1.0Newshttps://www.umw.edu/newsElizabeth Hunsingerhttps://www.umw.edu/news/author/ehunsing/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CEZVT4gDAm"><a href="https://www.umw.edu/news/2019/03/14/umw-celebrates-111th-founders-day/">UMW Celebrates 111th Founders Day Anniversary</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.umw.edu/news/2019/03/14/umw-celebrates-111th-founders-day/embed/#?secret=CEZVT4gDAm" width="600" height="338" title="“UMW Celebrates 111th Founders Day Anniversary” — News" data-secret="CEZVT4gDAm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.umw.edu/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.umw.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/03/Bell-tower_news.jpg2280920Today, March 14, 2019, marks 111 years since the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation establishing the State Normal and Industrial School at Fredericksburg, now the University of Mary Washington. As UMW celebrates Founders Day – and more than a century of contributions to generations of students, the greater Fredericksburg region, and the betterment of society […]