University of Mary Washington students enrolled in a philanthropy class are seeking applicants for $10,000 in grant money to be awarded to local nonprofit organizations.
UMW Philanthropy Class Accepting Grant Applications
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UMW Internships Provide Glimpse of Future Careers
Boating with commercial watermen on rivers along Virginia’s Eastern Shore doesn’t sound like a typical three-credit class.
But for junior Will Bennett, who spent his summer on the College of William and Mary campus researching crabbing regulations, the internship not only provided academic credit, it gave him valuable insight into a potential future career.
Award-Winning Author to Give Public Reading at UMW
Award-winning author Jon Pineda will give a public reading at the University of Mary Washington on Thursday, October 14 as a guest poet of the Thursday Poems Series. The 5 p.m. session will be held in Combs Hall, Room 139 and will be followed by a book signing. The event is free and open to the public.
UMW Laundry Facilities Go Green
The University of Mary Washington has taken a noteworthy step toward making the university sustainable by adding new energy-efficient washing machines to all residence halls, including Eagle Landing, in a move expected to save more than one million gallons of water annually.
UMW Students Eclipse National Political Science Competition
A University of Mary Washington political science student has won a prominent, national essay competition, bringing to eight the number of times since 1995 that UMW undergraduates have claimed the top award in the political science honor society Pi Sigma Alpha’s annual contest.