Category: What’s New @ UMW

Local High Schools Participate in UMW Workshop

The Speaking Center and the Office of Admissions co-sponsored the Public Speaking  and Advocacy Workshop Feb. 1, 2014. The workshop included instruction on effective speaking, delivery skills, handling communication apprehension, and advocacy, given by Anand Rao and Tim O’Donnell. Students gave a three to five minute speech that they prepared in advance, and also participated […]

UMW Awarded $18,000 Grant for Japanese Studies

On Jan. 29 the UMW Leidecker Center for Asian Studies was awarded a one-year $18,000 grant from the Japan Foundation for Japanese studies at the University. In 2014 it will fund a course in Japanese literature, nine visiting presentations, and $5,000 in books and films for the libraries. The presentations will include lectures on Japanese politics, society […]

Alum Gives Back Through UMW Play Lab

Rob Eidson ‘01 spends his free time raising awareness and funds for people who have autism spectrum disorder.When the University of Mary Washington graduate learned about the UMW Play Lab class, he combined his extracurricular activities with his alma mater.Eidson works as a human resources director for Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., but in his free […]

News from Human Resources

Professional Development Month is January at UMW – due to the snow last week and this week, some seminars have been rescheduled to February – more information will be sent out in the next week with the new dates and times.  Please mark your calendars for the Keys for Effective Leadership, brown-bag session RESCHEDULED for […]