Comedy Kicks Off UMW Theatre’s Season
UMW Theatre will open its 2017-18 season with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang. Performances will be Sept. 21-23 and Sept. 28-30 at 7:30 p.m., and Sept. 24, 30 and Oct. 1 at 2...
View ArticleUMW Shares Virtual Tool Parade
UMW’s Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies (DTLT) kicked off its second annual Digital Liberal Arts series last night in the Hurley Convergence Center Digital Auditorium. The presentation, “A...
View ArticleDahlgren Campus to Host National Security Lectures
Commander Youssef Aboul-Enein of the U.S. Naval Institute will speak at UMW’s Dahlgren campus on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 8:30 a.m. The talk, titled “Counter-Terrorism in a Post-Arab Spring Ecosystem,”...
View ArticleEagle Nation Day Gets Kids Moving
Last weekend’s Eagle Nation Day 2017 drew hundreds of families. Packed with healthy outdoor activities for all ages, the fifth annual event introduced university and community members to UMW athletics...
View ArticleFleming Shines at Philharmonic Opener
Acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming drew four standing ovations during her performance last night in UMW’s Dodd Auditorium. More than 900 fans attended the show, the 2017-18 Philharmonic Celebrity Series...
View ArticleUMW Recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the University of Mary Washington will spread messages of awareness and prevention throughout the month of October. Planned by student leaders, the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma Relief for Monroe County, Florida
The staff of The James Monroe Museum invites Fredericksburg area residents to join them in reaching out to help some of those most severely impacted by Hurricane Irma. As the museum staff considered...
View Article“Green Fire” Documentary and Discussion to Focus on Sustainability
A screening of Green Fire, a documentary about renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, and a discussion will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Digital Auditorium of the Hurley...
View ArticleCOAR Takes Students ‘Into the Streets’
UMW students huddled around the University Center on a crisp morning last weekend for a common cause – Into the Streets, organized by UMW’s Community Outreach and Resource (COAR) program. Together, 147...
View ArticleCreamery Executive Shares Slice of Success
Mary Washington alumna Roberta MacDonald ’72, senior vice president of marketing for one of the country’s largest cooperatives, Cabot Creamery, will be back on campus on Thursday, Oct. 19, to speak...
View ArticleDigital Liberal Arts Series Continues Oct. 12
The Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies will present “Web Culture in the Disciplines” on Thursday, Oct. 12. The faculty panel discussion is the second of three sessions planned for the...
View ArticleFormer NFL Executive to Give Talk at UMW
Tola Murphy-Baran, the first female senior executive of the National Football League, will give a talk at the University of Mary Washington on Thursday, Oct. 19. Murphy-Baran’s discussion, “If I Hear...
View ArticleUMW Galleries Hosts Two New Exhibits
The University of Mary Washington Galleries will host two exhibitions: Light Works: A Century of Photography, on view in the Ridderhof Martin Gallery, and All But Ordinary, on view in the duPont...
View ArticleGhostwalk Floats Through Fredericksburg
The spirits of Fredericksburg’s past will once again roam the city streets next weekend during the 33rd annual Ghostwalk, sponsored by UMW’s Historic Preservation Club. The 45-minute educational...
View ArticleFaculty Panel Ties Social Media to Classroom
A six-person panel of UMW faculty from across campus gave its take on digital learning in the classroom last night during “Web Culture in the Disciplines.” The presentation at the Hurley Convergence...
View ArticleUMW Professor Reimagines Role in Poverty’s End with Sidekick Manifesto
What’s your role in the story of poverty’s end? Are you the hero, or are you the sidekick? That’s the question UMW Associate Professor of Economics Shawn Humphrey asked two years ago before crafting...
View ArticleUMW Welcomes Alumni for Homecoming 2017
Hundreds of University of Mary Washington alumni, family and friends will converge onto the Fredericksburg campus this weekend, Oct. 20-21, to celebrate Homecoming weekend. Festivities will include...
View ArticleUMW History Professor Wins Book Prize
Allyson M. Poska, University of Mary Washington professor of history, has won the 2016 best book prize from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women for Gendered Crossings: Women and Migration...
View ArticleTalk to Focus on Immigration in America
Three UMW professors will lead a “Coffee & Conversation” presentation on immigration in America tonight – Wednesday, Oct. 25 – at 5 p.m. in Lee Hall, Room 411. Co-sponsored by the James Farmer...
View ArticleEagle Madness Returns to UMW, Nov. 7
UMW Athletics will kick off its 2017-18 basketball season with Eagle Madness on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Rosner Arena at the Anderson Center. The event, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., precedes the University’s...
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