Author: Sarah Hertz Mahoney

UMW Students Trade Textbooks for Tool Belts Over Spring Break

University of Mary Washington students swapped their textbooks and schoolwork for hammers, nails and paintbrushes this spring break, heading to Goose Creek, South Carolina.The UMW Alternative Service Break (ASB) trip was part of Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge, which calls on college students nationwide to volunteer over spring break to support the non-profit’s mission to […]

Science Olympiad at UMW Provides Winning Formula for STEM Students

Hundreds of young students from across the state descended on the University of Mary Washington campus last Saturday to test their skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as part of a Virginia Science Olympiad (VASO) competition.The event brought together “Olympians” from third grade through high school to showcase their STEM skills in practical […]

Anthropology Study Abroad Trip Gives UMW Senior a Taste of Europe

The sounds of a Greek celebration – laughter, clinking glasses, the beat of folk music – mingle with the salty Mediterranean air. A vibrant Danish landscape opens up under clear blue skies.For Ariana Adamek, a senior at the University of Mary Washington, these picturesque moments are more than postcard memories, they’re snapshots of a summer […]

UMW Lecture Series Explores Need for Interfaith Discourse

The University of Mary Washington’s Khatib Program in Religion and Dialogue will continue its mission of fostering interfaith conversations with a spring lecture series. The evening talks on March 17 and April 9 will bring two distinguished scholars to campus, Avinoam Patt and Jordan Denari Duffner, both accomplished authors and educators in the area of […]