities for Connecting With Students

The Office of Student Activities & Engagement would like to announce several different ways for your department to connect with students at the start of the fall semester:

  • The Eagle Resource Fair will take place on Wednesday, August 17 (first-year move-in day), from noon  to 3 p.m., in the Chandler Ballroom. This fair is an opportunity for groups from on and off campus to interact with new students and their families. Please register for this event.
  • Club Carnival will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., on Ball Circle. Club Carnival is similar to the Eagle Resource Fair but on a much larger scale, and it’s an opportunity to interact with many more students. Please register for Club Carnival. 
  • A Student Employment Fair will take place on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the University Center Living Rooms. If your department has open student staff positions you’re looking to fill, you’re invited to host a table at the event for students who are looking to work on campus. Please register for this event. 
  • We are currently compiling a list of events that are open to all students to include in the Eagle Takeoff schedule for the first six weeks of the semester. If your department is hosting an event that can be included in this schedule, please submit it.

Questions about any of these events or initiatives? Feel free to email Sandrine at ssutphin@umw.edu.

Beloved UMW Tradition ‘Devil-Goat Day’ is Back!

A uniquely UMW tradition brought an electric vibe to campus yesterday, with the revival of Devil-Goat Day. “It’s the first time back since the pandemic,” said senior Carleigh Rahn. “There’s a new energy.” Music was pumping on Jefferson Square, where a sea of students dressed in red (Devils, who graduate in odd years) and green […]

Departments Invited to Participate in Club Carnival

University departments are invited to register to participate in Spring Club Carnival, which will take place on Wednesday, January 12 from 5-7 p.m. in the University Center. Club Carnival is a great way to promote your office, services you provide, and/or open student staff positions you have available.

You can register to participate here: https://umw.presence.io/form/umw-spring-2022-club-carnival-registration-form

Email mmiddlet@umw.edu with any questions.

Homecoming shirts still available for purchase

Homecoming 2021 shirts are still available for purchase through Class Council. These gray, long-sleeve shirts are being sold for $15. Let Class Council know if you’re interested in purchasing a shirt by submitting this form and they will be in touch with you about payment and shirt pick-up.

If the hyperlink above does not work, here is the link to the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-sdeHOFlfv9tqcYjbLNU3MtLMYhAfCfTxS96aUhmlISv6vw/viewform

Let us know what events your department is hosting!

Eagle Takeoff is also known as “Welcome Week” but instead of just one week, it’s the full schedule of everything going on around campus the first 6 weeks of the semester. From the Eagle Resource Fair on Move-in Day, to Family Weekend the first weekend in October, we want to include all events that are open to all students in an electronic and printed calendar.

Please submit your event(s) to this form: https://umw.presence.io/form/eagle-takeoff-event-submissions

And remember, if your department/organization has a portal in myUMW (Presence), you are always encourage to submit any and all events to the campus-wide events calendar through this form: https://umw.presence.io/form/event-registration

If you would like your event(s) to be included on a printed calendar, please submit either of these forms by Friday, July 23.

Thank you for helping to make our students return to campus better than ever!

Email Sandrine Sutphin at ssutphin@umw.edu if you have any questions.