The University of Mary Washington has received a $250,000 grant from SCHEV – the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia – to expand paid and credit-bearing student internships in collaboration with Virginia employers. The grant is part of the Fund for Excellence and Innovation, also known as the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership. The […]
Center for Career and Professional Development
Young Named UMW Associate Provost for Career and Workforce
Kimberly Young has been named associate provost for Career and Workforce at the University of Mary Washington. The announcement was made today by Interim Provost Tim O’Donnell in an e-mail to the campus community. For nearly five years, Young has served as UMW’s executive director of Continuing and Professional Studies, a role in which she […]
Connections Steer Geography Grad Toward New Tech Job
For his first virtual interview, James Fendley paired a freshly pressed shirt and tie with basketball shorts and asked his family for an hour of quiet. But the best preparation came from UMW’s Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD). Throughout his final semester, the 2020 University of Mary Washington graduate scheduled regular phone calls […]
UMW Goes Global as Peace Corps Top Producer
Teenage boys can be a handful, no matter which country or culture they come from. Amal Hajjami learned that fact within her first few weeks of Peace Corps training in Morocco, when the 2019 alumna encountered a young man who refused to participate or follow the rules – when he even bothered to show up […]
UMW Names Inaugural Director of Center for Career and Professional Development
University of Mary Washington announces the fulfillment of one of its key strategic goals with the selection of the first executive director for its Center for Career and Professional Development. Paul Binkley, whose employment will begin June 25, has more than 20 years experience in the fields of career services, student affairs, international development and […]
