{"id":111154,"date":"2026-09-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=111154"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:41:09","slug":"six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><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><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW&rsquo;s Annual ASPIRE Week<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-25T09:00:00-04:00\">September 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Moon<\/div><\/div><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=\"111161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/aspire-week-cruc-scaled\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"4\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1713477050\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"27\",\"iso\":\"500\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ASPIRE Week, planned this year for Monday, Sept. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 3, brings the entire UMW community together around the University&amp;#8217;s core values.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt='Several students and an Eagle mascot mingle in a lobby with \"ASPIRE\" signs on the wall' class=\"wp-image-111161\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992892477398079;width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-week-CRUC-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ASPIRE Week, planned this year for Monday, Sept. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 3, brings the entire UMW community together around the University&rsquo;s core values.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Mary Washington will celebrate community values across six days, providing a week&rsquo;s worth of ways to ASPIRE. The annual tradition &ndash; set for Monday, Sept. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 3 &ndash; will feature student-led events inspired by the values behind the ASPIRE acronym: Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect and Civility, and Engagement.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;What makes ASPIRE Week so special is how it unites different groups across campus and town,&rdquo; said Jaylyn Long &rsquo;24, the former Student Government Association (SGA) president who established the event in 2023.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long envisioned activities that would remind campus of the importance of community, especially in a post-COVID world, and said she is pleased to see the event continue. &ldquo;Seeing these values thrive is the most rewarding feeling,&rdquo; she said.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"111162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/aspire-fb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1977,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&amp;#8217;s ASPIRE logo highlights the University-wide shared values of Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect and Civility, and Engagement.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-791x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"UMW's colorful ASPIRE logo includes all the words the acronym stands for - Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect and Civility, and Engagement\" class=\"wp-image-111162\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7724767154533358;width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-1186x1536.jpg 1186w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-1582x2048.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/ASPIRE-FB-scaled.jpg 1977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW&rsquo;s ASPIRE logo highlights the University-wide shared values of Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect and Civility, and Engagement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her successor, Amira Said &rsquo;26, helped grow the celebration. &ldquo;Jaylyn created a solid foundation that made it easy for me to expand the events to include every part of campus,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;As the tradition grew, everyone wanted to be part of it.&rdquo;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the role of ASPIRE Week chair falls to current SGA President William Goodman &rsquo;27, who&rsquo;s looking forward especially to Friday&rsquo;s Respect and Civility Day, highlighting the enduring legacy of civil rights leader and longtime Mary Washington professor Dr. James L. Farmer Jr.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;Dr. Farmer dedicated his life to advancing equality, civility and mutual respect,&rdquo; Goodman said. &ldquo;I encourage every student to reflect on what Dr. Farmer would advocate for today and to commit to concrete ways we can carry that mission forward.&rdquo;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goodman and the entire SGA Executive Committee are working alongside Associate Provost for Community Relations and Compliance Shavonne Shorter, all of whom are excited to see their planning come to life.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;Seeing everyone&rsquo;s faces as they make their way from table to table at the daily events brings me feelings of cohesive unity and joy,&rdquo; Shorter said. &ldquo;I feel such a sense of Eagle pride during ASPIRE Week.&rdquo;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week begins <strong>Monday with Accountability Day<\/strong>. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., students can gather at Palmieri Plaza by the fountain outside Monroe Hall and meet campus partners who can help them take accountability for their academic, mental and physical well-being.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activities continue <strong>Tuesday with Scholarship Day<\/strong> in the Cedric Rucker University Center Chandler Ballroom, where students can enjoy free desserts and network with alumni, faculty and staff from 7 to 9 p.m. Bingo will be played at 8 p.m., called by President Troy Paino.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday is Personal and Institutional Integrity Day<\/strong>. Students can return to Palmieri Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to connect with SGA, the Student Conduct Review Board and Honor Council.<br><br><strong>Thursday brings Inclusive Excellence Day<\/strong>. University Dining will host a multicultural lunch at the top of the Cedric Rucker University Center, where students can dig into diverse cuisines and discover study abroad opportunities with the Center for International Education. The day also features the Career and Internship Fair in Chandler Ballroom, the Disability Awareness Kickoff on Campus Walk in front of Lee Hall, and ASPIRE-themed trivia in the Underground.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday&rsquo;s Respect and Civility Day <\/strong>honors civil rights leader and longtime Mary Washington professor James Farmer. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can participate in activities just outside James Farmer Hall and reflect on his life and enduring contributions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASPIRE Week concludes <strong>Saturday with Engagement Day<\/strong>. From 4 to 7 p.m., visitors can take part in Family Weekend festivities and attend Rocktoberfest on Ball Circle &mdash; an annual fall concert with food, giveaways, live music and more.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;I hope everyone enjoys the opportunities provided each day to live out these values in unique and exciting ways,&rdquo; Shorter said. &ldquo;There are so many ways to &lsquo;aspire&rsquo; to be your very best self during this week.&rdquo;<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"111159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/aspire-week-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/aspire-week-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Various events are planned for the annual six-day ASPIRE Week. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/aspire-week-1-1024x576.png\" data-id=\"111159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/aspire-week-1-1131x772.png\" alt='An Eagle mascot stands in a dining room with lots of students in the background, and the words \"ASPIRE Week\" superimposed on the image' class=\"wp-image-111159\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"93679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/25\/student-leaders-event-aspires-to-celebrate-community-values\/1x5a7632\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7632-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1681251579\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"48\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jenny Wolfe encourages participation on Scholarship Day during a previous year&amp;#8217;s ASPIRE Week. Photo by Sam Cahill.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7632-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"93679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7632-1131x772.jpg\" alt='A student bends over a table to write something while other students surround the table, which is topped with an \"#SGA\" decoration' class=\"wp-image-93679\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"93677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/25\/student-leaders-event-aspires-to-celebrate-community-values\/1x5a7617\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7617-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"9\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1681250945\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"46\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.003125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Professors of Geography (foreground) Farhang Rouhani (left) and Steve Hanna watch while students (from left) Kaleb Dunlap, Elisa Luckabaugh, Colin Uhry and Devin Thigpen play a game revolving around concentrations within the geography major during last year&amp;#8217;s ASPIRE Week. Photo by Sam Cahill.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7617-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"93677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7617-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"Two men admire a poster adorned with colorful sticky notes representing community values\" class=\"wp-image-93677\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"109161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/13\/umw-student-government-association-president-plants-seeds-of-leadership\/img_2036\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/IMG_2036-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"1.78\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"iPhone 15 Pro\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744910220\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"6.76499986565\",\"iso\":\"200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0166666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jaylyn Long &amp;#8217;24 (left), who created the ASPIRE Week tradition during her time at Mary Washington, passed the torch to Amira Said &amp;#8217;26. Both women served as SGA president during their senior year. Current SGA President William Goodman &amp;#8217;27 is heading up this year&amp;#8217;s event. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/IMG_2036-768x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"109161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/IMG_2036-1131x772.jpeg\" alt='Two women hug and smile for the camera onstage in front of lit-up \"UMW\" letters' class=\"wp-image-109161\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__nav image-gallery__nav--previous\" aria-label=\"Previous\" js-prev>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M18.5 12H6M6 12L12 6M6 12L12 18\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__nav image-gallery__nav--next\" aria-label=\"Next\" js-next>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M6 12H18.5M18.5 12L12.5 6M18.5 12L12.5 18\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnails\" js-thumbnails-container=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnails__track\" js-thumbnail-track>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 0 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"111159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/aspire-week-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/aspire-week-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"alt\":\"\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Various events are planned for the annual six-day ASPIRE Week. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/aspire-week-1-1024x576.png\" data-id=\"111159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/aspire-week-1-224x116.png\" alt='An Eagle mascot stands in a dining room with lots of students in the background, and the words \"ASPIRE Week\" superimposed on the image' class=\"wp-image-111159\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 1 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"93679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/25\/student-leaders-event-aspires-to-celebrate-community-values\/1x5a7632\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7632-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"5\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1681251579\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"48\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jenny Wolfe encourages participation on Scholarship Day during a previous year&amp;#8217;s ASPIRE Week. Photo by Sam Cahill.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7632-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"93679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7632-224x116.jpg\" alt='A student bends over a table to write something while other students surround the table, which is topped with an \"#SGA\" decoration' class=\"wp-image-93679\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 2 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"93677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/25\/student-leaders-event-aspires-to-celebrate-community-values\/1x5a7617\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7617-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"9\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R6\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1681250945\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"46\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.003125\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Professors of Geography (foreground) Farhang Rouhani (left) and Steve Hanna watch while students (from left) Kaleb Dunlap, Elisa Luckabaugh, Colin Uhry and Devin Thigpen play a game revolving around concentrations within the geography major during last year&amp;#8217;s ASPIRE Week. Photo by Sam Cahill.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7617-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"93677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/1X5A7617-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"Two men admire a poster adorned with colorful sticky notes representing community values\" class=\"wp-image-93677\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 3 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"109161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/13\/umw-student-government-association-president-plants-seeds-of-leadership\/img_2036\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/IMG_2036-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"1.78\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"iPhone 15 Pro\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744910220\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"6.76499986565\",\"iso\":\"200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0166666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jaylyn Long &amp;#8217;24 (left), who created the ASPIRE Week tradition during her time at Mary Washington, passed the torch to Amira Said &amp;#8217;26. Both women served as SGA president during their senior year. Current SGA President William Goodman &amp;#8217;27 is heading up this year&amp;#8217;s event. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/IMG_2036-768x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"109161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/03\/IMG_2036-224x116.jpeg\" alt='Two women hug and smile for the camera onstage in front of lit-up \"UMW\" letters' class=\"wp-image-109161\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Various events are planned for UMW&rsquo;s annual six-day ASPIRE Week, presented by the Student Government Association. <\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jenny Wolfe encourages participation on Scholarship Day during a previous year&rsquo;s ASPIRE Week. Photo by Sam Cahill.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professors of Geography (foreground) Farhang Rouhani (left) and Steve Hanna watch while students (from left) Kaleb Dunlap, Elisa Luckabaugh, Colin Uhry and Devin Thigpen play a game revolving around concentrations within the geography major during a previous year&rsquo;s ASPIRE Week. Photo by Sam Cahill.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jaylyn Long &rsquo;24 (left), who created the ASPIRE Week tradition during her time at Mary Washington, passed the torch to Amira Said &rsquo;26. Both women served as SGA president during their senior year. Current SGA President William Goodman &rsquo;27 is heading up this year&rsquo;s event. <\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>byThe University of Mary Washington will celebrate community values across six days, providing a week&rsquo;s worth of ways to ASPIRE. The annual tradition &ndash; set for Monday, Sept. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 3 &ndash; will feature student-led events inspired by the values behind the ASPIRE acronym: Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":111158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[],"topics":[],"class_list":["post-111154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-stories","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"byThe University of Mary Washington will celebrate community values across six days, providing a week&rsquo;s worth of ways to ASPIRE. The annual tradition &ndash; set for Monday, Sept. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 3 &ndash; will feature student-led events inspired by the values behind the ASPIRE acronym: Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-25T13:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-25T18:41:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"413\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UMaryWash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UMaryWash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sarah Moon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7\"},\"headline\":\"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-25T13:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-25T18:41:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":802,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Top Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/\",\"name\":\"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week - News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-25T13:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-25T18:41:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg\",\"width\":\"1024\",\"height\":\"413\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/25\\\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"University of Mary Washington\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Mary Washington\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png\",\"width\":2255,\"height\":580,\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/UniversityofMaryWashington\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/UMaryWash\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7\",\"name\":\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lisa Chinn Marvashti\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week - News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week","og_description":"byThe University of Mary Washington will celebrate community values across six days, providing a week&rsquo;s worth of ways to ASPIRE. The annual tradition &ndash; set for Monday, Sept. 28, through Saturday, Oct. 3 &ndash; will feature student-led events inspired by the values behind the ASPIRE acronym: Accountability, Scholarship, Personal and Institutional Integrity, Inclusive Excellence, Respect [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/","article_published_time":"2026-09-25T13:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-25T18:41:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":413,"url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UMaryWash","twitter_site":"@UMaryWash","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sarah Moon","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/"},"author":{"name":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7"},"headline":"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week","datePublished":"2026-09-25T13:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-25T18:41:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/"},"wordCount":802,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg","articleSection":["Top Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/","name":"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week - News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-25T13:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-25T18:41:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg","width":"1024","height":"413"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/six-days-six-values-celebrate-umws-annual-aspire-week\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Six Days, Six Values: Celebrate UMW\u2019s Annual ASPIRE Week"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"University of Mary Washington","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"University of Mary Washington","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png","width":2255,"height":580,"caption":"University of Mary Washington"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/","https:\/\/x.com\/UMaryWash"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eab3b9dd084c2488474792f0c391b8e7","name":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8cd48e50ced07a667a7ccc2683e7c499bbc79a10e20d4fab04d100cc5ccae276?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lisa Chinn Marvashti"}}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-03 17:21:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/09\/NewRelease_ASPIREWeek_26.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111154"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111169,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111154\/revisions\/111169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111154"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=111154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}