{"id":103762,"date":"2024-09-12T12:52:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=103762"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:52:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:52:56","slug":"from-curricula-to-coffee-new-school-year-offerings-are-percolating-at-umw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/from-curricula-to-coffee-new-school-year-offerings-are-percolating-at-umw\/","title":{"rendered":"From Curricula to Coffee, New School Year Offerings are Percolating at UMW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the fall 2024 semester underway at the University of Mary Washington, thousands of new and returning students are finding fresh on-campus offerings. From new courses of study and continuous-learning selections to pool renovations and a recently opened coffee shop, students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Fredericksburg community, will find new opportunities to fill their cups at UMW this year.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s great news for what Dean of Students Melissa Jones calls an \u201cincredibly engaged student body.\u201d Attendance at student events is trending up this year, Jones said, at opening programs like New Student Welcome and Club Carnival. \u201cThese students couldn\u2019t be more excited. They are all in!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a taste of what\u2019s in store:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103763\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/from-curricula-to-coffee-new-school-year-offerings-are-percolating-at-umw\/umw-shoot-092023-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1723\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Tom Rothenberg&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Object-oriented Analysis \\u0026amp; Design, Instructor: Stephen Davies&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1695236495&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2023\/Tom Rothenberg&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;UMW shoot 092023&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Three new majors and three new minors are among a bounty of fresh offerings this year at the University of Mary Washington.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-1024x689.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Three new majors and three new minors are among a bounty of fresh offerings this year at the University of Mary Washington.\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-300x202.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-1024x689.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-768x517.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/TR_UMW_092023_26-2048x1378.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three new majors and three new minors are among a bounty of fresh offerings this year at the University of Mary Washington.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>New Majors and Minors Tap Into Popular Topics<br \/>\n<\/strong>With more than 100 majors, minors and programs available to students, UMW introduces two brand new trios \u2013 three majors and three minors \u2013 designed to target the topics today\u2019s students want to tap into. New minors include Disability Studies, Global History, and Professional Writing. New majors make students ready for any modern enterprise or to start their own business through Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Data Science, and Management and Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103741\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/photographer-263\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Woodard Hall, home of the College of Business, after being renovated, Jan. 26, 2016. (Photo by Norm Shafer).&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1453766400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Norm Shafer@2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Photographer&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A partnership with UVA will allow UMW students who are qualified candidates expedited acceptance to the master&amp;#8217;s degree program in accounting at the McIntire School of Commerce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-300x182.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-1024x620.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"A partnership with UVA will allow UMW students who are qualified candidates expedited acceptance to the master's degree program in accounting at the McIntire School of Commerce.\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-300x182.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-1024x620.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-768x465.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-1536x930.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Woodard-21-1-2048x1240.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A partnership with UVA will allow UMW students who are qualified candidates expedited acceptance to the master&#8217;s degree program in accounting at the McIntire School of Commerce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Partnership Provides Fast Track to Accounting Master\u2019s Degree<br \/>\n<\/strong>UMW\u2019s College of Business has signed a partnership agreement with the University of Virginia that helps accelerate grads\u2019 paths to a master\u2019s degree in accounting from UVA\u2019s McIntire School of Commerce. The agreement streamlines the admissions process for Mary Washington accounting majors who meet preferred qualifications. It includes an expedited application review of no more than three weeks and an application fee waiver. Plus, qualified candidates who apply before Jan. 5 are set to receive a guaranteed minimum scholarship of $10,000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103737\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10-23-47-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10.23.47\u202fAM.png\" data-orig-size=\"964,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An homage to the Console Living Room project, once on view inside the Hurley Convergence Center (HCC), will be part of the &amp;#8216;A Decade of Digital Convergence,&amp;#8217; exhibit marking the 10th anniversary of the HCC and its Digital Knowledge Center.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10.23.47\u202fAM-300x269.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10.23.47\u202fAM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10.23.47\u202fAM-300x269.png\" alt=\"An homage to the Console Living Room project, once on view inside the Hurley Convergence Center (HCC), will be part of the 'A Decade of Digital Convergence,' exhibit marking the 10th anniversary of the HCC and its Digital Knowledge Center.\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10.23.47\u202fAM-300x269.png 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10.23.47\u202fAM-768x688.png 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-at-10.23.47\u202fAM.png 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An homage to the Console Living Room project, once on view inside the Hurley Convergence Center (HCC), will be part of the &#8216;A Decade of Digital Convergence,&#8217; exhibit marking the 10th anniversary of the HCC and its Digital Knowledge Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>UMW\u2019s Digital Knowledge Center Turns 10<br \/>\n<\/strong>This fall marks a decade since the opening of the Hurley Convergence Center (HCC) and, along with it, the Digital Knowledge Center (DKC) tucked inside. A hub of student support for digital creation, the DKC empowers students to accomplish their goals, with one-on-one support from peers and access to digital tools, media production spaces, a 3D print lab and more. To celebrate, students, faculty and staff are collaborating to create an exhibit titled \u201cA Decade of Digital Convergence,\u201d featuring artifacts from the HCC\u2019s early days. Displays include videos and architectural drawings from the building&#8217;s construction, an homage to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consolelivingroom.net\/\">\u00a0Console Living Room<\/a>\u00a0project and a student-designed light art installation. An opening reception will be held in the third-floor Convergence Gallery on Friday, Oct. 25, from 4 to 6 p.m., during Homecoming celebrations (see details below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103743\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/from-curricula-to-coffee-new-school-year-offerings-are-percolating-at-umw\/for-five-opening\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students gather during the ribbon-cutting event for UMW&amp;#8217;s new coffee shop, For Five Roasters. Photo by Karen Pearlman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-300x200.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Students gather during the ribbon-cutting event for UMW's new coffee shop, For Five Roasters. Photo by Karen Pearlman.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/for-five-opening-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students gather during the ribbon-cutting event for UMW&#8217;s new coffee shop, For Five Roasters. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u2018For Five Coffee Roasters\u2019 Chugs Full-Steam Ahead<br \/>\n<\/strong>A New York-born coffee shop is perking up the northern end of Campus Walk across from the HCC, with hot macchiatos, cold matcha, crispy pastries and an assortment of other menu items served up in a boutique-like setting. Founded in 2010 by two longtime friends from Queens, For Five \u2013 \u201cFOR the FIVE boroughs\u201d \u2013 has opened shops not only in New York but also in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and Atlanta, not to mention Virginia, with 11 locations in the D.C. Metro area alone. Its UMW locale marks the company\u2019s first foray on a college campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Library Helps Lighten the Textbook Load<br \/>\n<\/strong>Spurred by the results of a 2021 Virtual Library of Virginia Consortium survey that measured student concern about the cost of course materials, UMW professors have begun to transition to open educational resources and online articles. Now, additional support from the Office of the Provost is allowing Simpson Library to follow suit, said Access Services and Outreach Head Trish Greene. This semester the library was able to acquire about 90 percent of assigned textbooks, as e-books or physical copies. \u201cMany of these materials are very expensive,\u201d Greene said. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that we\u2019re able to offer this to students and help them save some money.\u201d Available selections are searchable on the \u201cTextbooks\/Reserves\u201d tab on the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.umw.edu\/\">library website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103738\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/image-2-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1185,387\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Simpson Library was able to acquire about 90 percent of assigned textbooks as e-books or physical copies this year to provide to students for free.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2-300x98.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2-1024x334.png\" class=\"wp-image-103738 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2-1024x334.png\" alt=\"The Simpson Library was able to acquire about 90 percent of assigned textbooks as e-books or physical copies this year to provide to students for free.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2-1024x334.png 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2-300x98.png 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2-768x251.png 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/image-2.png 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simpson Library was able to acquire about 90 percent of assigned textbooks as e-books or physical copies this year to provide to students for free.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103739\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/from-curricula-to-coffee-new-school-year-offerings-are-percolating-at-umw\/20210427_davis_umw_6411\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;John Davis&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1619790703&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;John Davis Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;176&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Following a months-long makeover, UMW&amp;#8217;s Goolrick Hall pool is slated to re-open in early October.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Following a months-long makeover, UMW's Goolrick Hall pool is slated to re-open in early October.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20210427_Davis_UMW_6411-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following a months-long makeover, UMW&#8217;s Goolrick Hall pool is slated to re-open in early October.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Restoration Splashes New Life Into Goolrick Hall Pool<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Goolrick Hall Pool \u2013 where UMW\u2019s Division III athletes train to become All America swimmers and go on to coach Olympic gold medalists \u2013 took a summer break of its own, going offline for a few months for much-needed improvements. The hot-weather hiatus stands to pay off for years to come upon the pool\u2019s slated full re-opening early October. Upgrades to the 179,000-gallon pool allow for more efficient maintenance of water temperature and chemical balance, improvements to internal pool plumbing, a resurfaced deck and pool interior, and a fresh coat of paint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103233\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/17\/newest-civil-rights-trail-markers-chronicle-mary-washington-history\/4121-k-pearlman-photography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1689565442&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The \u201cBreaking Barriers\u201d panel is one of five Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail markers located on the UMW campus. Photo by Karen Pearlman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The \u201cBreaking Barriers\u201d panel is one of five Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail markers located on the UMW campus. Photo by Karen Pearlman.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/4121-K-Pearlman-Photography-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u201cBreaking Barriers\u201d panel is one of five Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail markers located on the UMW campus. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Civil Rights Markers Highlight Trail and Trail<em>blazers<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Five markers unveiled this summer at UMW tell the story of activism, desegregation and camaraderie on the Fredericksburg Campus. Part of the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail, \u201cFreedom, a Work in Progress\u201d \u2013 which also includes 16 stops throughout the city and is part of the United States Civil Rights Trail \u2013 the markers are situated outside Combs and Monroe halls and on the rim of Ball Circle. Among others, they honor some of the first Black residential students who dubbed themselves the \u201cBig Five\u201d in homage to the civil rights movement\u2019s \u201cBig Four\u201d changemakers. The markers lay a path that passes a bust of James Farmer, the late civil rights icon and Freedom Rides leader who taught history at Mary Washington. And on campus, the trail \u2013 spearheaded by James Farmer Multicultural Assistant Director Chris Williams and the City of Fredericksburg\u2019s Victoria Matthews \u2013 stretches to the Jepson Science Center, where a mural honors the late scientist Venus Jones \u201968, the first Black Mary Washington graduate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103769\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/12\/from-curricula-to-coffee-new-school-year-offerings-are-percolating-at-umw\/20211026_162300-scaled\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G781V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1635265380&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00840336134454&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Historic preservation students at UMW, some of whom participated in the creation of the Native American Heritage trail that opened this summer in King George &amp;#8211; learn about interpretive signage.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Historic preservation students at UMW, some of whom participated in the creation of the Native American Heritage trail that opened this summer in King George - learn about interpretive signage.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/20211026_162300-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historic preservation students at UMW &#8211; some of whom participated in the creation of the Native American Heritage trail that opened this summer in King George &#8211; learn about interpretive signage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Heritage Trail Sheds Light on Native American Story<br \/>\n<\/strong>Stemming from a UMW course called \u201cPreservation in the Community,\u201d King George County\u2019s Native American Heritage Trail opened in June, including a stop on UMW\u2019s Dahlgren Campus. Historic preservation students worked with members of the Patawomeck and Rappahannock tribes \u2013 in conjunction with the King George Department of Economic Development and Tourism \u2013 to create the seven-sign driving trail, which also includes 10 geocaches. The students\u2019 efforts, which included extensive research to zero in on key narratives, highlight the county\u2019s history through the perspective of Native American tribes from Virginia\u2019s Northern Neck region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103740\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"103740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2-26-50-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.26.50\u202fPM.png\" data-orig-size=\"706,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Business Acumen Series, presented by UMW Continuing and Professional Studies, offers career-building sessions.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.26.50\u202fPM-300x191.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.26.50\u202fPM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.26.50\u202fPM-300x191.png\" alt=\"The Business Acumen Series, presented by UMW Continuing and Professional Studies, offers career-building sessions.\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.26.50\u202fPM-300x191.png 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.26.50\u202fPM.png 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Business Acumen Series, presented by UMW Continuing and Professional Studies, offers career-building sessions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Fresh Business Acumen Series Promotes Professional Development<br \/>\n<\/strong>For the second year in a row, Continuing and Professional Studies at UMW is presenting the Business Acumen Series. This eight-part lineup of daylong professional development seminars is open to anyone looking to polish their career-building skills. It closes out this year with \u201cLeading and Managing Hybrid Teams\u201d on Sept. 13, \u201cLeading from Every Seat\u201d on Oct. 16 and \u201cBuilding a Growth Mindset in Your Team\u201d on Nov. 14. The seminars take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mary Washington\u2019s Stafford and Dahlgren campuses. Be on the lookout for an announcement of the 2025 lineup in October. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/cps\/business-acumen-series\/\">Find more information and sign up online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the fall 2024 semester underway at the University of Mary Washington, thousands of new and returning students are finding fresh on-campus offerings. 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