UMW Alumna to Share Lessons in Banishing Burnout
September 21, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
In lead human resources roles at corporate giants like CNN Worldwide and Warner Bros. Discovery, Mary Washington alumna Lisa Greene ’91 learned to anticipate crises and help teams of thousands maneuver through them. She also learned a thing or two about burnout. “We all experience stress; there’s no way you can avoid stress,” said Greene, […]
Filed Under: Lisa Greene, Psychology Graduate-in-Residence, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of Psychological Sciences, human resources
UMW Welcomes New Year, New Students, New Offerings
September 6, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
The fall semester is underway – in a big way – at the University of Mary Washington, with lots of new students on campus and plenty of fresh opportunities on tap for the 2023-24 academic year. Of the more than 1,000 new students in the incoming class, 260 transferred to Mary Washington from other schools. […]
Filed Under: blue crew, Business Acumen Series, constructive dialogue, Keith Mellinger, law and philosophy minor, master of education for instructional improvement, Top Stories Tagged With: kyoung3, MBA, sshorter
UMW to Host Virginia Senate and House of Delegates Debates
September 1, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
The University of Mary Washington will host two public debates next month between candidates for local elected office. Joshua Cole (D) will face off against Lee Peters III (R) for Virginia’s 65th District House of Delegates seat on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Later in the month, Tara Durant (R), Monica Gary (I) and Joel Griffin (D) […]
Filed Under: Debate, house of delegates, Rosalyn Cooperman, senate, Steve Farnsworth, Top Stories
Student Research Heats Up at UMW Summer Science Symposium
July 17, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Harrison Miles fills six plastic cylinders with pieces of leaves from a soybean plant. He slips them inside a machine that resembles a kitchen blender and sets it awhirl. The vials spin so quickly they need time to cool before he begins his next task – extracting the RNA he’ll use for further investigation. “We […]
Filed Under: Davis Oldham, Josephine Antwi, Randall Helmstutler, Top Stories Tagged With: Summer Science Institute
Summer Enrichment Program Serves High-Schoolers a Slice of College Life
July 14, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Students turned an unusual array of objects – a puffy pink pony, a giant nose, one wooden hoop – into charcoal sketches at the University of Mary Washington earlier this week. “Awesome stuff, guys,” Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing Ashe Laughlin said of the rising 10th- through 12th-graders’ still-life creations. “Really terrific!” More than […]
Filed Under: llaughli, mstebar, Top Stories Tagged With: ejohnso6, mbratt, sblevin2, summer enrichment program, xwu
Governor Appoints Three New Members to UMW Board of Visitors
July 5, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
The Virginia Governor’s Office announced last week the appointment of three new members of the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors. John Anstey of Roanoke, Virginia, a 1993 Mary Washington alumnus; Nicole Neily of Arlington, Virginia; and Rev. Dean Nelson of Montgomery Village, Maryland, will serve four-year terms as members of the University’s governing […]
Filed Under: BOV, Top Stories Tagged With: Board of Visitors
UMW-Hosted Science Olympiad Tests Students’ STEM Skills
March 2, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Stafford High School senior Justin Kelly used a curious collection of objects to make his science competition entry last weekend: PVC pipe, duct tape, Styrofoam, a No. 2 pencil, half a sock. Despite its patchwork of parts, the contraption – an egg transporter that represents a lesson in physics – performed well in the “Scrambler” […]
Filed Under: Department of Biological Science, mstebar, Top Stories Tagged With: STEM, Virginia Science Olympiad
UMW-Hosted Science Olympiad Tests Students’ STEM Skills
March 2, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Stafford High School senior Justin Kelly used a curious collection of objects to make his science competition entry last weekend: PVC pipe, duct tape, Styrofoam, a No. 2 pencil, half a sock. Despite its patchwork of parts, the contraption – an egg transporter that represents a lesson in physics – performed well in the “Scrambler” […]
Filed Under: Department of Biological Science, mstebar, Top Stories Tagged With: STEM, Virginia Science Olympiad
City of Fredericksburg, University of Mary Washington Unveil Civil Rights Trail
February 24, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
During Black History Month and amid a flurry of fanfare, the City of Fredericksburg in partnership with the University of Mary Washington unveiled its civil rights trail: “Freedom, a Work in Progress.” The nearly three-mile walking trail, with some stops a close drive, guides participants through post-Civil War history into the modern day, drawing together […]
Filed Under: city of Fredericksburg, civil rights trail, Top Stories, Victoria Matthews Tagged With: cwilli27, James Farmer Multicultural Center
UMW Black History Month Keynote Features NAACP Youth Director
February 7, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Wisdom O. Cole received rave reviews for a presentation he put together in college. The Afrikan Black Coalition Conference featured a host of prominent speakers and won Cole the Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity. But more than compliments and commendations, the event and its success gave him a glimpse of the future. “That was really […]
Filed Under: Top Stories, Wisdom O. Cole Tagged With: Black History Month, James Farmer Multicultural Center, msanford
