February 18 – 22, 2019 was Founders’ Week at Marymount, a time to celebrate the school’s Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) founders. The RSHM was founded in 1849, in Béziers, France by Father Jean Gailhac. Together with Appollonie Pelissier- Cure (Mother Saint Jean), he founded and ran the Good Shepherd Refuge for […]
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“Saints Making a Difference” Staff Awards
On January 17, 2019, five Marymount University employees were honored with “Saints Making a Difference” awards during a ceremony at the Main House. The awards were sponsored by the Marymount University Staff Council. The nominations and awardees are as follows: COMMON GROUND VALUES – Jen Crystle Since coming to Marymount, Jen Crystle has worked diligently, […]
Marymount Partners with Institution Offering Scholarships for DREAMers.
Marymount University is now a partner institution with TheDream.US national Scholarship offering financial support to DREAMers. The National Scholarship is for first-time college students or community college graduate students intending to attend Marymount University in the Fall 2019. TheDream.US’s National Scholarship offers up to $29,000 for first-year students to be applied towards four-year […]
Marymount Saudi Students Association Recognized as #3 in the Nation
The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission to the USA recently named the Marymount University Saudi Students Association (SSA) as the third best Saudi Students Association among 300 Saudi Students Associations in the United States and number one in the Washington metropolitan area because of their highly effective participation inside and outside the Marymount University Community for […]
Portfolio in Motion Designer of the Year Announced
The Marymount Fashion Department has announced its Portfolio in Motion (PIM) Designer of the Year: Lazaro Perez. The PIM fashion show will take place May 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2019. Lazaro is the designer behind his namesake collection Lazaro, and bridge collection, Tara Keely by Lazaro. Lazaro is a visionary in the bridal industry. His opulent creations […]
Marymount University Receives Phi Kappa Phi Chapter
Marymount University has received approval for its petition to have a chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi on campus. Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, is the only collegiate national honor society that is open to students – juniors, seniors, and graduate students – in all majors and programs. […]
Celebrating Faculty and Student-Faculty Scholarship 2017-2018
Please join us in celebrating the impressive accomplishments of our Marymount faculty. This report documents the many books, journal articles, external conference presentations, and external grants and awards of our faculty during the 2017-2018 academic year. The report also provides the “stories” behind a few representative projects. We wish we could provide the stories behind […]
Barry Gallery Presents: ARTECH
Marymount University is pleased to present ARTECH with multi-media works by Susan Eder, Alexis Gomez, and Jonathan Monaghan. The exhibition focuses on the advancements of modern day technology, its influence on the world around us, and the ways it can be incorporated into the creation of artwork. The three featured artists use their creations to […]
Opera NOVA’s African-American Concert at the Reinsch Library
A concert by Opera NOVA will celebrate African-American Opera Singers past and present at 3 PM on Sunday, January 27 at Marymount University’s Reinsch Library Theatre. Featured in this second annual event will be singers Elise Jenkins, Keith Craig, Jocelyn Hunt, Arianna Rodriguez, Jarrod Lee and accompanist Dr. Elizabeth Hill. They’ll perform favorite opera passages, […]
Global Scholars Seek Global Perspective with Embassy Visit
The Marymount Global Scholars, along with their academic director Dr. Delario Lindsey, visited the embassies of Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & The Grenadines on November 28th. They received tours and presentations from the ambassadors, coordinated by Marymount alum Bernise Springer (11), who is a program assistant at the Saint Lucia […]