Staff Council Awards Announced

Two longtime Marymount University employees, Aline Orfali, director of International Student Services, and Hazel Sirett, an administrative assistant in the School of Arts & Sciences, were among six employees honored with Staff Council Awards at a luncheon on campus on Aug. 18. Orfali, who has been with Marymount for 20 years, earned a Common Ground Values […]

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Ten Years Tracking Turtles in Belize

After a decade of traveling to Gales Point, Belize, to study endangered hawksbill sea turtles, Dr. Todd Rimkus, professor of biology and physical sciences, said the work is not only fulfilling for him as a researcher but more importantly, also makes a difference in the lives of his students and the residents of the small […]

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Marymount Alumnus Serves with ‘Radical Empathy’

Frequent power outages in a rural Ethiopian town and limited social activity opportunities give middle school teacher Jabriel Hasan, now half-way through his assignment as a Peace Corps Volunteer, a lot of time to think about life. “What I’ve realized is that the purpose of human life, particularly as a Christian, is to embrace the […]

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Dr. Brian Flanagan Visits Israel as Part of Year-Long Study of Judaism

Dr. Brian Flanagan, an associate professor of theology at Marymount University, is still processing a 10-day seminar on Judaism he attended in Jerusalem last month, which included intense discussions on religion and the challenges of life in Israel. He also made personal pilgrimages to several Christian sites.     Flanagan is one of 23 American Christian […]

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Pablo Enriquez Memorial Scholarship Honors Marymount Undergraduate

Marymount University has established the Pablo Enriquez Memorial Scholarship in honor of a beloved student who passed away July 2 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. It will be awarded to Marymount students majoring in Information Technology. Enriquez was a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. “Pablo came to Marymount […]

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Marymount Grad Student Wins $4,500 Scholarship

Christine Watts, a Marymount University graduate student in interior design, has earned a $4,500 scholarship from NEWH, a networking resource for the hospitality industry. The Fairfax resident attends Marymount part-time while working as design coordinator at Procon Consulting in Arlington.     The Network of Executive Women in Hospitality is a non-profit founded in 1984 in […]

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