Photo Credit: Robin Bell Dr. Holly Karapetkova is accustomed to seeing her works of poetry appear in printed books and online – but this month, her award-winning poems have been promoted in a more unique way that’s both powerfully modern and illuminating. Using the latest projection technology, Arlington County’s “Visual Verse” series brings a diverse […]
Marilyn Peterson, an adjunct associate professor in Marymount University’s Forensic & Legal Psychology program and a 40-year veteran of the intelligence field, was selected as the first-ever recipient of the International Association for Intelligence Education’s (IAFIE) Lifetime Achievement Award. Her award also includes the additional designation of Distinguished Fellow. Peterson served as the head […]
Despite the strains posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Marymount University’s academic Communication program still produced an engaging Fall 2020 Communication Speaker Series featuring talented professionals across the media industry. Below is a list of speakers, arranged in chronological order leading with the most recent: Professor Christie Phillips’ COMM 206 Introduction to Public Relations class […]
To conclude the fall semester, students from Marymount’s College of Health and Education participated in the University’s first-ever virtual Health Research Day. Research presentations from 18 students in the Health & Human Performance and Nursing departments were selected and posted to a website to showcase their work to a large audience. Both undergraduate and […]
Dr. Gwendolyn Francavillo, Associate Professor for Public Health and Chair of Health and Human Performance at Marymount University, has been elected as a Governing Councilor for the American Public Health Association (APHA), representing the Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) section. Beginning her role this fall, Francavillo will serve a two-year term with […]
Aiming to use their talents to support cyber education, training and workforce development, a Marymount University professor and two doctoral students are now members of a federal working group for cybersecurity education solutions. Dr. Donna Schaeffer, Professor of IT, Data Science and Cybersecurity at Marymount, and doctoral student Shenita Freeman have joined fellow doctoral […]
A Marymount University senior who wowed retail, design, marketing and technology leaders at Coach’s New York City headquarters this February just completed an internship with the company’s 3D design team. Tran Truong, an Interior Design major, took home the top prize in Coach and Windowswear’s 2019 student competition, which more than 1,000 students participated […]
During these past several months, many first-year students embarked on their first semester of college while also navigating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a semester consisting of hybrid classes and socially-distanced events, it’s easy to see how these unusual circumstances may add additional stress and anxiety for first-year students. Marymount University’s Discover Course Program, […]
It’s estimated that more than one million children are reported missing every year, as the world faces a crisis in its efforts to preserve the rights of children and protect them from abuse and sexual exploitation. But a Marymount University graduate student is working hard each day to change that. Martha Bowman, in her […]
Every year, the Cancer Resource Center (CRC) at Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) in Arlington, Va., sponsors a free cervical cancer screening event that aims to target women who are uninsured or underinsured in the local community. The CRC partners with the VHC’s Clinic and Pathology departments to provide pap smears and follow-up care as […]
