Teaching at Mary Washington looks a bit different lately. Andi Smith films YouTube videos with her children to demonstrate architectural principles. Zach Whalen uses cartoons to teach a digital studies lesson. Smita Jain Oxford holds Zoom office hours for business majors on her daily jog. When the University moved to virtual classes last month due […]
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Lacrosse Player Scores Big With Study Abroad
For Bobby Leytham ’18, a single semester in Spain was a game-changer. Now a software consultant for a powerhouse company in Bilbao and a player on Spain’s national men’s lacrosse team, Leytham is living his dream, said UMW Professor of Spanish Jose Sainz. A bachelor’s degree in business administration and four years’ experience as a […]
College of Business Covers Bases With Alumni Honors
As a freshman at Mary Washington, Pat Filippone ’88 knew right off the bat what he wanted to do with his life – build a career in professional baseball. He just didn’t know how. Four years later all that had changed, he told a crowd last week at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center. A bachelor’s […]
Small-School Business Degree Nets Job With Global Giant
What do you do if you’re the daughter of two Ph.D.’s and you have no interest in following in their footsteps? You go into business. That’s the path Madeline “Maddie” Morris has pursued. For a kid with a parental duo of academics – Dad is chair of political science at University of Maryland and mom […]
UMW Business Alumni Honored for Making a Difference
Abbas Haider and Rob Davis sell bulletproof suits. Melinda May is an entrepreneurial accountant. Iris Harrell grew the business she started in her home garage into a booming success. These movers and shakers have something in common. They were among eight University of Mary Washington alumni who were recognized at the second annual College of […]
