When the Pandemic Struck, UMW Persevered
December 15, 2020 by Anna Billingsley
Eager to begin her college career at Mary Washington, Sarah Bazemore moved into Willard Hall in September, stocking her room with masks and sanitizer. Little did she know that she would end her first semester living in Marshall Hall under quarantine. Bazemore and two of her friends were among several dozen students who were either […]
Filed Under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, esouthe2, Jeffrey McClurken, Tim O'Donnell, Top Stories, Troy Paino
Alumnus Shelters in Honduras to Save UMW-Born Nonprofit
April 20, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
Phoning it in isn’t an option for Shin Fujiyama ’07. At UMW, he threw himself into every assignment, task and responsibility – from serving hungry students in Seacobeck to organizing a thousand-person walkathon. Now, living in Honduras in the midst of a global pandemic, Fujiyama is focused on rescuing the nonprofit he started at Mary […]
Filed Under: Campus Christian Community, Cosmo Fujiyama, Jeffrey McClurken, Office of Alumni Relations, Shawn Humphrey, Top Stories Tagged With: Shin Fujiyama, Students Helping Honduras
Governor Announces UMW Board of Visitors Appointments
June 7, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
The Virginia Governor’s Office today announced the appointment of higher education policy expert Deborah Santiago ’90 to the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors. In addition, Heather Mullins Crislip ’95 and Rhonda VanLowe have been reappointed to second terms on the board. The appointees will serve four-year terms, which expire June 30, 2023. Santiago succeeds […]
Filed Under: Jeffrey McClurken, Top Stories Tagged With: Board of Visitors
UMW’s McClurken to Appear on With Good Reason Radio
May 17, 2019 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
University of Mary Washington Chief of Staff and Professor of History and American Studies Jeff McClurken will be featured on the With Good Reason public radio show this Sunday, May 18. The episode, Reconstructing Danville, will air daily through Saturday, May 24. The show examines an 1883 Danville race riot and the ripples it sent through the […]
Filed Under: Chief of Staff, Jeffrey McClurken, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of History and American Studies
McClurken Named as Special Advisor to UMW President
May 16, 2017 by Marty Morrison
University of Mary Washington faculty member Jeffrey W. McClurken has been appointed as special advisor to the president. President Troy D. Paino made the announcement today, May 16, in an email message to the UMW community. McClurken is professor of history and American studies and also currently serves as special assistant to the provost for […]
Filed Under: Administration, Jeff McClurken, Jeffrey McClurken, Top Stories
