UMW topics & readings

Hi folks – Your discussion leaders for Wednesday MAY post separately, asking you to focus on particular elements. That is great! But I wanted to get a basic structure of topics out here. I will revise this post between now & Wednesday to reflect the specifics of what I learn from discussion leaders. The divisions I’m making here between different topic is almost arbitrary: I can see clear connections across them. Don’t obsess, please, on what falls into what category.

Topic 1: University Policies

A. Alcohol policy: Here

Score card for our drug policy from advocacy org: Here 

B. Alternative course model – ReportofAdHocTaskForce.

Results of faculty straw poll on this model: here.

C. Strategic Plan: here
Topic 2: Student Protest // Student-Administration Relations

Articles on protests from last year & the Title IX complaint:

http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/fredericksburg/after-arrests-divest-umw-group-vows-to-demonstrate/article_346a1eba-e48b-11e4-8ed8-7bfbaa323f70.html

http://www.fredericksburg.com/letter-to-divest-umw/pdf_11279b8a-e3eb-11e4-bdf7-23ff5a18aad2.html

http://college.usatoday.com/2015/03/28/students-at-mary-washington-join-nationwide-sit-in-movement-for-divestment/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz9sWnwwvjk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noNFJPMHFeM

http://www.kmblegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Complaint-Press-Feminists-United-et-al-v.-University-of-Mary-Washington.pdf?98d3f6

 

Topic 3: Money – Budget Issues

Here’s a presentation on UMW budget/fees: http://ufc.umw.edu/files/2015/09/2015-16-budget-plan-and-tuition-and-fees.pdf

Here’s a long list of publicly available budget documents – scan at your interest: http://adminfinance.umw.edu/budget/reports-and-related-information/

News reports on latest tuition increases:

http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/students-protest-tuition-hike-at-university-of-mary-washington/article_dbbff449-91a9-5a95-a89c-a43037eb18a5.html

http://www.umw.edu/news/2015/05/08/umw-board-of-visitors-announces-tuition-fees-for-2015-16/

This is delightful public info on giving to UMW: http://giving.umw.edu/mwfirst/

ALSO: stuff on meal plans – what could we read about meal plans? Feel free to post suggestions in comments.