By Irma Becerra – Contributing Writer No one can take away your education. Those words that I heard early on from my grandparents have always stayed with me throughout my life. As a Cuban immigrant and a Latina who grew up in Puerto Rico, Ive often felt like the outsider looking in at an […]
Month: November 2019
Marymount students attend 2019 Womens Leadership Development Summit in Richmond
Earlier this month, 13 Marymount students across various academic departments attended the Womens Leadership Development Summit in Richmond, Va., hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC). The three-day summit brought together female students from 14 colleges across Virginia to hear from dynamic and inspirational corporate and civic leaders about the skills needed […]
InsideNoVa.com: Marymount president affirms ambitious growth plan
With Marymount Universitys 70th anniversary just a flip of the calendar away, the institutions president says its time to up both its game and its public persona. We do have a lot of competitors we are competing for the same students, Irma Becerra said during remarks on Nov. 20. Part of my role […]
Marymount professor will teach in Pakistan through English Language Specialist Program
Dr. Ana Lado, professor in Marymount Universitys Department of Education, has been selected as an English Language Specialist (ELS) for an Interactive Radio Instruction program in Pakistan. The English Language Specialist Program is the premiere opportunity for highly-qualified TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) professionals to enact meaningful and sustainable changes in […]
Marymount establishes global Education Continuum with RSHM high schools
After signing agreements with Marymount University this summer, officials from Marymount high schools in Barranquilla and Medellin, Colombia, visited Marymounts campus in Arlington last month as part of the newly-established Marymount Continuum. This groundbreaking international partnership will open new doors for students who seek to earn post-secondary academic credits while still in high school and […]
Director of Saints Center for Service named 40 Under 40 Honoree
Kelly Dalton, the founding Director of the Saints Center for Service at Marymount University, was selected by Leadership Center for Excellence as one of its 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2019. She received the programs award at the organizations sixth annual Honoree Luncheon at the Army Navy Country Club last Friday in Arlington. Founded […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Getting Help, and Helping Others, on the Path to a Presidency
Irma Becerra, President of Marymount University in Virginia, recommends that if you want to pursue a career as a college president, you should “take on increasing responsibilities as an administrator” and not skip any steps along the way. As a Latina, she says, she also believes in the importance of both reaching out to mentors […]
Marymount’s Education Department hosts Peer Mentor Leadership Institute
Marymount University’s Education Department hosted the first Peer Mentor Leadership Institute (PMLI) on Oct. 30, 2019. Forty-five students from Diocese of Arlington high schools Bishop OConnell, Bishop Ireton, Paul VI and St. John Paul the Great attended. The PMLI was a collaboration between Marymount and the local high schools to create a day of training […]
Marymount offers guaranteed admission, scholarships to qualifying students at Delone Catholic HS
Marymount University and Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, Pa., have signed an agreement that guarantees admission for qualifying students at Marymount, along with four-year renewable scholarships. As the first Catholic university founded in Virginia, Marymount holds a shared interest with Delone Catholic in developing the whole person through a values-based education that promotes […]
