Category: What’s New @ UMW

SlideFXBG Returns This Saturday

Grab your swimsuit and sunscreen because SlideFXBG returns this Saturday, Aug. 31 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m! The three-lane, 1,000-foot slip-and-slide moves from Hanover to William St. this year, and will start from just below the intersection on College Ave. and runs to the intersection of Sunken Road. SlideFXBG is open to young and […]

President Paino: UMW Fosters Connections, Community

What makes Mary Washington shine in Virginia’s intensely competitive higher-education environment? According to President Troy Paino, it’s connections and a sense of community. He delivered that message at his All-UMW Assembly on Friday, where he shared accomplishments, updates and reflections with a roomful of faculty and staff, as the campus prepares to welcome a new […]

Gallagher Receives Topher Bill Service Award

Jackie Gallagher, associate professor of geography at the University of Mary Washington, has been recognized with the J. Christopher (Topher) Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for her contributions to UMW and her involvement and leadership in the greater community. The award was presented at the University’s opening faculty meeting on Monday, August 19.Announcing the award, […]

UMW Welcomes Class of 2023

For eagles, building a nest is a bonding activity. The same could be said for the 900-plus first-year students who on Wednesday made the University of Mary Washington their home.Move-In Day 2019.Residence halls opened their doors to the Class of 2023, who arrived with parents, siblings, pets and armloads of bedding and clothes, as well […]