Category: What’s New @ UMW

Fiske College Guide Names UMW Among Nation’s Best

For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Mary Washington has been named as a “best buy” in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges.  UMW is the only institution in Virginia and the District of Columbia to be awarded this distinction. Mary Washington is among 44 public and private institutions designated as a “best buy,” […]

Staff Advisory Council Mixer Today at 4:30 p.m.

All Faculty and Staff,You are invited to come and network, kibitz or otherwise hobnob with other faculty and staff at Home Team Grill in Eagle Village.  Your Staff Advisory Council is hosting this mixer as we end our orientation swing and hope you will come by and visit!  This mixer will be from 4:30 until […]

UMW Student Wins Young Composer Award

University of Mary Washington sophomore Austin O’Rourke won the 2015 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gold Young Composer Award for his composition Hazel Colored Nebula. “This is the most prestigious award a young composer can win,” said Mark Snyder, assistant professor of music. O’Rourke, along with Morton Gould award winners from across the country, was recently recognized […]

UMW Celebrates Harper Lee’s New Book

The University of Mary Washington Bookstore will celebrate the national release date for Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee’s much-anticipated new novel, with a book talk and reception on Tuesday, July 14. Professor of English Gary Richards, an expert on Southern literature and Harper Lee’s works, will speak briefly and answer questions about the author […]

Farewell and Thank You from Betty Bradshaw

I would like to thank everyone for the cards, visits, phone calls, gifts and kind words, I have received from so many of you over the past two months, as I transition to another chapter in my journey. I’m overwhelmed with the expressions of love displayed. It has been a pleasure working at MWC/UMW for […]