This week, between the 29th of September and the 1st of October, a delegation from the Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia visited the Széchenyi István University in Gy?r to talk about future opportunities for double degrees, joint research, as well as student and teacher exchanges, following a cooperation agreement between the two institutions back in March. […]
Month: October 2019
Marymount President, Dr. Irma Becerra, participates in The Presidents Convening on College Student Behavioral Health
Dr. Irma Becerra, President of Marymount University, was among 30 institutional leaders who attended a special forum on improving college student behavioral health, the first of two events on the subject involving institutions from across the country. The dinner and next-day forum took place at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23 and 24. […]
Washington Business Journal: Women Who Mean Business: Irma Becerra
Irma Becerra credits her grandmother with her decision to pursue a career in academia. When Becerra was 8 months old, her family fled Cuba and moved to Puerto Rico. As a child, Becerra would spend summers with her grandmother in Miami who would repeatedly tell her, Remember, whatever happens, no one can ever take away your […]
Marymount faculty discuss falls prevention
Last week was Falls Prevention Week, a week dedicated to raising awareness that falls among older adults are both serious and preventable. Two Marymount faculty members, Dr. Sara Pappa and Dr. Julie Ries, were featured on the Arlington Cable TV channel program, “Aging Matters.” The show focused on increasing awareness of the impact of falls […]
