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| Motto | Pro Deo Domo Patria (For God, House, and Country) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1908 |
| President | Dr. William Frawley |
| Academic staff | 206 |
| Students | 5,068 |
| Undergraduates | 4,039 |
| Postgraduates | 1,029 |
| Location | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States |
| Campus | Small town, 176 acres (712,000 m²) |
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gray |
| Nickname | UMW, Mdub, Mary Wash |
| Mascot | Eagles (Official), Terrapins (Synchronized Swimming), Mothers (Men's Rugby), Sadie (Geography Department) |
| Website | http://www.umw.edu |
The University of Mary Washington (formerly Mary Washington College) is a coeducational, state-funded, four-year liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia about 55 miles (88 km) north of Richmond and 45 miles (80 km) south of Washington, DC. U.S. Route 1 borders the western side of the campus. The university's undergraduate campus has 4,039 students and its graduate campus has 1,029 degree-seeking students.
History and Campus
Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women, the college was renamed Mary Washington College in 1938 after Mary Ball Washington, mother of the first president of the United States of America, George Washington.
In 1944 the college became associated with the University of Virginia as that institution's undergraduate liberal arts college for women. Following the university's transition to coeducational status in 1970, the Virginia General Assembly reorganized Mary Washington College in 1972 as a separate, coeducational institution.
Effective July 19, 2004, the institution legally became the University of Mary Washington, after approval by the General Assembly of Virginia. The institution sought university status to reflect the addition of master's degree programs and increasing enrollment at its College of Graduate and Professional Studies, formerly the James Monroe Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, located in nearby Stafford County. Students can earn an MBA, M.Ed., BPS or other graduate certificates or professional certifications. The original undergraduate campus is now Mary Washington College of Arts and Sciences.
On June 30, 2006, Dr. William Anderson retired after 23 years as the institution's president. On February 17, 2006 the UMW Board of Visitors had selected William Frawley, Dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University, as the next president of the University. Dr. Frawley's presidency began on July 1, 2006. He was officially inaugurated on September 30, 2006.
Most of the architecture on the Mary Washington campus can be described as neoclassical, Georgian, or Jeffersonian (because of its similarity to Thomas Jefferson's design of the University of Virginia). The Princeton Review has ranked Mary Washington as one of the top 20 most beautiful campuses in the nation.
The University is currently undergoing construction and renovation. The Carmen Culpeper Chappell '59 Centennial Campanile will finish construction in December of 2006. Lee Hall however, has just begun an overhaul of the interior and an extension out the back. More recently the parking deck was completed, easing commuter students' parking situation.
Academics
Academic departments at the undergraduate campus of UMW include:
- Art and Art History
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Classics, Philosophy, and Religion
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English, Linguistics, and Speech
- Education
- Geography
- Geology and Environmental Science
- Health and Physical Education
- Historic Preservation
- History and American Studies
- Mathematics
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Music
- Physics
- Political Science and International Affairs
- Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Theatre and Dance
New to UMW in the 2006-2007 academic year is a Middle East Studies Certificate. In this program, students take five Middle Eastern-related classes as well as two semesters of Arabic. They also must prepare a special thesis.
Mary Washington has one of the preeminent debate teams in the country, having consistently ranked in the Top #20 over the past ten years. After participating in the National Debate Tournament held at Northwestern University, the University of Mary Washington Debate Team is currently ranked 10th in the nation. The National Debate Tournament (NDT) rankings place Mary Washington behind Emory and Dartmouth, and ahead of Harvard, Wake Forest and Northwestern.
The University of Mary Washington has one of the highest percentages of students volunteering in the Peace Corps. In 2006, Mary Washington ranked #6 among the top Peace Corps producing schools in the United States behind Dartmouth, University of Chicago, and Wesleyan University.
Notable alumni
- Eric Axelson, musician
- Marion Blakey, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator
- Jason Caddell, musician, sound engineer
- Jean Donovan, relief worker martyred in El Salvador
- Rose Likins, diplomat, former US Ambassador to El Salvador
- Judy Muller, journalist
- Judge Reinhold, actor
Notable faculty
- Bulent Atalay, physicist and author of Math and the Mona Lisa
- Claudia Emerson, poet, 2006 Pulitzer Prize Winner
- James L. Farmer, Jr., Civil Rights Leader
- Stephen Farnsworth, political scientist, author, Fulbright Scholar
- Matyla Ghyka, author, academic, diplomat
- Gregory Stanton, founder of Genocide Watch