The Class of 2022 began freshman year like any other, swept up in longstanding University of Mary Washington traditions like Move-In Day, Eagle Gathering and Honor Convocation. That all changed when they were sophomores. Classes went online, study abroad trips were postponed and everything – activities, internships and volunteer experiences – became virtual. But these […]
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UMW Gives Student’s Bookmobile Project a Lift
Hollis Cobb’s days growing up were bookended. He read each morning before school and snuggled in for family story time before bed. “I can appreciate how important it was that we had access to books and parents who had time to read to us,” said Cobb, now a junior English major at the University of […]
UMW, NOVA Sign Enhanced Transfer Agreement
UMW students who transfer from Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) will have a greater chance of success, thanks to a new agreement between the two schools. UMW President Troy D. Paino and NOVA President Scott Ralls today finalized a Guaranteed Transfer Partnership Agreement during a signing ceremony at Mary Washington’s Jepson Alumni Executive Center.
UMW Ranked as Best Bang for the Buck
The University of Mary Washington has been ranked among Washington Monthy’s “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges,” part of its 2015 College Guide published Monday, Aug. 24.
UMW Welcomes Largest Freshman Class in 107-Year History
Freshman Tiffany Mutchler of Norfolk unloaded boxes from her car on Ball Circle on Thursday with the help of her parents, Brandy and Daniel Mutchler. She knew she had found a second home at UMW after she toured the Fredericksburg campus last fall. “It’s the only school I applied to,” she said. Mutchler was among […]
