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UMW Names Nursing Program Director

Longtime nurse Pamela McCullough will lead UMW’s new bachelor of science in nursing completion program. Designed for registered nurses who have completed an accredited associate degree or diploma nursing program, the courses will begin this fall. As director, McCullough hopes the curriculum will help students think creatively and excel in their careers. Course work will include advanced writing techniques, the sociology of health and medicine, and medical ethics. The program should be a good fit for working nurses, with plenty of flexibility. Briefly a theater major, McCullough earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a post-master’s certificate from the Catholic University of America. She earned a Ph.D. in nursing practice from Old Dominion University, completing a doctoral capstone project in 2011 at UMW’s Student Health Center. A Fredericksburg-area resident since 1998, McCullough served more than two years as nursing program director at Stratford … [Read more...]

National Register Rap Goes Viral

Instead of fearing the National Register of Historic Places, Americans should embrace it. That’s the message of a rap song and video created last semester by a group of historic preservation students as a class project for Assistant Professor Andréa Livi Smith, director of the Center for Historic Preservation. The students posted their 5-minute video on You Tube in December, and it’s gone viral in preservation circles, with more than 8,000 views. The video caught the attention of The Huffington Post, which published an interview with the creators. Seniors Sam Crystal, Katie DeCecco, Nate Dawes, and Carol Vinatieri – the Grumpy Group – wrote, performed, and recorded the National Register Rap using Fredericksburg-area historic sites as backdrops. Associate Professor Gary W. Stanton, the department chair, makes a cameo appearance. The funny rap explains why we need the National Register – to protect buildings and other properties of exceptional historic value – but pokes … [Read more...]