College of Education Countdown is Complete: Six Things About Seacobeck
April 8, 2022 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Future educators began filling its classrooms and meeting spaces this semester, but a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday made it official: Seacobeck Hall is the new home of the University of Mary Washington’s College of Education and Office of Disability Resources. A years-long renovation transformed the building – which served as a dining hall for decades – […]
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UMW Gives Student’s Bookmobile Project a Lift
March 16, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
Hollis Cobb’s days growing up were bookended. He read each morning before school and snuggled in for family story time before bed. “I can appreciate how important it was that we had access to books and parents who had time to read to us,” said Cobb, now a junior English major at the University of […]
James Farmer Hall Officially Dedicated
November 19, 2021 by Anna Billingsley
On what was described as “a beautiful spring day in the middle of fall,” thunder could be heard yesterday during a ceremony dedicating University of Mary Washington’s James Farmer Hall. As Dr. James L. Farmer Jr. was remembered by numerous speakers – professors, current UMW students, members of the UMW Board of Visitors (BOV), and […]
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President Paino Focuses on What Matters Most in UMW Address
August 23, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
As the University of Mary Washington welcomed students to campus last week, President Troy Paino expressed “true joy” as he gathered with many of his colleagues for the first time since March of last year. Speaking in Dodd Auditorium last Monday, Paino was visibly moved as he delivered his all-University address in person to more […]
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Move-In Day Welcomes ‘Excellent’ Class to Mary Washington
August 19, 2021 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Under fickle skies – one minute sun, the next minute a downpour – members of the University of Mary Washington’s Class of 2025 streamed onto campus yesterday. Move-In Day 2021 brought first-year students to Fredericksburg from near and far, all with high hopes for a full freshman experience. After more than a year of online […]
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UMW Gets Down to Earth With Sustainability Coordinator Position
April 22, 2021 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
By summer, the University of Mary Washington plans to have its own Sustainability Coordinator. The announcement of the new full-time position by UMW President Troy Paino in last week’s Board of Visitors meeting comes just in time for Earth Day and on the heels of Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive order to reduce Virginia’s reliance on […]
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First-Year Leadership Program Inspires Student Success
January 29, 2021 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Stephen Covert ’93 sees information about all kinds of collegiate leadership programs cross his desk as principal of Pine View School for the Gifted in Osprey, Florida. An email from his alma mater stood out. It described a program that “will serve as a springboard for already stellar students to learn from leaders and use […]
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President Paino Gives Updates, Expresses Gratitude
January 27, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
As the University of Mary Washington embarks upon yet another “unusual semester,” President Troy Paino yesterday offered via Zoom a message filled with hope and honesty. Channeling FDR’s “Fireside Chats,” he spoke from the heart, delivering his all-University address near the fireplace in Brompton. UMW faculty and staff have shown a “willingness to adapt to […]
Filed Under: Top Stories, Troy Paino Tagged With: Office of the President
When the Pandemic Struck, UMW Persevered
December 15, 2020 by Anna Billingsley
Eager to begin her college career at Mary Washington, Sarah Bazemore moved into Willard Hall in September, stocking her room with masks and sanitizer. Little did she know that she would end her first semester living in Marshall Hall under quarantine. Bazemore and two of her friends were among several dozen students who were either […]
Filed Under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, esouthe2, Jeffrey McClurken, Tim O'Donnell, Top Stories, Troy Paino
Day on Democracy Encourages Voting and Civic Engagement
October 29, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
Ashley Utz was a freshman at the University of Mary Washington when she registered to vote. To cast her ballot, she needed to find time during her busy class schedule and figure out which polling place was hers. “My inexperience with the voting process made it all the more challenging,” said Utz, now a senior, […]
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