Stafford resident Frank White joined the Air Force in 1957, three days after finishing high school. Stationed in Texas, he traveled by Greyhound bus to visit his family in Virginia. For days and nights, he remained dressed in his uniform, sitting quietly in the back as the bus barreled through the deep South.“Don’t make waves, […]
As a freshman at Mary Washington, Pat Filippone ’88 knew right off the bat what he wanted to do with his life – build a career in professional baseball. He just didn’t know how. Four years later all that had changed, he told a crowd last week at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center.A bachelor’s degree […]
Engineers share a lot in common with superheros.The latter leap tall buildings in a single bound, fight evil-doers and travel faster than a speeding bullet. The former design sustainable and safe infrastructure, combat cyber-crime and create signals that move at lightning speed.UMW students aren’t caped crusaders, but they need to be prepared to tackle and […]
For Ted Lewis ’04, the process of embracing being nonbinary began at Mary Washington. Now executive director for a Richmond-based nonprofit, Lewis – who uses they/them pronouns – helps Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth discover their own fully authentic selves.This week, Lewis returned to UMW to share personal experiences of coming out and organizing LGBTQ+ youth at […]
To the UMW campus community: Greetings. As many of you may know, President Troy Paino created the Campus Environment Presidential Ad Hoc Committee (CE) in September of 2017 and appointed me as chair. The committee was established at the request of the UMW Board of Visitors and from a recommendation by the Diversity and Inclusion […]
