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News at MBC 09/04/10

President Fox Opens Academic Year With 'Grounded Optimism'

President Fox Opens Academic Year With 'Grounded Optimism'

A balanced budget, record enrollment, and recent national recognition fueled President Pamela Fox's announcement August 25 that the new academic year at Mary Baldwin is beginning with a sense of "grounded optimism." The theme guided Fox's annual State of the College address to faculty and staff, which included praise for the collaborative work that launched four new Schools of Excellence this fall and details about college-wide goals for the next five years.

Looking toward 2015, three objectives will guide MBC: a 25 percent… [Full story]

Talk Recaps Missions of Global Outreach

By Liesel Nowak 

Those gathered in Francis Auditorium on August 31 to hear about a 2010 May Term trip to El Salvador were themselves transported to Central America, holding a paint brush and hearing the laughter of children.

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Artists-in-Residence Engage Community with Paintings, Music, Language Artists-in-Residence Engage Community with Paintings, Music, Language

Multi-talented creative spirits Claudia Bernardi and Srinivas Krishnan have enriched campus life since they became part of the Mary Baldwin College family several years ago. The college will welcome both artists-in-residence back to campus during the next two weeks for an engaging start to the… [Full story]

Culture of Service Earns MBC Top 10 Spot in <em>Washington Monthly</em> Ranking Culture of Service Earns MBC Top 10 Spot in Washington Monthly Ranking

“What are colleges doing for the country?”

That is the question the editors at Washington Monthly magazine began asking in 2005 to develop a head-turning take on national college ranking.

Their answer: Mary Baldwin College is doing a lot. When compared with nearly 550 master’s-level universities in the nation, MBC comes in at No. 8, recognizing that service to community… [Full story]