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
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
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
MLK Celebration Week Draws Upon Service and the Arts
January 17, 2023 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
In the tight text of her Twitter bio, Tara Murray uses these words to describe herself: human rights defender, truth teller, justice lover, freedom fighter. A civil and human rights lawyer in Washington, D.C., she’ll share more of her story tomorrow as the keynote speaker for the University of Mary Washington’s Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Filed Under: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Top Stories Tagged With: James Farmer Multicultural Center, msanford
Field Trip Gets Elementary School Students Excited About STEM
December 13, 2022 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Elephant toothpaste. The giant glob of sudsy foam created in a classroom experiment gave Battlefield Elementary School student Aidan Muller a thought: “Chemistry is cool!” The whimsical tooth wash – hydrogen peroxide mixed with dish soap and a healthy dose of imagination – was part of a fall field trip designed to get students excited […]
Filed Under: Leanna Giancarlo, mstebar, mwells, Top Stories Tagged With: kgood, kpeck, mfleenor, STEM
Diversity Award Winner Aims to Bolster Equity on Campus
October 6, 2022 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Cameron Washington was unsure about starting college. He had to talk himself into attending that first scholarship dinner. Then Orientation. Then the Student Transition Program he signed up for the summer before freshman year. “I didn’t know if I wanted to do any of this, but I jumped out of my comfort zone and gave […]
Filed Under: Cameron Washington, JFMS, Top Stories Tagged With: Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership, James Farmer Multicultural Center, msanford
Virginia Public Schools Make the Grade in New Statewide Survey
September 22, 2022 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Virginians give their local public-school districts high marks, respond to Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) control over public schools, and rate gubernatorial performance so far according to a new statewide survey from the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington. The 1,000-person annual poll of Virginia adults was conducted for the […]
Filed Under: governor, public schools, Steve Farnsworth, survey, Top Stories
Three Professors Receive Colleague-Chosen Awards
August 25, 2022 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
University of Mary Washington professors bestowed prestigious awards on three of their colleagues at the Fall 2022 Faculty Address earlier this month. Professors of English, German and physics were praised for their commitment to their fields, the art of teaching and the importance of service. Maya Mathur Professor of English Maya Mathur received the Grellet […]
Filed Under: Marcel Rotter, Top Stories, vmakhija Tagged With: faculty awards, mmathur
