News at MBC 03/17/10
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Focus on Community Service Earns MBC Spot on Honor Roll

Focus on Community Service Earns MBC Spot on Honor Roll

A testament to Mary Baldwin College’s commitment to service and civic engagement, the college has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Cooperation for National and Community Service.

MBC joins more than 700 colleges and universities nationwide and 16 other Virginia institutions in being recognized for achievement in community service. The honor roll was established in 2006 and helps increase public awareness about the contributions… [Full story]

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Meet the 2010-11 SGA Executive Council Meet the 2010-11 SGA Executive Council

New officers will be installed at 5 p.m. April 6 in Francis Auditorium.

President Kara Jenkins ’11 Hometown: Stephens City, Virginia High School: Sherando High School Major/Minor: Double major in history and business, and minors in historic… [Full story]

Join Me On The Bridge Join Me On The Bridge

On February 21, 2010 members of the Mary Baldwin College and Staunton, Virginia communities gathered together to celebrate International Women's Day. What follows is a speech by MBC President Pamela Fox.

We gather today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. We gather today to celebrate also the 10th anniversary of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals.… [Full story]

MBC Alums Contribute on the Ground in Haiti MBC Alums Contribute on the Ground in Haiti

Immediately after the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, Mary Baldwin College learned of two alumnae filling critical roles in Haiti before and in the aftermath of the disaster:

Brittany Bledsoe ’07 has worked as a political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti since July 2009. She returned to Virginia about a week and a half after the quake due to an illness, but plans to… [Full story]