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Parent Perspective: UMW Parents’ Best Advice
This summer, we asked the followers of the UMW Parents & Families Facebook page to share their best advice for new college parents. They responded with some great words of wisdom. We’ve compiled a few of their pieces of advice below, but you can read all of the comments on the original post.
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The Values That Unite Us
More than two decades ago, the college adopted a statement of values to promote an equitable atmosphere within our campus community. This fall, the university launched ASPIRE, our new statement of community values, to continue that legacy and more.
Creating Theatre at UMW
UMW Theatre enjoyed extraordinary success in the 2017-18 season, playing to nearly 8,000 audience members for 42 performances of four different productions in Klein Theatre. Already our students, faculty, and staff are hard at work on the 2018-19 season.
College Conversations: Talk To Your Student About Alcohol
Any time is a good time for parents to talk with their student about alcohol.
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Parent Perspective: Questions and Answers
Judy and Mark Winters of Virginia Beach are the parents of Madison ’18 and members of the Parent Leadership Circle. UMW Parent & Family eNews sat down with Judy to get her perspective on being a college parent.
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Double Your Impact on #MaryWashDay
Hugs and Kisses from Home for #GivingTuesday
When you #give2UMW on #GivingTuesday, the international day of philanthropy, you are investing in our students, our faculty, and our future.
In the spirit of paying it forward, the Office of Annual Giving will deliver “Hugs & Kisses from Home” to your UMW student after you make your gift.
Here’s how to participate:
- On #GivingTuesday, November 28, 2017, make a gift to the Fund for Mary Washington by clicking on “Giving Tuesday: Parents and Families” at fund.umw.edu.
- Include your student’s name and an encouraging end-of-semester note in the giving form’s comments field.
- The Office of Annual Giving will deliver your note, with a goodie bag of Hershey’s Hugs & Kisses, to your student’s campus mailbox on December 4, just in time for a pre-exam-week pick-me-up.
Help spread the word on social media by sharing why you #give2UMW on #GivingTuesday! To better understand the impact of your gift, please view Annual Giving’s “Investment in Hope” series, shared each Tuesday in November on the University of Mary Washington Parents & Families Facebook page.
Be sure to bookmark our special Giving Tuesday site at fund.umw.edu, and mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 28!
Questions?
Please contact the Office of Annual Giving:
umwgift@umw.edu
540-654-2068