Marymount University is asking area residents to attend its Active By Design-athon and help interior design students find practical solutions for creating active environments that improve well-being. The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 1 and 2 at the schools main campus, 2807 North Glebe Road. Its an opportunity for […]
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Interior Design Student’s Poster Presentation on Display at Conference
Joanna Chenaille, a Marymount University junior from Vacaville, California, had a poster presentation on display at the Passport to Universal Design-athon at Mount Ida College on March 18-19. Chenaille developed the poster in collaboration with MU Assistant Professor of Interior Design Moira Gannon Denson. The work was based on the Aging Well By Design-athon held […]
Mariotti a Finalist in Design Competition
Marymount University graduate student Gabrielle Mariotti was one of seven finalists in the 2016 Bienenstock Interior Design Competition for her work on a day spa specializing in treatment for multiple sclerosis patients. Its very exciting and satisfying, said Mariotti, a McLean native. I am half-way through my design studies, so this has definitely given me […]
Reception for Student Art & Design Show at Marymount on March 23
Marymount University invites the public to a free opening reception for its annual Student Art and Design Exhibition from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23 at the Barry Gallery. The work, which ranges from fine art to graphic design and fashion illustration, was juried by the schools fine art faculty. The exhibition runs […]
Reading and Reception for Poet E. Ethelbert Miller on April 5
The life work of influential Washington, D.C., poet E. Ethelbert Miller will be celebrated with a reading, reception and book signing at Marymount University on Tuesday, April 5. The public is invited to the reading from 1 to 2 p.m. in Reinsch Auditorium, with the reception and signing to follow in the Lee Reception Room […]
Real Estate Reception March 16 for Alumni and Friends
A wine and cheese reception will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16 at Marymounts Main House to provide area alumni with an opportunity to learn about the real estate market and how the Marymount Affinity Program can save them time and money. The event is free to alumni and their […]
Professor Rekindles Love of Photography During Sabbatical in Rome
A little over a year ago, Thea Scott-Fundling found a box of 35mm film negatives that had been packed away for decades. What developed surprised her. The associate professor of interior design at Marymount University realized the shots ranging from portraits to landscapes to architectural space and form were very good. And what made them […]
Marymount Alumni Socials Planned in Arlington, D.C.
Marymount University alumni are urged to mix and mingle at a pair of area alumni socials. This is a way for our alumni in these areas to get together, socialize and network, said Anna Sody, associate director of regional advancement at Marymount and a member of the Class of 08. Were aiming to have them […]
Marymount University Celebrates Founders Day
Sister Catherine Mary Patten Provincial, Eastern American Province of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary was the featured speaker at Marymount Universitys annual Founders Day celebration. RSHM is the universitys founding order. The celebration began with 10:30 a.m. Mass at the schools Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel, followed by a luncheon […]
Public Invited to a Conversation with Civil Rights Legend
The public is invited to participate in a conversation with legendary civil rights activist and Arlington resident Joan Trumpauer Mulholland at noon on Wednesday, March 2 at Marymount Universitys Gerard Dining Hall. The event will include a talk, clips from the documentary An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and a question-and-answer […]
