Mary Baldwin University

Mary Baldwin University
Former names
Augusta Female Seminary (1842–1895)
Mary Baldwin Seminary (1895–1923)
Mary Baldwin College (1923–2016)
MottoNon pro tempore sed aeternitate
Motto in English
Not for time but for eternity
TypePrivate university
Established1842 (1842)
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Academic affiliations
CIC
APCU
WCC
Endowment$30.2 million (2019)[1]
PresidentJeff Stein
Academic staff
95 full-time, 118 part-time, 91% of full-time hold terminal degree
Students1,761
Undergraduates1,313
Postgraduates227
201
Location, ,
United States
CampusSmall city, 58.5 acres
ColorsGold and white
Each class has its own colors.
NicknameFighting Squirrels
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIIUSA South
MascotBaldwin the Fighting Squirrel and Gladys the Squirrel[2]
Websitemarybaldwin.edu
Mary Baldwin University is located in Shenandoah Valley
Mary Baldwin University
Location in Shenandoah Valley
Mary Baldwin University is located in Virginia
Mary Baldwin University
Mary Baldwin University (Virginia)
Mary Baldwin University is located in the United States
Mary Baldwin University
Mary Baldwin University (the United States)
The Mary Baldwin University campus sits on 58.5 acres overlooking downtown Staunton, Virginia.

Mary Baldwin University (MBU, formerly Mary Baldwin College) is a private university in Staunton, Virginia. It was founded in 1842 as Augusta Female Seminary.[3] Today, Mary Baldwin University is home to the Mary Baldwin College for Women, a residential college and women's college with a focus on liberal arts and leadership,[4] as well as co-educational residential college for undergraduate programs within its University College[5] structure. MBU also offers co-educational graduate degrees as well as undergraduate degree and certificate programs for working professionals and non-traditional students.

The university is the oldest institution of higher education for women in the nation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA),[6][7] and it is home to the only all-female corps of cadets in the world.[8][9]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hoop-La Celebrates 2019–20 Women's Basketball, Introduces Athletics Mascot". marybaldwin.edu. Mary Baldwin University. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Pumping up the crowd during the rally was a special surprise guest — Baldwin the Fighting Squirrel, the official mascot of MBU Athletics — who took to the court for the first time at an athletics event to celebrate women's basketball.
  3. ^ Gary Robertson (30 October 2013). "Women's colleges leverage their advantages". Virginia Business. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "private liberal arts college for women". Mary Baldwin University. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  5. ^ Times-Dispatch, Karin Kapsidelis | Richmond. "Mary Baldwin to add coed residential programs". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  6. ^ Megan Williams (8 September 2013). "Steering Baldwin: A decade of innovation, tradition for MBC president Pamela Fox". NewsLeader. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ Mary Watters (1942). The History of Mary Baldwin College 1842-1942. Mary Baldwin College.
  8. ^ Bob Stuart (18 October 2013). "New commandant takes over Virginia Women's Institute". The News Virginian. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Five Lusby women part of all-female cadet corps". Maryland Community Gazette. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

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