Category: What’s New @ UMW

Religious Freedom Conference, March 22 and 23

The campus community is invited to attend sessions of a conference, Religious Freedom in a Fractured America, on March 22 and 23. Sessions during the day will be held in the University Center’s Colonnade Room, and Thursday evening’s special panel on Religious Freedom in the Streets: Remembering Charlottesville is set for Monroe 116 at 7 […]

Open Forums Announced About Community Value Statement Drafts

After meeting with, and hearing from, students, staff, faculty, alumni, and members of the broader community, the Committee to Review the Statement of Community Values and the Statement of Guiding Principles on Diversity and Inclusion offers three new draft statements of community values, and two draft statements on diversity and inclusion.Feedback on the Drafts. We […]

8th Annual Arab Culture Night Set for March 22

The 8th annual Arab Culture Night will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 22 in the University Center’s Chandler Ballroom.The event will feature Arab cuisine from Aladin’s Restaurant, a Moroccan wedding, camel ride, cultural showcase, henna and live music.The cost is $1 for UMW students and $3 for all others. […]

Mary Washington Alumna Issues 1908 Challenge

An alumna from the Class of 1949 is sponsoring the Virginia Colwell Read 1908 Challenge to inspire donors to make 1,908 gifts on Mary Wash Giving Day. Mary Washington was founded in 1908, and the 1908 Society recognizes alumni whose classes already have celebrated 50th reunions. It is in that spirit that Virginia Colwell Read […]