Category: What’s New @ UMW

Alumna Receives Fulbright Award to Teach in Northern Ireland

As an associate writing professor, Jessica McCaughey ’01 helps undergraduate students process through prose about their study abroad experiences to Portugal, Australia, Taiwan and other countries across the globe.“I didn’t have a chance to study abroad in college, so I live vicariously through their adventures,” said McCaughey, who was a first-generation student while earning a […]

History Paintings in Progress: Gari Melchers’ Mural Studies

America 250 inspires an exhibition of Gari Melchers’ history paintings. During his career, patrons commissioned the artist to paint historic subjects for public buildings. Over life-size scenes fill their designated spaces in prominent libraries and two state capitols. The subjects range from allegory to posthumous portraits, for which the artist aimed to depict historically accurate appearances. […]

New Podcast Episode Features Men’s Basketball Co‑Captains Kye Robinson ’28 & Jay Randall ’27

New podcast episode is live! ️ President Troy Paino sits down with Men’s Basketball co‑captains Kye Robinson ’28 and Jay Randall ’27 to talk about the experiences that shaped them and what they value most as student‑athletes.Perfect timing, because the Eagles are the No. 1 seed going into the C2C Championship and will take the […]

UMW Receives SCHEV Grant to Support Student Food Security

The University of Mary Washington received a grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) earlier this year to support efforts addressing student food insecurity and campus hunger.UMW was awarded nearly $9,000 through SCHEV’s Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program, created through legislation enacted by the Virginia General Assembly last year to […]

Applications Now Open for UMW’s Summer Enrichment Program

From culinary chemistry and magazine production to environmental engineering and cybersecurity – University of Mary Washington’s Summer Enrichment Program offers a diverse range of topics for high schoolers to explore during a six-day slice of college life.Applications are now open for the program, a residential experience designed to help rising 10th- through 12th-graders explore academic interests, […]