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Former names | Augusta Female Seminary (1842–1895) Mary Baldwin Seminary (1895–1923) Mary Baldwin College (1923–2016) |
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Motto | Non pro tempore sed aeternitate |
Motto in English | Not for time but for eternity |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1842 |
Religious affiliation | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Academic affiliations | CIC APCU WCC |
Endowment | $30.2 million (2019)[1] |
President | Jeff Stein |
Academic staff | 95 full-time, 118 part-time, 91% of full-time hold terminal degree |
Students | 1,761 |
Undergraduates | 1,313 |
Postgraduates | 227 |
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Location | , , United States |
Campus | Small city, 58.5 acres |
Colors | Gold and white Each class has its own colors. |
Nickname | Fighting Squirrels |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – USA South |
Mascot | Baldwin the Fighting Squirrel and Gladys the Squirrel[2] |
Website | marybaldwin |
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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]
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.