Summer is here! The water is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and, like the incoming tide, the time for applying to colleges is approaching if you’re a rising high school senior. There are many things you can do to begin building your résumé. If you want your background to shine, you have […]
Month: May 2023
Forbes: Balancing courage and empathy when making difficult business decisions
Image courtesy of Getty. Irma Becerra is president of Marymount University, a comprehensive doctoral-granting university known for its innovative curriculum. Covid-19 brought many leadership lessons. One of the biggest lessons is the importance of pivoting and remaining flexible as we work to regain footing in a radically shifting world. Prioritizing growth and embracing transformative change in […]
MU’s Class of 2023 celebrated in 72nd commencement ceremonies
Approximately 1,090 students received their degrees this past weekend during Marymount University’s 72nd annual commencement ceremonies, held over the course of three days at the institution’s Converse Family Field on its Main Campus in Arlington. Celebrating the Class of 2023, ceremonies organized by each of Marymount’s three Colleges were held from May 19-21 for […]
Six tips on moving to college
You’ve heard it before and you will hear it again — college is a lot different than high school. As a recently graduated high school senior, though, that saying probably doesn’t mean much because, well, you haven’t been to college yet! One of the biggest differences between high school and college is your living […]
Highlighting student success stories in Marymount’s Class of 2023
This coming weekend, approximately 1,090 students will receive their degrees at Marymount University’s 72nd annual commencement ceremonies. Within this group are countless stories of success, determination and resilience that define members of the institution’s Class of 2023. Below are just a few examples of Saints who have made the most of their time on […]
MU’s Phi Kappa Phi installs 93 inductees during initiation ceremony
Marymount University’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines – inducted 93 new members during a ceremony held last month at the Ballston Center. These honorees are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni initiated into Phi […]
Saints find purpose through internships in health care, senior living
Portions of this story are repurposed with permission from Goodwin Living – click here for their website story. In health care, Marymount University is dedicated to providing quality education to improve the lives of patients and clients in the ever-changing landscape of the field, and its graduates go into much-needed roles both now and in […]
6 things to do the summer before your senior year of high school
Temperatures are rising, trees are lush with green leaves and summer vacation will begin very soon! Summer is the time of year most high school students spend the other nine months wishing for, but early and mid-May can often be the worst time as you’re overwhelmed with papers to write and exams to take. […]
Finding a diverse college experience
As you begin your college search, you begin to think about what you’ll study, whether you’ll attend a large or small institution, whether you’ll play a varsity sport, what clubs and organizations you’ll join and what there is to do around the college of your choice. These are common questions — you’re not alone. […]