T HE F LAT H AT
Vol. 112, Iss. 13 | Tuesday, December 6, 2022
The Weekly Student Newspaper
of The College of William and Mary
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ACADEMICS
College announces Jeremy Martin as new vice president for strategy and innovation ABIGAIL CONNELLY FLAT HAT NEWS EDITOR
Monday, Dec. 5, President Katherine Rowe announced that the College of William and Mary’s Chief of Staff Jeremy P. Martin PhD '12, M.B.A '17 would be the new vice president for strategy and innovation. "I am pleased to share that following a national search I have appointed Jeremy Martin Ph.D. '12, M.B.A.'17 as William & Mary’s vice president for strategy and innovation (VPSI),” Rowe wrote in an email to the community. “In this role, Dr. Martin will oversee the offices of Strategic Initiatives and Public Affairs, University and Enrollment.” As part of Martin’s new role, he will be responsible for the coordination of College admissions, marketing and communications processes, as well as strategies for elevating the College’s enrollment revenue. “Dr. Martin brings years of experience in higher education leadership, financial expertise, and strategic awareness to this important role,” Rowe wrote. “William and Mary has seen him in action at the helm of several units on campus, where his versatility, creative and critical thinking have earned him widespread respect and trust.” Martin first began his work at the College in 2008 as he pursued a series of graduate assistantships in a variety of institutions, including the School of Education and the President’s Office. He became assistant to the president and provost in 2012 and served in the role for five years, later becoming associate provost and assistant to the president. He then became chief of staff in 2019 and was responsible for communication and executive decisionmaking processes. “Throughout his time at W&M, Martin has taught classes on higher education, finance and data in W&M’s School of Education and served on multiple committees, including the Strategic Planning Steering committee,” Senior Associate Director of University News Erin Zagursky wrote in an article released Monday, Dec. 5. “As co-chair of that group at the outset of its work, Martin helped facilitate drafting the mission, vision and values statements of the university.” Martin’s work with the College also earned him the Shirley Aceto Award in 2021, which honors individuals who exhibit excellence in service to the community. “Since I first stepped on campus, William & Mary has been a defining experience for me. So many people - faculty, staff and students - have invested themselves in my growth as a person and professional,” Martin said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the university in this new role as we fulfill William & Mary’s mission to convene ‘great hearts and minds’ in this new community that fosters such deep human connection.”
HOUSING, DINING CONSTRUCTION UPDATES PRESENTED AT NOVEMBER BOV MEETING
GRAPHIC BY CALLIE BOOTH / THE FLAT HAT Updated renderings for construction projects at the College of William and Maryshow plans for updated buildings on the current site of Yates Hall, plans for third building to complete the Hardy-Lemon complex.
Board of Visitors provides updates on tuition, new projects HANNAH RAY, LEVI NATHANS AND DANIEL KALISH // THE FLAT HAT
Thursday, Nov. 17 and Friday, Nov. 18 the Board of Visitors convened to pass 13 resolutions, hear updates on Phase One of the Dining and Facilities Comprehensive Facilities Plan and hear options of potential tuition changes. Dining and Facilities Comprehensive Plan Phase One The Committee on Buildings, Administration and Grounds met on Thursday and discussed current undertakings to renovate Kaplan Arena, dining facilities and residence halls. “It’s really allowing all of us to continue to optimize and modernize our facilities, allowing us to attract and retain the best and brightest, as well as creating a financial model that will help sustain us into the future,” Interim Chief Operating Officer Jackie Ferree said. The meeting began with the passage of two resolutions to conduct bond financing and debt reimbursement for the construction of the new Sports Performance Complex — a project that will allocate 36,000 sq. ft to spaces for strength training, sports medicine and new
volleyball and basketball practice arenas. Ferree then gave a presentation with an update on the progress of the Dining and Facilities Comprehensive Facilities Plan, which included renderings of Phase One renovations that were approved by the Design Review Board the day prior. The College has been working with Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions in a pre-development agreement to develop the renderings shown at the meeting. They will now begin to finalize designs, conduct site work and pursue legal and financial agreements to consolidate a long-term partnership before construction begins next year. “It really is starting to bring us closer to transforming our campus,” Ferree said. Residence Life recently announced the closure and demolition of Yates Hall for the 2023-2024 academic year to make way for the construction of new dining facilities and residence halls on the West Campus site. The plan removes the 250 beds currently in Yates Hall and replaces them with 935 beds across four new buildings. A dining hall known as West Woods Dining will also be constructed
at the 1A site and will replace Commons Dining Hall. The College has been working with Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions in a pre-development agreement to develop the renderings shown at the meeting. They will now begin to finalize designs, conduct site work and pursue legal and financial agreements to consolidate a long-term partnership before construction begins next year. “It really is starting to bring us closer to transforming our campus,” Ferree said. Residence Life recently announced the closure and demolition of Yates Hall for the 2023-2024 academic year to make way for the construction of new dining facilities and residence halls on the West Campus site. The plan removes the 250 beds currently in Yates Hall and replaces them with 935 beds across four new buildings. A dining hall known as West Woods Dining will also be constructed at the 1A site and will replace Commons Dining Hall. Construction is slated to begin in September of 2023. READ MORE AT FLATHATNEWS.COM
STUDENT LIFE
Music Library Merges with Earl Gregg Swem Library, Reeder Media Center Music Library will move materials from Ewell Hall to into new space following 2022-23 school year
SONIA SAMANTAROY THE FLAT HAT
At the end of spring 2023, contents in the Music Library, presently located in Ewell Hall, will move to the Reeder Media Center. This change will happen as the music department moves to a newly-constructed building alongside the renovated Phi Beta Kappa Hall. The Music Library is used primarily by music students and contains a collection of music, scores, CDs and technology. “Looking at the data, the technology is the most heavily used material over there,” Associate Dean of Research and Public Services Lisa Nickel said. Nickel emphasized the benefits of this move. “We are steps away from the new [music] building so it makes sense to put them all in one place where we've got the most people and the most space to manage these things effectively,” Nickel said, referring to the Reeder Media Center. Music major Justin Oei ’23 believes the library also serves as a studying and community space for students looking to get work done or socialize. “I'm a music major, so for me and other music majors, and even just people that enjoy music and spend a lot of time in Ewell Hall, we just use it as a space or for us to meet,” Oei said. “It fills that town square type of vibe.” The Music Library is filled with hidden gems like an Edison Phonograph from the early 1900s that is fully mechanically functioning to this day.
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RYAN GOODMAN / THE FLAT HAT The music library houses a collection of Earl Gregg Swem Library's music, scores, CDs and technology that is eaisly accessible to the music department.
Music Library Assistant Brigid Cryan ’22 is still on the hunt to obtain a horn and needle for this revolutionary music invention. English Department Chair Arthur Knight, who also works on campus spacing, emphasized the importance of centrality. “With a desire to unify attention to arts holdings across the disciplines — it made sense
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from staffing, patron services and collection perspectives to move the Music Library to Swem,” Knight said. Oei questions, however, why the new building does not have a space for a music library given that there is precedent for department libraries, like with physics and chemistry. He references the need for both
students and faculty to access materials. But when it comes to music related technology, Nickel believes that the Media Center is a great place to house the equipment because the center has a large staff, longer hours and has experience managing technology. The Music Library on the other hand is small; only one student employee works at the library at a time. “We have so many different loan types — sheet music, books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records and then a whole range of audio equipment like amps, cables, microphones and synthesizers,” Cryan said. “It's impossible to expect a William and Mary student who is also seeking a degree to know everything about everything they have here.” The current branch of the library has invented its own atmosphere through its cozy seating, vintage decoration and welcoming community.ƒ “I love how much agency the students have to use the space however they want,” Cryan said. “The previous Music and Arts Librarian had always let the students shape the space however they wanted, both physically and culturally.” As the Music Library Assistant, Cryan has a personal connection to the space and cannot deny the bittersweet feeling of seeing the physical library closing down. Cryan has been working at the Library since April of this year, continuing their work of running this branch after graduating. READ MORE AT FLATHATNEWS.COM
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