Category: What’s New @ UMW

UMW Awarded $250,000 for Fredericksburg Region Internships

 The University of Mary Washington has received a $250,000 grant from SCHEV – the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia – to expand paid and credit-bearing student internships in collaboration with Virginia employers. The grant is part of the Fund for Excellence and Innovation, also known as the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership.The grant […]

Mary Washington ElderStudy Encourages Lifelong Learning

As each August rolls around, University of Mary Washington students are getting ready for the new school year.But they’re not the only ones heading back to class. Fredericksburg area seniors are gearing up for a new season of Mary Washington ElderStudy, or MWES. The lifelong learning program, celebrating its 30th year, offers exciting lectures, book […]

Dahlgren Campus Will Be Site of College Tech Challenge

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) will host an artificial intelligence and machine learning development challenge next spring at the University of Mary Washington’s Dahlgren Campus. The Naval Sea Systems Command issued a release: Calling all creative game-savvy software innovators at colleges and universities across the nation! NSWCDD is looking for students to compete […]

Eagles Take-off with Welcoming Events

Eagle Takeoff is also known as “Welcome Week” but instead of just one week, it’s the full schedule of everything going on around campus the first six weeks of the semester. From the Eagle Resource Fair on Move-in Day, to Family Weekend the first weekend in October, we want to include all events that are […]