Over 100 new inductees initiated into Marymount’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter

Over 100 new inductees initiated into Marymount’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter

  Marymount University’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines – inducted 109 new members during a ceremony last month held at the Ballston Center. These honorees are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni initiated into Phi […]

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MU sports writer awarded $5,000 scholarship from SDX/DC Foundation

MU sports writer awarded $5,000 scholarship from SDX/DC Foundation

  For the third year in a row, a Communication student from Marymount University has been awarded a scholarship from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sigma Delta Chi Foundation of Washington, D.C. (SDX/DC) Melanie Martinez-Lopez, who will be a senior at Marymount this fall, received a $5,000 scholarship for the upcoming academic year – […]

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Marymount’s Student Research Conference held in person once again

Marymount’s Student Research Conference held in person once again

Public Health Education & Promotion student Emma Driscoll presenting at Marymount’s Student Research Conference Last month, more than 90 Marymount University students showcased their original research in topics across the academic spectrum at the institution’s annual Student Research Conference (SRC) in the Ballston Center. An annual celebration of Marymount’s student scholarship and creative works, the […]

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Student leaders honored at Saints Achieving Greatness Awards Ceremony

Student leaders honored at Saints Achieving Greatness Awards Ceremony

  Six Marymount University students were recognized for their dedication and contributions to the community during Sunday night’s Saints Achieving Greatness (SAG) Awards Ceremony in the Ballston Center. The event, sponsored by the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, is designed to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of deserving student leaders, with nominations received from […]

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MU professor, alumnus team up to present at cyberwarfare conference

Marymount IT professor and Cybersecurity alumnus team up to present at international cyberwarfare conference

  Last month, an acclaimed Marymount University professor and a recent alumnus partnered together to bring their extensive knowledge of cyberwarfare tactics into the global spotlight. Dr. Donna Schaeffer, Professor of Information Technology in Marymount’s School of Technology and Innovation, and Dr. Steve Defibaugh, a 2021 graduate of the University’s Cybersecurity doctorate program, participated in […]

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Five MU students receive statewide honors at Teachers of Promise Institute

Five Education students receive statewide honors at 2022 Teachers of Promise Institute

  Marymount University’s School of Education is renowned for fostering a dedicated community of dynamic teacher-scholars who are not only experts in the field, but also passionate and innovative educators who create learning experiences that ensure all succeed. Last month, five star students from the Education program were recognized for their incredible promise to live […]

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Eight MU Honors students present research at 2022 VCHC Conference

Eight Marymount Honors students present research at 2022 VCHC Conference

  This past weekend, honors program students and faculty from higher education institutions across both Virginia and West Virginia traveled to the University of Lynchburg to attend the 2022 Virginias Collegiate Honors Council (VCHC) Conference. Representing 17 percent of all students presenting at the Conference was a group of Marymount University honors students, with eight […]

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MU student journalists meet former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold in class

Marymount student journalists meet former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold via Zoom.

  During a historic moment as the United States Senate considers the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, Marymount University student journalists are getting the full scope of the moment’s significance directly from a former Senator who played a key role in judicial nominations during his time in office. Marymount’s Contemporary […]

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Marymount team earns NIH prize in ‘Do Something about Antibiotics’ Challenge

Marymount team earns NIH prize in ‘Do Something about Antibiotics’ Challenge

  Tasked with helping solve the greatest public health emergency of our time, a group of Marymount University students proved themselves to be more than up to the challenge. Seventeen Marymount Saints, led by Biochemistry Professor Dr. Amanda Wright, entered the Small World Initiative’s sixth annual Do Something about Antibiotics Challenge during the Fall 2021 […]

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Inaugural Business Model Design Competition connects high school students with MU faculty

Inaugural Business Model Design Competition connects high school students with MU faculty

  For high-achieving students at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, it’s never too early to prepare for a career in the business world. On March 4, dozens of high school students as well as their parents and faculty administrators from Bishop O’Connell gathered at Marymount University’s Ballston Center for the inaugural Business Model Design […]

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