The Office of the President is receiving applications and nominations of students for the 2015 – 16 Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership (CADL). This award is given annually to a rising senior enrolled as a full-time student in an undergraduate degree program at UMW. The student must be enrolled at the institution for the fall […]
The Women’s History Month Planning Committee invites members of the University of Mary Washington community to submit proposals for the annual Women’s History Month Program. Proposals are due by Dec. 10, 2014 and the sponsors will be notified promptly. Approved programs will be included on the Women’s History Month calendar as well as in print […]
We invite members of the University of Mary Washington community to submit proposals for the annual Latino Identities Month Celebration. This year’s celebration will incorporate aspects of Afro-Caribbean culture into its theme. Proposals are due by Thursday, May 15, 2014 and the sponsors will be notified promptly. Approved programs will be included on the Latino […]
Join the James Farmer Multicultural Center for the annual Multicultural Fair on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Fredericksburg campus rain or shine.The Multicultural Fair is one of the largest, most anticipated events hosted at the University of Mary Washington and has entertained thousands of UMW and Fredericksburg community members […]
Drema Khraibani of Woodbridge, Va., has been named the 2012-2013 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 possess characteristics of leadership and a personal commitment to advocating an appreciation for diversity and inclusion on campus.
As the award recipient, Khraibani will serve as an active spokesperson for diversity inclusion, a peer mentor to students and a voice for underrepresented populations, while maintaining high academic standards.
Khraibani, an environmental science and secondary education double major, is a student representative for the President’s Council on Sustainability, the Fredericksburg Forum and the RISE Peer Mentor Program. She is a member and past president of the Islamic Student Association and is an active member of Kappa Delta Pi, an education honor society. Khraibani, daughter of Mohamed Khraibani of Lorton and Donna Bailey of Woodbridge, is a 2009 graduate of Freedom High School.
