On Wednesday, Oct. 30, “Carving for a Cure,” a pumpkin carving contest on Ball Circle, raised more than $400 for UMW’s Relay for Life.For the first time, the annual contest was co-sponsored by UMW Dining Services and Relay for Life. More than 20 groups of students entered their pumpkins to win one of three prizes, […]
Campus Dining will be serving a grand Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 21, a festive Holiday Dinner Dec. 4, and a free “Midnight Breakfast” Dec. 9 for UMW students at the Restaurants of Seacobeck. It’s a wonderful tradition for members of the faculty and staff to volunteer as guest servers at these lively events. Students get a great kick out […]
Campus Dining’s Annual STOP Hunger Food Drive will run Nov. 4 to 20. We invite everyone to join us in collecting food to donate to the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank, which is in great need of our support. Donation bins will be located in all dining facilities, and we encourage you to set up collection […]
Students in Stephen Farnsworth’s political science classes participated in the C-SPAN college classroom program and met with recent UMW political science graduates during a day-long program in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28. The C-SPAN program, which featured Farnsworth discussing his book “Spinner in Chief” and answering questions about presidents and the mass media from UMW […]
Visiting art historian and University of Mary Washington alumna Allison M. Stagg will present a public lecture entitled “James Akin: The First American Caricaturist,” on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. in Lee Hall, Room 411. The lecture is sponsored by the department of art and art history, with funding from the Wendy Shadwell ’63 […]
