Category: Newsletter On Campus

Marcus Kahn Named UMW Men’s Basketball Coach

Highly successful Cabrini College head coach Marcus Kahn has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mary Washington, pending final Board of Visitors approval, according to Director of Athletics Ken Tyler.Kahn led Cabrini College to a 153-27 record in six seasons, including five consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference championships and […]

Three Latin Alumni Selected as Teachers of the Year

Hallie Feingold ’13, Lindsay Biddinger Herndon ’05 and Kevin Perry ’00 were each named as Teacher of the Year at their respective schools for 2013-14.Each of the recipients majored in Latin at the University of Mary Washington and all three won the Outstanding Graduate in Classics Award their graduation year.“We could not be prouder of […]

Political Science Students Present Research at VSSA

Three University of Mary Washington political science students presented research papers at the Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting at Richmond on Saturday, April 19.The students and their papers are:Mariah Young, “Social Construction of Target Populations: Testing the Media’s Framing during Disasters;”Amber Reeves, “I Think This Is From the Onion: A Study in Media Credibility […]

Mindy Erchull Awarded the Florence L. Denmark Faculty Advisor Award

The UMW Psi Chi officers surprised Mindy Erchull during the awards ceremony at the close of the 2014 Psi Chi Symposium when they announced that she had just been awarded the Florence L. Denmark Faculty Advisor Award by Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. This award recognizes Erchull as the one faculty advisor […]

UMW Faculty and Staff Receive PTAC Grants

The University of Mary Washington President’s Technology Advisory Council, PTAC, recently awarded 10 PTAC Innovation Fund Grants to UMW faculty and staff members.PTAC Innovation Fund Grants, which can range from $500 to $25,000, are intended to help jump-start innovative uses of technology in learning, teaching and exploration at UMW. This year’s grant recipients were: “3-D […]