University of Mary Washington Alumni

10/16/2026

Painting a picture of the quantum realm has long been the mission of Brendan Casey ’92. His quest, which has spanned nearly two decades, won him and his colleagues the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, one of the highest honors in the field. “It’s real Ant-man kind of stuff,” said Brendan, whose passion for physics research began as an undergraduate at Mary Washington.

Congrats to Brendan! Learn more about the prestigious prize:

Painting a picture of the quantum realm has long been the mission of Brendan Casey ’92. His quest, which has spanned nearly two decades, won him and his colleagues the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, one of the highest honors in the field.   “It’s real Ant-man kind of stuff,...

10/09/2026

Homecoming is only a few weeks away!

New this year, we'll have Eagle Crawl on Friday night. We'll then follow with the Pregame brunch, Athletics Tailgate, and Alumni B**r Garden on Saturday.

Get details and register here: https://umw.imodules.com/hoco26

10/04/2026

Rainy weekend on campus

10/02/2026

Boston-area alumni, parents, and friends...we're coming to see you!

Join us for happy hour at Trillium Brewing in Canton on Thursday, October 8 from 6 - 8 p.m. Reconnect with your Mary Washington family and build your network.

Cost to attend is $10/person; this includes drinks and food in the private Barrel Room.

Click here for more details and to register: https://umw.imodules.com/canton

10/01/2026

📣 Big News Alert! Mary Wash is #5 NATIONWIDE--and #1 in Virginia--for Internships, and #4 NATIONWIDE for Making an Impact! This comes on the heels of our recent #9 NATIONWIDE in overall rankings for public liberal arts schools.

These are HUGE rankings from The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review bases its Internships ranking on the accessibility of internship placement. Its Making an Impact ranking draws on community service opportunities, student government, sustainability efforts, and on-campus student engagement.

Read more here:

byThe University of Mary Washington has soared into the national top five among public universities for Internships and Making an Impact in The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges for 2027, earning the No. 1 spot in Virginia for Internships.UMW is one of 209 colleges and universities nationwide...

09/30/2026

Classic.

09/29/2026

Did you see Pat McAleer ‘89 and his wife, Molly, on the Today Show this morning?

Pat, a business administration alum and former men’s lacrosse co-captain, is cycling over 4,000 miles cross-country to raise awareness and support research for type 1 diabetes - his daughter, Mary Kate, was diagnosed with the condition at age 10 - and will ride onto the University of Mary Washington campus Oct. 7!

Learn more:

Pat McAleer ’89 remembers being in college when the bricks were laid to make the University of Mary Washington’s Campus Walk.He’ll ride that same route when he visits his alma mater Oct. 6 during the final stretch of his cross-country cycling journey – spanning more than 4,000 miles – to s...

09/26/2026

Please join us in remembering the incomparable Ed Hegmann--the Mary Washington athletic director, coach, and professor emeritus who built our athletics programs from the ground up. We send condolences to Dr. Hegmann's family and all who knew him. 💙

Read more here: https://umweagles.com/news/2026/9/25/general-umw-mourns-the-loss-of-longtime-athletic-director-coach-dr-edward-hegmann.aspx

09/25/2026

Farmer Hall on a sunny fall day 💙
📷 Cadi Trevino Pinto '22