High school juniors and seniors go behind the scenes, meet D.C. decision makers, get in-the-field experience and an insiders perspective on careers that interest them while earning college credits during Marymounts D.C. Summer Institutes. Session 1: July 7-14, The Criminal Justice System (three college credits); Session 2: July 19-26, Frontiers in STEM (three college credits). […]
Month: June 2016
Two Honored as Northern Virginia Hispanic Teachers of the Year
Claudia Delgadillo, a first grade teacher at Claremont Immersion School, and Lilliana Maldonado-Mendez, a Spanish teacher at Washington-Lee High School, were honored Thursday night with the Victoria D. de Sanchez Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award from the Hispanic Youth Foundation of Northern Virginia. Each received a check for $2,000 and a commemorative plaque at […]
Marymount Invites Students to Campus
High school juniors, seniors and their families as well as college students interested in transferring are invited to visit Marymount University as part of Virginia Private College week from July 25 through 30. Tours and information sessions about academic programs, financial aid and the admission process will be held at 9 a.m. and […]
Winners of 15th Annual HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington Announced
Stephanie Glancey Mount of Eagle Hill Consulting was named Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of the Year for small companies and Barry Melnkovic, vice president of human resources at Amtrak, was named CHRO of the Year for larger companies at the 15th Annual HR Leadership Awards Gala of Greater Washington on June 7 at the […]
Rome Pilgrimage has Special Meaning for Marymount Senior
Marymount Universitys Sarah Hall thought a perfect next step after becoming Catholic would be a pilgrimage to Rome, a trip she took May 16-24 with 21 others through the schools Campus Ministry. Hall wanted insight into her faith and the history of the church. The biggest surprise was how much I learned and am […]
Marymount Takes Portable Planetarium on the Road
Were not quite ready to take students into space, but thanks to a portable planetarium, Marymount University has been taking space to elementary and middle school students. Its a great way to get them excited about science, said Dr. Eric Bubar, the assistant professor who is in charge of MUs Myhill Portable Planetarium. Its […]
Marymount Receives Additional Grant for GenCyber Camps
Marymount University has again received a $92,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency for an annual summer camp series that provides middle and high school students experience working in cybersecurity and some basic knowledge that can help keep them stay safe online. Technology is a big part of their […]
Students Honored at English Night
Amanda Bourne was named outstanding undergraduate and Elizabeth Rickets was honored as outstanding graduate student during English Night at Marymount University, which celebrates the achievements of students pursuing an English major or minor as well as the writers and editors of Marymounts student publications. Bourne, of Owings, Maryland, is an English media and performance […]
Marymount Professor Makes Case for Women in STEM in the U.A.E.
Marymount Universitys Dr. Diane Murphy believes so strongly that women are needed in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines that shes willing to travel halfway around the globe to make the case. The professor of information management was recently part of an international Security Forum in the United Arab Emirates. Bridging the Cybersecurity Talent Gap […]
Uganda Student Teaching Broadens Marymount Grad’s Perspective
Bette Stobo, who recently earned her bachelors degree in elementary education from Marymount University, knows everything wont always be perfect in the classroom and that it doesnt need to be. Thats a lesson she learned while student teaching in a remote Ugandan village this past semester. I learned to cope with things […]
