Category: What’s New @ UMW

UMW Art Collection Now Online

The UMW Galleries are pleased to announce that the permanent art collection is now accessible online. Simply go to our homepage at umwgalleries.org and click on the menu tab that reads “permanent collection” or follow this link http://umwgalleries.pastperfectonline.com/There are more than 6,000 objects in the UMW Galleries’ museum collection and for the first time, they are […]

UMW Libraries Aid in Digitizing Mary Washington’s Will

UMW Libraries recently partnered with the Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archives and the Washington Heritage Museums to digitize Mary Ball Washington’s 1789 will. This historic document is part of the collections of the Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archives and has been carefully preserved for future researchers but until now had not been digitized.Anne Darron, Executive Director of […]

Accepting Nominations for University and SAC Awards

It is that time of year again for your  nominations to be submitted for two of our University Recognition Awards.  Deadline Sept. 12. We will continue our celebration of excellence with the announcement of this year’s nominees, their champions, and the award recipients at the fall staff luncheon event in October. Charles Coleman Memorial Service Award: […]

Seersucker Thursday!

Sweltering temperatures hovered near the century mark last week, but a hardy contingent of the UMW family looked a bit cooler suiting up for UMW’s unofficial Seersucker Thursday photo. The seventh annual practice was started at Mary Washington by Academic Advisor Charles Tate as a nod to the tradition begun in U.S. Congress during the […]

Staff Advisory Council News

LARRY ATKINS AWARDThe Staff Advisory Council is now accepting nominations for the Larry Atkins Award.  Larry was one of the first employees to receive the S.A.C. “We Couldn’t Do it Without You Award.” That award was renamed in his honor.Larry Atkins Award winners: lend a helping hand to their teammates go above and beyond in […]