Community is necessary when living a creative life. Thats the most important thing artist Linn Meyers hoped to convey to students during a talk and reception at Marymount Universitys Main House last week. The event was sponsored by the Office of University of Advancement. Art making is often solitary and school provides a pre-fab community, […]
Month: April 2017
Marymount Students Learn About Crime Investigation in England
Marymount University senior Courtney Booterbaugh spent her spring break working simulated crime scenes and visiting state-of-the-art training facilities in Liverpool, England, which broadened her understanding of criminal investigations. It also taught me that everything is not as easy as it looks, said Booterbaugh, an Alexandria native. The Principles of Criminal Investigation was part of Marymounts […]
Marymount Offers Summer Camps for Elementary and High School Students
Marymount University is again offering exciting summer camp opportunities, including its popular D.C. Institute for high school students and a 3E (Explore, Enrich, Enjoy!) Summer camp for students ages 6 to 18. The D.C. Institute, July 9-21, will provide high schoolers with three college credit hours upon successful completion of The Global Village, a Marymount course […]
Noted Planetary Scientist to Give Keynote at Marymount Student Research Conference
The public is invited to hear Dr. Lujendra Ojha give the keynote address at Marymount Universitys annual Student Research Conference at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26 at 4040 Fairfax Drive. Dr. Ojha is a Nepalese-American planetary scientist who uncovered evidence of water on Mars while an undergraduate at the University of Arizona. At the […]
Maria Camarca Lands Prestigious NASA Internship
Marymount Universitys Maria Camarca will spend the summer analyzing the chemical makeup of comets at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, part of a project that may eventually provide answers to how the building blocks of life could have been introduced to early Earth. Maria is a fantastic student and is among the […]
Saints on Interior Design Panel Discussion
Marymount University was well-represented at a recent American Society of Interior Designers panel discussion, with three alumni and Interior Design Department Chair Douglas Seidler talking about the connection between education and the industry, issues surrounding mentorships, and how the needs of emerging professionals may be shifting. A lot of the discussion focused on attracting and […]
Lecture on Supreme Court Selection Process on April 19
Dr. Christine Nemacheck, the Wilson & Martha Claiborne associate professor of government at the College of William & Mary, will deliver the lecture The Ninth Justice: Garland, Gorsuch, and the Next Nominee at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 in Reinsch Auditorium on the campus of Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Road. The lecture is […]
Hungarian Ambassador to Speak at Marymount Graduate Commencement
Dr. Réka Szemerkényi, the Hungarian ambassador to the United States, will address 390 degree recipients and receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at Marymount Universitys Graduate Commencement at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 at DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, D.C. Astrophysicist Dr. France A. Córdova, director of the National […]
Fulbright Scholar from Taiwan to Discuss Immigration Museums on April 25 at Marymount
The public is invited to a free public lecture by Fulbright visiting scholar Dr. Jui-Hua Chen of Taiwan at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 in the Gomatos Information Literacy Room in Reinsch Library on the campus of Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Road. His talk is, What is the Immigration Museum?: Representations of Immigration in […]
Marymount Honored by World Affairs Council
The World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., honored Marymount University with its Educator of the Year Award at the annual Global Education HONORS: Gala on March 29. The award, which recognizes the universitys commitment to global education, was accepted by Marymount President Matthew D. Shank. It is a tremendous honor for, and a testament to, […]