Anthropology is the study of human cultures, and there is no better way to study them than with firsthand experience. That is what UMW senior Ariana Adamek ('25) did in the summer of 2024 with the support of a Beyond the Classroom scholarship. A double major in anthropology and theatre, Ariana spent a month in Europe, studying in two countries that on the surface may appear quite dissimilar: … [Read more...] about Studying food, people, and culture in Greece and Denmark
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Beyond the Classroom Endowment Funds 10 Internships Spring-Summer 2024
Only three years after establishing our College of Arts and Sciences Beyond the Classroom Endowment, we have already begun to make a big impact in the student experience at Mary Washington. This past spring and summer ten CAS students with majors in diverse fields from Historic Preservation to Computer Science put their classroom learning into action in summer internship funded by the Beyond the … [Read more...] about Beyond the Classroom Endowment Funds 10 Internships Spring-Summer 2024
Student-run research journal to host its fourth symposium April 26, 2024
Columns - UMW Humanities and Social Sciences Journal is a student-led undergraduate research journal that publishes student research in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Mary Washington. It was formed in the Fall of 2022 by Kate Gruber (Anthropology '23), Erin Mahoney (Anthropology '23), Liam Kiely (International Affairs and Geography '23), and Ricky Muñoz (History and … [Read more...] about Student-run research journal to host its fourth symposium April 26, 2024
Speaking the Language of Health and Hope
Mary Washington students are known for their commitment to service, and for putting their academics into practice. In January 2024, before the new spring semester began, a group of student members of the UMW Global Medical Brigade traveled to Panamá to assist local residents with their healthcare needs. This was not their first trip to Panamá. The first was in January 2019. The UMW Global Medical … [Read more...] about Speaking the Language of Health and Hope
A Busy Fall Semester 2023 Punctuated by Symposia Across Campus
For the past sixteen years Mary Washington has set aside the last day of classes in the spring to celebrate Research and Creativity Day. But recently the last days of the fall semester has also become a time of celebration of student research and creative work. On December 7 and 8, 2023 UMW students will present at six symposia across campus. On Thursday, December 7, from 11:30am to 4pm, in … [Read more...] about A Busy Fall Semester 2023 Punctuated by Symposia Across Campus