UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
ALUMNI E-NEWS - December 2007
In this issue:
UMW REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION PURCHASES PARK & SHOP
AFGHAN STUDENTS EMBRACE UMW CULTURE
UMW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS NO.1
UMW CENTENNIAL BOOK MAKES A GREAT GIFT
STUDENT-ALUMNI CAREER NETWORKING EVENT
UMW PIPE BAND WINS COMPETITION
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR ALUMNI ART EXHIBITION
TRAVEL WITH UMW IN APRIL AND OCTOBER
SAVE THE DATE FOR REUNION WEEKEND 2008
UMW REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION PURCHASES PARK & SHOP
Today, the University of Mary Washington Real Estate Foundation announced that it has purchased the "Park and Shop" retail center near the intersection of College Avenue and Route 1. The foundation plans to create a mixed-use "village," enhancing the current retail space and developing residential, office, and entertainment spaces within a recreational park-like area for students, employees, and members of the community. Learn more at www.umw.edu/village.
AFGHAN STUDENTS EMBRACE UMW CULTURE
Two Afghan students, Nilab Sadat and Zahra Noor, are finishing their first semester at UMW. The two natives of Kabul are the first-ever students from Afghanistan to attend the University. Their four-year study here is made possible through the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, a nonprofit program that is helping educate Afghan women at 18 colleges in the United States. Read an account of their experiences that appeared in The Free Lance-Star at www.umw.edu/news.
UMW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS NO.1 
The UMW women's basketball team remained ranked No.1 in the nation for the second straight week, after the Eagles opened the 2007-08 season. A Dec.1 win (63-18) over Hood College in Capital Athletic Conference action gave Coach Deena Applebury the 100th in her four-plus year coaching career. To find out more, visit www.umw.edu/athletics/sports/basketballwomen.
UMW CENTENNIAL BOOK MAKES A GREAT GIFT
Don't forget to put a copy or two of UMW's Centennial coffee-table book, "University of Mary Washington: Moments in Time," under the Christmas tree for your favorite UMW alumni. Lynda Richardson, a 1981 alumna and renowned wildlife photographer, has spent the past year photographing the University. She has chronicled the campus and captured stunning images of its buildings, its people and its culture.
And why not stuff your Christmas stockings with the latest book releases by UMW faculty, including "Harvest of Changelings" by Warren Rochelle, associate professor of English, and "Restaging the Sixties" edited by James M. Harding, professor of English. To find out more or to order a copy, visit the UMW Bookstore at www.umw.edu/bookstore.
STUDENT-ALUMNI CAREER NETWORKING EVENT
The UMW Alumni Association and the UMW Office of Career Services Office invite you to join them for the annual Washington, D.C.-area Student/Alumni Career Networking Reception on Sunday, January 27, 2008 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Arlington. This casual dessert reception provides alumni an opportunity to help current Mary Washington students who are preparing to enter the job market. Alumni can share their experiences relating to various career paths, industry trends, graduate schools, and much more. If you would like to attend, please click here to register.
Can't make the Alumni Networking Reception but still want to assist current UMW students with career planning? How about becoming a MENTOR? Check out the Alumni Information link on our Career Services website, www.umw.edu/careerservices/alumni/default.php, to find out how you can get involved with this, as well as other, programs.
UMW Pipe Band Wins Competition
The UMW Eagle Pipe Band won the Grade V pipe band competition at the Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival in October. The Eagle Pipe Band ranked first place over five bands competing from Virginia and Maryland. The group was founded in 1996 under the direction of Raymond Scott, professor of chemistry. The band is made up of UMW students and alumni who perform for University and local events. To learn more, visit: http://www.umw.edu/news/?a=641.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR ALUMNI ART EXHIBITION
Works of 32 UMW alumni have been selected for the Centennial Alumni Art Exhibition. The show opens in Ridderhof Martin Gallery on Thursday, March 13 with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will run through June 1. Nearly 100 alumni submitted artwork for the juried show. For more information, visit: http://www.umw.edu/umw_galleries.
"Self-Portrait Standing" by Lorraine Taylor Claggett '75
TRAVEL WITHUMW IN APRIL AND OCTOBER 
There's still time to sign up for the first trip in UMW's new alumni travel program, "River Life: A Way of Life Along the Waterways of Holland and Belgium" Scheduled for April 4-12, 2008, the seven-night round trip river cruise aboard the deluxe M.V. Heidelberg offers an opportunity to see Holland's tulips in bloom as well as the Royal Delft porcelain factory, the windmills of Kinderdijk, and the medieval towns of Bruges and Antwerp. Final payments must be made by December 31, 2007. We will also offer a trip to Tuscany in October of 2008. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations.
SAVE THE DATE FOR REUNION WEEKEND 2008
Mark your calendar for May 30 - June 1, the weekend following the Memorial Day holiday, and plan to come to Fredericksburg to celebrate class reunions in this special Centennial year. Join us for class dinners, faculty lectures, campus tours, the reunion picnic under a HUGE tent, and the "Eaglets' Nest" activity area for children. Come early and enjoy "Alumni College" classes beginning Thursday, May 29 and concluding Friday morning, May 30. Watch your mailbox and visit www.umw.edu/alumni for details.
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