University of Mary Washington Alumni

The All-Class Party has begun. Cheers to Mary Washington and a truly fantastic Reunion Weekend!

The Reunion Picnic is in full swing, and the Class of 1976 is here for their 50th Reunion class photo!

Our new bookstore launched this week, just in time for ! There is a nice selection of MWC items, with many more coming soon. Check out the car window decals!

Online bookstore: https://umw.ecampus.com/merch-results?sale=0&sort=newest&page=3&s=6737

Look at that blue sky! Could the weather be any more perfect for Reunion?!?!

Welcome home, alumni! We're so excited to see you on campus 💙

We're counting down the minutes until Reunion Weekend, but in the meantime, we're excited to share the final numbers from Mary Wash Day! Thank you to the entire Mary Washington community, who crushed participation goals this year, with $1,347,438 raised to support UMW students, faculty, and programs. A total of 2,577 donors made 3,579 gifts, benefiting 135 different areas across the University, including academics, arts, athletics, service, career, and cultural programs.

Learn more, including which classes contributed the most, by reading our story:

UMW Community Raises a Record-Breaking $1.34 Million on Mary Wash Day Cameron Gittings, a senior psychology major and neuroscience minor, is grateful for all the generous gifts made by University of Mary Washington supporters. For Mary Wash Day, she was invited to take over the University’s Instagram account, creating posts and sharing videos that gave donors a glim...

It's not too late to join us for Reunion! But today is your last chance to register online--you can register in person this weekend, but you'll have to wait in line, and you'll pay more, as walk-up ticket prices are higher. So don't wait!

https://alumni.umw.edu/.../full-alumni-event.../reunion/

We're just one week out from 2026's Reunion Weekend! Get ready to reunite, reminisce, and rediscover everything you love about Mary Washington, while enjoying class gatherings, a Ball Circle picnic, campus tours, faculty lectures, family activities, commemorative photos, art exhibits, beverage tastings, the all-class party, and, of course, a trip to Carl's for its famous frozen custard.

Read about all the exciting activities we have planned, including some of this year's highlights and new activities, in our story:

A Timeless Tradition: Mary Washington Hosts 2026 Reunion Weekend Daphne Johnston Elliott didn’t take many photos at Mary Washington, since developing film was expensive when she was in college. But she always treasured the times she spent on campus, including coming to Reunion Weekend every five years since she graduated in 1976.“Our photos might be old and y...

ICYMI...We're having a get-together for alumni who worked on The Bullet, The Blue & Gray Press, and The Weekly Ringer!

Join us on Saturday, May 30 at 9 a.m. on the top floor of Lee Hall. Steve Watkins and Sushma Subramanian will be there!

Register for this and all Reunion events here: https://alumni.umw.edu/reunionweekend