April 19, 2024

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.

UMW Last Stop Before Park Dae Sung Collection Returns to Korea

On its final stop before it heads back to Korea, the calligraphy-laced paintings of a celebrated contemporary artist are on display at the University of Mary Washington Galleries in Park Dae Sung: Ink Reimagined. The exhibit, on view at both UMW’s Ridderhof Martin and duPont galleries, includes nearly 40 works on paper, some of which […]

Cold-Weather Reading: Cozy Up With UMW Faculty Members’ New Books

For National Authors Day on Nov. 1, the University of Mary Washington is sharing a few of the latest books from faculty authors. From fields as diverse as English, physics and political science, these professors have penned an eccentric collection of poetry, an exposé about the most brilliant of minds and a text that traces […]

Cold-Weather Reading: Cozy Up With UMW Faculty Members’ New Books

For National Authors Day on Nov. 1, the University of Mary Washington is sharing a few of the latest books from faculty authors. From fields as diverse as English, physics and political science, these professors have penned an eccentric collection of poetry, an exposé about the most brilliant of minds and a text that traces […]

Teachers for Tomorrow Explore UMW’s College of Education

Eighty high-schoolers from Prince William County fanned out across the University of Mary Washington’s Seacobeck Hall earlier this month on a field trip for future educators. The Teachers for Tomorrow participants controlled mini-robots in the makerspace, put their heads together in collaborative classrooms and tapped into the minds of current UMW College of Education (COE) […]

UMW Employees Honored for Dedication to Students and Exceptional Service

[caption id="attachment_213040" align="alignright" width="300"]University of Mary Washington faculty and staff came together for the fall 2023 employee appreciation luncheon. The event was filled with prizes, awards, activities and camaraderie. Photo by Sam Cahill. University of Mary Washington faculty and staff came together for the fall 2023 employee appreciation luncheon. The event was filled with prizes, awards, activities and camaraderie. Photo by Sam Cahill.[/caption] Five University of Mary Washington employees earned awards during this week’s annual appreciation luncheon for their extraordinary contributions to students and the University community as a whole. More than 250 faculty and staff members joined in the applause and appreciation at the event, held Tuesday in the Cedric Rucker University Center’s Chandler Ballroom. “It’s wonderful to get a chance to come together across so many areas,” said UMW President Troy Paino, who made it his personal mission to visit with each department during the first half of the fall semester. “It was so rewarding to learn about the amazing things you each do and your commitment to the institution.” That commitment stood out in the five award winners for 2023. Read more.

Former Peace Corps Director Urges Service for UMW Education Students

When she arrived in Tunisia to teach English to a roomful of teenagers, former Peace Corps director Jody Olsen, then in her 20s, worried she’d made a mistake. “My first thought was to head for the door,” she said of the 1966 experience that ended up charting her course. Instead, “I said, ‘Good morning, I’m […]