University of Mary Washington

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, health service, health insurance

Remedial

writing, study skills, other

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 61% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 2% of housing units are Singles.
• 73% of housing units are Doubles.
• 7% of housing units are Triples.
• 18% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 26 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 62% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 62% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 0% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Multicultural Fair, Cultural Awareness Series, Spring Formal, Devil-Goat Day, Junior Ring Week, Rocktober Fest, WinterFest, Powder Puff football, Senior Countdown, Great Lives: Biographical Approaches to History (lecture series), Student Film Festival, Gospel Extravaganza, Fredericksburg Forum
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 95 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Athletic Honor Roll, Chi Beta Phi, Eta Sigma Phi, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Kappa Delta Pi, Lambda Iota Tau, Mu Phi Epsilon, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Sigma Iota, Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Beta Delta, Sigma Pi Sigma, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Ambassadors for Christ, Baptist Student Union, Catholic Student Association, Campus Christian Community, Christian Unity Community, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hillel, Islamic Student Association, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Voices of Praise
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Student Association, Black Student Association, Brothers of a New Direction, Culture Club, Hispanic Student Association, Islamic Student Association, Sisters with a Vision, Spanish and Latin American Student Association, Voices of Praise, Women of Color, Model United Nations
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Accounting Society, UMW Ambassadors, American Chemical Society, Anarchist Social Theory Club, Animal Rights Club, Association for Computing Machinery, Association of Residence Halls, Aubade (literary magazine), Baseball Club, Battlefield (yearbook), Biology Club, BellACappella (all-female a Capella), Bullet (student newspaper), Campus Girl Scouts, Canterbury Club, Cartoonists Club, Cheap Seats Cinema, Cheerleading Club, Circle K, Class Council, Classics Club, College Republicans, Commuting Student Association, Community Outreach and Resources, Culture Club, Cycling Club, Dance Team, Eagles Football Club, Ecology Club, Economics Club, Enigma Colorguard Club, E Pluribus Unim (political awareness club), Equestrian Club, Fencing Club, Film Production Club, Forensics Club, Frames Per Second, Future Business Leaders, Giant Productions, Geography Club, Gun Club, Historic Preservation Club, Historical Society, History Club, Hockey Club, Human Rights Club, Inter-Club Association, Japanese Animation and Electronic Entertainment Club, Judicial Review Board, Latin Dance Club, Macintosh User Group, Mad Mary (Ultimate Frisbee Club), Martial Arts Club, Mathematical Association, Men’s Club Soccer, Percussion Club, Performing Arts Club, Physical/Occupational Therapy Club, Physics Society, Polemic (literary magazine), Pre-Law, Pre-Med, Pre-Dent, Pre-Vet, Renaissance Club, Rotoract Club, Student Education Association, Student Government Association, Student Senate, Symphonics (choral group), Terrapins (synchronized swimming), Trek Club, Una Voce (choral group), Wellness Peer Educators, WMWC (radio station), Women’s Rugby, Chamber Choir, Invoice (all-male a Capella), University Democrats, University of Mary Washington-Community Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Wind and Percussion Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Encore (show choir), intramural sports
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Bullet (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Washington, DC (50), Washington, DC (50)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Fredericksburg, VA (3)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Fredericksburg, VA (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 43% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 24% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,545
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 0% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited