Effective this Thursday, March 26, UMW’s Stafford Campus will close, and all staff and faculty will be teleworking until May 15. Staff and faculty will have access with their ID cards to enter the South Building if necessary; similarly, Stafford County Public School personnel will be able to access the Gates Hudson Building if necessary during normal operating hours.
Veteran-Owned Small Business Showcase
The University of Mary Washington hosted the Veteran Owned Small Business Showcase at the Stafford campus May 14.
During the event, veteran small business owners came together to showcase their offerings to a variety of businesses in the private and public sector.
President Richard Hurley also announced the Veterans Endowment, a fund that will support the advancement of veterans and their families through education at UMW.
“This fund will benefit honorably discharged service men and women, active duty service men and women and their immediate families,” said Hurley.
The event and the endowment were made possible by the Veteran Owned Business Executive Roundtable. The Veteran Owned Business Executive Roundtable is a program of the UMW Center for Economic Development established in July 2013 to support personal, professional and business growth for regional veteran owned small business executives.
UMW Community Makes Blood Drives a Success
Giving blood at the Stafford campus is becoming second nature for the UMW community.
Since 2011, Kevin Caffrey, senior associate registrar, has worked with the American Red Cross to plan and host six blood drives at the Stafford campus, collecting a total of 108 pints of blood.
During the most recent drive on April 10, the Red Cross collected 18 pints.
“We had about 25 people show up to donate – including staff and faculty from Graduate Admissions, Student Accounts, the Writing Center, Facilities and Services, and the College of Business. We also had students from both the College of Education and College of Business stop by to donate, as well as members of the local community and family of staff,” said Caffrey. “Everyone needs blood and donors and supporters make all the difference.”
Stay tuned for details on the next drive.