Case Competition Scoops Up a ‘Sweet’ Deal for Mary Wash Business Students
A University of Mary Washington capstone experience offered a sweet treat to business students this semester. Teams from the 400-level Strategic Management course came together to analyze a business scenario involving a four-way merger that produced Canadian ice cream company Top Glaciers. They presented their findings – including proposals for how to increase profits – […]
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UMW Historic Preservation Alumna Pivots to Career as a Pop Culture Critic
When entertainment journalist Maggie Lovitt ’15 reviewed a new period drama, she relied on the knowledge base she built while earning a bachelor’s degree in historic preservation at the University of Mary Washington. “I come at it from a deeper well of knowledge than the average viewer,” Lovitt said. For example, she asked more insightful […]
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Eagle Awards Honor Students for ‘Outstanding’ Involvement
Each year, the Eagle Awards spotlight the unwavering commitment of Mary Washington students to their studies and involvement, as well as to each other. This sentiment resonates beyond the student body; emotions run high when faculty and staff are honored for their dedication to students as well. The 2024 Eagle Awards – presented last week […]
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UMW Board of Visitors Sets Tuition and Fees for 2024-25
The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors has set tuition and fees for the 2024-25 academic year, as approved at their quarterly meeting in April. Tuition will increase by 2% for undergraduate and graduate students. The auxiliary comprehensive fee at UMW will increase by 3%. This decision follows several years of keeping undergraduate in-state […]
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Collaborative Humanities Grant Expands AI Initiatives at UMW
The University of Mary Washington is part of a $25,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant aimed at helping public colleges and universities navigate the world of artificial intelligence. The project, “Developing a Public Liberal Arts Humanities Curriculum: Empowering Students to Navigate an AI World,” is led by five public liberal arts institutions representing […]
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ASPIRE Week Becomes Annual UMW Tradition in April 2024
UMW’s ASPIRE Week returns the week of April 15, 2024, to celebrate campus community values. ASPIRE stands for six values – one highlighted each day of the week – demonstrating the University of Mary Washington’s dedication to providing a diverse, accepting and supportive environment that holds all of its members to the highest standards of conduct, scholarship, integrity, inclusiveness, respect and engagement.
For Student Government Association President Jaylyn Long ’24, who started ASPIRE Week her junior year as SGA vice president, it’s also about putting those values into practice, something students do in their classes and activities. Read more.
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UMW Students Join Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Dozens of University of Mary Washington students are the newest members of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Thirty-eight UMW juniors and seniors were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa during a recent ceremony announcing the 2024 cohort of the University’s Kappa of Virginia chapter. They join an impressive roster of members, including […]
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UMW Students Show Gratitude at 2024 Scholarship Luncheon and Showcase
When senior Sofia Taylor earned a full-ride Alvey Scholarship to attend the University of Mary Washington, she penned the first of many letters and cards she exchanged with her donor, Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59. “Irene often said that Mary Washington ‘opened worlds’ for her,” said Taylor, a psychology major and neuroscience and music minor. Because […]
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UMW’s Multicultural Fair Celebrates 34th Year
The annual UMW Multicultural Fair was back in a big way on Saturday, April 13, with perfect weather, after rain and a pandemic dampened prior years. Performers, vendors, information tables, food trucks and children’s activities brought a spectrum of cultural sights, sounds and flavors that stretched across the Fredericksburg Campus from Jefferson Square to the […]
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ASPIRE Week Becomes Annual UMW Tradition in April 2024
April 9, 2024 by Amy Jessee
UMW’s ASPIRE Week returns the week of April 15, 2024, to celebrate campus community values. ASPIRE stands for six principles and values – one highlighted each day of the week – demonstrating the University of Mary Washington’s dedication to providing a diverse, accepting and supportive environment that holds all of its members to the highest […]
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