UMW Inaugurates 10th President Troy D. Paino

BY MARTY MORRISON
The University of Mary Washington marked a milestone occasion Friday, April 21, with the inauguration of its 10th president, Troy D. Paino. A crowd of nearly 1,000 students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members packed George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium for the momentous event.

Catlett recognized for supporting women in education
Marceline Catlett, Deputy Superintendent of Fredericksburg City Public Schools, received the Women Education Leaders in Virginia Spirit Award at the annual conference in Charlottesville. The Spirit Award is presented to a leader who has had a significant role in supporting the mission of WELV to promote women in all areas of education and to further the participation of women in higher levels of educational administration. 

Virginia’s jobless rate continues to fall (Virginia Business)
Virginia's unemployment rate continued to decline in March, falling to 3.8 percent. The Virginia Employment Commission said Friday that the commonwealth’s jobless rate dipped one-tenth of a percentage point during March, the third consecutive monthly decrease. The unemployment rate is based on seasonally adjusted numbers, meaning they take into account seasonal fluctuations in the state’s labor force. March’s unemployment rate is the lowest recorded in Virginia since May 2008. The March rate is two-tenths of a percentage point lower than the figure recorded in March 2016.

Fredericksburg Today is adding an online job board to our site
The board, called FredJobs, will allow local companies and nonprofits to post their jobs for free. Job seekers can use the site to hunt for job opportunities in the region and to apply for those positions online. FredJobs will later add resume posting and hunting capabilities as well as featured job listings. You can visit the site at http://fredjobs.com

Publix Super Markets Signs Lease in Spotsylvania (Fredericksburg.Today
Publix Super Markets has executed a lease on a new store location in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Publix at Cosner’s Corner, located at the southeast corner of Route 1 and Spotsylvania Parkway, is expected to open in 2018, according to Kim Reynolds, media and community relations manager for the company.

UMW hires new director for continuing and professional studies (FL-S)
The University of Mary Washington is expanding its credit and non-credit programs for adults, including new certificate and other professional development opportunities. And to do that, the school has hired Kimberly C. Young as its executive director of Continuing and Professional Studies.
The University of Mary Washington is expanding its credit and non-credit programs for adults, including new certificate and other professional development opportunities. And to do that, the school has hired Kimberly C. Young as its executive director of Continuing and Professional Studies.