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Technology & Humanity
Marketing Assignment Puts Immersive Learning on the Menu
Something’s been cooking at the University of Mary Washington. The first episode of the ‘Shelby’s Sweets’ podcast, created by UMW student Shelby De Jong, features a tutorial on making mini-pumpkin pies. The YouTube video is part of a Podcast Kitchen …

News
Professors Receive Top Faculty Awards
The University of Mary Washington bestowed honors on two professors at the general faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 20. Professor of English Chris Foss received the 2022 Waple Faculty Professional Achievement Award. Chemistry Professor and Honors Program Director Kelli Slunt …

Service & Citizenship
Eagle Awards Celebrate Campus Leaders, Dean Rucker
University of Mary Washington senior Brianna Reaves was presented with the Grace Mann Launch Award during the annual Eagle Awards last Thursday. Held in person for the first time since the pandemic, the event honored more than a dozen campus …

Technology & Humanity
Supporting STEM: Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren Targets Critical Area Need
“STEM” learning – science, technology, engineering and math – has been a priority for decades. But fewer young people in the U.S. are pursuing these subjects, and that puts the nation at risk. Washington & Lee High School Assistant Principal Wilfredo …

Diversity & Inclusion
UMW Dedicates Mural Honoring First African-American Alumna
Dr. Venus Romance Jones. It’s no wonder University of Mary Washington senior Timbila Kabre said she had “fallen in love” while researching the late physician bearing that name, who in 1968, became the first African-American woman to graduate from Mary …