 James Farmer Hall at the University of Mary Washington | |
Former names | State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg (1908–1938) Mary Washington College (1938–1944; 1972–2004) Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia (1944–1972) |
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| Motto | Pro Deo Domo Patria (Latin) |
Motto in English | "For God, Home, and Country" |
| Type | Public liberal arts university |
| Established | 1908 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $58.8 million (2020)[1] |
| President | Troy Paino |
| Provost | Tim O'Donnell |
Academic staff | 386 |
Administrative staff | 644 |
| Students | 4,108[2] |
| Undergraduates | 3,834[2] |
| Postgraduates | 274[2] |
| Location | , , United States 38°18′07″N 77°28′30″W / 38.30194°N 77.47500°W |
| Campus | Midsize suburb, 176 acres (0.71 km2) |
| Other campuses | Dahlgren |
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| Colors | Navy blue and gray |
| Nickname | Eagles |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Sammy D. Eagle |
| Website | www |
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The University of Mary Washington (UMW) is a public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the Fredericksburg Teachers College, the institution was named Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washington, mother of the first president of the United States, George Washington. The General Assembly of Virginia changed the college's name to the University of Mary Washington in 2004 to reflect the addition of graduate and professional programs to the central undergraduate curriculum, as well as the establishment of more than one campus. The university offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degree programs in three colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education.
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I often say to people, close your eyes and imagine what a college campus looks like, and you’ll be standing on the University of Mary Washington’s campus in Fredericksburg. Just south of the nation’s capital, between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, lies a gem of a school. The University of Mary Washington, located in historic Fredericksburg, Va., attracts motivated, intellectually curious students who want to become involved on campus and in the classroom. We preach involvement, No. 1, and we want our students to get involved in the life of the institution. I think that most students and members of the broader community have a little more sophisticated understanding of what it means to be a community at Mary Washington. When I first got here onto campus, we were introduced to the university president, all the upperclassmen were there to welcome us onto campus, and the community really wanted to give back. Everyone supports one another. You can leave your door open, your money on a table. It’s a really great honest community to be a part of and live in. From a women-only school that opened high on Marye’s Hilltop at the turn of the 20th century in an area where Civil War battles were fought and the father of our country was raised, Mary Washington has transformed itself into a premier, coeducational, public liberal arts and sciences university. Like the gift it gives its graduates, this selective institution has the tools it takes to reinvent itself in an ever-shifting world, to flourish in the face of challenge and change. And as the University of Mary Washington continues to shine, so too does its family. Princeton Review just ranked the top 300 professors in the United States of America and many of our teachers were on that list. Eighty-six percent of our faculty have terminal degrees in their field. They’re real-life experiences that they bring into the classroom, and we definitely benefit from that. One of our professors, Claudia Emerson, is a distinguished poet and Pulitzer Prize winner. Our alumni garner Emmys, lead corporations, and hold powerful positions in City Hall and on Capitol Hill. Across the country and around the globe, the University of Mary Washington’s great minds get to work. Whether they’re making a living doing something they love or making living easier for somebody else, members of the UMW family are masters of stepping forward, committed to giving back, and bent on building a better world. The University of Mary Washington is No. 1 in the United States in terms of active Peace Corps volunteers at institutions with enrollments of 5,000 or less. We have 33 active Peace Corps volunteers serving right now. Mary Washington has long had a tradition of appealing to students that are very bright, hard-working, engaging, that want to be able to take the opportunity to make the most of it. There are a lot of community service opportunities in the Fredericksburg area. Everyone recognizes that there’s so much more to life than just your schoolwork, and so you can really get involved in the community life and just really know that you’re making a difference. Within the past couple of years, everyone that we’ve graduated from our program has either been placed in a job or in a post-graduate program within six months of graduating from Mary Washington. They learn in classrooms across the continents through UMW’s rich study abroad programs. Mary Washington wraps more than 60 undergraduate majors, minors, and courses of study around a liberal arts and sciences education that crosses boundaries. What I like best about Mary Washington is how different it is from other state schools, in that, you know, a lot of places will cater specifically to art students or engineering students, whereas here you have people from all across the spectrum of disciplines, and I think that really builds a strong, diverse community. One of the main things that I tell prospective students is that they’re going to have small class sizes, their professors are going to get to know them, they’re going to get to know their professors, and we’re really going to work together to make sure that they’re reaching their goals. They’re going to leave here with a certain set of skills that sets them apart from other people in the marketplace. And I think that’s really what we can offer at the University of Mary Washington. The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Forbes, Kiplinger, and Barron’s, all give UMW top marks. The Princeton Review recently called the University of Mary Washington a small school with a big heart and an atmosphere that pushes you to your potential. Steeped in tradition but focused on the future, UMW is experiencing change now more than ever. University of Mary Washington students can attend new colleges of business and education or study on a campus in Stafford or another in Dahlgren. A walkway rises over Route 1 bridging UMW’s Fredericksburg campus with the multipurpose Eagle Village. The new 2,000-seat William M. Anderson Center is hosting concerts and NCAA tournaments. The 90-year-old amphitheater, long one of the campus’s most endearing spots, is slated for a facelift. Student dining and activities will move into a state-of the-art campus center, now in the development stage for the heart of the campus. A nearly 77,000-square-foot convergence center will ensure that students continue to have access to cutting-edge technology. One of the things that I enjoy doing is traveling around the country and meeting alums, and I always ask them, what was special about your experience at Mary Washington, and I hear the same answer regardless of the decade in which they graduated, and that is my relationships with my faculty and the friends that I formed for life. We create that, we work to enhance that in every way we can and make that a special experience in their four years here on this campus. Whether they study historic preservation or design their own majors, UMW students learn to think independently and believe in themselves. They leave Mary Washington to start jobs, chase dreams, change the world.
History
On March 14, 1908, Virginia Governor Claude A. Swanson signed into law legislation for the establishment of the new State Normal and Industrial School for Women. It was called Fredericksburg Teachers College. The institution was renamed Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washington, mother of the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, and longtime resident of Fredericksburg.[3][4]
In 1944 the college became associated with the University of Virginia as its women's college. Until that time, the University of Virginia had not admitted women as undergraduates, except in its education and nursing programs, although its postgraduate programs were coeducational. Following UVA's transition to coeducational status in 1970, the Virginia General Assembly reorganized Mary Washington College in 1972 as a separate, coeducational institution.[5]
In 1988, the University's Center for Historic Preservation established the Historic Preservation Book Prize, awarded annually by a jury of preservation academics and professionals to the book with the most potential for breaking new ground and positively impacting the discipline of historic preservation in the United States. Since that time, the Prize has gone to David Lowenthal, Roy Rosenzweig, Elizabeth Blackmar, Mike Wallace, Richard Longstreth, Francoise Astorg Bollack, Catherine Fleming Bruce (the first African-American awardee) and Thomas Hubka, among others.[6]
The General Assembly of Virginia enacted legislation changing the college's name to University of Mary Washington on March 19, 2004,[7] to reflect the addition of master's degree programs and the establishment of more than one campus.
The university's first LEED-certified building, CGPS North Building, was built in 2007. The university houses stops along the route of the Fredericksburg Regional Transit System (FRED). The school signed an Energy Performance Contract with the energy service company NORESCO from 2005 to 2007, enabling the campus to install water saving devices which reduced campus water consumption by 50%. NORESCO also installed low energy light fixtures, occupant sensors, HVAC controls, and completed replacement of leaking condensate piping.[8]
Academics
The University of Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[9]
UMW has five pre-professional programs: pre-dental, pre-law, pre-med, pre-pharmacy, and pre-veterinary. Bachelor's degrees include a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in addition to two degree completion programs – a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and a Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS).[10] Master's degrees include a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Education (M.Ed.), Master of Education for Professional Development or Added Endorsement (M.Ed.), Master of Science in Elementary Education (M.S.) and a Master of Geospatial Analysis (MSGA). UMW also offers a Geographic Information Science certificate.[11]
Campus
Much of UMW's Fredericksburg campus is located on Marye's Heights, a steep hill which, like Sunken Road (the campus' northeastern boundary), played an important role in the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg. The campus is within walking distance to the historic downtown with shops, restaurants and the Rappahannock River.[10] Other campuses are Stafford Campus, seven miles north of Fredericksburg, and Dahlgren Campus, near the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
Administration
By statute of the Code of Virginia, the University of Mary Washington is governed by a Board of Visitors, one member of which is elected every two years to serve as Rector. The UMW Board of Visitors is composed of twelve members appointed by the Governor of Virginia and confirmed by the General Assembly. At least six members of the Board must be alumni of the university, and no more than three may be nonresidents of Virginia. Each member serves a term of four years and may be eligible for reappointment to one successive term.[12]
Troy Paino arrived at UMW July 1, 2016 as its tenth and current president.[13] Prior to coming to UMW, Paino served for six years as president of Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
Past presidents
- Edward H. Russell (1908–1919)
- Algernon B. Chandler, Jr. (1919–1928)
- Morgan L. Combs (1929–1955)
- Grellet C. Simpson (1956–1974)
- Prince B. Woodard (1974–1982)
- William M. Anderson, Jr. (1983–2006)
- William J. Frawley (2006–2007)
- Judy G. Hample (2008–2010)
- Richard V. Hurley (2010–2016)
- Troy Paino (2016–present)
Student life
Traditions
UMW has many unique and interesting traditions on campus. Honor Convocation is held at the start of each academic year for incoming freshman, where they first sign the school's Honor Pledge. Similarly, Eagle Gathering is a candlelit celebration on Ball Circle that marks the start of the year and officially welcomes the newest class to UMW. Club Carnival occurs on the first week of the semester, where clubs showcase themselves for prospective members. Later in the fall semester UMW has its Family Weekend, typically held in the fall semester, where families visit the campus to get a taste of student life through events, performances and tours. Spirit Week is a series of student events that lead up to Homecoming and the return of UMW alumni to the university for athletic contests and tailgating. Senior Countdown is an event that celebrates 100 days until graduation for the undergraduate class.
In the spring semester, UMW hosts its Multicultural Fair, where it has performances, events, and global cuisines. Most notably, towards the end of the semester, UMW holds "Devil-Goat Day" where members of the Devils (students who graduate in an odd numbered year) and Goats (those who graduate in even numbered years) compete in carnival-style games on Ball Circle. The Spring Formal is an annual formal dance held in April, where students learn the location of the formal—unique each year—only once they are on the buses heading over. Mr. UMW is a unique talent show in which contestants perform to be named "Mr. UMW" by the end of the night.[14] WMWC is the school's unlicensed student run campus radio station.[15]
Athletics
UMW Athletics' 23 teams compete in the NCAA Division III Coast to Coast Athletic Conference. Known as the UMW Eagles, 308 of these student-athletes have been named to All-American teams. The university's women's rugby team won the 2014 USA Rugby Division II National Championship.[16] UMW's men's rugby team won the USA Rugby's D1AA Fall Championship in 2017.[17] The UMW ultimate frisbee teams have both made names for themselves as national contenders. The men’s team, Mother of George, competed for the USAU Division III College National Championship in the spring of 2018 and fall of 2021, while the women’s team, Mary Massacre, qualified for the Championship in the spring seasons of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, and 2022.
Rankings
In 2018, Peace Corps named UMW was a Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities for the tenth year in a row, ranking it fourth among small schools. A total of 261 UMW alumni have served in the Peace Corps since the agency's founding in 1961.[18] UMW became a Peace Corps Prep Program partner in 2017.[19]
UMW was ranked among the top 382 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review, which featured UMW in its 2018 issue of "The Best 382 Colleges."[20]
UMW was unranked nationally for U.S. News & World Report's 2018 college rankings, but ranked 17th in the South region.[21]
In 2017, the school's debate team was ranked 43rd by the Cross Examination Debate Association.[22] In 2009, the team ranked third overall in the National Debate Tournament.[23]
References
- ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "E24: Fall Headcount by Tuition Status and Level". research.schev.edu.
- ^ Alvey, Edward (1974). History of Mary Washington College 1908–1972. University of Virginia Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-8139-0528-0.
- ^ "H. Res. 77" (PDF). The Library of Congress. January 21, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
- ^ Alvey, Edward (1974). History of Mary Washington College 1908–1972. University of Virginia Press. pp. 278, 511. ISBN 978-0-8139-0528-0.
- ^ Henry, Christine (November 10, 2022). "Book Prize". University of Mary Washington Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bill Tracking - 2004 session > Legislation". leg1.state.va.us.
- ^ "Water Conservation Measures". University of Mary Washington. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Institution Details". Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "Undergrad Catalog" (PDF). publications.umw.edu.
- ^ "Graduate Catalog" (PDF). publications.umw.edu.
- ^ "Board of Visitors". University of Mary Washington. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "UMW Announces Tenth President - News". February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Traditions - Undergraduate Orientation". orientation.umw.edu.
- ^ "About Us", WMWC: UMW Campus Radio. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Women's Rugby Team Wins National Championship". umw.edu. University of Mary Washington. May 12, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "UMW Men's Rugby Storms Way to USA Rugby D1AA Fall National Championship; Tops St. Joseph's, 37-13". December 3, 2017.
- ^ "UMW Again Named Top Peace Corps Producer - News". February 21, 2018.
- ^ "UMW Adopts Peace Corps Prep Program - News". April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Princeton Review Ranks UMW Among Nation's Best - News". August 1, 2017.
- ^ "University of Mary Washington | Mary Washington Overall Rankings | US News Best Colleges". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Cross Examination Debate Association. "CEDA Point Rankings". Fullerton.edu. California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved January 24, 2009.
- ^ Hanson, Jim (2009). National Debate Tournament: Fall 2009 Report (Report). Whitman College. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
Further reading
- Alvey, Edward (1974). History of Mary Washington College 1908–1972. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-0528-0
- Crawley, William Bryan (2008). University of Mary Washington: A Centennial History, 1908–2008. University of Mary Washington. ISBN 978-0-615-21015-5
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