{"id":104053,"date":"2024-10-16T10:46:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T14:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=104053"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:46:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T14:46:29","slug":"alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-past-1-million-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/16\/alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-past-1-million-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna Propels UMW\u2019s Beyond the Classroom Past $1 Million Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renee Kuntz \u201985 can still remember the advice that Distinguished Professor Emeritus Jack Kramer gave her before she graduated from Mary Washington with a bachelor\u2019s degree in international affairs and a focus in Russian studies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49843\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49843\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104055\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"104055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/16\/alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-past-1-million-mark\/0050-k-pearlman-photography-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&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;1622715539&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Renee Kuntz &amp;#8217;85 (center, chatting with friends at Reunion Weekend in 2022) recently made a pledge that helped UMW&amp;#8217;s Beyond the Classroom Endowment pass the $1 million mark to help Mary Washington students engage in high-impact learning experiences like study abroad, internships and undergraduate research. Photo by Karen Pearlman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-104055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Renee Kuntz '85 (center, chatting with friends at Reunion Weekend in 2022) recently made a pledge that helped UMW's Beyond the Classroom Endowment pass the $1 million mark to help Mary Washington students engage in high-impact learning experiences like study abroad, internships and undergraduate research. Photo by Karen Pearlman.\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/0050-K-Pearlman-Photography-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Renee Kuntz &#8217;85 (center, chatting with friends at Reunion Weekend in 2022) recently made a pledge that helped UMW&#8217;s Beyond the Classroom Endowment pass the $1 million mark to help Mary Washington students engage in high-impact learning experiences like study abroad, internships and undergraduate research. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe encouraged me not to stay in one position,\u201d said Kuntz, who spent nearly four decades rotating through various roles in the National Security Agency, putting her foreign policy background and language skills to work to protect American intelligence. \u201cMary Washington was truly foundational for my life and career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A dedicated donor to UMW\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/beyond\/\">Beyond the Classroom Endowment<\/a> (BtC), Kuntz wants current and future students at the University of Mary Washington to have access to experiential learning opportunities that will ensure success in their own careers. She recently made a pledge that pushed the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) initiative over the top in its quest to raise $1 million in gifts and pledges to help students pursue study abroad, internships, independent research and travel to academic conferences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccomplishing this milestone in just four years is simply amazing,\u201d said College of Arts and Sciences Dean Keith Mellinger, who established BtC after student research proposals climbed to twice the CAS budget to pay for them. \u201cIt means we will be able to support our students in perpetuity and can make an annual commitment to these learning experiences that can really change lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.umw.edu\/blog\/2024\/10\/15\/alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-endowment-past-1-million-mark\/\">Giving.umw.edu.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/16\\\/alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-past-1-million-mark\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/16\/alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-past-1-million-mark\/img_25291\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"361\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"104056\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1350,1800\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291.jpg?w=271&#038;h=361&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291.jpg 1350w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291-225x300.jpg 225w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291-768x1024.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_25291-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" width=\"271\" height=\"361\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"361\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Nathaniel Huff &#039;24 (center, green shirt and glasses) and his classmates visit Westminster Abbey during the UMW Theatre in London trip in summer 2023. Nathaniel was able to take the trip because he received the Beyond the Classroom Education Abroad Scholarship, which was awarded for the first time last year. Photo courtesy of UMW Theatre.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 361px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Nathaniel Huff &#8217;24 (center, green shirt and glasses) and his classmates visit Westminster Abbey during the UMW Theatre in London trip in summer 2023. Nathaniel was able to take the trip because he received the Beyond the Classroom Education Abroad Scholarship, which was awarded for the first time last year. Photo courtesy of UMW Theatre. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/16\/alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-past-1-million-mark\/ariana-adamek-cope1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"361\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"104059\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Ariana-Adamek-cope1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"767,1024\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Ariana-Adamek-cope1-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Ariana-Adamek-cope1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Ariana-Adamek-cope1.jpg?w=271&#038;h=361&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Ariana-Adamek-cope1.jpg 767w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/Ariana-Adamek-cope1-225x300.jpg 225w\" width=\"271\" height=\"361\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"361\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ariana Adamek &#039;25 received the Beyond the Classroom Education Abroad Scholarship, which helped her study the food culture of Greece and Denmark (seen here in Denmark) last summer. Photo courtesy of Ariana Adamek\/College of Arts and Sciences.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 361px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ariana Adamek &#8217;25 received the Beyond the Classroom Education Abroad Scholarship, which helped her study the food culture of Greece and Denmark (seen here in Denmark) last summer. 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Photo courtesy of Madeline Killian\/College of Arts and Sciences.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 361px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Madeline Killian &#8217;23 received funds from UMW\u2019s Beyond the Classroom Endowment to travel to Madrid to conduct research on Spain\u2019s first civic organization for women. Photo courtesy of Madeline Killian\/College of Arts and Sciences. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 365px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"365\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/16\/alumna-propels-umws-beyond-the-classroom-past-1-million-mark\/img_8332-855x1140\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"361\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"104057\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_8332-855x1140-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"855,1140\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1709739139&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0020202020202&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_8332-855x1140-1-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_8332-855x1140-1-768x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_8332-855x1140-1.jpg?w=271&#038;h=361&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_8332-855x1140-1.jpg 855w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_8332-855x1140-1-225x300.jpg 225w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/10\/IMG_8332-855x1140-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" width=\"271\" height=\"361\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"361\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"James Rollison &#039;25 received the Beyond the Classroom Education Abroad Scholarship, which helped him take the UMW faculty-led course, &#039;The Business of Football,&quot; in London this summer. Photo courtesy of James Rollison\/College of Arts and Sciences.\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 361px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> James Rollison &#8217;25 received the Beyond the Classroom Education Abroad Scholarship, which helped him take the UMW faculty-led course, &#8216;The Business of Football,&#8221; in London this summer. 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