Students in the University of Mary Washington theatre program already bring plays and musicals to life each year — performing on stage, designing costumes and sets, managing productions and collaborating behind the scenes.The work has earned them national recognition. For three consecutive years, The Princeton Review has ranked UMW among its Top 25 college theatre […]
University of Mary Washington junior J.D. Nett already knew he had at least one supporter of his proposed business venture – his mom.His LAX Gear Dryer – a portable system for airing out sweaty athletic equipment, like the shoulder pads that fumed up the family car between practices in Leesburg, Virginia – now has more […]
University of Mary Washington senior studio art major Chloe Rice sweeps a roller covered in black ink onto a giant woodblock carved with a grinning goat wearing a flower hat.“Growing up, we raised goats that we’d dress in cute outfits, so I’m paying homage to them,” said Rice, whose work is displayed with other Devil-Goat […]
It’s 8 p.m., and the floor of the University of Mary Washington’s Chandler Ballroom is shaking. Students shout puns at the top of their lungs, sliding clear red shutters over numbers on bright blue boards. They wait anxiously for their winning letter-number combinations to be called, listening to the sharp rattle of balls spinning inside metal lottery drums.A heated round of rock-paper-scissors […]
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) awarded $1.6 million in grants to seven institutions of higher education recently to enhance their capacity to track, analyze and report on internships and other work-based learning experiences campuswide.The University of Mary Washington was one of the institutions to receive up to $100,000 annually for two […]
