Author: Stephanie Battleson

Chance to participate in Preservation Advocacy Day

Each year Preservation Action (PA), together with the National Conference of Historic Preservation Officers, organizes a Preservation Advocacy Day. This year’s event will be held at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Monday, February 25th and Tuesday, February 26th. Student attendance at this annual event allows them to become more familiar with ongoing and current federal […]

Volunteer Opportunity

The City of Alexandria’s Historic Preservation division will be conducting an architectural survey of the Old and Historic Alexandria District in 2013. This survey will be the first of its kind in the country as they launch a new GIS-based mobile application designed to expedite the surveying process and facilitate sharing of information between the […]

Movie Night: Blade Runner

Do you love Science Fiction movies? Do you love Harrison Ford? Do you love replicants? Well maybe not the last one, but if you love the Blade Runner, then make sure you join us on Monday, September 24th at 7pm in Combs 004! Bring your friends and roommates and come ready to have fun. There […]

Book Prize Winner: Jeffrey Chusid

On October 22, 2012 the Historic Preservation department will be hosting the winner of the 2012 Book Prize Jeffrey Chusid. Mr Chusid is an architect and associate professor for the Historic Preservation program at Cornell University. His many accomplishment over the years include planning and designing cultural landscapes and material conservation projects around the world,  […]

2012 HISP Ice Cream Social

Welcome back UMW students! Classes are in full swing, students are running around greeting friends they haven’t seen in four months and the professors are already running in and out of their offices. This means that the Historic Preservation ice cream social is once again upon us! It is a chance for students to catch up […]