{"id":89801,"date":"2019-10-22T09:57:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=89801"},"modified":"2019-10-22T09:57:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:57:21","slug":"umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Engineers share a lot in common with superheros.<\/p>\n

The latter leap tall buildings in a single bound, fight evil-doers and travel faster than a speeding bullet. The former design sustainable and safe infrastructure, combat cyber-crime and create signals that move at lightning speed.<\/p>\n

\"Thanks
Thanks to a new pathway program with George Mason University, UMW students will now have the opportunity to enroll in pre-master’s courses in Mason’s Volgenau School of Engineering. Photo by Ron Aira\/George Mason University.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UMW students aren\u2019t caped crusaders, but they need to be prepared to tackle and solve complex problems plaguing our society. Starting in fall 2020, a new agreement with George Mason University will help them do that. Mary Washington undergraduates will have the opportunity to take graduate-level courses in Mason\u2019s Volgenau School of Engineering (VSE) during their senior year. Students can earn up to nine credits that will be applied to their bachelor\u2019s degree at UMW and potentially later be used toward a master\u2019s degree in engineering at Mason.<\/p>\n

Keith Mellinger made it his mission to explore such a partnership when he became Dean of UMW\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences in 2017. All combined, Mary Washington graduates close to 100 math, physics and computer science majors each year, yet Mellinger recognized the necessity for a pathway program once he began hearing one question over and over again at admissions events.<\/p>\n

\u201cProspective students and parents regularly ask about engineering,\u201d he said, acknowledging that designing a new major or program would be costly and only fulfill the needs of a small number of students. \u201cRather than trying to compete with other schools, we can leverage the expertise in the Commonwealth to our advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no dearth of engineering programs in Virginia, but Mason\u2019s expansive course offerings seemed the best fit for UMW students, said Mellinger, who also took into consideration the Fairfax campus\u2019 proximity to Fredericksburg as well as VSE\u2019s robust selection of online courses.<\/p>\n

While still enrolled at UMW, students will have the chance to take pre-master\u2019s courses at Mason in six areas: applied information technology, computer science, data analytics engineering, operations research, statistics and systems engineering.<\/p>\n

\"Mary <\/a>
Mary Washington students will take graduate-level courses at the state-of-the-art Nguyen Engineering Building in Fairfax. UMW College of Arts and Sciences Dean Keith Mellinger said he pursued a pathway with Mason because of the high quality of its programs, along with its proximity to Fredericksburg and robust online class offerings. Photo by Evan Cantwell\/George Mason University. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"While <\/a>
While still enrolled at UMW, students will have the chance to take pre-master\u2019s courses at Mason in six areas: applied information technology, computer science, data analytics engineering, operations research, statistics and systems engineering. Photo by Evan Cantwell\/George Mason University. <\/div> <\/div>
\"Computer <\/a>
Computer science is one of the areas in which UMW students can take graduate-level courses, thanks to the new pathway with Mason. Many alums of the program have been hired to work at Amazon’s new Northern Virginia headquarters. Photo by Evan Cantwell\/George Mason University. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Mason agreement includes graduate-level courses in applied information technology, computer science, data analytics engineering, operations research, statistics and systems engineering. The Virginia Tech agreement allows students to apply for\u00a0early admission to the master of engineering program in computer science and applications as early as spring of their junior year. Photo by Evan Cantwell\/George Mason University. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Mason agreement includes graduate-level courses in applied information technology, computer science, data analytics engineering, operations research, statistics and systems engineering. The Virginia Tech agreement allows students to apply for\u00a0early admission to the master of engineering program in computer science and applications as early as spring of their junior year. Photo by Evan Cantwell\/George Mason University. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

\u201cYou could get your diploma, shake President Paino\u2019s hand and leave Mary Washington with graduate coursework already under your belt,\u201d said Mellinger, who believes this partnership opens up a world of opportunities for both current and prospective students.<\/p>\n

The agreement puts UMW students at the front of the line for an advanced degree. They\u2019ll also be even closer to Northern Virginia\u2019s technology corridor, and near Amazon\u2019s new headquarters, which already employs countless Mason engineering and computer science graduates. And VSE\u2019s relationships with government and industry leaders \u2013 many of whom are alumni \u2013 make this pathway even more seamless.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis groundbreaking program in which UMW\u2019s brightest students can get an early start on a master\u2019s degree is a win on so many levels,\u201d said Deborah Goodings, a Mason professor and VSE\u2019s associate dean. \u201cMary Washington\u2019s high standard of undergraduate education and the enthusiasm of UMW faculty and administrators places this program on a completely different level,\u201d she said, and \u201ccombines our institutions\u2019 energies in research and education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mellinger agrees. \u201cAs public institutions, it is our mission to address the important economic and societal needs within the Commonwealth. We have found a way to do just that with this innovative partnership with GMU.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Engineers share a lot in common with superheros. The latter leap tall buildings in a single bound, fight evil-doers and travel faster than a speeding bullet. The former design sustainable and safe infrastructure, combat cyber-crime and create signals that move at lightning speed. UMW students aren\u2019t caped crusaders, but they need to be prepared to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1236,"featured_media":89807,"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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[7643,12002,12000,12001,12015,12014,12017,829],"topics":[5145],"class_list":{"0":"post-89801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"tag-college-of-arts-and-sciences","9":"tag-department-of-computer-science","10":"tag-department-of-mathematics","11":"tag-department-of-physics","12":"tag-engineering-pathway","13":"tag-george-mason-university","14":"tag-gmu-volgenau-school-of-engineering","15":"tag-kmelling","16":"topic-technology-humanity","17":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities - 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\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Engineers share a lot in common with superheros. The latter leap tall buildings in a single bound, fight evil-doers and travel faster than a speeding bullet. The former design sustainable and safe infrastructure, combat cyber-crime and create signals that move at lightning speed. UMW students aren\u2019t caped crusaders, but they need to be prepared to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/\" \/>\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=\"2019-10-22T13:57:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1140\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"460\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jill Laiacona\" \/>\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=\"Jill Laiacona\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jill Laiacona\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/81cd90fbc8c9a45401477e39ce19ef4b\"},\"headline\":\"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-22T13:57:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":588,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"College of Arts and Sciences\",\"Department of Computer Science\",\"Department of Mathematics\",\"Department of Physics\",\"Engineering Pathway\",\"George Mason University\",\"GMU Volgenau School of Engineering\",\"Keith Mellinger\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Top Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/\",\"name\":\"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities - News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-22T13:57:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/7\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg\",\"width\":1140,\"height\":460},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/22\\\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities\"}]},{\"@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\\\/81cd90fbc8c9a45401477e39ce19ef4b\",\"name\":\"Jill Laiacona\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e90d188164a077b82e87432426af894f63e0df9845498c0dc984982f0d0ee890?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e90d188164a077b82e87432426af894f63e0df9845498c0dc984982f0d0ee890?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e90d188164a077b82e87432426af894f63e0df9845498c0dc984982f0d0ee890?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jill Laiacona\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities - 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\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities","og_description":"Engineers share a lot in common with superheros. The latter leap tall buildings in a single bound, fight evil-doers and travel faster than a speeding bullet. The former design sustainable and safe infrastructure, combat cyber-crime and create signals that move at lightning speed. UMW students aren\u2019t caped crusaders, but they need to be prepared to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/","article_published_time":"2019-10-22T13:57:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1140,"height":460,"url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jill Laiacona","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UMaryWash","twitter_site":"@UMaryWash","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jill Laiacona","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/"},"author":{"name":"Jill Laiacona","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/81cd90fbc8c9a45401477e39ce19ef4b"},"headline":"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities","datePublished":"2019-10-22T13:57:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/"},"wordCount":588,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg","keywords":["College of Arts and Sciences","Department of Computer Science","Department of Mathematics","Department of Physics","Engineering Pathway","George Mason University","GMU Volgenau School of Engineering","Keith Mellinger"],"articleSection":["Top Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/","name":"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities - News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg","datePublished":"2019-10-22T13:57:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg","width":1140,"height":460},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/22\/umw-pathway-provides-grad-level-engineering-opportunities\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UMW Pathway Provides Grad-Level Engineering Opportunities"}]},{"@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\/81cd90fbc8c9a45401477e39ce19ef4b","name":"Jill Laiacona","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e90d188164a077b82e87432426af894f63e0df9845498c0dc984982f0d0ee890?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e90d188164a077b82e87432426af894f63e0df9845498c0dc984982f0d0ee890?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e90d188164a077b82e87432426af894f63e0df9845498c0dc984982f0d0ee890?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jill Laiacona"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/NewRelease_Mason_Engineering.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-27 19:51:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89801","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\/1236"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89801"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=89801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}