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VIVA Course Redesign Grants

UMW Libraries is excited to announce that the second round of VIVA Course Redesign Grants is now open. These grants are designed to empower faculty at Virginia higher education institutions with the resources and time they need to redesign courses by swapping out expensive textbooks for open, no cost, or library options. These materials may […]

Mindfulness and Fitness Program Registrations Close Soon

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Course Fall 2019: Tuesdays, 6pm-7:30pm, September 17 – November 12 (Excluding Fall break on October 15) Leidecker Center, Trinkle B-39 Cost: $15 (but you get that money back if you attend 6+ sessions!) Sign up on the Campus Rec registration site under “Courses”. Learn the practice of mindfulness in a 7-week, […]

Center for Community Engagement Formal Launch Sept. 9

The Center for Community Engagement will have a formal launch on September 9. The featured event is a talk by Dr. Andrew Seligsohn, president of Campus Compact, which supports higher education institutions across the nation as they work to increase collaborative relationships with their communities and support their students to commit to lives of active […]

Farnsworth and Noah Gardner ’18 Present Research at National Conference

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and Noah Gardner, a 2018 graduate of Mary Washington and a former research associate at the Center, were co-authors of a research paper, “Late Night with Donald Trump: Political Humor and America’s Top Comedy Target,” recently presented at […]