Sister Veronica Brand told an audience at Marymount Universitys annual Founders Day celebration on Feb. 25 that in her role as a Non-Governmental Organization Representative to the United Nations she speaks for those who may not otherwise be heard. Our presence at the U.N. is trying to be a voice for the voiceless, trying to bring the […]
Month: February 2015
Founders Day Celebration
On Wednesday, February 25th, we will celebrate Founders Day, which honors Marymount Universitys founding order, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM). All students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate. The celebration begins with Mass at 10:30 a.m. in the Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel. Luncheon in Gerard Dining Hall follows at […]
Longtime Foreign Correspondent Gives McLaughlin Lecture at Marymount
Longtime foreign correspondent Myron Belkind told an audience Tuesday night at Marymount University that immense opportunities remain in journalism. When he began his career, Belkind said the dream of many journalists was to own a newspaper, which was difficult because of the cost of a printing press. Now anyone can be a publisher of news, […]
Marya McLaughlin Lecture in Media Communications
This years Marya McLaughlin Lecture in Media Communications will feature speaker Myron Belkind. Mr. Belkind has spent four decades abroad for The Associated Press as foreign correspondent and bureau chief in Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, London and Tokyo. Mr. Belkind has also spent the past decade as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University in […]
Creating the next generation of the Internet
Growing up, Dr. Tom Narock wanted to be an astronaut. But after getting his bachelors degree in astronomy, his masters in physics and working as a NASA researcher, Narock who also holds a doctorate in Information Science is helping explore an entirely different realm: the worlds oceans. Working with researchers at places like Woods Hole Oceanographic […]
Marymount Hosting Chemistry Challenge for Middle School Students
Marymount Universitys biology department, in collaboration with the Chemical Educational Foundation, is hosting a chemistry challenge for middle school students from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Reinsch Library Auditorium. You Be the Chemist is a question-and-answer competition for grades five through eight with a format similar to the National Spelling Bee. Its designed […]
Learn about Hollywood and Science at Free Marymount Webinar
The public is invited to attend Chemistry on the Silver Screen, a free webinar that discusses Hollywoods increasing incorporation of science in movies and on television. Learn how the scientific community is making the portrayal more accurate. Marymount University will host the event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Rowley Hall, Room G127, 2807 North […]
Jane Goodall to Speak at Marymount University Benefit
Marymount University will host Dr. Jane Goodall at DAR Constitution Hall on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Dr. Goodall is a famed primatologist, conservationist, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (janegoodall.org) and UN Messenger of Peace. Proceeds from the event will help establish a fund at Marymount that will enhance the work of volunteerism […]
Virginia Students to Deliberate Ethics and the Family Top Business & Community Leaders to Judge Student Team Arguments
Marymount University will host the 16th annual statewide collegiate Ethics Bowl on February 8-9, 2015. The event is sponsored by The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) and Wells Fargo. Serving as co-chairs for the event are Roger Mudd, author and former journalist for CBS and The History Channel, and Ken Garren, President of Lynchburg […]
