When Shannon Hardy misplaced her bookbag at her UMW orientation, it felt like a disaster. But the help and reassurance she got from her orientation leaders reinforced that she made the right college choice.“That’s just how Mary Wash is,” said Hardy, a rising junior. “Everyone here wants you to succeed and gives you the tools […]
A message from the President’s Task Force.Colleagues,This is the fourth in a series of weekly messages from the COVID-19 Task Force. And while every week since the pandemic began has been difficult in its own way – from first learning about an abrupt pivot to remote instruction and telework and hearing challenging budget news, to […]
A message from the President’s Task Force. Colleagues,This is the third in a series of weekly communications with the campus community from the COVID-19 Task Force. There have been several developments over the past week that are important to share.First, the Task Force has completed an initial draft of the University’s “return to campus plan” […]
A message from the President’s Task Force.Colleagues,This is the second in a series of weekly communications with the campus community from the COVID-19 Task Force. Over the course of the last week there has been significant movement on a number of fronts in planning a return to campus this fall.First, President Paino established guiding principles […]
A message from the President’s Task Force.Good afternoon,This is the first of weekly communications with the campus community from the Task Force that President Paino has initiated to answer questions about what resuming face-to-face education in the fall might look like.As we’ve gotten beyond the initial discussion of the overarching issues, President Paino has added […]