March 19, 2024

UMW Map-Makers Bring Lafayette’s Journey to Life

University of Mary Washington senior Brooke Prevedel and Professor of Geography Steve Hanna spent more than 100 hours making the map at the center of a new Fredericksburg Area Museum exhibit. “I spent most of my time hunched over my drawing tablet looking at it in extra blown-up proportions,” said Prevedel, a historic preservation and […]

Third Annual Innovation Challenge Produces High School STEM Stars

Brainstorming, creativity and teamwork are some of the tactics that led student Ayla Zook’s King George County High School group to the top. “We overcame it together,” Zook said of the last-minute coding issues that threatened to deter the team’s win at this month’s High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. More than 100 students from […]

Third Annual Innovation Challenge Produces High School STEM Stars

Brainstorming, creativity and teamwork are some of the tactics that led student Ayla Zook’s King George County High School group to the top. “We overcame it together,” Zook said of the last-minute coding issues that threatened to deter the team’s win at this month’s High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. More than 100 students from […]

Countdown to UMW’s Spring Career and Internship Fair, March 21

More than 45 employers will be at UMW’s Career and Internship Fair, held Thursday, March 21, in the Cedric Rucker University Center’s Chandler Ballroom.

More than 45 employers will be at UMW’s Career and Internship Fair, held Thursday, March 21, in the Cedric Rucker University Center’s Chandler Ballroom.

Career opportunities bloom this spring with UMW’s Career and Internship Fair on Thursday, March 21. More than 45 employers across a variety of industries have signed up to meet UMW’s undergraduate students, graduate students and alumni, as well as students from Germanna Community College.

Students have been preparing throughout the spring semester with résumé clinics and class visits from staff from the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD). They’ve held social media fashion shows as inspiration for professional attire, taken free professional headshots and been given guidance to make the most of their online presence. And Career Week is getting a makeover, too, with Life After Mary Washington Week starting March 18.

The CCPD encourages all interested students to register ahead of time on Handshake. Registration is not required, but registered students will receive a printed UMW name tag upon check-in and reminders before the event.

“The Spring Career and Internship Fair is a unique opportunity for students and alumni to hear directly from talent management professionals about the skills needed to grow their teams and their organizations,” said Associate Director of Employer and Alumni Engagement Amanda Talbert. “Our event is structured with a thoughtful variety of career options and internships curated for UMW students.” Read more.

UMW College of Business Achieves Accreditation Renewal from AACSB

The College of Business at the University of Mary Washington has successfully completed the continuous improvement review of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and has achieved extension of its accreditation for another five years.

“This is a significant milestone signifying our commitment to academic excellence and highest quality standards in business degree programs and in student success,” said UMW College of Business Dean Filiz Tabak.

UMW first achieved AACSB accreditation in 2018, among just 5% of schools earning the international recognition at the time. Only 6% of the world’s business schools are currently accredited by AACSB, demonstrating a commitment to high-quality rigorous standards, innovation and continuous process improvement. Read more.

UMW and Germanna Lab Schools Take Important Step Forward

RICHMOND – Continuing Virginia’s role as the nation’s top leader in lab school development, the Virginia Department of Education is accelerating the momentum for educational innovation in the commonwealth with contracts for Germanna Community College’s Future Educators Academy (FEA) and University of Mary Washington’s Academy of Technology and Innovation (ATI) now completed and signed by all parties.  Both […]

UMW College of Business Achieves Accreditation Renewal from AACSB

The College of Business at the University of Mary Washington has successfully completed the continuous improvement review of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and has achieved extension of its accreditation for another five years. “This is a significant milestone signifying our commitment to academic excellence and highest quality standards in business […]

City, UMW Announce Addition of Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

The City of Fredericksburg and the University of Mary Washington on Thursday, Feb. 8, announced that the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail has been added to the national collection of landmarks that make up the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The U.S. trail, which spans 15 states, includes churches, schools, museums and other locations that played a […]

Lessons in the Sciences: Mary Washington Alumnae Advance STEM Careers

A young woman leaves New York to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at a small Virginia women’s college in the 1950s. After graduate school, she becomes a revered electron microscopist – but not without the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field. Consequently, she spends her life helping female students at her […]

Alumna, Author Uncovers Hidden Black History in Great Lives Lecture, Feb. 8

Journalist and author Kristen Green ’95 will share the story of enslaved woman Mary Lumpkin as part of UMW’s Great Lives Lecture Series on Feb. 8.

Journalist and author Kristen Green ’95 will share the story of enslaved woman Mary Lumpkin as part of UMW’s Great Lives Lecture Series on Feb. 8.

An archaeological dig revealed the remnants of a notorious slave jail in Richmond. The groundbreaking discovery led journalist and Mary Washington graduate Kristen Green ’95 to use different tools to unearth information about Mary Lumpkin, a formerly enslaved woman who began her family’s quest for freedom on that site.

Green, an award-winning reporter and author, utilized the writing, critical thinking and rigorous research skills she honed through her college journalism courses to piece together a riveting portrait in her 2022 book, The Devil’s Half Acre (the jail’s nickname). Documents, deeds, death certificates and more weave a tale of a woman all but erased from the American narrative.

“We know figures like Harriet Tubman, but most enslaved women didn’t try to escape because they wouldn’t have left their children behind,” Green said. “Instead, Mary Lumpkin used her agency … to secure an education and freedom for her children, nearly a decade prior to the Civil War.”

Green will shed light on Lumpkin’s story – including how she became known as the mother of Virginia Union University, one of the country’s oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities – on Thursday, Feb. 8, for the William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series. A part of UMW’s 2024 Black History Month Celebration, Mary Lumpkin: Enslaved Woman, Liberator will be held in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by LINKBANK, the lecture is open to the public and free of charge and will be posted online shortly after the event. Read more.