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    • Hall of Fame Induction 2019 

      College, Washington (2019-10-19)
      Since inductions began in 1981, the Athletic Hall of Fame serves to preserve Washington College’s sport history, to honor excellence within the game, and to make a connection between the generations of people who cheer on ...

    • First Year Convocation 

      College, Washington (Washington College, 2019-08-29)
      Cristina Casado Presa, Associate Professor of Spanish and recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award, presented the keynote address.

    • Rebecca Corbin Loree Center Dedication 

      Unknown author (2018-05-19)
      The Rebecca Corbin Loree Center, which houses the Center for Career Development was dedicated on May 19. Loree, who is on the Board of Visitors & Governors, and her husband, Jim, last year donated $1 million to the College’s ...

    • Faculty Retirement Celebration 2018 

      Unknown author (2018-05-16)
      Washington College Faculty Retirement Party

    • Spring Convocation 2018 

      Unknown author (2018-02-23)
      George Washington’s Birthday Convocation & The Celebration of the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial

    • 235th Commencement 

      Unknown author (2018-05-20)
      Washington College’s 235th Commencement took place on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

    • Sophie Kerr Announcement 2018 

      College, Washington (2018-05-18)
      The Sophie Kerr Prize is awarded each year to the graduating senior who has the best ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor. Valued at $63,711 in 2018, it is the nation’s largest ...

    • Athletics Hall of Fame 2017 

      College, Washington (2017-10-14)
      Since inductions began in 1981, the Athletic Hall of Fame serves to preserve Washington College’s sport history, to honor excellence within the game, and to make a connection between the generations of people who cheer on ...

    • George Washington Prize 2017 

      College, Washington (2017-09-19)
      The George Washington Prize recognizes the year’s best works on the nation’s founding era, especially those that have the potential to advance broad public understanding of American history. Nathaniel Philbrick, the 2017 ...

    • Hodson Boathouse Groundbreaking Ceremony 

      College, Washington (2017-09-13)
      Washington College broke ground on the $5 million Hodson Boathouse on September 13th, 2017. The College’s sailing and rowing teams, as well as other students, faculty, and community members look forward to the striking new ...

    • Waterfront Academic Building Groundbreaking Ceremony 

      College, Washington (2017-09-08)
      Washington College officials broke ground on Friday, September 8th on an academic hall which will be part of a waterfront campus.

    • The Inauguration of President Kurt M. Landgraf 

      Unknown author (2017-09-23)
      Kurt M. Landgraf was inaugurated as President of Washington College on September 23, 2017. In his inaugural address, Kurt M. Landgraf recounted how his own liberal arts education at Wagner College changed his life, and ...

    • Washington College Fall Convocation 2017 

      College, Washington (2017-09-17)
      This is a recording of the Washington College Fall Convocation which took place on September 7, 2017. James Allen Hall, director of the Rose O’ Neill Literary House and associate professor of English, accepted the 2017 ...

    • Washington College Commencement 2017 

      College, Washington (2017-05-20)
      This video showcases the Washington College Commencement and honors the graduating seniors of 2017. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), gave the Commencement Address.

    • Sophie Kerr Prize 2017 

      College, Washington (2017-05-19)
      The Sophie Kerr Prize is named after an Eastern Shore author who made her fortune in New York writing women’s fiction during the 1930s and 1940s. The gift she bequeathed 40 years ago now enables the College to offer the ...

    • Washington College Faculty Retirement Reception 2017 

      College, Washington (2017-05-17)
      The Washington College Faculty Retirement Reception took place on May 17, 2017. The reception honored Rosemary Ford, Associate Professor of Biology and Decker Professor in the Natural Sciences as well as Katherine Wagner, ...

    • Washington's Birthday Convocation 2017 

      College, Washington (2017-02-24)
      On Friday, February 24. 2017, the Washington College community celebrated George Washington’s Birthday Convocation. Lonnie Bunch, a leading scholar in American and African American history, will receive the honorary degree, ...

    • George Washington Prize 2016 

      College, Washington (2016-09-15)
      The George Washington Prize recognizes the year’s best works on the nation’s founding era, especially those that have the potential to advance broad public understanding of American history. Flora Fraser is the recipient ...

    • Old Washington Song 

      Atwater, C. L. (Published by the College Book Store, Washington College, 1926)
      Words and Melody by C.L. Atwater Harmonized by W. Russell McMenamin By the gleaming blue Chester River On the Maryland Eastern Shore Stands a glorious Alma Mater Whose name we’ll ever adore “Tis a name that shone ...

    • An Account of Washington College, in the State of Maryland 

      Smith, William (1784)
      Written by the College’s first president, William Smith, it provides the most detailed and reliable account of the founding of Washington College available. For the accurate detail it provides on the chartering, endowment, ...