UMW, Marstel-Day to Present Climate Series
April 1, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
At the University of Mary Washington’s 2014 commencement ceremony, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Keith Mellinger heard something he knew he’d never forget. A patch of garbage, estimated to be twice the size of Texas, is floating in the Pacific, Mellinger said, and is the largest of five offshore zones accumulating in the world’s […]
Filed Under: Keith Mellinger, Top Stories Tagged With: CLEAR
‘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
‘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
Free UMW Course Turns COVID-19 Inside Out
June 10, 2020 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Political leaders and health experts who communicate the impact of COVID-19 to the public are just like anyone else. Some hit the mark. Some don’t. Understandable terms, relatable ideas and the confident presentation of useful information are key to delivering a successful message, said UMW Professor of Communication Anand Rao. And competent public discourse during […]
Filed Under: Anand Rao, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, Keith Mellinger, pkelly3, Steve Farnsworth, Top Stories Tagged With: COVID-19 in Context, ejohnso6, rcooperma
UMW Opens ‘COVID-19 in Context’ Course to Community
May 18, 2020 by Anna Billingsley
Those who think they’ve heard everything that can be said about COVID-19 can guess again. Experts at the University of Mary Washington are sharing their perspectives through COVID-19 in Context, an eight-week online summer course starting June 1 that will be open free of charge to not only UMW students, faculty, alumni and staff, but also the […]
Filed Under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Keith Mellinger, Summer 2020, Top Stories Tagged With: distance learning, rcooperma
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 […]
UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities
October 22, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Engineers share a lot in common with superheros. The latter leap tall buildings in a single bound, fight evil-doers and travel faster than a speeding bullet. The former design sustainable and safe infrastructure, combat cyber-crime and create signals that move at lightning speed. UMW students aren’t caped crusaders, but they need to be prepared to […]
UMW ‘Keeps the Light On’ Banned Books Week
September 26, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Born in Russia, UMW sophomore Katia Savelyeva has called America home for most of her life. But the English major sometimes wonders what it would be like had she stayed in St. Petersburg. “I hope I’d still do things that don’t require as much bravery here in the United States,” said Savelyeva, who read aloud […]
Smithsonian Partnership Lets Students Explore Endangered Species
September 12, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Imagine getting up close and personal with the world’s most endangered species – and then having the chance to save them. Thanks to a partnership with the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC), Mary Washington students will soon have that experience. They’ll spend a semester working directly with these animals and learning from Smithsonian scientists and […]
Filed Under: Keith Mellinger, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, Top Stories Tagged With: agriffit, Department of Biology
Smithsonian Partnership Lets Students Explore Endangered Species
September 12, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
Imagine getting up close and personal with the world’s most endangered species – and then having the chance to save them. Thanks to a partnership with the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC), Mary Washington students will soon have that experience. They’ll spend a semester working directly with these animals and learning from Smithsonian scientists and […]
Filed Under: Keith Mellinger, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, Top Stories Tagged With: agriffit, Department of Biology
