Arlington, Virginia Shakespeare scholar Sarah Werner will deliver the talk From Sonnets to Theater to Book-making: Making Intellectual and Professional Paths at Marymount University on Thursday, Dec. 1. The event is at 3 p.m. in the Barry Gallery of Marymounts Reinsch Library. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. A scholar of Shakespeare […]
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Marymount Continues to a be a Top School for Vets
Marymount University has once again been chosen as a Top School in Military Advanced Educations 2017 MAE Guide to Colleges & Universities, an honor awarded to institutions with the best practices in military- and veteran-supportive education. The selection is based on Marymounts military culture, financial aid for veterans and their families, on-campus support, online support […]
Dr. Todd Rimkus Takes Research into Schools
A group of Arlington County middle and high school teachers recently enjoyed a A Bite of Science at Marymount University, where Dr. Todd Rimkus, chair of the Department of Biology and Physical Science, and Curtis Jordan, a security engineer at TruSTAR Technology, spoke about their research. Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), […]
Hungarian Fashion Designer Introduces MU Students to Native Folk Embroidery in Couture Collection
Fresh from Paris Fashion Week, Hungarian designer Tünde Hrivnák traveled to Marymount University to introduce fashion design majors to the traditional folk art of Hungarian hand embroidery, a hallmark of her couture collections. The workshop and fashion show was part of an ongoing educational and cultural exchange made possible by the host site relationship between […]
Marymount Group Advocates for Primate Welfare with Congressman
Learning about the negative impact humans have on other primates means nothing unless you try to do something about it, according to Marymount University alumnus Marjanne Kameka. Thats why she and other members of the Marymount community met with a congressman to discuss legislation that would prohibit keeping primates as pets and ban the use […]
Marymount Students Assemble Kits that Help Survivors of Sexual Assault
Members of the Marymount University Community assembled 171 kits containing new clothing, handwritten notes of encouragement, toiletries and other items for victims of sexual assault whose clothing has been kept for evidence after hospital visits. More than 150 student volunteers participated in the Fear 2 Freedom celebration held Nov. 1 on campus. The event included […]
Marymount Hosts More than 350 Area Children at HalloweenFest
For the 22nd year, Marymount University hosted hundreds of children from local schools and after-school programs at its annual HalloweenFest. The event features campus-wide trick-or-treating, food and games. The whole campus comes alive when these kids get on campus, said Ashton Mallon, associate director of Campus Ministry, which oversees the event. HalloweenFest is co-sponsored by […]
Student from Northern Ireland Enjoying Year at Marymount
After a trip to Target on her first day in the United States, Katie Dysart asked the two women accompanying her what she thought was a simple question: Should I put my shopping into the boot? The two girls looked at me in utter confusion because where I am from boot means trunk, said Dysart, […]
Marymount University Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
Marymount University turned pink last week as the campus held its annual Pink Dinner and Pink Out MU Day, while the womens volleyball team donned pink for a match as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, more than 260 students, faculty and staff members attended the Pink Dinner in the Lee […]
Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts Wins Best of Show at Athenaeum Invitational
David Carlson, long-time Marymount University adjunct professor in fine arts, has received the prize for best work at the 2016 Athenaeum Invitational for The Other Side of Empty. The $1,500 prize was awarded by Megan Beyer, executive director of the President’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities. As a visual artist, I spend most of […]