While COVID-19 has unfortunately brought most summer travel to a halt, Marymount Saints are not letting this stop them from staying globally engaged. Throughout the spring semester, the Center for Global Education (CGE) worked with students to help them plan their international internships in global cities like London, San José and Toronto. When the pandemic […]
Month: June 2020
Professor Holly Karapetkova becomes Arlington County’s second Poet Laureate
Dr. Holly Karapetkova, Professor of Literature & Languages at Marymount University and an award-winning poet and author, has been chosen as Arlington Countys second Poet Laureate. During her two-year appointment, which will begin on July 1, she will serve as an advocate for poetry and the literary arts, while also working to raise local […]
Fine Arts asst. professor Sarah Hardesty awarded prestigious Artist Grant from ARTSFAIRFAX
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Lane. Sarah Hardesty, assistant professor in Marymount Universitys Fine Arts program and a visual artist, has been announced as a recipient of one of ARTSFAIRFAXs 2020 Artist Grants. The highly competitive individual grants recognize the exceptional work of Fairfax County artists across a range of disciplines that include visual arts, […]
Scholarly works by Interior Design graduate students published at Spring 2020 Conferences
Marymount Universitys Department of Interior Design is pleased to recognize the hard work of its graduate students. From the Class of 2020, Julia McBride and Tianette Simpson, who have completed M.A. degrees in Interior Design, had their works accepted to research conferences. From the post-professional degree track, five other students virtually presented work at the […]
Rising senior interviewed by U.S. News & World Report on the value of a degree in communications
A recent article by U.S. News & World Report, What You Can Do With a Communications Degree, featured Marymount Communication major and rising senior Brittany George. The co-president of Marymounts Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) Honor Society chapter, George also serves as one of only three members on the national LPH Student Advisory Board after […]
Lt. Col. Wendy Gray, 1999 Nursing graduate, featured on U.S. Army website
The article below was originally published by the U.S. Armys Meredith Mingledorff. A quiet woman stands in the back of the room. Shes the picture of calm as others bustle. Questions are rapidly fired her way as she offers solutions and answers on COVID-19 cases from the entire state of Arizona easily and without […]
Public Health graduate answers call to serve, participates in Army Cadet Commands national commissioning ceremony
The U.S. Army Cadet Command held a virtual commissioning ceremony on Friday for more than 1,100 cadets across the country who are part of the Armys ROTC Class of 2020. While most of these cadets participated in the program from their own colleges and universities, a select few had the prestigious honor of joining […]
Marymount releases Saints Reunite, a guide to reopening for the fall semester
This week, Marymount University released its detailed plans to fully resume on-campus operations and welcome back students in August with face-to-face classes and residential living. Employees will begin the transition back to on-site work on Monday, June 22, in preparation for the return of students and fall semester classes, which are scheduled to start […]
2020 Marymount graduates celebrated through University’s first-ever virtual commencement ceremonies
While it wasn’t how Marymount’s Class of 2020 envisioned the conclusion of their journey to a college degree, its members still gathered together, albeit online, to celebrate their accomplishments. On May 31, the University held virtual commencement ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the connected orders from government […]
Students produce video for ABA Commission on Law and Aging
Communication major Sean Milligan and Graphic and Media Design major Rebecca Lake collaborated on a video for the ABA (American Bar Association) Commission on Law and Aging. This pro-bono community service project started with two days of filming at the annual meeting of the Commission on Law and Aging during their Fall 2019 video production […]
