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UMW Awards Faculty for Leadership and Impact, Grants Administrator Emeritus Honor

The spring semester blooms with tributes at UMW, from the annual Eagle Awards and honor society inductions to recognizing retiring colleagues and honoring standout faculty. At its end-of-semester meeting, the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors approved graduates, granted emeritus status to a retiring administrator, and celebrated excellence among the staff and faculty, including […]

Eagle Summit Showcases Leadership Among Employees

After nine months of study, collaboration and training, the inaugural cohort from ‘Eagle Summit: Advancing Supervisory Leadership at UMW’ celebrated their accomplishments with a capstone presentation and recognition ceremony held at UMW’s Stafford campus last week. The event marked the culmination of a two-semester journey for 13 dedicated UMW employees from various departments across campus.Selected […]

UMW Launches Microcredentials Through Career Academy by Coursera

The University of Mary Washington has launched Career Academy by Coursera, a new initiative that offers students, faculty and staff complementary access to the global online learning platform as a complement to their coursework and careers.With more than 45 entry-level professional certificates from leading companies such as Google, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce, Coursera Career Academy […]

Campus Resources, Bingo and A-S-P-I-R-E Anchor Annual Tradition at UMW

The annual celebration of ASPIRE Week is on the spring agenda at the University of Mary Washington, where student-led activities embracing and exemplifying community values span six days starting April 14, 2025. Each day focuses on a value within ASPIRE, an acronym for Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect and Engagement.The weeklong […]

UMW Community Gets to the Heart of Giving Back on Mary Wash Day, April 2-3

Get ready for Mary Wash Day! Now in its eighth year, this 24-hour celebration of philanthropy and engagement – running from noon Wednesday, April 2, through noon Thursday, April 3 – gives alumni, families, friends, faculty, staff and students the chance to come #TogetherUMW and share their love of Mary Washington.Members of the UMW community have sponsored […]