Category: What’s New @ UMW

UMW Awards Six Full-Ride Alvey and Washington Scholarships

Two Washington Scholars and four Alvey Scholars will be among the thousand incoming Eagles at the University of Mary Washington this fall 2024. These students have earned full-ride scholarships, which are renewable for four years of undergraduate studies with GPA and residential requirements. In addition, they are admitted to the Honors Program and have access to […]

UMW Athletics Places Fifth in VaSID College Division All-Sports Ranking

The University of Mary Washington athletic department finished in fifth place overall in the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) College Division All-Sports survey announced on Monday.The Eagles won 191 games for the year, while dropping just 125, and tying three, good for a .622 winning percentage. The men ranked third in the state with a 91-44-2 […]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin Announces CNBC Names Virginia ‘America’s Top State for Business’

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin today announced that Virginia is ranked “America’s Top State for Business” by CNBC. The annual ranking measures all 50 states on 128 different metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness to determine which states are delivering most effectively on the things that mean the most to business.“When a business chooses to […]

UMW Men’s and Women’s Swimming Teams Honored as CSCAA Spring Scholar All-America Teams

The University of Mary Washington men’s and women’s swimming teams were among 722 teams from 417 institutions named to the Scholar All-America Team for the Spring 2024 semester by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). These teams, representing a total of 17,162 student-athletes, were chosen based on their outstanding academic performance […]