
UWM professor to give talk on Virginia architect (The Free Lance-Star)

Filed under: UMW in the News
by jlaiacon
Michael Spencer, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Historic Preservation, will lead a Gallery Talk at The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design in Richmond on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. Titled “Charles Robinson’s Higher Calling,” the talk will focus on Charles M. Robinson’s designs for institutions of higher education in Virginia. […]

Filed under: Professional Notes
by jlaiacon
To the UMW campus community: Greetings. As many of you may know, President Troy Paino created the Campus Environment Presidential Ad Hoc Committee (CE) in September of 2017 and appointed me as chair. The committee was established at the request of the UMW Board of Visitors and from a recommendation by the Diversity and Inclusion […]

Filed under: What's New @ UMW
by jlaiacon
Michael Spencer, associate professor and chair of the Department of Historic Preservation, was the October speaker for Washington Heritage Museums’ speaker series. Spencer, who is the board chair of the Washington Heritage Museums, presented a free, public lecture entitled “Dendrochronology: Using Tree Rings to Date the Mary Washington House,” on the morning of Thursday, Oct. […]

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by jlaiacon
The Free Lance-Star ran an article this week about a behind-the-scenes tour Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer gave at the Rising Sun Tavern, along with the help of UMW students. Sponsored by the Washington Heritage Museums, the tour gave visitors access to areas that are normally roped off […]

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