Beyond the Classroom Endowment Ramps Up Student Research
November 7, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
Senior Madeline Killian isn’t just hitting the books to study female scientists in 18th century Spain. In December she will travel to Madrid to delve into discoveries made by Junta de Damas de Honor y Mérito, the country’s first civic organization for women. “They conducted groundbreaking medical experiments to improve infant health, and the group still […]
UMW To Welcome More Than 1,000 New Students
August 15, 2022 by Guest Author
The University of Mary Washington welcomes new and returning students back to campus this week for the fall 2022 semester, starting with move-in for new students on Wednesday, Aug. 17, and culminating in the campus tradition of Eagle Gathering on Sunday, Aug. 21. Fall classes start Monday, Aug. 22. Enrollment of both first-year and transfer […]
Students, Faculty Collaborate on Research During Summer Science Institute
July 19, 2022 by Laura Moyer
To the untrained eye it was just an ordinary leaf, a speck in a mass of summer green on an edge of the University of Mary Washington campus. But on a hot July morning, biology major Tessa Lanzafame spotted something interesting, a tiny green caterpillar that appeared to be gnawing. With a snip of her […]
Filed Under: College of Arts and Sciences, Top Stories Tagged With: jantwi, jcollin2, rreif, Summer Science Institute
Humanities Symposium Highlights Faculty-Student Research
June 14, 2022 by Laura Moyer
Mentored undergraduate research has long been a staple of the summer for UMW students in science and mathematical fields. Now arts, humanities and social sciences students are reaping the benefits as well. The first Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Institute (AHSSSI) concludes tomorrow with a symposium during which five teams will present the results […]
Filed Under: College of Arts and Sciences, Elizabeth Lewis, Top Stories Tagged With: student research
UMW Graduates Class of 2022
May 7, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
The University of Mary Washington conferred undergraduate and graduate degrees upon a total of 1,163 students during its 111th Commencement ceremony, held on Saturday, May 7, at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle. The University awarded three Master of Geospatial Analysis degrees, 34 Master of Business Administration degrees, 62 Master of Education degrees, 47 Master of […]
Filed Under: 2022 commencement, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, Top Stories Tagged With: Commencement
Class of 2022: Stellar Student Stories, Part 3 of 3
May 6, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
The Class of 2022 began freshman year like any other, swept up in longstanding University of Mary Washington traditions like Move-In Day, Eagle Gathering and Honor Convocation. That all changed when they were sophomores. Classes went online, study abroad trips were postponed and everything – activities, internships and volunteer experiences – became virtual. But these […]
Class of 2022: Stellar Student Stories, Part 1 of 3
May 4, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
The Class of 2022 began freshman year like any other, swept up in longstanding University of Mary Washington traditions like Move-In Day, Eagle Gathering and Honor Convocation. That all changed when they were sophomores. Classes went online, study abroad trips were postponed and everything – activities, internships and volunteer experiences – became virtual. But these […]
Filed Under: Center for Community Engagement, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, Top Stories, UMW athletics Tagged With: Center for International Education, Commencement, Department of English and Linguistics, Department of Political Science and International Affairs, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, James Farmer Multicultural Center
Alumna Pledges Gift Match to Beyond the Classroom Endowment
May 25, 2021 by Elizabeth Hunsinger
Long before she led the effort to modernize food safety for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Catherine O’Connor Woteki ’69 was a student lab assistant in Combs Hall. “Doing behind-the-scenes prep work and just being able to hang around the lab was so helpful,” she said of her 1968 position in Mary Washington’s biology department. […]
UMW Presents a Palette of Pandemic-Era Arts
March 24, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
Soon after the University of Mary Washington Chamber Choir performed live in the James Farmer Hall atrium last March, UMW went totally online, and singing was deemed a “super-spreader” activity. Last fall, UMW Choirs sang together again – virtually – performing In Te Domine Speravi. The new piece by composer Sarah McDonald focuses on isolation, […]
Filed Under: College of Arts and Sciences, Gregg Stull, Jonathan McMillan, Theatre Tagged With: Department of Art and Art History, Department of Music, Department of Theatre, jkuykend, UMW Philharmonic
‘J-term’ Helps Students Engage, Gain Credits
January 13, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
College students often spend the final weeks of winter break watching movies, playing video games and writing résumés for jobs and internships. Now, a University of Mary Washington offering called the January-term, or “J-term,” allows them to earn college credits for these and other types of activities. Before UMW’s spring semester begins – remotely on […]
Filed Under: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, January-term, Keith Mellinger Tagged With: adunn4, agoldma3, ecrosby
