May 4, 2024

UMW Celebrates 25 Years of Student Service

Last year, UMW students logged more than 17,200 hours volunteering in the Fredericksburg area community through the Community Outreach and Resources office. The accomplishment has earned COAR recognition on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fifth straight year. But junior Ola Szczesna believes the student-run organization can do more. She’s challenged […]

UMW Theatre Builds Puppets for Performance of Avenue Q

On any given set of the award-winning musical Avenue Q, you will find a cast full of fuzzy characters that come to life on stage. At the University of Mary Washington, those puppets are handmade by a team of students and faculty. Featuring a set of 24 unique puppets, UMW’s production of Avenue Q will […]

UMW Hosts Virginia Ceramics Exhibition

The University of Mary Washington’s newest gallery exhibition, New Ceramics in the Old Dominion: A Survey of Virginia Ceramics Faculty, features ceramic works by faculty from schools across Virginia. The exhibition will be on display through Sunday, Dec. 6 in UMW’s duPont Gallery. Presenting works by 16 artists, the exhibition includes works ranging from pots […]

UMW Executive-in-Residence to Speak Oct. 28

Dave Carey, co-founder and president of ROI Training, will speak on how businesses can hire and retain the right talent at the University of Mary Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Named the College of Business’ Executive-in-Residence, Carey will discuss the benefits of hiring from a liberal arts school and touch on tips for working with […]

UMW Releases Presidential Leadership Statement

The University of Mary Washington recently released the Presidential Leadership Statement that will be used in the search for the University’s 10th president. Used to recruit candidates for the presidency, the leadership statement is the result of a culmination of feedback provided by students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members, all stakeholders deeply invested in […]

UMW Biology Professor Receives Orinithology Service Award

  Andrew Dolby, professor of biology at the University of Mary Washington, has been recognized with the James Eike Service Award for his outstanding service to the Virginia Society of Ornithology. Named for James Eike, a member of the Virginia Society of Ornithology (VSO) for 50 years, the award recognizes members with notable dedication and […]

UMW Theatre Opens 2015-16 Season with Noises Off

The University of Mary Washington Theatre will open its 2015-16 season with Noises Off on Thursday, Sept. 24. Performances will take place Sept. 24-26 and Oct. 1-3 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 27 and Oct. 3-4 at 2 p.m. in Klein Theatre, located in duPont Hall on the university’s Fredericksburg campus. A classic play within […]

UMW Dedicates the University Center

The University of Mary Washington officially dedicated its newly completed University Center at a ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 17. “With the addition of this center, UMW will be on par, facilities-wise, with the very best colleges and universities in Virginia and the nation,” said President Richard V. Hurley. “We can all be proud of what […]

UMW Alumna Speaks About Her New Civil Rights-Centered Book

Kristen Green, University of Mary Washington alumna and author of Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County, will be speaking about her recently published book on Monday, Sept. 21. Green combines investigative journalism and memoir to write a creative nonfiction piece uncovering the civil rights battle in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and her family’s […]

Emmy-Award Winning Jan Fox Leads UMW’s Leadership Colloquium

Jan Fox, an Emmy-award winning speaker, will give the keynote lecture at the 22nd annual Leadership Colloquium at the University of Mary Washington. The conference, centered on the theme, “real women, real issues, real solutions,” will take place at UMW’s Stafford campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5. Throughout her career, […]