Category: What’s New @ UMW

UMW Students and Faculty Collaborate with Dahlgren Researchers

Eight University of Mary Washington students have received hands-on guidance this semester from mentors at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren. The students shared the results of their undergraduate research projects during poster presentations on Wednesday, April 30 at UMW’s Dahlgren campus. UMW professors Debra Hydorn, Melody Denhere and Stephen Davies collaborated with the […]

Educator-in-Residence Talks Leadership with Graduates

Martha Abbott ’72 believes that teachers are leaders who make an impact in the world. “[Leaders] take people to a place where they couldn’t have gone without them…and that’s exactly what teachers do,” said Abbott, executive director for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. She spoke at the fourth annual Educator-in-Residence event […]

Students Presented Work at Research and Creativity Symposium

Hundreds of University of Mary Washington students presented their research as part of the annual Undergraduate Student Research and Creativity Symposium on Friday, April 25. The event, in its eighth year at UMW, celebrates excellence in undergraduate student research by giving students the opportunity to share their work with faculty, their peers and the public. The […]

Staff Advisory Council Updates

Faculty and Staff Mixer, April 24:The Staff Advisory Council invites you to join your University of Mary Washington colleagues for a faculty and staff mixer TODAY from 5 to 7 p.m. at Sunken Well Tavern.The Eagle Has Landed:The eagle is on the move! This week, the eagle landed on Richard Pearce’s desk and then flew over […]