Author: Melina Downs

Salut, Balti: How One Peace Corps Volunteer is Helping Her Community Rethink Volunteering

Peace Corps volunteer Leah Kieff, 25, of Fairfax, Va., has been serving as a Community Development volunteer in Moldova since June 2013. Kieff is working with her community to encourage youth volunteerism through the Salut, Balti! initiative. She graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2011 with her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and […]

Farewell for Rachel Pennington Wyant, May 22

The Office of Admissions invites all campus partners to a farewell reception for Rachel Pennington Wyant on Thursday, May 22, in Lee Hall 411 between 3 and 4:30 p.m. Rachel is a 2005 alumna of UMW and has worked as an Admissions Counselor, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, and Assistant Director of Admissions in her […]

Aminrazavi Publishes Encyclopedia Articles

Mehdi Aminrazavi, professor of philosophy and religion, published eight articles in “The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam.” The articles are on Islamic philosophers and one school of philosophy: Ishrāqiyyūn (Illuminationists). These medieval philosophers wrote commentaries on Plato and Aristotle and introduced new ideas of their own to create a rapprochement between […]

Richardson Participates in Leadership Symposium

Lynne Richardson participated in a panel discussion, “Tips for Leaning In,” at the NCAA/NACWAA Women’s Leadership Symposium on May 21 in Charlotte, N.C. Other participants were the athletic directors at Salem College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  NACWAA is the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators. Lynne was invited in her […]

Martinette Presents at International Conference and Publishes Articles

Louis A. Martinette, associate professor in the College of Business Department of Management and Marketing, presented “The Role of Innovation In The History Of Commerce: Toward A College Course” at the International Conference of The Association of Global Management Studies being held at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom on May 20 and […]