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Women’s Leadership Colloquium @ UMW: Gatsby at the Library

The Women’s Leadership Colloquium @ UMW’s next networking event will be held on Thursday, September 12 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at The Central Rappahannock Regional Library Administrative Center. Gatsby at the Library Muddle, stir and shake! Step into a Gatsby cocktail party. Suzi Anker from Anker Mobile Bartending will masterfully create three different […]

Spencer Gives Behind-the-Scenes Tour at Rising Sun Tavern

The Free Lance-Star ran an article this week about a behind-the-scenes tour Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer gave at the Rising Sun Tavern, along with the help of UMW students. Sponsored by the Washington Heritage Museums, the tour gave visitors access to areas that are normally roped off […]

Farnsworth Talks about U.S. Independence Day in Malaysia

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “Parades, Picnics, Bands and Fireworks: Experiencing Fourth of July in America,” at Methodist College Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Professor Farnsworth was at MCKL as a Fulbright specialist this summer.Professor Farnsworth has also been quoted in […]

2019-2020 President’s Council on Wellness Nomination Form

The President’s Council on Wellness is now accepting nominations for the 2019-2020 academic year! You can nominate yourself and others to serve on one of the four committees. We will be in touch by September 3rd with the nominations!Please use this link to fill out the nomination form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOYWFrxqy2EF9kwrnJfTdcHOZGcUf9fu_9N9cHKJE-5KnIQg/viewform?usp=sf_linkThe committees are:Programming and Education: This committee […]

New UMW MBA Program to Launch this Fall

The UMW MBA program will begin a new format starting in Fall 2019. Recently, SCHEV approved the implementation of the 36 credit MBA program. The design of the MBA includes foundation business courses at the graduate level and eliminates the previous undergraduate business prerequisite course requirements.  MBA applicants who have five or more years of […]