Dr. Irma Becerra has many accomplishments to her name. Dancing is not one of them, but D.C.’s Dancing Stars Gala could soon change that. Marymount University’s new president is one of eight local celebrities who will vie for $10,000 on Saturday when the annual fundraising competition is held at The Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner. “As […]
Month: November 2018
Marymount University Hosts 2018 Virginia Philosophical Association Meeting
On October 26 and 27, Marymount University’s School of Design, Arts and Humanities (SDAH) hosted the 79th Annual Meeting of the Virginia Philosophical Association in the new Ballston Center. The conference drew more than thirty philosophers from across the commonwealth and the region to hear eight talks on a variety of philosophical topics and attend […]
Students Attend Play’s World Premiere at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Aspiring writers attended the world premiere of Long Way Down, a one-man show about a 15-year-old teen and the impact of gun violence, on Thursday, November 1st at The Kennedy Center with Professor Caroline Bock. The class, EN305: Topics in Creative Writing, is studying writing for young adult literature, and the play is an adaptation of […]
Two faculty to read from creative works
This Thursday, November 8, two faculty from the Department of Literature & Languages will be reading from recent publications of creative work at One More Page Books in Arlington, sponsored by the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. Dr. Holly Karapetkova’s Words We Might One Day Say, a collection of poems that explore love, loss, motherhood, and living between […]
Students Visit Oatlands Historic House & Gardens
Students in Professor Cassandra Good’s history course “Virginia and the Old South” visited Oatlands Historic House & Gardens in Loudoun County, Virginia on October 31st. After reading about life for both black and white families in Loudoun County in the antebellum era, students had a chance to see one of the plantations they read about […]
PT Department Adapts Accessible Cars for Kids
On Thursday, November 1st, the Marymount Physical Therapy Department hosted a Go Baby Go! event to adapt battery powered cars, making them accessible to children with special needs. “Go Baby Go! transforms the lives of children with mobility challenges,” said Brittany Simmons, a Marymount nursing student and the Go Baby Go! project coordinator. “These ‘Build […]
Politics Students Help Local Foster Children
The Saints’ Center for Service awards two $5,000 community engagement grants each year. Dr. Margaret Tseng won this year’s grant on behalf of the Blue Ribbon Project, a non-profit organization that serves foster children in the state of Maryland. In 2017, there were over 380,000 children in the foster care system in the United States. […]
INSIDENOVA New Marymount president starts tackling her to-do list
A moderate but steady increase in enrollment, more emphasis on online degree programs and addressing antiquated information-technology infrastructure are among the items atop the to-do list of Marymount University’s new president. But just as important, Irma Becerra said, was living up to the ideals set forth by the institution’s founders seven decades ago. “We want […]
The Arlington Catholic Herald: Marymount hires a new president
After a monthslong search, Marymount University in Arlington has named Irma Becerra to be its seventh president. “I take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Irma Becerra on being selected to serve as the seventh president of Marymount University,” said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge in a statement released May 3. “This is an exciting and historic […]
