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Sarah Poirier '24 practices her cello in a Washington College music room.

Senior Performs for Fundraiser, Music Capstone

11/09/2023

Cellist Sarah Poirier ’24 will be playing in Kent’s Got Talent Friday night at the Garfield Center for the Arts downtown, then performing her senior capstone experience (SCE) on Saturday in Hotchkiss Recital Hall.

Superintendent Angela Crenshaw '04 stands in front of a pond at Tuckahoe State Park.

Alumna takes the reins at Maryland Parks

11/08/2023

After 15 years working in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Angela Crenshaw ’04 was named acting superintendent of the Maryland Park Service in April, and her appointment was made permanent earlier this week.

Students appear on stage during the Presidential Symposium during the first panel on artificial intelligence.

The Human and the Machine

10/24/2023

The second annual Washington College Presidential Symposium tackled artificial intelligence (AI) and its role in our future (or demise).

A student uses the new Bloomberg Terminal during class as Professor Richard Bookbinder looks on.

Workplace Gold Standard Tool Added to Classroom

10/19/2023

The College’s new Bloomberg Terminal gives students an industry edge in managing and investing a $1.6 million fund.

Mighty Match Day Set for Oct. 26

10/16/2023

The annual giving day raises support for College programs, and all donors’ gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar by generous members of the Washington community.

Students cheer at the 2023 Commencement Ceremony

College Receives $54.7 Million from The Hodson Trust

10/12/2023

Gift will go to student financial support, strengthening the College’s guarantee of $30k+ in scholarships for any student with a 3.3 GPA or higher.

Six members of the Washington College Student Government Association at the Mid-Atlantic Student Government Leadership Summit that they organized.

SGA Hosts Leadership Summit

10/10/2023

Student Government Association organized speakers and workshops for peers from three other colleges, helping to identify similar issues and learn from one another.

Alumnus Ross Coleman and Sophie Chang, the player he coached at this year's US Open

Washington College Alumni Shine at the U.S. Open

10/06/2023

Teammates from powerhouse Shoremen tennis teams in the 1980s each coached doubles teams in this year’s tournament.

President Mike Sosulski congratulates Maurizio Valsania on winning the Washington Prize.

2023 George Washington Prize Awarded

10/02/2023

Maurizio Valsania won this year’s award for “First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity”

The building being studied has already been useful for the Electric Boat Race Team, which was able to build its latest vessel because of the extra space. The boat is visible behind Brian Palmer, team advisory and director of Washington College's current makerspace, IDEAWORKS Innovation Center.

Grant Supports Study of Potential for Makerspace and Entrepreneurial Center

10/02/2023

Feasibility study will engage people across campus and the region to consider how a building on the former Dixon Valve property could be outfitted to benefit both education and local business.

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