President Gullickson: “Our decision for fall is based, first-and-foremost, on the health and safety of our community.”
Germanna enrollment jumps: Fall classes go online
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UMW video spotlights theatre students, Broadway stars
Seven UMW Theatre students were selected to appear in a YouTube video featuring aspiring young thespians from schools across the country
UMW Libraries’ collection captures COVID-19 history
UMW Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives team is collecting and digitizing a variety of COVID-19 related materials, from diaries to photos to social media posts
Town Talk: Dr. Scott Baker
AUDIO: Spotsylvania School Superintendent Dr. Scott Baker talks challenges facing schools during the pandemic, how the school year end, graduation, and moving forward.
Local small business owners join together to honor Stafford seniors
AUDIO: Neesa Hart talks about distributing signs for seniors in Stafford
UMW opens ‘COVID-19 in Context’ course to community
UMW faculty will share their perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic in a free eight-week online summer course open to incoming and current students, faculty, alumni, staff and the broader community.
Dr. Stern talks about opening schools with City Council
VIDEO: Rappahannock Area Health District Acting Director Dr. Donald Stern talked with Fredericksburg City Council about the opening of schools in area in August.
UMW plans free COVID-19 class
UMW faculty will share their perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic in a free eight-week online summer course open to incoming and current students, faculty, alumni, staff and the broader community.
Rappahannock Area Health District talking with schools about opening in August
AUDIO: Rappahannock Area Health District Acting Director Dr. Donald Stern has started a conversation with area school superintendents about going back to school this fall. It’s the beginning of an important discussion. Here’s our conversation with Dr. Stern.
Friday deadline to enter Senator Kaine’s “Everybody’s the Graduation Speaker” contest
VIDEO: Senator Kaine is encouraging students to film videos of speeches that are 10 minutes or less and submit them to [email protected] by this Friday.
Spotsy School Board passes budget and turf fields for Chancellor and Spotsy High
VIDEO: Budget vote unanimous. School Board members Abuismail and Phelps vote no on the fields
UMW Board of Visitors confers degrees, approves 2020-21 rates
No increase in tuition or dining hall fees
Caroline County Schools distribute 400 tree saplings during lunch distribution
Parternships: between Caroline Schools, Friends of the Rappahannock and the George Washingon Regional Commission
Caroline Schools make plans for personalized graduation ceremonies
Caroline School officials say personalized senior graduations will take place at CHS throughout the week of May 25th!
Gullickson brings a mother’s fierce love and determination to leading Germanna thru pandemic
PROFILE: Germanna Community College President Janet Gullickson
JM announces graduation ceremony plans
James Monroe High School will provide individual ceremonies for 2020 seniors the week of June 8th
Trio of Darden winners @ UMW receives virtual acclaim for perfect grades
Three graduating seniors – Hannah Frederick, Meryl Menezes and Aleksandra Shtabnaya – earned the Darden Award, achieving a perfect GPA of 4.0. Their names were announced via a Zoom call.
Virtual graduation for UMW. Real thing in October
VIDEO: Before the coronavirus, the plan had been to have graduation on Saturday on Ball Circle
Spotsylvania Schools plan in-person, social distancing graduation
Private graduation ceremonies planned May 18-29. Other times of honoring could also occur.
Chancellor High School: Pass the diploma
VIDEO: Chancellor High School honors its 2020 graduates.
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