Category: What’s New @ UMW

Mary Talk: Remembering the Holocaust

Please join us on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. for the latest installment of Mary Talks.Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich, Assistant Professor of German, will present “Rituals of Remembrance: How (and Why) We Remember the Holocaust the Way We Do.”Her lecture will explore how Holocaust museums use aesthetic, spatial, and ritual techniques to create remembrance within specific […]

Registration Closing for Faculty/Staff Fitness Classes

If you’re interested in taking Lunchtime Yoga, Early Bird Fitness, or Lunch Bunch: Low Impact Total Body, then register by this weekend!Visit the Campus Rec website Fitness Class webpage to learn more about each faculty/staff class and to get registered. Don’t forget to click the blue button when signing in, and use your UMW credentials. […]

Tips For A Healthy New Year

Participate in Mary Wash Moves this month! Mary Wash Moves is UMW’s employee walking challenge, brought to you by the President’s Council on Wellness, Campus Recreation and Human Resources. Let’s show off how much Mary Wash Moves! Grab your walking shoes and get ready to rack up the steps this winter with your UMW colleagues.How It Works: Dates: January 14 – […]

Folger Librarian to Talk on Images of Macbeth

Ms. Rachel Dankert, Learning and Engagement Librarian at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C., will give a public talk on Thursday, January 31. Ms. Dankert’s talk has its origins in her research on the Painting Shakespeare exhibition held at the Folger in Spring 2018 and will explore depictions in art of the witches in […]

UMW Dance Kids Camp, Jan. 18-19

The UMW Dance Team is hosting a dance camp for kids ages 5-12! On January 18 (5 p.m.-8 p.m.) and January 19 (11 a.m.-3 p.m.), the kids will be engaging in many fun activities with the members of the dance team including playing games, learning dance technique, and also learning a fun routine; the two-minute […]