Earned media coverage and press releases that were not more suitable for What’s Up @ UMW
Admissions Deans Feel Crunched by the Numbers; http://chronicle.com
Once upon a time, May was not so manic. Although admissions officers have long fretted about enrollment outcomes, they used to fret under fewer microscopes. Application totals were more predictable. Enrollment projections were more reliable. And newspapers had yet to turn the admissions cycle into an annual tally of percentages and prestige.
Hotel Incentive Package Approved; http://fredericksburg.patch.com
The Fredericksburg City Council approved an incentive package worth up to $310,000 for the development of a hotel next to the University of Mary Washington‘s Eagle Village. The motion passed by a vote of 5-1, with Ward Three Councilor Fred Howe voting against the measure, saying that it was a misuse of the incentive program.
http://fredericksburg.patch.com/articles/hotel-incentive-package-approved
UMW grad boards 2011 Freedom Ride; The Free Lance-Star; http://www.topix.com; http://www.boston.com; http://www.waff.com; http://www.headlineva.com; http://www.retirementcommunity.com
Charles Reed was among the University of Mary Washington‘s more than 1,000 graduates this year.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/052011/05092011/625208
http://www.topix.com/county/spotsylvania-va/2011/05/umw-grad-boards-2011-freedom-ride
http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592452
50 years later, students retrace 1961 Freedom Ride; http://www.msnbc.msn.com; The Washington Post; http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com; http://www.seattlepi.com; http://www.whsv.com; http://www.wbtv.com; http://trib.com; http;//www.todaysthv.com; http://www.wrcbtv.com; http://www.wral.com; http://www.reflector.com; http://www.nhregister.com; http://www.mail.com/news/us/401082-50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride.html; http://www.lorettotel.net; http://nwcable.net; http://www.sify.com; http://www.boston.com; http://my.earthlink.net; http://www.kvue.com; http://www.mywesttexas.com; http://www.blackamericaweb.com; http://townhall.com; http://columbustelegram.com; http://comparenews.info; http://kentuckyclassifieds.net/?p=31520; http://www.gettysburgtimes.com; http://www2.wsls.com; http://www.journalreview.com; http://valdostadailytimes.com; http://www.idahostatejournal.com; http://news.hjnews.com; http://www.palmbeachpost.com; http://www.phillyburbs.com; http://www.citizen.com; http://northernstar.info/from_ap/nation_world/article_0ebe42b9-cbe5-56b7-84ad-53ff1af6d2a8.html
RICHMOND, Va. — Charles Reed Jr. is skipping his college graduation ceremony to do something much more significant to him: retracing the original 1961 Freedom Ride and paying tribute to those who helped win the civil rights that his generation enjoys.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42943104
http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2011/05/09/fifty-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride/
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-Freedom-Ride-1370255.php
http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Retracing_the_Steps_of_the_Freedom_Riders_121504704.html
http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592468
http://trib.com/news/national/article_bfd4421a-cada-5750-a757-3f441fea92b0.html
http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14592452
http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/9565173/
http://www.reflector.com/ap/staten/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride-473553
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2011/05/08/news/doc4dc6cb770da19233870822.txt
http://www.mail.com/news/us/401082-50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride.html
http://www.lorettotel.net/?page=news_us&op=viewstory&story=93899
http://my.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20110507/de9c3269-c4c8-4407-8cd3-915c7509f823
http://www.kvue.com/news/national/121440559.html
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/28305&page=5
http://townhall.com/news/us/2011/05/08/50_years_later,_students_retrace_1961_freedom_ride
http://columbustelegram.com/news/national/article_379acb42-60e1-55b3-88b2-389fa99d6474.html
http://comparenews.info/?p=131
http://kentuckyclassifieds.net/?p=31520
http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/national/article_127aea73-2712-53ad-8184-edaa9b7794b1.html
http://www2.wsls.com/news/2011/may/07/50-years-later-students-retrace-1961-freedom-ride-ar-1023795/
http://www.journalreview.com/news/article_6b873538-b4c8-5c80-8341-ef8a7ed94164.html
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/national/article_7add5767-6185-5903-9f4b-f4092fedc3bf.html
http://news.hjnews.com/news/world/article_3d18e294-22df-516c-86ed-e984b03086f6.html
http://www.citizen.com/news/wire_news/nation/article_e8330a70-48c1-5765-b83f-30516f736a94.html
Freedom Riders challenge grads; The Free Lance-Star; http://www.townofbowlinggreen.com
U.S. Rep. John Lewis yesterday thanked the University of Mary Washington for its tribute to the Freedom Rides.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/052011/05082011/625053U