With more than 1,400 guests in attendance, Marymount University President Irma Becerra addressed key issues in U.S. education at the 2019 Womens Achieve Summit on Tuesday, held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Va. Hosted by Queen Latifah, the event presented by American Evolution featured U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) as an […]
Month: October 2019
Washington Business Journal: Power 100 of 2019
Irma Becerra has made a name for herself in barely a year at the top of Marymount University, a small, private school that shes hoping to build more business ties and double in size in five years. Shes already landed venture capitalist and tech veteran Jonathan Aberman as a new business school dean and increased […]
New Marymount scholarship program announced for Girl Scouts Gold Award recipients
Marymount University is proud to now offer a scholarship to recipients of the Girl Scouts Gold Award, the most prestigious award that Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors can earn. Beginning with the Fall 2020 semester, Marymount will award up to five one-time, $3,000 scholarships to offset academic expenses for first-year or transfer students who have […]
Incoming Marymount students explore Quebec through Discover Program
Before the fall semester got underway, a group of incoming Marymount freshman students embarked on an international trip to Quebec, Canada. The academic purpose was for students to study various differences between Washington, D.C. and Quebec. The overarching goal of offering this unique program before traditional classes were underway was to allow students to meet […]
RVAHub: Queen Latifah in Richmond: A day of empowerment with a get out the vote message
There was unity around one message in Richmond Tuesday among a diverse crowd of over 1,000 women: empowerment. From entertainer Queen Latifah to the first ladies of Virginia to a Native American chief, the Womens Achieve Summit at the Greater Richmond Convention Center celebrated womens achievements and explored how to continue reaching new frontiers. Host […]
Virginia Mercury: Virginia Wesleyan and Marymount universities want the Supreme Court to protect DACA
Virginia Wesleyan and Marymount universities were the only Virginia schools to sign on to a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect students covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy that President Donald Trump cancelled in 2017. Virginia Wesleyan University is committed to inclusiveness and acceptance of all, especially those seeking academic […]
Marymount names Terry Mularkey as new Vice President for University Advancement
Following a comprehensive national search of qualified candidates, Marymount University has appointed Terry Mularkey as its new Vice President for University Advancement. He will officially begin his duties on Thursday, October 31. Mularkey will play a leading role in re-engineering the Office of University Advancement, which encompasses all areas of development and alumni engagement, […]
Marymount successfully launches Workday for human resources, payroll systems
Reaching a key milestone in Marymounts ongoing implementation of Workday, the universitys human resources and payroll systems went live through the state-of-the-art software on Monday, Sept. 30. This is the first phase of a multiphase rollout of the cloud-based system, and was accomplished in less than nine months. Functions for finance and student applications […]
“A Walk with Marymount’s Provost” Provost promotes communication and collegiality
If you see the Provost, Dr. Hesham El-Rewini, walking across campus on Fridays between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, he’s not just out there for his health. He’ll likely be deep in conversation with a member of the Marymount staff or faculty. Dr. El-Rewini began his role as Marymount’s Provost in July 2019 and he […]
ARLnow: Marymount President wants to double school’s size, establish itself as “Arlington’s University”
Marymount University President Irma Becerra isnt slowing down. With the 2019-20 school year underway and 455 students moved into the new upscale apartments at the newly-acquired Rixey building in Ballston, part of a $250 million investment in Marymounts expanded Ballston presence, Becerra is continuing to push her Strategic Plan to double the Catholic universitys in size by 2024. Becerra and […]
