Long-Awaited Reunion Brought Mary Washington Alums ‘Home’
June 9, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
Amber Tussing planned to reconnect with old friends at the University of Mary Washington’s Reunion Weekend, but she was surprised to meet just as many new ones. “When you can make friends across multiple generations, you know you come from a shared experience,” said Tussing, a 2000 grad who bonded with members of the classes […]
Filed Under: Cedric Rucker University Center, Office of Alumni Relations, Reunion Weekend 2022, Top Stories Tagged With: crucker
Fifth Annual Mary Wash Giving Day Breaks Records
May 10, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
The numbers are officially in! Last month, the University of Mary Washington community came together on Tuesday, April 5, in celebration of the fifth annual Mary Wash Giving Day, a 24-hour fundraising extravaganza to support UMW students, faculty and programs. Now that all online, mailed and phoned-in contributions have been counted, the day’s official results […]
Filed Under: Mary Wash Giving Day, Office of Alumni Relations, Office of Annual Giving, Top Stories Tagged With: Office of Advancement
‘It’s Gonna Be May’: Alum’s Meme Celebrates a Decade
April 29, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
University of Mary Washington alumna Kianna Davis ’13 was in her Westmoreland Hall second-floor room, a year away from graduation, when she created her first-ever meme. Within 24 hours, the image she shared of a young, fresh-faced Justin Timberlake – emblazoned with a now famous play on the song lyrics to It’s Gonna Be Me […]
Filed Under: College of Business, Office of Alumni Relations, Top Stories
Take Five! Mary Wash Celebrates Fifth Annual Giving Day, April 5
March 29, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
The countdown is on! Mary Wash Giving Day marks its fifth anniversary next week, and the entire University of Mary Washington community is invited to join the celebration. Participation matters most in helping UMW reach its goal of 3,000 gifts and 500 first-time donors during the 24-hour event on Tuesday, April 5. This year’s theme, […]
Filed Under: Mary Wash Giving Day, Office of Alumni Relations, Top Stories Tagged With: Office of Advancement
Donors Made Lasting Impact on #MaryWashDay
May 18, 2021 by Elizabeth Hunsinger
On Mary Wash Giving Day, the volume of donations over 24 hours was equivalent to the quantity typically received by the University over several months. Now that all online, mailed and phoned-in contributions made on April 13 have been tallied, the day’s official results are in: 3,453 gifts—exceeding the day’s goal of 3,000—totaling $598,326. Ardent […]
Filed Under: Advancement, Mary Wash Giving Day, Office of Alumni Relations, Top Stories Tagged With: ehunsing
Doctor Supports Veterans, the Underserved
June 24, 2020 by Guest Author
This story, written by Daryl Lease ’85, originally appeared in the University of Mary Washington Magazine’s spring/summer 2020 issue. As a pre-med student at Mary Washington, Anthony D. Jones ’99 volunteered at the nearby Lloyd Moss Free Clinic, shadowing doctors as they provided care to low-income residents, including patients with HIV/AIDS. The experience helped set him on […]
Filed Under: gking, Office of Alumni Relations, Pre-Med, Top Stories, UMW Magazine Tagged With: Department of Physics
Alumnus Cooks Up Initiative to Feed Families
May 4, 2020 by Neva Trenis
Acclaimed chef and restaurant owner Erik Bruner-Yang and his wife welcomed their third child and bought their first home in January. Just eight weeks later, the same weekend they moved into their new house in Washington, D.C., the mayor ordered all city restaurants to close because of COVID-19. The 2007 UMW graduate felt fortunate that […]
Filed Under: College of Business, Erik Bruner-Yang, Office of Alumni Relations, Top Stories
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
Mary Washington Hosts Reunion Weekend 2019
May 31, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
The University of Mary Washington will host hundreds of alumni during Reunion Weekend, today through Sunday, June 2. The three-day affair invites Eagles – who graduated over the span of seven decades – back to the nest for a weekend filled with learning opportunities, art exhibits, class photos, food, fun and, most importantly, the chance […]
Filed Under: Office of Alumni Relations, Top Stories Tagged With: mthad2zw, Reunion Weekend 2019
