China-bound Graduate Focused on Global Goals
December 7, 2021 by Laura Moyer
Bailey Johnson ’21 has a gift for being where she needs to be to meet her goals. Starting in August 2022, that will be Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. There she’ll join the newest class of Schwarzman Scholars, pursuing a master’s degree in global affairs. Johnson is among 151 scholars in nearly three dozen countries, […]
Filed Under: Chinese Language, Elizabeth Lewis, Jose Sainz, Leanna Giancarlo, pcausara, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, dodell, jantwi
Faces From Faraway Places: UMW Goes International
November 16, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
When Lauren Harford and Daisy Jennings arrived at the University of Mary Washington last summer, a small gesture made a big difference. Center for International Education (CIE) Director Jose Sainz personally escorted the roommates to purchase a few English comforts – a kettle, tea and biscuits – after an unexpected doctor’s visit for Harford. “I’m […]
Filed Under: Jose Sainz, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for International Education, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Alumni Trio Adapt to Teaching in Madrid, Pandemic Style
February 16, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
When quarantine began in March 2020, Chloe Morton ’19 decided to improvise, creating virtual scavenger hunts to engage her middle and high school-aged students. It’s a typical assignment in the age of COVID-19. But she also had to add English subtitles. After all, she is teaching in Spain. One third of each graduating class at […]
Filed Under: Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Elizabeth Lewis, Jose Sainz, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for International Education
Marketing Class Partners with Students Across the Globe
November 18, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
Studying abroad is as much a part of University of Mary Washington culture as bench-sitting or playing Frisbee on Ball Circle. One-third of each graduating class – about 300 students – spends time learning overseas. Not this year. As COVID-19 continues to sweep the globe, international travel – like commencements, reunions and all large gatherings […]
Filed Under: College of Business, Jose Sainz, Kashef Majid, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for International Education, International Education Week 2020
Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteer Vows to Continue Service
April 15, 2020 by Laura Moyer
For Peace Corps volunteer Sebrine Abdulkadir ’19, posted in the southern African country of Botswana, the upheaval happened fast. On a Monday morning in mid-March, she received an email saying she and other Peace Corps volunteers worldwide would be evacuated from their posts because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In three hours Abdulkadir packed what possessions […]
Filed Under: Jose Sainz, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for International Education, Peace Corps
UMW Goes Global as Peace Corps Top Producer
February 26, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
Teenage boys can be a handful, no matter which country or culture they come from. Amal Hajjami learned that fact within her first few weeks of Peace Corps training in Morocco, when the 2019 alumna encountered a young man who was a bit of a troublemaker. He refused to participate or follow the rules – […]
Filed Under: Jose Sainz, Peace Corps Top Producer, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for International Education, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Prep
UMW to Offer Japanese Language Courses
January 29, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
Spending a semester in Japan, UMW senior Kaitlin Viloria was in a shop when a young woman asked her a question. The woman spoke no English and Viloria’s Japanese was limited, but they still managed to strike up a conversation. Viloria wishes she was more proficient, she said, “but in that moment, I was proud […]
French Study Abroad Sparks Joy in Alumnus
November 20, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Stephen Lamm ’19 was a junior at Mary Washington when he studied abroad at the foot of the Alps. During those four months, he learned to speak fluent French and trekked across Europe. He also lost his grandfather – and found himself. As an openly gay student who led UMW’s College Republicans, Lamm spent his […]
UMW Finds Zen with First Study Abroad Program in Japan
April 2, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Maybe it was the beautiful campus. Or that it was nestled in a small town rather than a huge metropolis. Perhaps it was because it was a public university with a strong emphasis on the liberal arts. Whatever the reason, the Japanese school reminded Kevin Hockmuth ’00 of his beloved alma mater, almost 7,000 miles […]
Filed Under: College of Arts and Sciences, Jose Sainz, Keith Mellinger, muehara, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for International Education, srabson
