Category: What’s New @ UMW

PCOW’s Wellness Sector Explained: Mental

Last fall we introduced the PCOW’s Wellness Wheel and the six dimensions of wellness: Occupational, Social, Mental, Physical, Financial, and Spiritual. Previous PCOW articles in the Eagle Eye explained the Physical and Social dimensions. Today we will introduce and explain another dimension: Mental.Mental wellness combines the aspects of “emotional well-being and intellectual curiosity.” This wellness […]

Olympiad Sparks STEM Interests, Showcases UMW

Take a mousetrap, build a vehicle around it, and develop a means by which activation of the trap propels the vehicle forward to reach a designated target.Oh – and work with 14 other students all focusing on and fiddling with one mousetrap.Mousetrap Vehicle was just one of dozens of challenges facing 44 teams of Northern Virginia […]

Colors of Africa – Celebrate African, Caribbean, and African American Culture, Feb. 15

Colors of Africa Saturday, Feb. 15 | 6 p.m. | Chandler Ballroom, University Center Sponsored by the African Student Union and the James Farmer Multicultural CenterColors of Africa seeks to celebrate the culture that Black people create. Whether it is Black people of the African continent, African Americans, or the Caribbean, Blackness is a transnational […]

UMW Chamber Orchestra Premiere Performance, Feb. 16

Premiere Performance of the UMW Chamber Orchestra, featuring Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, DirectorSunday, February 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., Dodd AuditoriumThe UMW Philharmonic is pleased to announce Mary Washington’s new artist-in-residence, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg! Nadja made such a positive impact on our musicians last season that we created a chamber orchestra to showcase our players. Who is going […]