• Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents at Cairo Conference on Iraq 10 Years Later

    Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents at Cairo Conference on Iraq 10 Years LaterOn 3-4 June, Nabil Al-Tikriti offered a presentation entitled “Some Longer Term Effects of the 2003 Anglo-American Invasion on Iraqi Society” to the conference entitled Iraq – 10 Years On: Conflicts, Migrations, Futures in Cairo, Egypt. This conference brought together experts from the fields of Iraqi studies and forced migration to examine some of the [...]

  • UMW to Participate in Forum Focused on International Campuses

    The University of Mary Washington will participate in the fourth annual EducationUSA Forum in Washington, D.C. from June 26 to 28. The EducationUSA Forum will bring together 500 college and university recruitment and admissions professionals with nearly 60 EducationUSA regional educational experts and advisers from around the world to discuss strategies for helping international students [...]

  • Jim Groom Delivers Three Invited Presentations

    Jim Groom Delivers Three Invited PresentationsOver the course of two weeks, Jim Groom was invited to give presentations about the innovative work the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies has been doing recently. On May 16th, Jim Groom delivered a talk titled “Syndication-Oriented Architecture: a Solution to Problem of Coherence” for Campus Technology’s Virtual Leadership Summit. You can read more [...]

  • UMW Philharmonic Performs Eighth Annual Independence Day Spectacular

    The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra will perform its eighth annual Independence Day Spectacular concert on Thursday, July 4. The concert and fireworks show will be held in Stafford County’s Pratt Park beginning at 5:30 p.m. The concert will cap a full day of activities at downtown Frederickburg’s Heritage Festival. Last year, more than [...]

  • Jeffrey McClurken Presents at Three Workshops

    Jeffrey McClurken Presents at Three WorkshopsOver the last month, Jeff McClurken (Chair of History & American Studies) has run digital history workshops at three institutions.  In early May he worked with Duke’s Cathy Davidson to run a workshop at Davidson College to help faculty there develop a Digital Studies Program.  In late May, he ran a multi-day workshop on Developing [...]

  • Mindy Erchull Presents Paper at the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference

    Mindy Erchull Presents Paper at the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research ConferenceDr. Mindy Erchull recently presented a paper,  Fathers Attitudes About and Role in Educating Their Children About Menstruation, with her collaborator Kate Richmond from Muhlenberg College at the biennial meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in New York, NY.

  • UMW Graduate Wins First Place at Area Entrepreneurship Event

    Andy Leonard, a 2013 University of Mary Washington graduate, is one step closer to making his mobile application idea a reality after winning first place at Startup Weekend Fredericksburg. During the weekend-long event, Leonard led a team to present CampusIDeas, an app that enables users to store and access their college IDs on their smart [...]

  • Schleef Publishes Book Chapter

    Schleef Publishes Book ChapterDebra Schleef published ““Jumping Ship or Merely Crossing the Aisle? An Analysis of the Circulation of Elite Lawyers,” in Sociology of Work: Networks, Employment, and Inequality, edited by Steve McDonald for  JAI Press.

  • Four UMW Faculty Present at 2013 Lilly Conference

    Four UMW Faculty Present at 2013 Lilly ConferenceSuzanne Sumner, professor of mathematics, Mary Beth Mathews, associate professor of religion, Kathryn Loesser-Casey, professor of biology, and Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, gave presentations at the 2013 Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching. The theme of this year’s conference was “Evidence Based Teaching and Learning.” Professors Sumner and Mathews gave a poster presentation [...]

  • UMW Athletics Wins Richard C. Cook CAC All-Sports Award for First Time Since 2005

    The University of Mary Washington combined seven CAC championships with six second-place finishes to snap Salisbury University’s reign and capture the 2012-13 Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award.  It is UMW’s first championship since the 2004-05 year. The Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award is named in honor of Richard “Dick” Cook, who was the first commissioner [...]