Author: Lisa Marvashti

Move-In Week News From Dining Services

A message from UMW Dining Services:University Dining is excited to welcome everyone to campus for the fall 2022 semester!  Please visit the Campus Dining website for the latest updates or read the Welcome Letter for more information.*  Food options and serving hours during move-in week* The Dining Welcome Tent hours with free lemonade, prizes, and […]

Stull on “With Good Reason” Radio, Aug. 6-12

Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance and Producing Director of UMW Theatre Gregg Stull is interviewed on With Good Reason radio this week, Aug. 6-12. In the episode titled “Set the Stage,” Stull shares how some industries came to a slow crawl at the dawning of the pandemic, with curtains closing […]

President Paino Announces Climate Action Task Force

To all students, faculty, and staff,I write today to announce that over the last three months, a presidentially appointed Climate Action Task Force has begun work to produce an actionable plan aimed at significantly reducing UMW’s carbon footprint.  Their full charge is attached.Co-chaired by Sustainability Coordinator Sean Morrow and Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Alan […]

University Center Naming Celebration Honors Rucker

Mary Washington’s University Center is four stories and 100,000 square feet, but a new name is about to make it even bigger. “Today we are celebrating two giants,” Vice President for Student Affairs Juliette Landphair said Sunday at UMW. “One of the giants is behind me, the University Center. The second giant, of course, is […]

Davidson Weighs in on Ukraine for Voice of America

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Jason Davidson talked with Voice of America News for the feature, “Ukraine Faces Challenges as Russian Forces Advance.” “At this moment what we are really seeing is primarily an artillery war, particularly from the perspective of Ukraine,” Davidson said. “What Ukraine can do…is mostly artillery as a means to counter […]