My first thought was to head for the door,” she said of the 1966 experience that ended up charting her course. Instead, “I said, ‘Good morning, I’m Mrs. Olsen,’ and my life began.”She shared her longtime relationship with service last week with students at the University of Mary Washington’s College of Education (COE) in Seacobeck […]
Sally Brannan Hurt ’92 with a giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands on a Mary Washington Alumni on the Road trip in 2011. The experience led her to establish the Sally Brannan Hurt ’92 Study Abroad Scholarship in Biology to support students going on faculty-led trips to the islands. Photo courtesy of Sally Brannan Hurt.Growing […]
UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg (left), and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa YakabouskiBetween them, University of Mary Washington’s Melissa Yakabouski and Sarah Lindberg hold a half-century of college admissions experience.Both recruited as admissions counselors upon earning their own bachelor’s degrees, they work together to break the often-perplexing college application […]
University of Mary Washington SGA President Jaylyn Long. Photo by Chenin GuberA Google calendar app links to University of Mary Washington senior Jaylyn Long’s “booking page,” where free slots are hard to find.A biomedical sciences major with an African American studies minor, she’s Student Government Association (SGA) president and Class of 2024 vice president. She’s […]
The University of Mary Washington’s Stafford Campus has earned regional honors, being named the best college or university in Stafford Magazine‘s annual survey of readers. This year the publication received a record number of votes at more than 20,000. Nominations reached a peak, as well, with the number of businesses, organizations and individuals nominated totaling […]
