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ary Baldwin College MAGAZINE 32 (The First) EightThingsYou Needto Know About Science at IVIary Baldwin College Science atMBCis acompellingdrawforyoung women andpreparesthem foruseful, evenground- breaking,workandstudy. Today, astheydid from the institution's beginnings in 1842, alumnae/i storiesprove againthatscience is forwomen. F E AT U R E S Activeand Engagedin Life Athleticsandwellnesstakecentercourton campus,includingaconferencechangeto USASouthinNCAADivisionHI. Bonus:TearoutSpringSportsSchedule PearceRenovationWill SecureScientificReputation for21stCentury Pearcehasservedstudentsofsciencewellfor nearly40years.Renovationsareneededto updateclassrooms,labs,equipment,safety, andbuildinginfrastructure. MessagefromPresidentPamelaFox MBCArts:VisualArts StudioArtAttractsMajorInterest '^"' MBCArts:Theatre KeatsConnection? MBCHousesOnlyU.S.BranchofRecords 5J MessagefromAlumnae/iPresident KellieWarner'90 66 MemoriesofMaryBaldwinCollege1940-44 W H AT 1J S. LIKE... j 58 ToBeaPioneerintheAdultDegre Program? 62 ToBeServinginIraq? 65 ToGiveMore? iBYWOODSPIERCE ary Baldwin College MAGAZINE Vol.21 No. 1 Winter2008 Atoneendofthetable,tennislegendVenusWilliams,andattheother(seemirror), MBCPresidentPamelaFox,presideoveragracefulfalltabletocelebratethesports legend'sSmythLeadershipLecture.GuestsincludedWilliam'smanager,Carlos Fleming(left,bottom),selectedstudents,andtheSmythLecturebenefactors,Mary BethReedSmyth'47andH.GordonSmyth,amongothers. Editor CarolLarson [email protected] AssistantEditor DawnMedley [email protected] ArtDirector GretchenNewman [email protected] Wewelcomeyoursuggestionsandideas; [email protected] Magazineispublishedtwotimesayearbythe OfficeofCommunication,Marketing,and PublicAffairs,MaryBaldwinCollege,Staunton, VA 24401.©2008Allrightsreserved. Words from Our President MaryBaldwinCollegedoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisof Dr. Pamela Fox sex(exceptthatmenareadmittedonlyasADPandgraduate students),tace,nationalorigin,color,age,disability,or scoe-xcuuarlriocruileanrtaotrioonthienritascteidvuitciaetsi,oannadlpermopglroaymmse,natdmpirascstiiocness,. Onthechillybutsunlitlateafter- issue,NSSEdocumentsthatwomen's Inquiriesmaybedirectedtothe\^cePresidentforBusiness noonofOctober 11,themagic collegesprovidesuperiorlearning aStnaduntFoinn,anVceA,24P4.0O.2;Bpohoxne1:550400,-8M8a7r-7y17B5a.ldwinCollege, ofcommunitywarmedthecol- environments. MBCexcelsatprovid- lectivespiritofMan'BaldwinCollege ingwhatNSSEdeemsEnriching aswegatheredfortheofficialopening Educational Experiences, scoring oftheSamuelandAvaSpencerCenter abovethe high-performingwomen's forCivicandGlobalEngagement.The collegesandthe top 10% ofall610 ceremonywasdrivenbyasimpleand participatingcolleges and universities BMviN compellingtheme:createacelebration inthatcategory. COLLEGE ofcommunity.Involveourstudents. Ihaveaskedthecollegecommunity MaryBaldwinCollege Orchestrateaconvergencebythestu- toseizetheurgencyofopportunity BOARD OFTRUSTEES dentsmarchinginfromthefourcorners beforeustobuilduponouradvanta- 2007-2008 ofthecampus. Calltheconvergence geouspositionandthesuccessesof forthwithmusicrepresentingaglobal PhaseIofour 10-yearstrategicplan.It LouiseRossettMcNamee'70,chair tradition.WehadAfricandrums, isourcreativitythatdrivesourinstitu- CharlAortetmettJaacRk.sWoantBseornr,ys'e5c1r,etvaircye'chair Appalchianbanjoandfiddle,accor- tionalachievement,historicallyandin dion,andotherpercussioninstruments thefuture. Ourcreativityfos—tersdistinc- SallTCyhhoAa\rrlml\sesstBrTro.vn.B\gansBkBieanrrgvtilloelyn'60 psloanyginfgrogmlotbhaelArnhoyitnhtmesdtVoogeitcheesr,ofand ttioonisn.veIsnttahnednienxntofviavteey—earwsewiallphcraesaete SueWarheldCaples'60 Praise. Dr. Spencerdeliveredamoving programmaticinnovationstoenableus H.C.StuartCochran speechdirectedtothehundredsof tomeetourenrollmentgoals.Iamvery NTarnaccyeyPaLy.nCeonDgaehsl"8'256 MaryBaldwinstudentsstanding excitedbythecrucibleofcreativethink- JOHNiEDavis beforehimonPageTerrace. Following ingthatistakingplace. MargaretWrendeSt.Aubin'81 theceremony,weprocessed behind Wearealsocommittedtoenhanc- WiKlellluymHCuofNfR,.vAlr\>nDEolleinsg'e8s0II musicianstotheSpencerCenterrib- ingoursafetyandsecurity,working CynthiaFarrLuckHaw'79 boncuttingandareception.The closelywithallVirginiahighereduca- MMaorlBEglRayTfrJfFeaietmDteEtes.eMDrIM.mNcaGLDnoEHtRHEteiIlNUEdoR''7965 pwmreeonmstitsrtoeenMogftBhteChneewdfouotmuuerrenhwicsahtsoarnpigcailcnpgoambtlmheieta-s ctOifoofminmceiin.tstAmientnudttiwotenoshsauansvtdeaitfnhaoebrimGlaoiltvyie.zrenTdohroe'usr | SusanA.McLaughlin world. Iamstillsmilingfromthemar- SpencerCenterwasdesignedandbuilt JWaenlelHfaorrddinL.gSMainldleerrs'J7r6 veloftheoccasion. upongreen,sustainablepractices. I C.HuntShufordJr Thisfallhasbeenfilledwithexcep- havesignedtheAmericanCollegeand JanetRussellSteelman'52 tionalopportunities.Wecelebrateour UniversityPresidentsClimateInitiative, SueMScuDsoanweA.llStWohvietrl'o8c5k'67 highestoverallenrollmentever.Forthe formallydocumentingMaryBaldwin's DonaldM.WilkinsonUI thirdstraightyearwearesurpassing commitmenttocreatingasustainable JohnH.Woodfin ourownhistoricrecordnumberof environmentandworkingtowardcli- CarolynAmosYokley'73 applicants.Wearegainingnational mateneutrality. recognitionasdemonstratedbyMary Iinviteyoutoparticipateinforging Baldwin'sparticipationinthe2007 thebrightfuturebeforeus.Thankyou NationalSurveyofStudent foryourdedicationandsupport. Be Engagement.Asyouwillreadinthis courageous.Helpusinnovate. 0b i*"^ MBCNews MBC National Survey Puts at Top of Class R(eNsSuSlEt)s—froMmBtCh'es2f0i0rs7tyNeaatrioonfalpaSrtuircviepyatoifonSt—udednetliEvenrgeadgement iorshFauvrethaermainrvkeestdigiantciroenasoefiNnSlSevEeldoaftaenrgevaegaelmeedntthaftroMmBMCBsCen- invaluablefindings.Whenapproximately 120MaryBaldwin freshmencomparedtoseniorsandfreshmenatpeerinstitutions.In Collegestudentswerepolledinspring2007forNSSE,admin- otherwords,asPresidentPamelaFoxnotedinherStateofthe istratorswerehopefulthestudywouldelicitusefulinformation Collegeopeningaddress,"Thisiswhatwestrivefor;thisisper- forthecollege'splanningandprogramming.Sayingtheywere sonaltransformation."Wealsolearnedthat,withinthesectionon correctisanunderstatement. EnrichingEducationalExperiences,MBCclearlyexcelsonques- Somehighlightswerehardtomiss.Firstandmostbroadly, tionsthatindicatediverseexperiencesandexposuretowomen's women'scollegesscoredsubstantiallyhigherthanNSSE issuesandperspectives.Continuingtominetheinformationwill respondentsoverall(610collegesanduniversitiesnationwide) nodoubtproducemoreconnectionsandcomparisonstoguide onallfivebenchmarksofanengagedstudentbodymeasured MBC'sacademicandco-curricularfuture. bythesurvey.Ononeofthosebenchmarks,Enriching Firstadministeredin2000,NSSEsurveysseniorsandfresh- EducationalExperiences,MBCreachedthetop 10percentin mentoprovideanestimateofhowundergraduatesspendtheir thenationandoutperformedotherschoolsinbothofitspeer timeandwhattheygaininknowledgeandpersonaldevelopment groups,thehigh-performingcohortofwomen'scollegesand byattendingcollege.Theconceptisbasedondataindicatingthat a(ldseofiwnietdhibnysNmSaSllEmaasst"eCra'sr-nleegvieelcPoelelresg"e)s.aInndadudniitvieorns,itMieBsC stotutdheenitrsewduhcoatpiuotnm—orienstiidmeeaannddoeuntseirdgeytihnetoclacatsisvirtoioemst—hattamkaetter scoredinthetop50percentinthenationinallbutoneofthe awaymorefromtheircollegeexperiencethanthosewhoarenot fivebenchmarks. asinvolved. THEHEARTOFTHEMATTER: NATIONALPREMIERE,RIGHTHERE: TheAiumnae/iAssociationhelped MBCTheatrepresentedtheU.S.pre- MBCpurchasetwoautomatedelec- miereofTheVic,amulti-narrativeplay t—ronoincedepfoirbtrailbllaetoarnsdfoornueseloocantecdaminputhse tthhaetleixvepsloorfeseigthhtewdroammeanti,cdeivreencttesdinby PhysicalActivitiesCenter. ClintonJohnston,assistantprofessor oftheatre. NSSE Initial findings: Students atwomen's colleges aremoreengaged thantheirpeers atcoeducationalinstitutions.The21 women'scollegesincludedinthe2007NSSEsamplescoredhigher thanco-edschoolsonallfivedimensionsmeasuredbythesurvey: LevelofAcademicChallenge,ActiveandCollaborativeLearning, Student-FacultyInteraction,EnrichingEducationalExperiences,and SupportiveCampusEnvironment.Thisyear'sdataisnotthefirstto indicatethesuccessofwomen'scolleges.Alandmarkreportfrom IndianaUniversityCenterforPostsecondaryResearchemployed NSSEdatafrom2000-02todemonstratethatstudentsatwomen's collegesaremoreempoweredforacademicexcellencethantheir peersatcoeducationalinstitutions.'Womenlearnmoreabout themselves,honetheirquantitativeanalysisskills,excelinmathand scienceatsignificantlyhigherrates,developstrongefficacytoserve theircommunities,workmoreeffectivelyinpeergroups,interact moreextensivelywithfacultyandfemalerolemodelsinsideand outsideofclass,anddevelopstrongerleadershipskills,accordingto thesurvey.Thestudyalsoshowsthatwomen'scollegesbettersupport diverseinteractionsandunderstandingofdiversity. MBC excels atprovidingEnrichingEducational Experiences.Evenamongthehigh-performingwomen'scolleges group,MaryBaldwinscoredsignificantlyhigheronquestionsthat relatetoco-curricularlearning,diversityexperiences,internships, communityservice,andcapstoneprojects.Thesecharacteristicsare definedbyNSSEasEnrichingEducationalExperiences.MBC freshmenandseniorsansweredaffirmativelytoquestionssuchas "Hadseriousconversationswithstudentsofadifferentraceor ethnicitythanyourown,"and"Hadseriousconversationswith studentswhoareverydifferentfromyouintermsoftheirreligious beliefs,politicalopinions,orpersonalvalues."Theyalsoindicatedin highnumbersthattheyhavedoneorplantodopracticum,field experience,co-opexperience,orclinicalassignment,andcommunity serviceorvolunteerwork. MBC students experiencepersonaltransformation. MBCstudentsshowamarkeddifferencebetweenengagement experiencesbetweentheirfreshmanandsenioryears;inmostcasesit isalargerjumpthantheirpeersatotherinstitutions.Forexample, inadditiontoscoringhigherthanourpeerwomen'scollegesand smallmaster's-levelcollegesanduniversitiesinEnriching EducationalExperiencesinboththefreshmanandsenioryears,the MBCNews MBC Hits Grand Slam with TennisphenomenonVenusWilliams,27, WilliamsbecamethefirstAfrican- broughtthecollege'srenewedfocuson Americanwomantoberankednumber healthandwellnessintothespotlightasa oneontheWorldTennisAssociation larger-than-lifesportslegendduringher Tour.Thissummer,Will—iamswonher appearanceatMBCOctober23asthe fourthWimbledontitle afeatprevi- college'sSmythLeadershipLecturer. ouslyaccomplishedonlybyMartina Coachedbyherfather,Williams Navratilova,SteffiGraf,andBillieJean turnedproat 14andsealedherstardom King.Tomakeherachievementeven withawinagainstoneoftennis'top 10 morepoignant,hervictoryfellonthe players.Shewentontocapturethe2000 50thanniversaryofthefirstWimbledon Wimbledonsinglescrowninavictory winbyanAfrican-Americanwoman, overtop-seededLindsayDavenport,and AltheaGibson. wonWimbledondoubleschampionships VenusWilliamsisbestknownforher withhersisterandpartner,Serena.Two workoncourtsaroundtheworld,butshe monthslater,VenusWilliamsbecamethe hasalsobeenpublicaboutherdissatisfac- secondwomanevertowingoldmedals tionwithfemalecompensationversusthat insinglesanddoublesatthe2000 ofmales.Newsweekreportedinits OlympicGames.InFebruary2002, August20,2007issuethat"forthefirst MBCVETERANSHONORED: PROMOTING'BROTHERLY'LOVE; TherewasnoVWilCorpsofCadetswhen GreekCypriotDr.HarryAnastasiou,facultymemberinPortland retiredArmyMaj.TraceyCones'82andcur- StateUniversity'sConflictResolutiongraduateprogramand rentmemberofMBC'sBoardofTrustees theelderbrotherofMBC'sAndreasAnastasiou,associatepro- andretiredArmyCol.MelissaPatrick78 fessorofpsychology,exploredhowreligioncontributestocon- attendedMBC,buttheywerehonoredby flictandhowreligionbecomesacatalystforpeace.Anastasiou thecorpsandgivenfrontlawnseatsforthe hasplayedaleadroleinacitizen-basedpeacemovement StauntonVeteransDayparade. betweenGreekandTurkishCypriots, Winter2008 Clockwisefrombottomleftonpage6:WilliamsmetwithseniorMaryBaldwinathletes andSportsInformationDirectorDonnaMiller(farright);Williamsflankedbylecture benefactorsMaryBethReedSmyth'47andhusbandandformertrusteeH.Gordon Smyth;WilliamsaddressingthepackedhouseatFirstPresbytehanChurch;thetennis superstarholdstheattentionofmediainapost-lecturepressconference;Williams' vibrantpersonalityandeasygoingspeakingstyleinvitedtheaudienceintoherworld. Venus Williams on Campus timeinthehistoryofwomen'ssinglesat byformerMaryBaldwinCollegeTrustee Wimbledon,Williams'prize,$1.4million, H.GordonSmythandhiswifeMary wasthesameasthatofhermalecounter- BethReedSmyth'47.TheSmythshave part.Equalpayhasbeenanongoingcru- longsupportededucation,leadership,cul- sadeforWilliams,whowroteanop-edin ture,andhistoricalpreservationin TheTimesofLondonanddeliveredan Stauntonandbeyond.Throughthelec- impassionedspeechonthesubjectatthe tureseries,theSmythsgiveMaryBaldwin AllEnglandClub. "Iaskedthemtoimag- studentsandthecommunityprivileged inetheirdaughtersoutthere,"shesays, accesstoinspirationalfemaleleaders. "playingequallyhardasmenandnotget- SportsIllustratedWomanofthe tingthesamereward." Year.ESPY'sBestFemaleTennisPlayer Williams,alsoanentrepreneur,started andBestFemaleAthlete.OneofLadies' herowninteriordesignbusiness,VStarr Homejournal's30MostPowerful Interiors,andcreatedaclothingline, WomeninAmerica.Andin2007,Mary EleVenbyVenus. BaldwinCollege'sSmythLeadership TheSmythLeadershipLectureSeries Lecturer.Anembodimentofsomanyof ismadepossiblebytheSmyth thecharacteristicstowhichMBCwomen Foundation,anorganizationestablished aspire.VenusWilliams. A HOMELESSNESSHITSHOME: POVERTYPROVIDESPURPOSE: FLYINGHIGH: PEGStephanieKlusmann'11,whowasonce NewminorsinU.S.povertyanalysis KatrinaLitchford'11,aVWILcadet,was homeless,putafaceonthenationwidecrisis andglobalpovertyanddevelop- awardedOutstandingCivilAirPatrol(CAP) duringHungerandHomelessnessAwareness mentdrawonexistingcoursesand cadetinVirginiaandrecognizedasthetop Week.SliealsohasaWebsitetoraiseaware- resourcesforfieldsofstudywith physicalfitnessPTChallengecadetinthe ness:www.projectstreetorg. AHunger localandinternationalrelevance. state.ShealsoreceivedtheCommander's Banquetandsleep-outonthePresident's CommendationletterasacolonelinCAP HouselawnhelpedtheMBCcommunity understandthemagnitudeoftheissue. MaryBaldwinCollegeMagazine MBCNews Programs and Ideas Come to Life Through "Dr.SamuelR. Spencerjr.,for whomthe?teti' CenterforCivic andGlobal Engagementis named,spoke directlyto studentsand mformedthem ofthereasons MBC initiated theventure. 'Yourworld isexpatjdingbyunheard ofproportions,andthe collegerecognizesthe demandsofthisnew, hugeworld.'Theformer presidentandcivic leaderalsoemphasized thatthenewcenteris'an academicgifttoall students'toexpandthen worldatidto'gotothe endsoftheEarth. — Fromanewsarticu FOERliMzaBbCetMheDdaitatiWlriioti'nO''j.