{"id":110062,"date":"2026-04-23T11:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=110062"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:59:16","slug":"from-bingo-to-ballads-umw-builds-community-one-event-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/from-bingo-to-ballads-umw-builds-community-one-event-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"From Bingo to Ballads:\u202fUMW\u202fBuilds Community One\u202fEvent\u202fat a Time\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">From Bingo to Ballads:\u202fUMW\u202fBuilds Community One\u202fEvent\u202fat a Time\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T11:54:03-04:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Moon<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"109927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/image-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1744749606&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bingo Night is extremely popular at the University of Mary Washington, and it&amp;#8217;s just one of the weekly activities that provide  students with a sense of community.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students sit around a table playing Bingo\" class=\"wp-image-109927\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Image-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bingo Night is extremely popular at the University of Mary Washington, and it&#8217;s just one of the weekly activities that provide students with a sense of community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s\u202f8 p.m., and the floor of the University of Mary Washington&#8217;s Chandler Ballroom is shaking.\u202fStudents\u202fshout puns at the top of their lungs,\u202fsliding clear red shutters over numbers on bright blue boards. They wait\u202fanxiously for\u202ftheir winning letter-number combinations to be called, listening to the sharp\u202frattle of balls spinning inside metal lottery drums.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A heated round of rock-paper-scissors breaks out to decide\u202fbetween two winners. One student jumps up and down before walking away with a weighted blanket in hand\u202f\u2013\u202fa\u202fprize fit for a champion\u202f\u2013\u202ftaking\u202fa quick victory lap around the table before resetting their board for the next round.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just another Tuesday at Bingo Night, one of several low-commitment weekly events hosted by UMW\u2019s&nbsp;Campus&nbsp;Programming Board, a student-led organization advised by the Office of Student Activities and Engagement (SAE). Designed to offer a dependable hour or more of fun, these programs create a consistent lineup of activities that lower barriers to student participation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the most crucial aspects of the job is making it easier for students to engage with campus,\u201d said Assistant Director of New Student Programs Lillian Lester \u201920. \u201cHaving events every week helps people feel more comfortable attending because they become familiar with the host, the space and how the activity runs.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" 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Center,\u202fand\u202fstudents\u202fare always ready\u202fto pour\u202fglitter into\u202fjunk\u202fjournals or glue sequins onto pennant flags.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause these events happen every week, students can say, \u2018My friends and I go to Bingo every Tuesday at 8 p.m.,\u2019\u201d said Night and Weekend Programming Assistant Faith Jones \u201924. \u201cThere\u2019s an assurance that it\u2019s going to be there \u2013 it\u2019s always going to be reliable.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student coordinators also play a key role, and\u202fSAE\u202fAssistant Director\u202fMaelyn Beitzel \u201921 says\u202fthey\u2019re\u202fessential to keeping the weekly programming running.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe student leaders are preparing all week,\u202fmaking Instagram posts, getting the spaces ready and training volunteers,\u201d Beitzel said. \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for them, these\u202fevents would not happen.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these leaders is Margeaux Grey \u201927, the official\u202fkaraoke\u202femcee\u202fand\u202fa\u202fstudent staff member\u202fat\u202fSAE.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love putting\u202fweekly events\u202ftogether\u202fbecause\u202fthey\u2019re\u202fgreat\u202ffor new people to come and enjoy themselves,\u201d Grey said. \u201cWhen I see someone new, I know they\u2019ll probably be back next week.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<html><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img 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