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Procurement Update for Governor’s Executive Order 35

The following is a message from Procurement Services: If you have not already heard, Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 35, became effective, with his signature, on July 3, 2019. In short, this Executive Order states that businesses certified with a Department of Small Business of Supplier Diversity (DSBSD) “micro” designation be given preference for purchases up […]

Virginia Ashley Retirement Celebration

After 30+ years at the University of Mary Washington, Virginia Ashley is retiring. Virginia has been a key member of the Information Technology Department for many years and an amazing colleague, adviser, and friend to all who have had the pleasure of working with her.Please join us at a reception for Virginia, to thank her […]

District Debates Continue on Friday, Sept. 20

The University of Mary Washington will continue to host debates in the coming weeks between candidates running this November for Fredericksburg-area seats in the Senate of Virginia and the Commonwealth’s House of Delegates.The 88th District House Debate on Friday, Sept. 20  at 7 p.m., will take place on UMW’s Fredericksburg campus in Lee Hall, Room […]

Al-Tikriti Publishes Article Describing Istanbul Special Election

The Middle East Report Online (MERO) published an article by Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti, entitled “Autopsy of Erdoǧan’s Istanbul Defeat.” In the course of this article, Professor Al-Tikriti analyzed the political and economic dynamics driving the results of the June 23, 2019 Istanbul special elections, which proved a landslide defeat for […]

Common Read: Continue the Discussion!

To the campus community:This year’s Common Read, Educated – A Memoir by Tara Westover, provided a great start to the academic year. Sonja Ardoin, a scholar-practioner and author whose educational journey has been from first-generation college student to Ph.D., will keep the discussion going when she appears on campus next week.The public is invited to […]