Five education students from the University of Mary Washington were recently honored at the 23rd Teachers of Promise Institute, a statewide celebration recognizing exemplary future educators from colleges and universities across Virginia. Established in 2010 by Wade Whitehead, a fourth generation Virginia public school classroom teacher, the Teachers of Promise Foundation hosts the Institute as […]
Eliora Teshome held her breath while her balsawood bridge was put to the test. The Lake Braddock Secondary School student from Burke, Virginia, had worked for months – in her school’s testing lab, during library hours and late at night – with fellow eighth-grader Rebecca Huang to build the miniature model into a winning weight-bearing […]
The UMW Galleries hosted two special events this week celebrating current exhibitions and Women’s History Month. Both events were free and open to the public and welcomed members of the campus and Fredericksburg communities. The Ridderhof Martin Gallery hosted “20 Women in 40 Minutes,” a lunch-and-learn led by UMW Galleries interns. As part of the […]
UMW’s recent test of its Emergency Notification System was part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which is designed to refresh, remind and educate everyone about the seasonal threats from severe weather and how to plan and prepare for them. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management partners with the National Weather Service to promote Severe Weather […]
Plenty of promising business ideas have been floated and funded at the University of Mary Washington’s annual Eagle Innovation Startup Pitch Competition – a kid-friendly dental flosser, a mobile coffee café, an all-in-one wellness app.The new Eagle Egg Innovation Fund promises to take this spring’s event to the next level, with a top prize of […]
