Senior Gemma Cohen has received the Danalu Kerr Education Scholarship from local nonprofit organization Stafford Junction. Cohen has volunteered with Stafford Junction for three years and has served as a site coordinator for third through fifth grade students.Stafford Junction is a faith-based nonprofit organization that serves high-need children, youth and their families residing in Stafford […]
Kevin Lopez of Bristow, Va., has been named the 2013-2014 recipient of the University of Mary Washington’s Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership. The annual award is given to a rising senior enrolled as a full-time student in an undergraduate degree program at UMW. The student must maintain high academic standards, possess characteristics of leadership and […]
The University of Mary Washington is now enrolled in the Commonwealth’s Vehicle Management Control Center Program. The program provides a centralized 24/7 roadside assistance service to users of state vehicles, whether in Virginia or other states. Vehicle information packets have been updated to include the contact telephone number.Additionally UMW will be switching from the Shell […]
The University of Mary Washington is listed among the top 100 producers of minority degrees for 2013 by the publication Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. The special report lists higher education institutions whose commitment to diversity translates into measurable results from their graduation numbers. UMW was ranked eighth for Hispanic graduates with master’s degrees in […]
The fourth annual Seersucker Thursday at UMW appropriately came during one of the hottest weeks of this summer. Began in the United States Congress in the 1990s, Seersucker Thursday was started as a tradition to recognize the past Southern U.S. history when seersucker, a light and breathable fabric, served in place of the yet to […]
