Marymount’s Composition Program introduces all students to the reading, writing, critical thinking, and research skills needed to participate effectively in civic discussions and debates. As the subject of their reading, writing, and research, students focus on public issues of local significance through first-hand research and an examination of new and traditional media. The course culminates in […]
Month: September 2018
Marymount Invites Public to Barry Gallery Opening Oct. 19
Marymount University invites the public to a free opening reception for its its upcoming exhibition, “Barren”, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 at the Barry Gallery. The exhibit will feature works from Rachel Guardiola, Caroline Hatfield and Elizabeth Holtry. It runs through Nov. 25. This exhibition is in a sense an alternative […]
Students attend play and talkback
On Thursday, September 20th, 15 students in Dr. Rippy’s EN321 Modern Drama course went to see South African playwright Athol Fugard’s most recent play, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek (2016). The students visited MetroStage in Alexandria, Virgina, to see the play about “outsider artist” Nukain Mabuza under the apartheid system of the 1980s. After the show, […]
Annual U.S. News Rankings Tout Marymount’s Global Appeal
Marymount University is a leader in preparing students for success in a global economy and an increasingly diverse nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges Guide. Marymount ranks #1 among Regional Universities in the South for international students and #2 in campus ethnic diversity. “We’re honored by the recognition and pleased […]
Marymount Receives Additional Older Adult Falls Prevention Grant
Sept. 16-22 is Falls Prevention Awareness Week in Virginia Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall-related injury, and each year, more than three million older adults are injured in a fall. That translates to more than 850,000 hospitalizations, 29,000 deaths and $50 billion in annual health-care costs. […]
Bishop Burbidge Celebrates Mass of the Holy Spirit at Marymount University
The Most Rev. Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, celebrated the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Wednesday, Sept. 5 in the Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel. The Mass is an annual tradition that marks the start of each academic year on the campus of Marymount University. Bishop Burbidge told […]
