After seven years as president of Marymount University, Dr. Matthew D. Shank has announced plans to step down effective June 30, 2018. I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity to serve Marymount University, said Shank. It has been a joy to work with so many intelligent, passionate and genuinely caring faculty, staff, students and University […]
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Pulitzer-winner Carol Leonnig to give McLaughlin Lecture at Marymount on Nov. 6
Carol Leonnig, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist at the Washington Post, will deliver the Marya McLaughlin Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6 at Marymount Universitys Ballston Center Auditorium, 1000 North Glebe Road. All members of the Marymount community and the public are invited to attend. An investigative and enterprise reporter on Posts national staff, Leonnig […]
Marymount Appoints Leading Government Contracts Lawyer as Executive-in-Residence
Marymount University has named William L. Walsh Jr., a leading government contracts lawyer with deep ties to the business community, as executive-in-residence at its School of Business Administration. Marymount is fortunate to begin a formal executive-in-residence program with someone whose reputation and achievements are as heralded as Bill Walshs, said President Matthew D. Shank. Bill […]
Marymount Hosts Global Perspectives in Education Conference
During the new academic year, Loudon County Public Schools social worker Mary Leidy has been sharing what she learned at a summer conference at Marymount University with her colleagues, particularly the importance of getting teachers to know the whole student and providing culturally responsive lesson plans. I gained a lot at the two-day event and […]
Gallery Talk with Artists at Marymounts Ballston Center on Nov. 3
Marymount University is hosting a gallery talk with artists Jeremy Flick and Jon Malis about their exhibit Metaphrase at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 at its recently opened Ballston Center Gallery, 1000 North Glebe Road. The exhibit explores the transliteration of color through painting, photography and sculpture. For the last few years Flick has investigated color […]
Edu-Futuro Honors Marymount President With Community Partner Award
Marymount University President Matthew D. Shank received the 2017 Community Partner Award from Edu-Futuro, an Arlington nonprofit that empowers under-resourced Latino and other immigrant youth through education, leadership development and family engagement. Dr. Shank was honored at Edu-Futuros 19th anniversary celebration, Portraits in Excellence, on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Top of the Town. Dr. […]
P.E.A.C.E. Investigative Interviewing Training at Marymount Nov. 2-3
Marymount Universitys Department of Forensic & Legal Psychology is sponsoring a two-day course that will teach participants how to conduct investigative interviews using the P.E.A.C.E. model. P.E.A.C.E. was developed in the United Kingdom with the aim of gaining more and better information. The training will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. […]
Marymount Hosts Opening Reception for Art Exhibit on Oct. 12
Marymount University is hosting a free opening reception for the exhibit Ulterior Perspective, featuring works by four regional artists from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 at the Barry Gallery on the schools main campus. Each of the artists in this exhibit J.T. Kirkland, Chee-Keong Kung, Anne Smith, and Monica Stroik deal […]
Marymount University Teams Up with Junior Achievement to Teach the Value of a College Education
The school year is in full swing in Fairfax County, and Marymount University has teamed up with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to educate middle schoolers about the value of a college education. Marymount is the Education Storefront partner at JA Finance Park in Fairfax County. A trip to the Finance Park, a mini-city featuring […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Marymount in Top Tier of Universities in the South
Marymount University is once again in the top tier among Regional Universities in the South in several categories, ranking 52nd overall in the 2018 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The annual rankings help students worldwide compare the academic quality of more than 1,800 U.S.-based schools. The U.S. News rankings focus on academic excellence, […]
