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Downtown Store Showcases Mary Baldwin
Mary Baldwin University is one of several Staunton landmarks featured in the holiday 2013 window display of Grandma’s Bait, a children’s toy and clothing store on East Beverley Street. When longtime owner Shirley Robinson heard that the theme for downtown window decorating was “A Hometown Holiday,” she knew immediately that she wanted to include the Read more
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Spencer Center Empowers Students to Experience and Change the World
From leading diverse service projects to studying abroad, the Samuel and Ava Spencer Center for Civic and Global Engagement offers students abundant opportunities for personal growth, discovery, and skill development, outfitting them with the tools to make a difference in our communities. The Spencer Center opened in 2007 and fundraising efforts through Ever Ahead: The Read more
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Carl Broman Concert Series Opens with Award-Winning Pianist
Mary Baldwin University’s Carl Broman Concert Series opens on September 30, as the award-winning pianist Ji-Yong takes the stage in Francis Auditorium. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “a gifted, sensitive young pianist who is clearly going places,” this 22-year-old Korean artist has a compelling musical presence and a career that began when, at the age of 10, Read more
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Hearts on Fire
Commencement Address by the Hon. Pamela Shell Baskervill ’75 May 19, 2013 President Fox, esteemed faculty and guests, graduates, parents and friends: How very humbling to be standing before you and also what a true pleasure. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful celebration of your graduation. According to Read more
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Civil War-Era Family History Sparks Gift to Mary Baldwin
John and Ann Bowles’ only connection to Mary Baldwin University dates back to the 19th century when John Bowles’ great-great-grand-uncle served as secretary to the Board of Trustees. Yet the couple has decided to establish a scholarship fund in honor of this relative — the Joseph A. Waddell Fund — for high-achieving students in math Read more
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Election Night Broadcast Leads to State-Wide Award
The Campus Election Engagement Project has awarded Mary Baldwin University the Democracy Cup for its participation in the Live Election Broadcast in November. The award includes a cash prize to help finance college coverage of this fall’s gubernatorial election. Meredith Miller and Tara Riggs were part of the award-winning team from Mary Baldwin University. Four Read more
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Art Scholarship Fuels Creativity
Graphic design major Kari Watson ’14 seizes every creative opportunity—in and out of the classroom. With a passion for the outdoors, Watson often finds artistic inspiration in nature and spends free time expressing herself through drawing, painting, and photography. That passion to create earned her the Patricia Hines Phoenix Art Scholarship, awarded to an exceptional Read more
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Faculty Achievements: School of Arts, Humanities, and Renaissance Studies – February 2013
Here are the latest faculty achievements from the School of Arts, Humanities, and Renaissance Studies. Ralph Cohen, Gonder professor of English Keynote speech, “Sweet Smoke of Rhetoric: a Performance Enhancing Drug,” Shakespeare Theatre Association’s annual conference, Bethlehem PA, January 11.A chapter, “Exits without Exiting,” Shakespeare Up Close, Reading Early Modern Texts, edited by Russ McDonald Read more