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University of Mary Washington board of visitors keeps college name in play Date published: 7/18/2004 By KELLY HANNON UMW officials still working on details IRVINGTON--The name Mary Washington College will remain part of the University of Mary Washington, but how and when it will appear is an open question. The board of visitors' unanimous vote yesterday to include the MWC name in the university's new mission statement came just over two weeks after UMW President William Anderson said MWC would no longer be used in connection with the Fredericksburg campus. Still, questions remain about how the MWC name will be used. "The devil is in the details," said Mona Albertine, newly elected rector, or chair of the university board of visitors, "and now, what is the implication of this?" The vote came during a weekend retreat at The Tides Inn in Lancaster County near the tip of the Northern Neck. It upheld the promise of school officials and several board members to retain the college name even after it moved to university status this month. Gov. Mark Warner signed the university name into law in March, and it took effect July 1. That day, following a celebration to mark the changeover, Anderson held a press conference with reporters in his office. Responding to a question about how college officials would now refer to the undergraduate campus, Anderson said it would be called the College of Arts and Sciences. The James Monroe Center for Graduate and Professional Studies in Stafford County would change to the College of Graduate and Professional Studies, he said. That change was accepted by the board, and there will be no longer be a James Monroe Center. Anderson said he misunderstood the reporter's question about keeping the Mary Washington College name. "Campus to me means buildings," he said yesterday, speaking to board members. Anderson said he gave the name College of Arts and Sciences as a descriptive name for the undergraduate school on College Avenue. The academic name of the Fredericksburg campus will remain Mary Washington College, he said. "I think that's where some of the initial confusion came about--my misinterpretation of that question," Anderson said. "The liberal arts and sciences college retains the name Mary Washington College."
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