In all residential communities on campus residence life staff members engage residents in intentional conversations and interactions in order to build relationships and communicate relevant information that is pertinent to community members. These conversations are spread out throughout the year with at least two conversations happening in the fall and two happening in the spring. […]
In apartment style residences including Eagle Landing and the UMW Apartments, residence life staff utilize electronic newsletters to communicate information that is relevant to residents of those communities. These newsletters consist of brief articles written by resident assistants that highlight various aspects of the residential curriculum in informative, fun, and entertaining ways. Whenever possible interactive […]
In the traditional residence halls including Alvey, Arrington, Ball, Bushnell, Custis, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall, Mason, Randolph, Russell, Virginia, Westmoreland, and Willard, residence life staff utilize bulletin boards as a way to communicate information to residents about topics that apply to the population of the community. At least one bulletin board changes each month in order […]
Global responsibility refers to the fact that the world today consists of one global community. This creates a need for individuals to consider the impact of their actions on a global scale. Thus, global responsibility focuses on the competencies of humanitarianism and civic engagement. Humanitarianism includes having an understanding and appreciation of human differences, the […]
Community Responsibility refers to the ability to live in community with others. Community responsibility focuses on the practical competency of effective communication and interpersonal competencies that include collaboration, the ability to work with individuals different from one’s self, the ability to create meaningful relationships, and an understanding of the importance of interdependence. Key Concepts: Community […]
Personal responsibility centers on one’s personal beliefs in self, the dreams they have and the actions to be taken to make these dreams a reality. Personal responsibility focuses on the intrapersonal competencies of personal responsibility, which include personal attributes such as ethics and integrity and personal goal setting as well as practical competencies that include […]
Key Concepts: Personal Responsibility Honor & Integrity Goal Achievement Life Balance Community Responsibility Community Engagement Effective Communication Global Responsibility Community Service Effective Leadership Signature Events: First Floor Meetings – August 23, 2015 Goal Setting Resources – TBD Major Exploration Fair – September, 2015 Avenue Q – November 5 -22, 2015 Leadership Colloquium – November 7, […]
Key Concepts: Personal Responsibility Honor & Integrity Goal Achievement Life after Graduation Community Responsibility Community Engagement Global Responsibility Humanitarianism Community Service Signature Events: First Floor Meetings – August 23, 2015 Graduate School Fair – October 6, 2015 Job/Internship Fair – October 27, 2015 Goal Setting, Five Year Plan – TBD Avenue Q – November 5 […]
There will be three separate housing selection processes for the UMW Apartments, depending on the room configuration. The first two processes listed are opt-in only; this means all students wishing to be able to participate in this process must log into https://umw-residence.symplicity.com and select “opt-in” for the appropriate process (during the opt-in period only); groups […]
Only current students may choose the Eagle Landing mixed-sex apartment housing assignment during the housing selection process. A group of four current students consisting of two females and two males may choose to live together in one apartment (the females in one double room, and the males in the other double room). Should any student […]