Category: What’s New @ UMW

UMW Homecoming Tailgating This Weekend

The University of Mary Washington Athletic Department will again include tailgating as part of the Homecoming festivities for Saturday, Oct. 25.Parking spots reserved specifically for tailgating on Oct. 25 will be available at the price of $200 per spot.SOCCER LOT MAPThis exciting aspect of Homecoming, reintroduced last year, bridges a gap to the past, when tailgating on game […]

Department of Chemistry Hosts Tech Tour

Approximately 40 students and teachers from Chancellor and Courtland High Schools visited the UMW Department of Chemistry on Wednesday Oct. 10, 2014 as part of the Tech Tour sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce’s STEM 16 group.  Associate Professor Leanna Giancarlo and Professor Kelli Slunt introduced the students to background information on fluorescence and forensics. […]

Honors Students Explore Washington, D.C. Architecture

In August, incoming UMW Honors Scholars participated in a common reading experience, reading the book “The Devil in the White City” by Eric Larson. To expand on the theme of the planning and architecture of the Chicago’s World’s Fair, Andrea Smith, Department of Historic Preservation, led the fall field for the honors program on Saturday […]

News from HR

Fall Gathering for all UMW staffPlan on attending the Fall Gathering Oct. 14, from 9:30 – 11:30 am.Service AwardsCongratulations to those employees who have reached milestone years! Check out the list of October Service Award Recipients.Classified Evaluation Process TrainingClassroom training on the classified evaluation process is scheduled for: Thursday, Oct. 9 from 1-3 p.m. inLee […]

Fire Prevention Week

Governor McAuliffe Fire Prevention Week Message: Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 5-11, and Governor Terry McAuliffe is helping the Virginia Department of Fire Programs sound the alarm that working smoke alarms save lives.