Service & Citizenship
Service & Citizenship
UMW Professor Reimagines Role in Poverty’s End with Sidekick Manifesto
What’s your role in the story of poverty’s end? Are you the hero, or are you the sidekick? That’s the question UMW Associate Professor of Economics Shawn Humphrey asked two years ago before crafting the “Sidekick Manifesto,” a statement that …
Service & Citizenship
COAR Takes Students ‘Into the Streets’
UMW students huddled around the University Center on a crisp morning last weekend for a common cause – Into the Streets, organized by UMW’s Community Outreach and Resource (COAR) program. Together, 147 volunteers spruced up local parks, helped out at …
Service & Citizenship
“Green Fire” Documentary and Discussion to Focus on Sustainability
A screening of Green Fire, a documentary about renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, and a discussion will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Digital Auditorium of the Hurley Convergence Center at the University of …
Service & Citizenship
Hurricane Irma Relief for Monroe County, Florida
The staff of The James Monroe Museum invites Fredericksburg area residents to join them in reaching out to help some of those most severely impacted by Hurricane Irma. As the museum staff considered how they could help those in need, …
