Category: What’s New @ UMW

Share a Cup of Coffee With the President

President Paino invites all faculty and staff to join him at a Coffee with the President session, offering an informal opportunity to share insights and engage in candid discussions that are aligned with our community values and in support of making University of Mary Washington the best it can be. Occasionally, the sessions may focus […]

Gwen Hale Resource Center Receives $1,000 Grant

A host of UMW employees, including President Paino, gathered on the steps of the Cedric Rucker University Center on Thursday, Sept. 8, to pose with a giant check that celebrates a huge gift to the Gwen Hale Resource Center.  The check represents another $1,000 grant from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to support the resource […]

UMW Presidential Address Ushers in the 2022-23 Academic Year

University of Mary Washington President Troy Paino kicked off the fall semester – and the 2022-23 academic year – Tuesday morning during an in-person address to faculty and staff.“I haven’t been able to welcome you like this for a while,” Paino said from the stage in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium.The start-of-the-semester assembly came after […]

UMW Welcomes More Than 1,000 New Students

The University of Mary Washington welcomes new and returning students back to campus this week for the fall 2022 semester, starting with move-in for new students on Wednesday, Aug. 17, and culminating in the campus tradition of Eagle Gathering on Sunday, Aug. 21. Fall classes start Monday, Aug. 22.Enrollment of both first-year and transfer students […]

UMW Move-In Day Is No Sweat for Students, Parents

By 9:15 Wednesday morning, resident advisor Max Steinbaum had already introduced himself a few dozen times, greeting the first-year students moving into Randolph Hall, their parents and a few wide-eyed younger siblings.If a key lesson of college is efficiency, Max taught it by example on the University of Mary Washington’s first move-in morning – giving […]