University of Mary Washington Archives - Page 8 of 31

UMW makes Princeton Review’s 2021 ‘Best Colleges’ List

by Ted Schubel | Oct 4, 2020 | Education, University of Mary Washington

UMW received high marks in all categories, including academics, with students reporting to find faculty members both interesting and accessible.

Fredericksburg Regional Alliance & UMW to host Virtual STEM week

by Ted Schubel | Sep 12, 2020 | Business, Technology, University of Mary Washington

Employers will have the opportunity to pitch their organization, discuss job and internship opportunities, and then take questions from students and alumn

UMW receives National ‘Public Good’ ranking

by Ted Schubel | Sep 5, 2020 | Education, University of Mary Washington

“We rate schools based on what they do for the country” and the public good, states an intro to the 2020 rankings, which rate four-year schools on factors such as social mobility, research, public service and activism.”

Limited in-person learning to begin at UMW

by Ted Schubel | Sep 2, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

President Troy Paino said he made the decision after conferring with medical experts, presidential colleagues, parents and others, always keeping the health and well being of students, faculty, staff and area residents foremost in mind

UMW, Germanna, Stafford Schools work together to ease teacher shortage

by Ted Schubel | Jul 29, 2020 | Education, Germanna, University of Mary Washington

Through the agreement, students who hope to become teachers can begin solidifying career preparations while in high school with dual enrollment courses that can be applied toward a Germanna degree and later transferred to UMW, or directly applied at UMW.

UMW chooses new name for Trinkle Hall: James Farmer Hall

by Ted Schubel | Jul 27, 2020 | Education, University of Mary Washington

The action was precipitated by the exhaustive work of UMW’s Campus Environment Presidential Ad Hoc Committee.

UMW suspends fall sports due to COVID-19

by Ted Schubel | Jul 22, 2020 | Health care, Sports, University of Mary Washington

The UMW Athletic Department will continue work with the Mary Washington COVID-19 Implementation Team, the Athletics COVID-19 Action Team, the Capital Athletic Conference, and the NCAA to consider any options for moving competition for fall sports to the spring

UMW plans return to a reimagined campus

by Ted Schubel | Jul 7, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

As outlined in #ForwardUMW, a detailed plan released this week for returning to campus in August, change is more than meets the eye. Schedules, relationships and behavior – all will be different

Honeybee Hive Relocated From UMW Dorm

by Chris Muldrow | Jun 19, 2020 | Around Town, University of Mary Washington

Photos by Bill Blevins / Fredericksburg Today John Adams from Bee Busters visited the University of Mary Washington today to extract and relocate a hive of honeybees that had set up housekeeping inside a column on the front porch of the Willard Hall dormitory. UMW...

Memorializing George Floyd: UMW Board passes resolution, President seeds scholarship

by Ted Schubel | Jun 11, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

The scholarship will promote the development of leadership skills for students committed to addressing societal issues disproportionately affecting black and underrepresented communities.

Governor announces UMW Board of Visitors appointments

by Ted Schubel | Jun 6, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

Reed, Bulova and Hontz on the Board of Visitors

UMW video spotlights theatre students, Broadway stars

by Ted Schubel | May 31, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

Seven UMW Theatre students were selected to appear in a YouTube video featuring aspiring young thespians from schools across the country

UMW Libraries’ collection captures COVID-19 history

by Ted Schubel | May 30, 2020 | Health care, University of Mary Washington

UMW Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives team is collecting and digitizing a variety of COVID-19 related materials, from diaries to photos to social media posts

UMW opens ‘COVID-19 in Context’ course to community

by Ted Schubel | May 24, 2020 | Health care, University of Mary Washington

UMW faculty will share their perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic in a free eight-week online summer course open to incoming and current students, faculty, alumni, staff and the broader community.

UMW plans free COVID-19 class

by Chris Muldrow | May 20, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

UMW faculty will share their perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic in a free eight-week online summer course open to incoming and current students, faculty, alumni, staff and the broader community.

UMW Board of Visitors confers degrees, approves 2020-21 rates

by Ted Schubel | May 11, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

No increase in tuition or dining hall fees

Trio of Darden winners @ UMW receives virtual acclaim for perfect grades

by Ted Schubel | May 9, 2020 | University of Mary Washington

Three graduating seniors – Hannah Frederick, Meryl Menezes and Aleksandra Shtabnaya – earned the Darden Award, achieving a perfect GPA of 4.0. Their names were announced via a Zoom call.