Center for Community Engagement Opens at Mary Washington
September 9, 2019 by Jill Laiacona
On a late August day, Mary Washington first-years were scattered throughout Fredericksburg, mulching gardens, planting trees and cleaning up along the Rappahannock River. Others cared for animals at the SPCA and worked on projects to help area seniors, sexual assault survivors and deployed service members. These efforts were made possible by UMW’s new Center for […]
Filed Under: Campus Compact, Center for Community Engagement, Eagle Resources Closet, Leslie Martin, National Voter Registration Day, Top Stories, Troy Paino Tagged With: sdewees
National Gallery of Art Communications Chief Gives Graduates Rules for Success
May 11, 2019 by Marty Morrison
Hard work is the foundation for integrity in the workplace, said Ann Elizabeth (Anabeth) Guthrie ‘97, as she outlined rules for professional success for 1,082 University of Mary Washington undergraduate candidates and their families and friends gathered on Ball Circle. The chief of communications for the National Gallery of Art, Guthrie delivered the 2019 commencement […]
Filed Under: 2019 Commencement, Top Stories, Troy Paino, UMW President Tagged With: Commencement
UMW Adopts 2019-20 Budget, Tuition and Fees
April 12, 2019 by Anna Billingsley
In its sustained effort to control costs for students, the Board of Visitors of the University of Mary Washington accepted a recommendation for minimal cost increases in the next academic year. President Troy Paino’s proposal, which received unanimous approval, sought to address the increasing cost of serving students primarily through budget reductions and reallocations. Paino […]
Filed Under: 2019-20 tuition, Paul Messplay, Top Stories, Troy Paino Tagged With: Board of Visitors
UMW, Germanna Sign Enhanced Transfer Agreement
February 22, 2019 by Marty Morrison
Germanna Community College students who transfer to the University of Mary Washington will have a better chance of succeeding thanks to a new agreement between the two schools. UMW President Troy D. Paino and GCC President Janet Gullickson made the Guaranteed Transfer Partnership Agreement official today, Friday, Feb. 22, at a signing ceremony at Germanna’s […]
Filed Under: Guaranteed Transfer Partnership Agreement, Top Stories, Troy Paino
UMW Saves George Washington Bible for the Ages
October 24, 2018 by Kristin Davis
In November 1752, 20-year-old George Washington placed his hand on a leather-bound King James Bible at the Lodge of Fredericksburg and joined the Masons. For more than two and a half centuries, generations of the oldest fraternal organization in the world would take steps to guard that gilt-edged book, one of only two Washington is […]
Filed Under: cparons, Top Stories, Troy Paino Tagged With: awhite4, cturdean, mspen1bi
UMW ‘Read Out’ Event Shines Light on Banned Books
September 27, 2018 by Kristin Davis
Kit Lewers ’19 was in third grade when her Georgia school district banned Harry Potter. Just like that, a series of blockbuster children’s books disappeared from the library shelves, leaving Lewers to wonder why something so beloved was off-limits. But it didn’t stop her from devouring stories. Or from growing up to become an English […]
Filed Under: Top Stories, Troy Paino Tagged With: jpape, lrichar2, nmik, sblevin2
Moving In On a Dream
August 23, 2018 by Kristin Davis
Valerie Ebenki ’22 applied to seven colleges and toured four. She got into all of them, and might have gone anywhere. Yet on a sticky summer morning this week, Ebenki stood on the sidewalk outside Randolph Hall, belongings piled as high as her shoulders. Nearby by was her mother, Elenour, and best friend, Lydia Fozo, […]
Filed Under: Top Stories, Troy Paino
Paino Charges UMW to Get Involved, Change Lives
August 17, 2018 by Kristin Davis
President Troy Paino reminded faculty and staff of the power of a liberal arts education and its ability to shape the world for good at a critical time in our nation’s history during his annual kick-off to the upcoming academic year. “We’ve increasingly seen education through a vocational lens. We believe the important thing we […]
Filed Under: Top Stories, Troy Paino
Troy D. Paino speaks about UMW’s commitment to diversity and inclusion
February 19, 2018 by Mike Breitenbach
In response to recent events, UMW President Troy D. Paino speaks about UMW’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and strength as a community. Stay Safe and Feel Safe at Mary Washington
Filed Under: General, President, Troy Paino
UMW Expands Diversity and Inclusion Programs, Names Cabinet-Level Leader
January 19, 2018 by Marty Morrison
Building on one of four key priorities of his 19-month-old administration, President Troy Paino today announced the creation of a Cabinet-level position that reinforces the University’s commitment to greater diversity and inclusion at Mary Washington. Paino named Sabrina Johnson to the new position of vice president for equity and access. She also will serve as […]
Filed Under: President, Sabrina Johnson, sjohnson, Top Stories, Troy Paino, UMW President, What's New @ UMW
