Category: What’s New @ UMW

UMW Political Science Majors Present Research at National Conference

Six UMW political science and international affairs majors presented their research on February 15 at the Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference in Washington, D.C. These students, as well as more than 120 of their counterparts from around the nation, were selected to present their research at this national conference based on the importance […]

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 […]