March 19, 2024

UMW Map-Makers Bring Lafayette’s Journey to Life

University of Mary Washington senior Brooke Prevedel and Professor of Geography Steve Hanna spent more than 100 hours making the map at the center of a new Fredericksburg Area Museum exhibit. “I spent most of my time hunched over my drawing tablet looking at it in extra blown-up proportions,” said Prevedel, a historic preservation and […]

Third Annual Innovation Challenge Produces High School STEM Stars

Brainstorming, creativity and teamwork are some of the tactics that led student Ayla Zook’s King George County High School group to the top. “We overcame it together,” Zook said of the last-minute coding issues that threatened to deter the team’s win at this month’s High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. More than 100 students from […]

Third Annual Innovation Challenge Produces High School STEM Stars

Brainstorming, creativity and teamwork are some of the tactics that led student Ayla Zook’s King George County High School group to the top. “We overcame it together,” Zook said of the last-minute coding issues that threatened to deter the team’s win at this month’s High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren. More than 100 students from […]

City, UMW Announce Addition of Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

The City of Fredericksburg and the University of Mary Washington on Thursday, Feb. 8, announced that the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail has been added to the national collection of landmarks that make up the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.

The U.S. trail, which spans 15 states, includes churches, schools, museums and other locations that played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. Fredericksburg’s Civil Rights Trail, “Freedom, A Work in Progress,” is the only one of the four sites inducted this year to the U.S. trail that is not a single entity, adding 21 stops to the national narrative.

Community members – many of whom had gathered at the trail’s official launch a year ago – attended an announcement event, held at Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site), the first stop on the three-mile journey that winds through parts of historic downtown and the UMW campus. Prominent Black citizens and pastors of the church, including the Rev. B.H. Hester and the Rev. Lawrence Davies, played critical roles in the struggle for civil rights and social justice. Read more.

City, UMW Announce Addition of Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

The City of Fredericksburg and the University of Mary Washington on Thursday, Feb. 8, announced that the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail has been added to the national collection of landmarks that make up the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The U.S. trail, which spans 15 states, includes churches, schools, museums and other locations that played a […]

UMW Workshop Helps Promote Mental Health in the Classroom

“For what it’s worth, I’m really stressed out.” The email from a fellow faculty member prompted University of Mary Washington Center for Teaching Director Victoria Russell to print it out and carry it in her planner – and in her mind – for nearly a year. It served as a reminder of her plans with […]

UMW MLK Keynote Speaker Focuses on the Future With Jan. 24 Presentation

Binge-watching C-SPAN from his great-grandmother’s couch was just the beginning for Tylik McMillan. “That’s the only thing she watched,” he said. And as he sat there, too, seeing politics play out on the screen, he pictured himself – and other young men and women of color – with their own seat at the table. Now […]

UMW Senior Shines ‘Light of Awesomeness’ on Accessibility

Adrianna Giddings leaves her white cane behind and makes her way to the front of the room. Drip-drop, drip-drop … Tasha Page-Lockhart’s Tears flows through the University of Mary Washington’s Chandler Ballroom, and Giddings breathes it in. “It’s like I’m in my own bubble,” she said of the performances she delivers with UMW’s Praise Dance […]

The String Queens – Educators by Day, Musicians by Night – Perform at UMW, Dec. 1

A blend of violin, viola and cello, the Washington, D.C.-based trio The String Queens also blend together their careers, as educators by day and concert performers by night. The ensemble will bring its signature sound to the University of Mary Washington’s Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. The […]

Notable Concert Brings UMW Choirs, Community Members and High-Schoolers Together

A combo of choirs will come together for Sunday’s Two Roads Diverged: Fall Choral Concert at the University of Mary Washington. UMW students, faculty and staff will pool their voices and musical talents with Fredericksburg-area community members and local high-schoolers for the performance on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m., in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. Read more.