The TMC comes to the rescue; allows communication with those stuck in the UK

Due to the volcanic ash eruption from Iceland, Barbara White (Director of Advanced Studies in England) and Jonathan Hope (Associate Dean of Academic Affairs) were unable to attend the annual Board Meeting of Advanced Study in England held this year at Washington and Lee University.  Advanced Studies of England has an annual, working board meeting of all the affiliate schools.  Locations of the meeting generally alternate between Bath, England and one of the affiliate universities in the United States.  However, due to travel impediments caused by the ash, the TMC came to the rescue and allowed those in attendance to communicate live via skype with those stranded in the UK. The purposes of the April 2010 meeting held at Washington and Lee were planning for the future of the organization, success and challenges they have had this year, and what is coming up in the future. The affiliate colleges represented were Boston College, Bucknell University, Christopher Newport, Denison University, Franklin and Marshall, Gettysburg College, Hampton University, Hobart and William Smith, University of Mary Washington, University of Rochester, Saint Michael’s College, Skidmore College, Spelman College, Washington and Lee, Wells College and the College of William and Mary.