Category: What’s New @ UMW

Student Philanthropy Week – Coffee for a Cause

We invite all UMW community members to join us on November 13 to celebrate Student Philanthropy Week! Students, staff and community members will have an opportunity to try a special latte at Katora. Stop by Katora Cafe UMW or Katora Coffee downtown to purchase an Eagle latte or a Blue and Grey latte with a […]

Recently Discovered Gari Melchers Painting Featured in Philadelphia Inquirer

Gari Melchers Home and Studio was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about the recently discovered Gari Melchers’ painting, Winter, that was stolen by the Nazis in 1933. The work bears a striking resemblance to a Melchers’ painting, entitled Skaters, that is in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts’ (PAFA) permanent collection.Winter was among 1,200 […]

Let’s Get Happy: How Practicing Gratitude Can Improve Your Happiness

Monday, November 11th from 12-12:45pm UC Colonnade Room (314)Open to all Students, Faculty, and Staff with light refreshments!There are several ways that you can increase your levels of happiness in your everyday life. Learn several proven techniques to increase happiness and then practice one of the techniques during the session.Sponsored by PCOW & the Department […]

UMW One of Eight Schools Receiving State Opioid Response Grant

Governor Ralph Northam announced today that the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) has awarded $675,000 of federal State Opioid Response grant funding to Virginia Commonwealth University to expand substance use recovery programs at eight universities across the state, including the University of Mary Washington. UMW received a $50,000 grant earlier this […]