In this episode of “Faculty in Focus,” Dr. Holly Karapetkova (Professor, Literature & Languages) focuses on her current poetry manuscript project, Planter’s Wife, which uses primary source documents and historical research to explore slavery in antebellum America through the voices of plantation mistresses. Dr. Karapetkova also explains why it’s important to write about slavery in […]
Month: February 2020
At Design-athon 2020, students tackle interior design challenges that face neurodivergent employees in the workplace
Diversity is an issue that is championed by Marymount Universitys students, faculty and staff. The campus is consistently recognized for its welcoming and inclusive environment, with a solid representation of various backgrounds, races and nationalities. Not to be overlooked is an appreciation for neurodiversity as well. While most people fit somewhere in the middle […]
Students from School of Design, Arts and Humanities win at WindowsWear Competition
Five Marymount students were selected as finalists in the WindowsWear Mentorship Competition. More than 1,000 students participated in the competition nationwide, and 10 finalists were selected. The brief was to design a store concept, window display and event experience for the Coach Holiday 2030 campaign. On Feb. 21, all of the finalists and their guests met at […]
Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work
“Faculty in Focus” is a new university-produced video series that puts the spotlight on Marymount faculty members, their classes and their impact on students. In these sit-down interviews, faculty discuss their unique approaches to teaching, research and service. We were honored to have Drs. Carl Sachs and Matthew Bakker join us for this inaugural episode. […]
Marymount Ethics Bowl team impresses at statewide tournament
Five students from Marymount University participated in the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) 21st annual statewide collegiate Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl earlier this month in Lynchburg, Va. The Marymount team consisted of seniors Gina Fendley and Cate Tesmer, junior Luis Ferre, sophomore Rose Fischer and freshman Julianna Cameron. Led by their faculty coordinator, […]
Health Care Management students receive high honors in essay competition
Surbhi Kumar and Kaci McNeave, graduate students in Marymount’s Health Care Management program, received second and third place in the National Capital Health Executives (NCHE) essay competition of Fall 2019. Their essays were selected from a large pool of candidates among other local universities (George Washington University, George Mason University and Georgetown University) offering Health Care […]
The Arlington Catholic Herald: New scholarship for DACA recipients at Marymount
Treisy Primitivo spent most of her childhood not sure whether she and her family would continue to live in Washington or go back to Mexico. It made it difficult to plan for the future, to think about things such as whether or not she would go to college. Though she was born in Mexico, shes […]
Marymount expanding STEM opportunities for students through newly-available engineering degree programs
Leadership from Marymount University has secured an agreement which will allow its students to earn an undergraduate engineering degree for the first time in the schools history. Engineering degree options that will be available to Marymount students include the subfields of chemical, civil, electrical, geological, mechanical and petroleum engineering, plus computer science. Access to […]
Immigrant students speak out for justice during Ethics Week panel
It was always a life hidden in the shadows for me and my family. On Wednesday morning, a panel of Marymount University students opened up to a near-full crowd in the Reinsch Auditorium about the various challenges they have faced on their pursuit of higher education. All born outside the U.S., the students shared […]
Volunteers from Physical Therapy program building house for Nicaraguan family in need
True service is a marathon, not a sprint. While it’s true that you can do good in the short term by serving others, there is little that compares to the lasting good that comes from continual reinvestment of service in the same location. This year, students from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Marymount […]
