shared their college admissions expertise in an article called “Go-to Guide: Experts peel back the layers of the college application process” in The Free Lance-Star. Between them, University of Mary Washington’s Melissa Yakabouski and Sarah Lindberg hold a half-century of college admissions experience. Read more. A different version of the article also ran in the […]
UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg (left) and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski talked with radio show host Ted Schubel for an episode of Schubel’s WFVA radio show called “Town Talk: UMW Admissions.” Ahead of Virginia College Application Week, the pair talked about choosing a college and getting in! […]
Stephen Covert ’93 sees information about all kinds of collegiate leadership programs cross his desk as principal of Pine View School for the Gifted in Osprey, Florida. An email from his alma mater stood out. It described a program that “will serve as …
UMW faculty and staff tuned in yesterday to a Zoom presentation and Q&A session centered on fall enrollment and retention in the time of COVID-19. Facilitated by Chief of Staff Jeff McClurken, the hour-long event included Vice President for Enrollment Management Kimberley Buster-Williams, Director of Undergraduate Admissions Melissa Yakabouski, Executive Director of Continuing and Professional […]
Hello Eagle family, I hope you and yours are well during this unusual time in our lives. Our community, alumni included, are rallying to assist in bringing in our entering class during this unprecedented situation. Between #WhyMaryWash videos, legacy letters to parents, and alumni messages to students, we have been communicating all the reasons to […]
