Restoration and cleanup crews worked through the night to resolve damage created by the fire in Mason Hall. The fire was contained to one room. No one was injured. Damages were sustained mostly by activation of the sprinkler system. The emergency operation team also worked through the night to assess the situation and assisted students [...]

A fire occurred Friday evening in Mason Hall, and the entire Randolph-Mason complex was evacuated. While residents of Randolph and The Link were allowed to return to their rooms Friday night, Mason remained closed and those residents were relocated for the night.  “Although we are dealing with some damage to the facility and the temporary [...]

A fire occurred this evening in Mason Hall, and the entire Randolph-Mason complex was evacuated. While residents of Randolph and The Link were allowed to return to their rooms tonight, Mason remained closed and those residents were relocated for the night.  “Although we are dealing with some damage to the facility and the temporary displacement [...]

The University will be open Wednesday, Oct. 31. Classes will meet as scheduled and offices will be open during regular operating hours at the Fredericksburg, Stafford and Dahlgren campuses.  

Deteriorating conditions make it necessary for the University of Mary Washington to cancel all classes and events, and close administrative offices on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. This closing applies to all UMW campuses (Fredericksburg, Stafford and Dahlgren). The university is monitoring the path and potential impact of Hurricane Sandy.  Current forecasts place the storm in [...]

All classes at the University of Mary Washington have been canceled through Tuesday, Oct. 30 at noon. All administrative offices are closed on the Fredericksburg, Stafford and Dahlgren campuses until noon on Tuesday. All University activities and events are canceled during that time. A decision on the operating status for Tuesday afternoon will be announced [...]

Due to the potential severity of Hurricane Sandy, UMW has postponed the following events for Tuesday: The Economic Development planning meeting  at the Stafford campus. The meeting will be rescheduled. The National Security Lecture at the Dahlgren campus, featuring Professor Ranjit Singh. The lecture will be rescheduled.

Due to the potential severity of Hurricane Sandy, the University of Mary Washington is canceling all day and evening classes on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 on all campuses (Fredericksburg, Stafford and Dahlgren). All administrative and staff offices will be closed and all activities have been canceled, including the 1st District Congressional Debate.  Designated essential personnel should [...]

Update: We are continuing to closely monitor Hurricane Sandy.  The safety of our students and employees remains paramount.  We continue to prepare and plan and will advise the UMW community as conditions evolve. Please check your email and  the UMW website for more information. At this point, there are no closures or cancellations of University [...]

UMW will join thousands of people who will participate in the Great SouthEast ShakeOut, a drill for what to do in the event of an earthquake, on today, Thursday, Oct. 18, at 10:18 a.m. Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland and Washington, D.C., will participate in the event. Gov. Bob McDonnell recently declared the [...]