Dr. Pramila Rao of Marymount University is constantly looking for ways to improve her teaching. Now, thanks to a Fulbright Specialist Award, the associate professor of human resource management will be traveling to other countries both to teach and learn. This is a wonderful opportunity to broaden my experience, Rao said. The five-year award will […]
Month: September 2015
Marymount Students Blessed by Pope Francis
Seeing Pope Francis for 10 seconds outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was worth the commitment of an entire day for Jimmy Carroll, a Marymount University junior from Alexandria. It was incredible, said Carroll, who was in a group of 45 Marymount students with tickets to the Mass on Wednesday […]
Marymount Campus Ministry Leads Beach Retreat
Knowing shes not alone in her faith is important and powerful to Erin Williams, a junior at Marymount University. That message was reinforced this past weekend (Sept. 18-20), as Williams and 44 other Marymount University students and 10 staffers went on a spiritual retreat to Sandbridge Beach. The junior from Lorton gave the first student […]
Wong to be Honored as Distinguished Alumna at Northeastern
Dr. Rita Wong will receive the Distinguished Alumna Award on Nov. 7 from her alma mater, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University. Wong will be honored at a dinner as part of the centennial celebration of physical therapy education at Northeastern, where she received her bachelors degree in 1971. Known for her work in […]
Marymount Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Sept. 24-27
Marymount University is inviting its alumni back for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Sept. 24-27. Saints can participate in the Annual Blue White Golf Tournament, alumni lacrosse games and a wine tasting. Varsity soccer games, a concert and plenty of other activities are planned as well. Throughout the month, Marymount is hosting its Third Annual #MarymountHC […]
Marymount Professor and Student Outfit Child with Special Car
Four-year-old McKenna Card loves to chase her older brother around the driveway, something that didnt seem possible until a student and professor from Marymount University provided her with a modified toy car. Thats because McKenna suffers from FOXG1 Syndrome, a rare genetic mutation that affects her brain development, making it difficult for her to communicate […]
Voting Rights Act to be Celebrated at Marymount Luncheon Sept. 16
The public is invited to Marymount Universitys annual Constitution Day Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16 in Gerard Phelan Dining Hall. The 50th anniversary of a landmark piece of federal legislation will be celebrated with the address Demanding the Right to Vote: The Story behind the 1965 Voting Rights Act by […]
Bishop Loverde Celebrates Mass of the Holy Spirit at Marymount
To mark the opening of the academic year, The Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington, spoke of mercy and urged the Marymount University community to offer compassion, forgiveness and understanding to others during this years Mass of the Holy Spirit at the schools Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel. Bishop Loverde […]
Marymount Professor to Give Public Talk on Philosophy of Pragmatism
Dr. Carl Sachs will give a free talk thats open to the public on The Problem of Individuals and Communities: Pragmatism from Peirce to Present. It will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 in the Lee Reception Room of Marymount Universitys Reinsch Library. It will be an overview on Pragmatism, the […]
A New Generation of Historians, Curators and Archivists
Assistant Professor of History Dr. Mark Benbow walks the talk he teaches. Like many members of the Marymount faculty, he has professional experience in his field of academic expertise, public history. His students generated a lot of buzz this past academic year as they designed, created and installed exhibits through partnerships with area history museums. […]