Category: What’s New @ UMW

Admissions Phone-a-thon Volunteers Needed

The University of Mary Washington’s Office of Admissions will be hosting three Phone-a-thons this month (see dates below).Thursday, May 14 Tuesday, May 19 Wednesday, May 20Volunteers are needed to make follow-up calls to confirmed students reminding them of important next steps towards enrollment (i.e. First Year Questionnaire submissions, Housing and Dining Agreement submission, and Orientation […]

Virginia Public Service Week Winners

Winners of the Virginia Public Service Week drawings of $100 Macy’s gift cards:Tuesday’s winner:  Michael Jackson Wednesday’s  winner:  Erin Metcalf Thursday’s  winner:  Cris Dargan Friday’s winner: Summer Phillips 2015 UMW Award WinnersCharles Coleman Memorial Service Award Charles Coleman was an employee of 29 years who demonstrated pride, dedication, and loyalty throughout his many years of service. This […]

2nd Annual UMW Athletics Gala, May 21

Guess who’s back!NFL Hall-of-Famer Darrell Green returns to host the second annual UMW Athletics Gala presented by Sodexo Dining Services.Spend a star-studded evening with Green, plus fellow Redskins heavyweights, running back Alfred Morris and linebacker Ryan Kerrigan. Bid on awesome auction items like autographed Redskins memorabilia, tickets to professional sporting events, vacation getaway packages, and […]

#UMWSocial Annual Report

It’s a little more than just “hanging out on Facebook” all day. UMW’s social media team has been busy expanding the university’s reach on social media one tweet, post and photo at a time. We’ve learned that despite having carefully curated content, sometimes all it takes is a picture of a squirrel to break the […]

#UMWSocial’s Best Campaigns 2014-15

As the academic year comes to a close, we thought it was a good time to reflect on all of the work UMW’s social media team has accomplished over the past year. Let’s start with three hashtag campaigns that got our students tweeting about our university:#UMWFinals Campaign (December 2014) We launched our first hashtag campaign during […]