The distance between the University of Mary Washington and the small town in Uganda where Aloysious Kabonge grew up is over 7,000 miles.Adjusting to life as an international student that far away in a new country had its challenges, the UMW junior said. “But I’ve formed strong bonds and built a supportive community that has […]
Growing up on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., Hayley Madden often took the metro to visit her favorite museums, especially the National Gallery of Art.Just a few years later, she found herself in another National Gallery – this time as part of a University of Mary Washington faculty-led trip to London – where she presented […]
Before Sam Ulmschneider ’06 attended the University of Mary Washington, he put his political prowess to the test in the nation’s premier civics competition for high school students.In We the People, “we were asked to consider complex questions of public policy and political theory,” said Sam, who participated with his classmates in simulated congressional hearings […]
Forty years ago, May Sligh ’88 wandered across the Mary Washington campus with her classmates as Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science and Biology Michael Bass identified trees. She can still recall him pointing out the white oak (quercus alba), red maple (acer rubrum), and American sweetgum (liquidambar styraciflua) to his students.“I knew that I had […]
University of Mary Washington senior Hayley Madden had an unforgettable experience while visiting England’s National Gallery on a faculty-led trip. An art history major, she presented her own research to her professor and classmates on French painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s “Self Portrait with a Straw Hat.”“I’m so grateful to everyone who believed in my […]
