The country’s historic presidential election occurs November 4, the same day thatthe next issue of The Cupola is published! You don’t have to wait until the lastminute for critical election information, though:

KNOW THE ISSUES12 p.m., Spencer Center

• October 8: What key health care issues should you consider beforeyou vote? Led by Steve Mosher,professor of Health CareAdministration and political science

• October 22: Overview of the issues,led by Laura van Assendelft,professor of political science

VOTING CHECKLIST

RegistrationVoter registration must be completed 29 days before thegeneral election in Virginia.Unfortunately, that deadline for theNovember 4 presidential electionhas passed, but getting registered forthe next election is a good idea.

Absentee BallotIf you are registered, it’s not too late to get an absentee ballot. Virginiansmust turn in an absentee ballotapplication to their local voter regis-tration office by the Tuesday beforeElection Day (October 28) toreceive a ballot by mail. Contactyour local voter registration office

for an application or visitwww.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Absentee_Documents/VA_Absentee_ballot_application.pdf to download. Out-of-state students should contact theirhometown voter registration office;deadlines vary by state.

Find Your Polling LocationIf you are a Virginia resident planning to vote in person, enteryour address at www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT2/PublicPollingPlace.aspx to findyour polling location.

Don’t forget to bring your voter registration card!

CAMPUS MEDIA COVERAGE• MBC-TV plans to air a debate/

discussion between MBC studentswho represent Democrat andRepublican views during the finalweek in October

• MBC Radio will air audio recording from the MBC-TV debate withcommentary, call-ins, and more

• The October 6 issue of Campus Comments maps students’ partyaffiliations by residence hall

It is not uncommon to see flags onthe Mary Baldwin campus, butwhen more than 100 red flagsappeared with no explanation in lateSeptember, the college communitytook note. Red flags have an unmis-takable meaning: Warning. The flagswere placed a few days before mostof the college community was givendetails and context for this specificwarning. Time to wonder. Time tospeculate. Time to want to beinvolved. Students, faculty, and staffsoon learned about the Red FlagCampaign and its mission to helpcollege students and staff recognizethe warning signs of dating violence.

“One of the greatest interests ofcollege students is seeking out rela-tionships with their peers —friendships and dating relationships,”said Kim Casey and Angie Vizachero,staff members at New Directions

Center, a safe haven for victims ofemotional and physical abuse inStaunton, who helped coordinate thecampaign at MBC. “Unfortunately,we also know that dating violencehappens in one out of five intimaterelationships in college.”

Mary Baldwin College’s rela-tionship with New Directions forvolunteer service and internshipwork helped in the college’s selectionto participate in the statewideawareness event, which is in its thirdyear. Revealing the purpose of themysterious red flags on Apple DayOctober 1 was just the start of amonth of activities that focus onpreventing violence in relationships.Awareness-themed art by MBCstudents, buttons, and posters willprovide ongoing reminders of thecause throughout the month, andevents will culminate October 30

with Take Back the Night, a tradi-tional rally to protest domestic fearand violence.

Red Flag Campaign posters willremain visible on campus throughthe end of the month. The series ofsix posters illustrate red flags thatmight be present in a relationship inwhich dating violence is happening:coercion, emotional abuse, sexualassault, victim-blaming, excessivejealousy, and isolation. An exampleof a helpful peer response isprovided on each poster. TheCampaign also provides resourcesthrough its Web site, www.thered-flagcampaign.org, and Vizacheroand Casey are available forclassroom visits.

The project was developed bythe Virginia Sexual and DomesticViolence Action Alliance and fundedby the Verizon Foundation.

MBC Gets the Message: Red Flags Warn of Dating Violence

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Read Cornelius Eady’s no-nonsensepoems and you will notice the influenceof the cadences of blues and jazz. Youwill recognize or learn to empathizewith the struggles. Listen to Eady readhis poems and you will hear the music.You will witness the unflinching socialcommentary. You might feel like he issomeone you have always known.

Mary Baldwin College students,faculty, staff, and the public will havethe chance to listen when Eady presentson campus October 29 as the college’s2008–09 Elizabeth Kirkpatrick DoengesVisiting Artist/Scholar. Eady, associateprofessor of English and director of thecreative writing program at Universityof Notre Dame, will intersperse excerptsfrom his poems into a narrative of hislife, describing how his work as a writerexpanded into teaching, theatricalcollaboration, and the co-founding ofthe national poets organization CaveCanem. Reflecting MBC’s annual theme,Maps, Eady’s self-introduction is titled“Mapping the Muse: A Poet’s Journey,”according to MBC Professor of EnglishRick Plant, who is coordinating his visit.

“Eady offers an inspiring exampleof a writer who is thoughtfully engagedwith the world around him,” said Plant.“That sense of a writer-in-the-world

Doenges Poet Weaves Street Sense,Sentiment into Prize-Winning Work

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There were many opportunities to chatwith, listen to, and learn from interna-tional MBC artists-in-residence ClaudiaBernardi and Srinivas Krishnan duringtheir visits in September, and it is notthe last the college will see of them inthe 2008–09 academic year.

Buzz is already circulating abouttwo trips to be led by Bernardi andKrishnan in spring 2009. In an extraor-dinary example of bringing art andstudies to life, Bernardi will journeywith a group of students and facultyduring Spring Break to Perquin, ElSalvador to visit the school she estab-lished. Walls of Hope School of Art andOpen Studio (www.wallsofhope.org)was set up by Bernardi to use art tohelp heal the nearby community devas-tated by mass civilian executions duringthat country’s brutal civil war.

The MBC community was intro-duced to the town where those atrocitiestook place, El Mozote, by Bernardiwhen she first appeared at the collegein 2006 as the Elizabeth K. DoengesVisiting Artist/Scholar. In May Term2007, she led students in the creationof a collaborative community mural indowntown Staunton, which inspiredthe making of a student documentaryfilm. Bernardi will return for May Term2009 to guide another student muralproject, this time on campus.

Also during May Term 2009,MBC President Pamela Fox willaccompany students and Krishnan on astudy abroad trip to Chennai, India,deepening the connection with the artist-in-residence and his native country.Students will be able to explore FacultyWomen in Management with AssociateProfessor of Business Claire Kent or

Film Analysis/India’s Cinema withAssistant Professor of CommunicationBruce Dorries, Spencer Center faculty-in-residence.

Contact the Spencer Center at ext.7181 for more information abouteither trip, and continue to watch forupcoming events with MBC’s inspiringartists-in-residence.

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Artists-in-Residence Lead Students to India and El Salvador

There are 3.1 billion things — give ortake a few — that make Mary BaldwinCollege’s Alumnae/i College weekend alearning experience not to be missed.That is approximately the number ofletters in the complete human genome,which the event’s special guest, Dr.Francis Collins, decoded as director ofthe National Human GenomeResearch Institute. Two sessions withCollins headline the college’s firstAlumnae/i College, inviting graduatesback to campus to celebrate the artsand sciences at MBC.

“Our goal is that alumnae/i willreturn home with new knowledge —having learned in the company ofscholars and friends — and a renewedsense of their place at Mary BaldwinCollege,” said Jennifer Kibler ’91,executive director of alumnae/i andparent relations.

Collins’ scientific breakthroughsearned him the Presidential Medal ofFreedom in 2007, presented byPresident George W. Bush. His bookabout his melding of science and faith,Language of God, was on The New

York Times bestseller list for more than20 weeks. Francis Collins’ presenta-tions will set the stage for explorationof his parents’ influence on MaryBaldwin College during the event. Hisfather, the late Professor Emeritus ofTheatre Fletcher Collins, taught atMBC for more than 30 years, hislegacy memorialized in the name of theblack box theatre in Deming Fine Artsbuilding on campus. His late mother,Margaret Collins, was also intimatelyconnected with the college and itsstudents. Two sessions for alumnae/iwill explore the pairs’ musical interestsand Margaret Collins’ plays andpublished works.

Several faculty and staff memberswill lead workshops during theweekend. Terry Southerington ’72 andVirginia Francisco ’64, professors oftheatre, offer their insight during thesessions about Fletcher and MargaretCollins. Blending scientific and artistsworlds, other offerings include anexploration of biological studies ofLewis Creek in downtown Stauntonwith Associate Professor of Biology

Lundy Pentz, and a discussion of andtrip to a mural in the city created byMBC students and Argentine artist-in-residence Claudia Bernardi withMarlena Hobson, associate professorof art, among others. Students, faculty,staff, and community members areinvited to register to attend and sharethe experience with alumnae/i.

For more information and toregister for Alumnae/i College October24–26, visit www.mbc.edu/alumnae/fallcollege08.

World’s Leading Geneticist Will InspireMBC Alumnae/i to Lifelong Learning

SOCCER Highlights: A goal and an assist inthe September 13 contest againstSweet Briar College helped freshmanforward Amber Brooks capture USASouth Athletic Conference Rookie ofthe Week honors in mid-September.Overall record: 0-8Conference record: 0-2

VOLLEYBALLHighlights: In the team’s Septemberwin against Meredith College, seniorColena Roberts led the team with 17kills and Kim Clum ’10 contributed30 assists, seven kills, and 15 digs.Overall record: 2-16 Conference record: 2-5

CROSS-COUNTRYHighlights: The team of 11 MBCrunners bested nine teams in theUSA South and the Old DominionAthletic Conference (ODAC) toplace second at the MaroonInvitational in Roanoke. JuniorKathryn Stephens was named USASouth Athlete of the Week in earlySeptember. Record: Placed third at ShenandoahInvitational and second at MaroonCross Country Invitational.

SQUIRREL SPIRIT Highlights: MBC supporters in thestands during the college’s winagainst Meredith College stood tocheer for each game point, and fansat the home soccer match-up againstSweet Briar showed their spirit withencouraging signs. Pack the PAC onApple Eve was a success, encour-aging the volleyball team in a toughhome match-up.

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MBC artist-in-residence Srinivas Krishnan, right, performs vocals and drumming with another member ofGlobal Rhythms for an audience at Mary Baldwin College. Krishnan and artist-in-residence Claudia Bernardiwere on campus for separate visits for cultural activities in September.

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“Go beyond boundaries, makeBaldwin a verb, conjugate yourself.”With these words I have challengedthe freshman class to believe radicallyin themselves, to be Boldly Baldwin.In this fifth year of our 10-yearstrategic plan I urge our entirecommunity to claim our heritage andwith conviction and certainty aboutthe rightness of our mission, to assertour place in higher education as aninstitution like no other.

I explained to our neweststudents that a Baldwin Woman is aconfident, compassionate, change-maker. Our students are strikingexamples of this assertion, but it istrue not only of them. It is true of usas an institution as well.

As a college we are confident. Weproudly declare our commitment tothe liberal arts, to diversity and inclu-sivity, to the community and

institutions that surround us, and tothe value of the education we offer.We use our voices.

As a college we are compas-sionate. We embrace our SpencerCenter for Civic and GlobalEngagement and keep our promisesto the President’s ClimateCommitment and to the ClintonGlobal Initiative University. Everyface has a name and every name hasa story. We care about each other.

As a college we are makers ofchange. We are boldly innovative aswe respond to the educational needsof today’s youth, young gifted girls,adults, future leaders in public lifeand in the military, educators, andstudents of Renaissance literature inperformance. This year our cycle ofinnovation continues as we refine andinvent curricula to fully engage andprepare our first year students to

persist and excel atMary Baldwin. Weput Mary Baldwinon the map.

As wecelebrate ourfounders thisOctober, we willkeep the image of Mary JuliaBaldwin in front of our minds. Shecame to Augusta Female Seminarythe year it opened in 1842, a shy girl of 13. Through a half century ofbold spirit as its leader she turned the austere campus into a stunningvision of cutting-edge innovation forwomen. Dare to make this kind of difference in your own life’s work.Excellence for every woman, every day.

Dr. Pamela Fox, president

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Boldly Baldwin: A Mantra for Students and Their College

Peter Cruise, associate professor ofHealth Care Administration, two bookchapters, “Disaster Transit: The NewOrleans Experience” in George M. Guess(Ed.) Managing and Financing UrbanPublic Transport Systems and “The Roadto Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector”in Van Johnston (Ed.) EntrepreneurialManagement and Public Policy.

Amy Diduch, associate professor ofeconomics, book review “Targeting inSocial Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets,Removing Bad Apples,” EasternEconomic Journal, summer 2008.

Kathy McCleaf, associate professor ofhealth and studies of gender andsexuality, an article, “Bullying, or theMadness in Middle School,” BellaOnline:The Voice of Women, August 2008.

Martha Walker, associate professor ofFrench/women’s studies, an article, “ThePolitics of Folklore in Abdou Anta Kâ’s LaFille Des dieux,” Romance Notes, May2008.

Ralph Cohen, professor in MLitt/MFAprogram in Shakespeare andRenaissance Literature in Performance,keynote speaker, Wooden O Symposium,Utah Shakespearean Festival, August2008.

Elaine Traynelis-Yurek, Master of Arts inTeaching adjunct, papers, “The Use ofthe Language Experience Approach andResponse to Intervention,” convention ofthe International Reading Association,May 2008; “Preparation of SpecialEducation Teachers in the Mid-AtlanticRegion to Teach Reading and TheirInteractions with Reading Specialists,”Learning Disabilities World Congress,November 2007; and “DevelopingFluency and Sight Word Vocabulary withPrimary School Students Using theLanguage Experience Approach,”European Conference on Reading,August 2007.

Ralph Cohen, professor in MLitt/MFAprogram in Shakespeare and RenaissanceLiterature in Performance, was programdirector for a five-week institute forcollege professors, “The BlackfriarsPlayhouse: The Stage, the Study, and theClassroom,” summer 2008.

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wordspokenMy favorite line from Hillary Clinton’sspeech at the Democratic NationalConvention this year was: “My motherwas born before women could vote.But in this election my daughter got tovote for her mother for President.”

Let us remind ourselves that eventhough Abigail Adams urged herhusband to “remember the ladies” in aletter to him in 1776, female suffragewas not granted until 1920. Arrested,jailed, force-fed through nasal tubes,and stubborn enough to keeppicketing, suffragists took generationsto fulfill Susan B. Anthony’s prophecy:“Failure is impossible.”

In 1957 Martin Luther Kingproclaimed: “So long as I do not firmly

and irrevocably possess the right tovote I do not possess myself. I cannotmake up my mind — it is made up forme. I cannot live as a democraticcitizen, observing the laws I havehelped to enact — I can only submit tothe edict of others.” What if the word“possess” was changed to “exercise”?

Your vote is your voice, and yes, itmatters. Tennessee became the laststate to ratify the 19th Amendment bya single vote when Harry Burns votedfor suffrage because his mother toldhim to. By a single vote Texas wasadded to the United States in 1845;one vote decided on war with Mexicoin 1867; one vote gave the UnitedStates the state of Alaska in 1867; one

vote saved AndrewJohnson’s presi-dency in 1868; andone vote gaveRutherford B.Hayes the presi-dency.

Ancienthistory? Whatabout the 537 votes that gave Floridato President George W. Bush in 2000?Too many Americans take the right tovote for granted, or worse, they fraud-ulently attempt to deny that right toothers. What will you do about it?

Laura van Assendelft, professor of political science

A Vote Is a Voice, That Can, Indeed, Make All the Difference

achievementsnotable

1,915: Total applicants, hundreds morethan previous record in 2007

311: Freshmen enrolled

24401, 22980, 24477: Most common home zip codes (Staunton, Waynesboro, Stuarts Draft)

7: Number of students who graduated fromStuarts Draft High School (Virginia), the mostfrom any single school; homeschoolers werethe next most represented with six freshmen

7: Freshmen with the surnameDavis, the most common in the class

4: Freshmen under age 14 on the first day of classes, September 1

1: New student who celebrated a birthday on the first day of classes

9: Number ofunique animalsreferenced in e-mail addresses(lion, chicken,cheetah, dragon,monkey, beaver,unicorn, duck,dog)

36: Enrollment in BIO 111: Principlesof Biology, largest class for fall 2008

9: Freshmen named Brittany, the mostcommon first name

23: States represented

Beyond the Numbers: CLASS OF2012

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The Program for the ExceptionallyGifted (PEG) Steering Committeeenters a second productive year withmembers Sam Smith ’09, LindeBischak ’10, Devon Chenette ’10,Alison Presswood ’11, Gwen Boniface’11, India Fitzgerald ’12, KrittikaKrishnan ’12, and Alisa Mahioub ’12.These students meet monthly todiscuss with PEG Director StephanieFerguson policies and procedures,program maintenance and growth, aswell as issues and concerns raised byPEG students and staff.

Ferguson also proposed thecreation of a PEG CommunityCouncil. This body will serve as anin-house judicial board and honorcouncil for PEG-specific issues

and infractions.“Too often, PEG community

offenses are committed and day staffis left serving the role of a schoolprincipal’s office. I envision onefunction of the PEG community asproviding the opportunity to bepersonally responsible for one’sactions. I see the PEG CommunityCouncil as aiding this type ofgrowth,” Ferguson said.

Representing the PEG communitythat does not live in PEG Center forfall 2008 are juniors Linde Bischak,Devon Chenette, and JimenaHernandez. Gwen Boniface ’11,Rachel Harned ’10, April Lao ’11,and Emma Oliver ’11 will representthose who do live in the center.

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Student NewsJoin Us Online!

Doenges Artist Cornelius Eadywww.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/56MBC Athleticswww.mbc.edu/athleticsSpencer Centerwww.mbc.edu/spencercenterRed Flag Campaignwww.theredflagcampaign.orgAlumnae/i Collegewww.mbc.edu/alumnae/fallcollege08

At Your Service!Bookstore (in Pannill Student Center)Monday–Friday: 9am–4pmWeekends for special events Career Center (in Kable House)Monday–Friday: 8:30am–4:30pmGrafton Library

Monday–Thursday: 8am–midnightFriday–Saturday: 8am–6pmSunday: 12pm–midnightHunt Dining Hall

Monday–Friday: 7:30–9am, 11am–1:30pm, 4:30-6:30pmSaturday–Sunday: 11am–1pm, 4:30–6pmNuthouse (in Hunt Dining Hall)Monday–Thursday: 8am–2pm, 4-10pmFriday: 8am–2pm, 4-11pm Saturday: 7-11pmPhysical Activities Center

Monday–Thursday: 6am–9pm Friday: 7am–5pmSaturday: 12–5pmSunday: 5–9pmPost Office (in Pannill Student Center)Monday–Friday: 9am–4pm Saturday: 9am–12pm Pub (in Pannill Student Center)Food Service: Monday–Thursday: 11am–2pm, 4-8pmFriday: 11–2pmBuilding Hours: Monday–Friday: 6am–midnightSaturday–Sunday: 7am–midnightWenger Computer Labs

Every day 7am–midnight

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To submit items for Boldly Baldwin and Movers & Shakers, e-mail msmith@mbc.edu.To submit ideas for news stories and briefs, e-mail dmedley@mbc.edu. Deadlines forsubmissions are the 15th of each month. TheCupola can also be reached at 540-887-7009.

The editor reserves the right to select represen-tative submissions and edit material accordingto AP and MBC style and available space.

EditorDawn Medley

Assistant EditorMorgan Alberts Smith ’99

DesignPamela Dixon

The Cupola is published on the first Tuesday ofeach month, September to May, for the faculty,staff, and students of Mary Baldwin College bythe Office of Communication, Marketing, andPublic Affairs. For more news about MaryBaldwin, visit MBC News online at mbc.edu/news.

Mary Baldwin College does not discriminate on thebasis of sex (except that men are admitted only asgraduate and ADP students), race, national origin,color, age, disability, or sexual orientation in its educa-tional programs, admissions, or co-curricular or otheractivities, and employment practices. Inquiries may bedirected to the Director ofHuman Resources, P.O. Box 1500, MaryBaldwin College, Staunton, Virginia 24402;phone 540-887-7367.

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Student Government EncouragesEveryone to Raise the BarBy Casby Stainback ’09, SGA President

As a campuscommunity, wehave just completedthe first full monthof the academicyear. We feel accom-plishment in whatwe have achievedthus far, and westrive to be even

better. We’ve had time to settle in andfind our bearings. Now it is time toraise the bar.

It is the perfect time for students tostart making the most of every opportu-nity available at Mary Baldwin College.We all need to be involved in the MaryBaldwin community. Student Senate isnow in full swing and is the perfect

opportunity to stay informed aboutcampus events, to voice your opinion,and influence the culture of MBC.Clubs have organized and begun theiryearly activities; it is each student’sresponsibility to make sure she isengaged and involved. Intramural andvarsity sports have started, encouragingus all to make our own commitmentsto set health and wellness as a priority.Challenge yourself academically. Makethe most of every class. Do not settlefor making the grade, but learn asmuch as you possibly can.

You have the opportunity to grow this semester if you do a littlemore, try a little harder, and set ahigher goal each time you set out. Ihave confidence that each student haswhat it takes to be a Boldly Baldwinwoman this semester.

� Freshman forward Amber Brookswas recognized as USA SouthAthlete Conference Rookie of theWeek September 15. She scored agoal and added an assist in amatch-up against Sweet Briar.

� Kathryn Stephens was named USASouth Athlete of the WeekSeptember 1. She was also namedMBC’s Athlete of the Week.Stephens placed second in a field of37 runners in the ShenandoahInvitational with a time of 27:28 inthe 6K race, which helped place theSquirrels third overall at the meet.

Students in Motion

Martha S. Grafton (MSG) Library hasadded a new feature to their site. Visitmsglibrary.blogspot.com for “yourdaily dose of MSG … news, updates,and information from Martha S.Grafton Library at Mary BaldwinCollege.” Students can chat with alibrarian online, find out what’s new atGrafton, meet new staff members,watch a Flickr slideshow of events atthe library, and even subscribe to theblog. Questions can still submitted toask@mbc.edu or by calling the libraryat ext. 7085.

Website EncouragesDaily Dose of MSG

Are you strong enough to survive fivedays in MBC’s Communications Labwithout showers, electronics, or theability to get away from other contest-ants? Baldwin Program Board (BPB)Chairwoman Samantha Smith wants toknow. BPB will test MBC students inthe college’s version of Survivor. Duringthe week of October 23–27, contestantswill live in the Communications Laband be escorted to class by BPB’sspecial events committee, brought foodfrom Hunt Dining Hall, and have onlysupervised computer usage (forhomework only) and bathroom breaks.Any participant who leaves the labwithout permission forfeits the game.Like the real Survivor, there will beelimination challenges, immunityopportunities, rewards such as fast foodor showers, and vote-off eliminationsfrom both contestants and viewers. Theentire event will be broadcast live round-the-clock on MBC-TV. The last personstanding will receive a grand prize of $300. Interested? Contact SamanthaSmith, smithsk0298@mbc.edu, for more information.

Survivor, MBC Style

PEG Committee Begins Second Year,Council Joins the Ranks

There are many opportunities to be seen, heard, and remembered atMBC through involvement in student media. Although Club Rush has passed,it’s not too late to join Campus Comments, the student newspaper; MBC-TV;MBC Radio; and The Bluestocking, the college’s yearbook. For more informa-tion, visit www.mbc.edu/student/studentmedia.asp.

Be Seen, Be Heard, Be Remembered

Make Sure You Are Part of MBC’s HistoryIt’s time for seniors to schedule their yearbook portraits. Photo sessions are offered during five weekends in fall semester. Appointments last 30 minutesand can be scheduled with yearbook advisor Morgan Smith atmsmith@mbc.edu or ext. 7180. Portraits are free if just taken for yearbook use, and a personal package costs $45.

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Steve Mosher, professor of Health CareAdministration and political science,serves on Undergraduate ProgramCommittee of the Association ofUniversity Programs in HealthAdministration. He was also chair of thereview panel for the re-certification appli-cation of Towson University.

Elaine Traynelis-Yurek, Master of Arts inTeaching adjunct, was awarded first placeby the West Virginia Chapter of theCollege of Surgeons for her researchpresentation “Pilot Study of AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder in TraumaPatients,” May 2008.

Jim Sconyers, assistant professor of art,art exhibit ‘“No Danger” Paper Airplanes,’at Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PurdueUniversity, fall 2008.

Coverage of the start of the 2008-09academic year:

“Big Enrollment for VWIL,” WHSV-TV3, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 8/19/08.

“VWIL Training at Mary BaldwinCollege,” WHSV-TV3, Harrisonburg,Virginia, 8/25/08.

“VWIL Welcomes Record NewClass,” The News Leader, Staunton,Virginia, 8/26/08.

“Fox wants vision realized,” TheNews Virginian, Waynesboro, Virginia,8/28/08.

“State of the college highlightsMBC’s accomplishments, goals,” TheNews Leader, Staunton, Virginia,8/28/08.

“Uncharted territory: Freshmen sayhellos, goodbyes,” The NewsVirginian, Waynesboro, Virginia,8/29/08.

“Mary Baldwin welcomes class of2012,” The News Leader, Staunton,Virginia, 8/29/08.

“MBC Freshman OrientationCommunity Service,” WHSV-TV3,Harrisonburg, Virginia, 8/30/08.

Jennifer Davis ’12, “Mary BaldwinVoters,” WHSV-TV3, Harrisonburg,Virginia, 8/28/08.

Sarah Firaben ’10, “Firaben will study inSpain,” The News Leader, Staunton,Virginia, 8/5/08.

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“[Dr. Margaret Pinkston] looked at me earnestly and said,‘Tiffany, always remember, women can have it all. Justdon’t think you need to have it all at one time.’ Of all thethings she taught me over the years, this is the key messageI took with me.”

DR. TIFFANY HAMM, FOUNDERS DAY 2008 SPEAKER

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“I woke up early today knowing that I was going to dosomething for a good cause. It felt great to be part of atradition that has been part of Mary Baldwin for so long.”

ASHLEY MCHATTON ’11, CO-CHAIR OF

APPLE DAY GLEANING COMMITTEE

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“It is fun even though it’s raining. Apple Day is one of thethings that is unique about Mary Baldwin, and everyonewho isn’t a student here is jealous of it!”

DEVON CHENNETTE ’10, APPLE DAY PARTICIPANT

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“I am here to say go ahead and map your course. Jump on thehighway, but don’t be tied to your original route.”

DR. TIFFANY HAMM, FOUNDERS DAY 2008 SPEAKER

Where in the world is … Sara Nair “Sally” James ’69?An occasional feature mapping our alumnae/i around the world

Profession: Professor of art history at Mary Baldwin College. One of the things I loveabout my career is the opportunity — even more than that, the outright encouragement— to travel.

MBC studies: I was an art major at a time when art and art history were combined, andit was while I was a student at Mary Baldwin that my passion for learning really took fire.Much was thanks to the learning atmosphere and the outstanding professors who had apassion for teaching and learning, but also there was travel. Between my junior and senioryears at Mary Baldwin, after I had taken several art history courses, I spent three monthstraveling in Europe. The trip was an eye-opener for me. To see the art in context —paintings hanging in the places for which they were made, buildings being used as theywere meant to be used — and seeing the size, colors, and textures of things changed mywhole perspective on art.

On travel abroad: From the outset, I liked meeting people, seeing different customs inpractice, eating new types of food — even the unfamiliar currencies were all exciting forme. I was hooked on traveling! I’ll never forget seeing one elated MBC student literallyjump up and down clapping her hands when she saw the Cathedral of Florence. Theexperience really does that to you.

England

Four trips since 2002, primarily forart history excursions. “Mycuriosity about England goes backto childhood, and I would deem itmy second favorite place to travel,after Italy.”

France and Belgium

First in 1979 as part of a sight-seeing trip that also includedGermany and the Netherlands.James has made repeat trips toFrance and Belgium and will lead aMay Term 2009 art history coursethat takes her back to bothcountries to “study art and archi-tecture in the settings for whichthey were created.”

Netherlands

Sightseeing and taking students tosee art

Germany

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Italy

Italy is by far the country mosttraveled by James, who hasventured there more than a dozentimes in the last 20 years. “I’vehandled 13th-century manuscriptsand climbed scaffolds to seefrescoes being restored. There’snothing like staring into the eyes ofFra Angelico’s Christ, eyeball toeyeball, 50 feet off the floor atOrvieto! I could see the brush-strokes and fingerprints in thedecorative gilded wax.”

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Aja Harvey ’09 partipates in gleaning at a Bedford County orchard, continuinga longtime MBC tradition. Students collected 2,657 pounds of apples to bedonated to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.

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REFLECTING ON THE OPENING

CEREMONY (OCTOBER 11, 2007)

Roderic Owen, professor of philosophy and

Spencer Center faculty fellow: The time andeffort that went into planning the multifacetedopening event gave witness to the globaldiversity on campus and the college’s genuinedesire to have everyone engaged.Andrea Cornett-Scott, associate vice

president for inclusive excellence and staff

fellow: The relationship between the Centerand students in the Ida B. Wells Living LearningCommunity for new African-American studentswas ritually initiated when organizers invited thegroup to participate in the opening ceremony.They were so proud to carry their banner andrepresent the college at an event like that just afew weeks after entering Mary Baldwin. Theceremony also featured multicultural praisesingers and dancers in traditional dress for avisually beautiful and meaningful celebration. Heather Ward, director of international

programs: Hundreds of students, faculty, staff,and community members joined in bringing theceremony to life. It was an auspicious day,because many of those people continue to beinvolved with the center.

STUDENT INITIATIVE AND

RESOURCESWard: The most powerful transformations arethose you see in individual students. Last year,the international students were especially braveand outgoing. I watched them change fromtimid, anxious, and doubtful into confident,mature women ready to take on the world. Justfacing the everyday challenges of life in anotherculture and succeeding changed their self-image;they learned how to solve their problems. I alsogot to know several students who returned fromstudy abroad, and they shared a lot with meabout the challenges of communicating theimportance and depth of their experiencesoverseas with friends and peers here on campus.

Other examples of student initiativefostered by the center abound. It has beenexciting to observe the potential of one or a fewstudents to inspire peers to become more civic-or global-minded. For example, when we putout a call for help with Hunger andHomelessness Awareness Week in November,

vibrant students Stephanie Klusmann ’11 andClara Canon ’11 stepped forward with greatideas and commitment to the issues. Our call lastfall for students to attend a nearby lecture byArchbishop Desmond Tutu was enthusiasticallymet by nearly 75 students and faculty members.After seeing Gloria Steinem speak, JasmineWitmer ’11 created a new campus feministorganization. These are just a few highlights.Bruce Dorries, assistant professor of

communication and Spencer Center faculty-

in-residence: I like the characterization of thecenter as a hippie airport lounge that I heardbestowed on it recently by an alumna. Thecenter serves as a departure point for manydesirable and important destinations for serviceor study abroad … or both. Owen: The efforts of students such as seniorsRobyn Stegman and Rhea Vance-Cheng, whoare spearheading a commitment to aid young at-risk girls in the U.S. and abroad, are powerfulillustrations of what the Spencer Center canencourage. They may have found a way toaccomplish something similar on their own, butPresident Fox’s allocation of the SpencerCenter’s resources to send students to theClinton Global Initiative University conferencemade a huge difference in their impact. Studentshave also stepped up to organize Spring Breaktrips through the center, such as a trip to NewOrleans for Katrina relief planned by EricaTorres ’09 and another to Hope Hill center forat-risk girls. Claudia Bernardi, Argentine artist and MBC

artist-in-residence: The center offers an incred-ible opportunity, and one that is still rare in theworld of higher education, I believe. It is bothadjacent to academic and extracurricularprograms and independent in creating its ownpresence. In my perception, all fields shouldmerge in civic and global engagement, in thisplace that is centrally located at Mary Baldwin,the Spencer Center. In addition to makingconnections between learning and service andtravel more deliberate instead of by chance, thecenter endorses the practice of giving time,people, space, and priority to projects that makethose connections.Cornett-Scott: It is great knowing there is asanctioned partner on campus available for ourstudents in the area of community service andglobal exploration. Because there is a Spencer

Center, students I work closely with in the Pearlsmentoring program were profoundly aware thatan endorsed college program would be excitedabout their civic engagement with youngwomen in the community. They were thrilled toknow that when they needed a place to displaydolls for the Black Baby Doll drive or a place tohost the Pearls rites of passage reception, theSpencer Center opened her doors.

I adjusted the curriculum for the Ida B.Wells (IBW) program to include Philosophy140: Community Service to further strengthenthe group’s relationship with the SpencerCenter. Already, IBW students have attendedthe welcome reception for Spencer Citizens,shared tea with Dr. Fox and visiting globalmusicians, and they will support the SpencerCenter lecture series.

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE Srinivas Krishnan, Indian native and global

musician, MBC artist-in-residence: I amlearning, always learning and learning more. Ihave fun paying attention to many things atMBC, from the enthusiasm that students,faculty, and staff have for world affairs andstudy abroad to entrepreneurial ideas andperspectives on diverse issues. The SpencerCenter is one of the ways the college shows therest of the world just the tip of the iceberg aboutMary Baldwin College. Bernardi: I felt very welcomed from thebeginning [as the college’s Doenges VisitingArtist/Scholar in 2006–07], but you never knowwhen visiting a new place if the connection isgoing to be based on one project or evolve intoa relationship with longevity. I’m glad that theSpencer Center and several wonderful peoplehere have made my relationship with MaryBaldwin one for the long term. It reassures methat I will have a continuing connection withstudents here and watch them grow.

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There is an event on the center’s calendar almost every day this semester, and the momentumpromises to continue. In a clear testament to just how busy activity surrounding the center has become,we did not even attempt to get those same people together in a single room to reflect this September.Instead, we asked them to consider the impact of the center’s existence and its future individually. Theirthoughts reveal wide-eyed awe at what has been accomplished in one year and determination to keeppushing the creativity into new areas.

But first, a note: One of the biggest changes in the second year of the Spencer Center is newDirector of Civic Engagement Steve Grande, profiled on page 7. The college reluctantly said good-byeto first-year director Julie Shepherd when she left to pursue a doctoral degree. While here, Shepherdeffectively took the position from an idea to an indispensable member of the staff and built countlesscommunity connections. Grande is on track not to let the office miss a beat.

Spencer Center Extends MBC’s Commitment to Nurture Change-makers

Bruce Dorries, assistant professor of communication andfaculty-in-residence at the Spencer Center, orients newfreshman Spencer Citizens to civic and global engagementat MBC. The Spencer Citizen program is new for 2008 andincludes participation in at least 10 hours of volunteerservice each month. Read about one of the freshmanselected for the group in the profile on page 12.

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LOOKING FORWARDWard: I honestly didn’t expect us to begoing so strong already. We have multi-plied the programs we offer, and trafficthrough the center is brisk. I’d say dozensof students have come to us in the firsttwo weeks of this academic year to learnabout study abroad and volunteer oppor-tunities. It’s also exciting to hearmembers of the freshman class (andothers) talk easily about civic and globalengagement — the words roll off theirtongues — they know exactly what theSpencer Center is and why it is here.Dorries: One big goal involves the devel-opment of a minor in civic engagement.Many colleges and universities have suchprograms. The center will serve as a focalpoint for civic engagement studies, forwhat is now being referred to as aSemester of Service, which will be agateway experience for students inter-ested in pursuing the minor. Owen: The accomplishments of theprevious year were numerous, and wewill keep the focus on civic and globalengagement. We are not working with

ideas that are new, but the context isnovel for the 21st century — the idea thatthe answer doesn’t have to be economicgrowth or environmental stability, entre-preneurism or the greater good, it can beboth. My vision is that we will start the

process of moving beyond a flurry ofprograms and speakers and awardstoward a deeper conception of what civicand global engagement means. There isno magic wand that will help thathappen, it will take time.

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Blinking camera flashes and livelyspirit captured the recent signing ofan exchange agreement linkingStaunton and Seoul by MBCPresident Pamela Fox and Presidentof Sungshin Women’s University inSouth Korea, Hwa Jin Shim. Theagreement is the latest of MaryBaldwin’s growing number of signedinternational relationships — whichalso include Doshisha Women’sCollege and Kansai Gaidai Universityin Japan, and Lady Doak College in India.

The exchange of people and ideasbetween colleges is a powerful force,as the Sungshin representatives wellknow. Heh Young Kim, dean ofexternal affairs at Sungshin, explainedthe university’s strong tradition ofinternational exchange. On average,about 250 students at Sungshin, or 10percent, study abroad each year; 77 of those are at U.S. colleges anduniversities this year. Since 1968, theuniversity has built nearly 30exchange programs in 10 countries.International study is truly part of theacademic culture at Sungshin, andrepresentatives on campus in Augustwere eager to make MBC part of that culture.

The relationship with Sungshinwas initiated by MBC Professor ofAsian Studies Daniel Métraux, whoshares a mutual friend with HehYoung Kim. On a recruiting trip inKorea in 2007, Bob Grotjohn, MaryBaldwin professor of English, realizedthat a formal agreement between theschools will make student exchangewith that country easier. Grotjohnwill spend his spring 2009 sabbatical— which is funded through aFulbright Award — lecturing onAmerican and Asian-American litera-ture at Chonbuk National Universityin Jeonju, South Korea.

Although this is the firstexchange agreement MBC has pennedwith an institution in Korea, thecollege does have historical presencein that country. Mary BaldwinCollege graduate Lilly Alby Bull,Class of 1893, established a girls’school in southern Korea thatoperated from 1912 until the late1930s, according to an article writtenby Métraux for The Mary BaldwinCollege Magazine. A photo in the1926 Bluestocking yearbook shows students preparing for aThanksgiving celebration at theschool in Korea, which was set up asa missionary effort.

The college hopes for the firststudent exchange with Sungshin tooccur in fall 2009.

New ExchangeGives MBC Seoul

The Cupola: How have your previousexperiences and work equipped you to bedirector of civic engagement at MBC?Grande: My path toward civic engage-ment began when I was an undergrad atUniversity of Minnesota, when I startedvolunteering and working on issuessurrounding the homeless. It all startedpretty innocently. I noticed homelesspeople and thought, ‘I need to dosomething about that.’ I didn’t feel like Iwas making much of a difference in thevolunteer work I was doing at first, so itwas challenging to stick with it. Finally,some of the people in the shelters startedto talk to me and I listened. That’s when itbecame real and I knew I was hooked; itwas more than just handing out a lunch. Ibegan to integrate my work with thehomeless into papers, classes, andadvocacy work in Washington DC. I thinkstudents may relate to that initial feelingof spinning their wheels, and I hope toencourage them to hang in there.

It has been liberating for me to realizethat I am only one part of a creativecommunity — at MBC and elsewhere —and I do not need to feel the pressure togenerate all the ideas. My approach is to listen for the strengths of the campus

and community and figure out how tocapitalize on them. My previous workhas shown me how to pick out the goodideas and cheerlead for them until theybecome reality.

The Cupola: How do you define civicengagement?Grande: I read something recently in The New York Times about that termthat made a lot of sense to me. The quotewas, “A morally and civically responsibleindividual recognizes himself or herself as a member of a larger social fabric andtherefore considers social problems to be at least partly his or her own.”[excerpted from Civic Responsibility and Higher Education]

The biggest question for most of uswhen we approach civic service is, “Do Ibelieve I have the capacity to be a changeagent?” We can answer that through themore traditional civic engagement routes,such as service learning courses andvolunteer service, as well as by thinkingbeyond that. One of my goals is to seestudents taking the lead on more civicengagement efforts — convincing otherstudents, faculty, and staff to tackle issueswith them; inviting guest speakers;

organizing activism. All of those elementsdefine civic engagement for me.

The Cupola: How can college studentsmake civic engagement a priority? Whatare the consequences if they don’t?Grande: Speaking from my experiencewith students and my own entre intoworking on homeless issues, I realize thatthe human stories are what motivatepeople. Knowing that there is a problemor concern is the first step, but knowingthe real people impacted is what deepensunderstanding.

It’s undeniable that students have alot going on. But, if they take time to getinvolved civically, they will see better howthings connect. They will get more out ofclasses, clubs and organizations they’reinvolved with, and social relationships. Itdoes not need to be one or the other.

The consequences of not doing so areindividual and societal. On the individuallevel, people are missing out on the uniqueexperiences of life. Students who arecivically involved will know how to getthings done and they will carry a purposein life wherever they go. In a broadersense, we need civic engagement as part ofour culture to sustain a democratic society.

Those who met Steve Grande in his first few weeks on the job agree: he is in his element as thecollege’s new director of civic engagement at the Spencer Center. Formerly director of the orien-tation office at James Madison University, Grande jumped right in, building on the strongfoundation and momentum set by the center’s first civic engagement director, Julie Shepherd,who moved on to graduate school.

At the time of this interview, Grande had been in his position a total of four days, but hehad already circulated with new Spencer Citizens and other students, MBC artist-in-residenceClaudia Bernardi, representatives from community organizations, and many others. A graduateof University of Minnesota and University of Maryland, Grande is “energized by the prospectof directing my energy and skills toward Mary Baldwin College’s commitment to educatingstudents to be socially responsible community members.”

A student, left, talks with a local community organization representative at the community service fair in theSpencer Center. Visit www.mbc.edu/spencercenter for profiles of Spencer Citizens, pictures of constructionand the opening ceremony, a calendar of events, green initiatives, and more.

Meet Steve Grande, MBC director of civic engagement

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How can Mary Baldwin College be a bit likeJapan, India, Jordan, Ireland, and, of course,America, all at the same time? The college’s newinternational students for 2008–09 — natives ofthe aforementioned countries — continue MBC’sstrong tradition of infusing campus with worldlyflavor. This year, new and established efforts toengage international students led by the SpencerCenter for Civic and Global Engagement helpMary Baldwin feel not only like an internationalhub, but also a little more like home for studentsfrom abroad.

“When I served as an MBC Ambassador lastyear, one of the main concerns of the Japanesestudent I was paired with was making Americanfriends,” said Robyn Stegman ’09. The 2007–08academic year was the first year of the MBCAmbassador program, which partners each inter-national student with an American undergrad forplanned activities and informal interaction, such asrunning to the mall or grocery store.

Stegman, who studied for a semester in Nepaland is a member of the college’s Clinton GlobalInitiative University commitment to help at-riskgirls worldwide, is now part of a new way to helpinternational students assimilate. As residentadvisor of the college’s International Living-Learning Community in Memorial Residence Hall,Stegman offers assistance to students from around

the globe and their American roommates. TheMBC Ambassador program also continues thisyear, giving each international student at least twoAmerican students to lean on.

MBC Director of International ProgramsHeather Ward also introduced the InternationalFriends program this year. Volunteers from thecollege’s faculty and staff were matched with aninternational student for a mutually enrichingexperience that provides another contact for thosefar away from home.

International Friends are encouraged to planat least one activity per semester with their student— such as a meal in their home, day trip, orholiday celebration. Many volunteers, such as JimHarrington, professor of education, and his wife,Constance, will likely plan to see their studentmore often.

“International exchange is always a powerfulthing,” said professor Harrington, who is matchedwith Irish student Monica McAloon. “We were sowelcomed and everyone helped us feel at homewhen we’ve traveled in Ireland. We wanted toreturn that favor.”

International Friend Melissa Leecy, MaryBaldwin major gifts officer, communicated with hernon-traditional Japanese exchange student, KimikoKojima, via e-mail during the summer. Kojima wastaking a course stateside about acclaimating as an

exchange student in America. They were immedi-ately interested in each other’s stories.

“Among other things, I offered to have lunchwith her any time I can,” Leecy said. Kojima, 46,is the mother of four children in Japan whoencourage her to “do well and study hard.”

MBC Ambassadors, American roommates,International Friends, and the Spencer Center helpstudents from abroad recognize familiar faces inmany places at Mary Baldwin. “I already see inter-national students benefitting from having differentpeople to go to with the unique issues that theyface as visitors in this country,” Stegman said.

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It’s unlikely that Sherri Sharpe’s arrivalon campus this fall for her first meetingas a member of the Mary BaldwinCollege Board of Trustees will be asdramatic as the entrance she made bypiloting a giant Chinook helicopter ontocampus in 2004, but it will be just asimportant. A member of the first class inthe Virginia Women’s Institute forLeadership (VWIL), Sharpe is familiarwith being a pioneer at MBC, and shecontinues in that role as the youngest andfirst VWIL alumna to serve on the board.

Sharpe’s nine years of active duty asan Army officer have included flightmissions in combat zones in Iraq,shuttling supplies from neighboringKuwait, delivering mail, and carryingsoldiers back from the front lines. She isunassuming about her military accom-plishments, which include earning aBronze Star and two Air Medals. She isalso reticent about her media exposure,such as her appearance on NBC’s TodayShow while she was stationed in Iraq.

“I don’t believe that I’m where I ambecause I am a woman or even in spite ofit. The leadership around me judges onperformance, not gender, race, orreligion,” Sharpe said in connection withher visit in 2004.

Captain Sharpe, a native ofMartinsville, Virginia, remains on activeduty as Senior Reserve Officer TrainingCorps (SROTC) instructor at the VirginiaMilitary Institute in Lexington.

What was your first impression of

MBC? Right from the start, I realizedthat MBC was full of history, empow-ering for women, and a close community.I was getting ready to become one of themembers of VWIL’s first class, so I had avery real sense of how innovative thecollege was and how it had the courageto try something no other college hadattempted. It was intimidating andintensely exciting.

What were your reasons for saying

“yes” when accepting membership

on the Board? It was a chance to giveback to the school and the programs thathelped shape me and my career.

How have women’s colleges

benefited you or people you know?

Through my personal experience andwhat I’ve witnessed in others, attending awomen’s college is a unique opportunityfor a woman to develop her leadershipand communication style. The absence of

the distractions of a coed environmentrelieves pressure many women feel toalways appear attractive or to hide theirintelligence when they’re on campus.

How will you support MBC’s focus on

civic engagement and global citizen-

ship? Serving in the Army and beingstationed overseas, I gained a deep appre-ciation for intercultural cooperation andcitizenship on a global scale. I am inter-ested in learning more about MaryBaldwin’s approach to civic engagementbecause it is so essential to the develop-ment of well-rounded, conscientiouscitizens who take personal responsibilityand have the courage to hold othersresponsible as well.

What did you want to be when you

were in college? I majored inpsychology at MBC and, when mymilitary career ends, I will likely pursuemy early plan of becoming a psychologyprofessor. I was a contracted Army cadeton scholarship from day one at MaryBaldwin, so I knew a military career wasthe first step on my path, and I’dcertainly rather ride than walk! Duringmy career, I have been stationed inAlabama, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia,and I flew three tours during OperationEnduring Freedom and Operation IraqiFreedom. I am currently working on anMBA with an emphasis in organiza-tional leadership that plays into myfascination with group dynamics and

how to more efficiently establish leader-ship that maximizes time and resources.

Of the many things you’ve accom-

plished in your life, what are you

most proud of?

Undoubtedly, I am most proud of safelybringing home every soldier from each ofmy three deployments in Iraq.

Why is it important for every

alumna/us to support MBC? Thecollege had a profound impact onshaping who we’ve become, and we oweit to future generations to ensure itcontinues to exist and grow.

NEWSMBC Rolls Out International Welcome Mat

Chinook Pilot Sharpens Her Skills as New MBC Trustee

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Melissa Leecy ’96, left, MBC major gifts officer, volunteers asan International Friend to Kimiko Kojima, a student from Japan.The pairing is one of many ways that MBC welcomes interna-tional students to life on an American college campus.

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Sherri Sharpe ’99 is the sole new addition to the Mary Baldwin College Board ofTrustees in 2008. In keeping with a tradition started with the “new class” of trustees in2007, she is profiled here and will be featured online and in the winter 2009 MaryBaldwin College Magazine. We welcome Sharpe and hope you enjoy learning what isbehind her commitment to Mary Baldwin.

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Crystal Fulp ’12, “A Can-Do Gal: Visually-impaired student deals with it, works extrahard and is heading off to college,”Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem,North Carolina, 8/25/09.

Jim Harrington, professor of education,“Educators ready to do it again,” TheNews Virginian, Waynesboro, Virginia,8/18/08.

Catherine Jones ’12, “14-year-old Ashburngirl heads to college,” Loudoun Times-Mirror, Loudoun County, Virginia, 8/6/08.

Krittika Krishnan ’12, “It’s a small world,”The News Leader, Staunton, Virginia,9/4/08 and “MBC Expanding InternationalProgram,” WHSV-TV3, Harrisonburg,Virginia, 9/5/08. This article was also pickedup by television stations in Richmond,Virginia; Portsmouth, Virginia; andHampton Roads, Virginia; statewide radio;and The Examiner, Los Angeles, California.

Nadia Kuley, director of counseling andpsychological services, “Surviving yourchild’s first day of school,” The NewsLeader, Staunton, Virginia, 8/17/08.

Rebecca Miller ’12, “She’s off to college— at age 16,” Winston-Salem Journal,Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 8/27/08.

Alan Moyé, director of communicationstudios and assistant professor of commu-nication, “Findells to celebrate release ofnew album,” The News Leader, Staunton,Virginia, 8/14/08.

Kimberly Parker ’11, “Sophomore helpsothers adjust to college,” The NewsLeader, Staunton, Virginia, 8/30/08.

Edward Scott, interim vice president ofacademic affairs and dean of the college,“School Board at work on teacherprogram,” The News Leader, Staunton,Virginia, 8/19/08.

Emilie Schwab ’09, “Prague defines lovefor MBC Senior,” The News Leader,Staunton, Virginia, 9/5/08.

Michelle Vaisman ’12, “Teen bypasseshigh school,” Ventura County Star,California, 8/22/08.

Ashley Davis ’12, Bruce Dorries,assistant professor of communication andSpencer Center faculty-in-residence,Robyn Stegman ’09, and Simone

Williams ’12, “MBC hosts discussion onelection issues,” The News Leader,Staunton, Virginia, 9/11/08.

NEWS� Map your personal path to nutrition at http://dineoncampus.com/mbc. Loaded

with features, the site allows the MBC community to see what’s on the menuat various campus dining sites, get nutrition information for certain foods, andkeep a nutrition journal.

� The Presidential election gets mapped: Professor of Political Science Laura vanAssendelft reports having “lots of red and blue maps in my classes” to illus-trate Senate races, House races, electoral college distribution, and more. TheOct. 6 issue of Campus Comments also maps the Republican and Democratpopulation relative to residence halls on campus.

� Guest speakers continue to use the theme to focus their campus discussions,including Dr. Tom Edes, director of home and community-based care for the Department of Veterans Affairs, who will speak about “An Off-the-MapApproach to End-of-Life Care in America” at 7 p.m. October 13 in Miller Chapel.

� Helping put the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership on internationalmaps and further MBC’s connections at Lady Doak College in India, cadetexchange student Gretchen Domaleski ’11 wrote about one of her unique expe-riences in an update to cadets stateside in September: “An Indian village bath isa large well with a pumping system and a 4x4 cement tub attached to one side.Piling in the tub — clothes and all — with 15 people in my sociology classreminded me of my Wilderness trip. It was a definite bonding experience.”

Maps has certainly inspired our“collective creativity,” as describedby President Pamela Fox, andconnections with the theme haveshown up in obvious and hiddenlocations. We’re constantlysearching for ways to showcaseefforts that incorporate Maps oncampus, but we know we won’t findthem all just by chance. This monthand every month, we invite you tolet us know where you’ve seen orstudied the influence of Maps andmapping by writing tocupola@mbc.edu. Here are a fewexamples to get you thinking abouthow Maps influences your MaryBaldwin journey.

mappingwho we are

� Associate Professor of Physics Peggy Ankey’sastronomy students — and all amateurobservers of the heavens — are encouragedthis semester to download a skymap atwww.skymaps.com to familiarize themselveswith the night sky in the Northern hemisphere.

shows up not only in his poems, but alsoin the scores of young writers he hasmentored.” Plant remembers Eady’s visitto MBC more than a decade ago whenhe “won over our students with hisenergy and his encouraging demeanor —not to mention his red sneakers andenormous warm smile.”

The Elizabeth Kirkpatrick DoengesVisiting Artist/Scholar brings distin-guished professionals and scholars invisual and literary arts to MBC,providing learning opportunities for the college and the community. Theprogram was created by friends andfamily of the late Elizabeth K. “Liddy”Doenges ’63.

Eady, a native of Rochester, NewYork, is often categorized as a poet who

writes about the African-Americanperspective, but his images, dialogue,and subjects employ universal themesand situations. Music, family, race, andeven poetry itself are explored in hissensitive voice. A voice that, accordingto a review by Blue Flower Arts, is“intelligent and elegant yet informed bystreet idiom, angry but never didactic.”

Eady is the author of six books ofpoetry and his work has appeared innumerous journals, magazines, andanthologies. Recognition for his writingis extensive, including a GuggenheimFellowship in Poetry, a NationalEndowment for the Arts Fellowship inLiterature, the Lamont Prize from theAcademy of American Poets, and anomination for the Pulitzer Prize inPoetry, among others. Theatrical adapta-tions of some of Eady’s most widely

known pieces, You Don’t Miss YourWater, Running Man, and BrutalImagination have been performed inNew York City venues and earnedcritical acclaim.

Eady, who resides in Indiana, willbe back on campus in 2009 to lead aMay Term course, the secondcomponent of Mary Baldwin’s Doengesprogram. Although the specifics of hiscourse have yet to be worked out, Eadyis no stranger to the classroom; he hastaught at SUNY Stony Brook, SarahLawrence College, New York University,The College of William and Mary, andSweet Briar College, among others.

And if you just can’t wait to hearEady’s infectious, unhurried, baritonevoice, listen to him read I’m a Fool toLove You at www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15244. �

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movers&shakersMarcie Atkins has been namedMaster of Arts in Teaching partnerand adjunct instructor of English forthe Adult Degree Program. Sheearned an AS in education fromVirginia Western CommunityCollege, a BA in psychology fromRoanoke College, and a master’sdegree in children’s literature fromHollins University. Atkins is a fourthgrade teacher at West SalemElementary School in Salem.

Donyetta Bryson is a new ADPadjunct instructor of psychology. Sheearned a BS in psychology fromJames Madison University, an MEdfrom Lehigh University, and an EdDfrom University of Virginia. Brysoncomes to MBC from a career inschool psychology in HenricoCounty Public Schools.

Gayle E. Hefty was named Masterof Arts in Teaching assistantprofessor and academic advisor. Sheearned a BS in psychology fromLongwood College, an MA inspecial education from VirginiaCommonwealth University, and anEdD from the University of Virginia.Hefty is a retired principal withRichmond Public Schools.

Melissa Jones was named ADPadjunct instructor of education. Sheearned a BA in psychology andeducation from Roanoke Collegeand an MEd in administration andsupervision from University ofVirginia. Jones is the principal atFort Lewis Elementary in Salem.

Nicholas Kalafatis joined ADP asadjunct instructor of education. Heearned an AA and a BA fromUniversity of Richmond, an MEdfrom Virginia CommonwealthUniversity, and an EdS and an EdDfrom The College of William andMary. Kalafatis is an adjunct facultymember at Averett University.

Shelly Laurenzo is a new admis-sions counselor. She earned a BA inphilosophy and religion from JamesMadison University.

Charles Lowery is ADP adjunctinstructor of education. He earnedan AS from Danville CommunityCollege, a BS from Averett

University, an MS from LongwoodUniversity, and an EdD from NovaSoutheastern University. Lowery isdirector of career and technicaleducation programs for HalifaxCounty Public Schools.

Chandra Mason is ADP adjunctinstructor of psychology. She earneda BA from UVA, an MA from JMU,and is a doctoral student in social-personality psychology at theGraduate School at UniversityCenter of City University of NewYork. Mason is a statistics andresearch consultant.

Ruth Miles was named ADP adjunctinstructor of mathematics. She earneda BS in education and an MS incurriculum and instruction from FortHays State University, and an EdS fromUniversity of Missouri at Kansas City.

Rebecca Mulwee is ADP adjunctinstructor of art. She earned a BFAfrom East Carolina University andan MFA from University ofWashington. Mulwee is assistantprofessor of art at Southside VirginiaCommunity College and CentralVirginia Community College.

Marta Rasmey joined ADP asadjunct instructor of education. Sheearned an AA from MarymountCollege of Virginia and a BA andMA in elementary education fromVirginia Tech. Ramsey is a formerfourth grade teacher at V.L. MurrayElementary in Charlottesville.

Theresa Schmitt is ADP adjunctinstructor of education. She earned aBA in elementary education fromSpringfield College and an MEd inlearning disabilities and emotionaldisturbance from Lynchburg College.Schmitt is program coordinator ofspecial education for RoanokeCounty Public Schools.

Lynn Sims is a new ADP adjunctinstructor of history. She earned aBA in history from Wheaton Collegeand an MA and PhD in history fromNew York University. Sims is aformer instructor of U.S. militaryhistory at University of Richmond’smilitary science department.

Deborah White was named ADPadjunct instructor of sociology. Sheearned a BS from LongwoodCollege, an MA from East CarolinaUniversity, and a PhD fromOklahoma State University. White isadjunct sociology professor at JohnTyler Community College and senior project director in the quantitative research department atAlan Newman Research inRichmond.

James Yoxall is adjunct instructorof Asian Studies. He earned a BA inAsian Studies from MBC and an MAin culture and history with anemphasis on China from UnionInstitute and University. Yoxall isalso a liaison between RonghuaiEducation Consortium in China andU.S. contacts.

Alice Brown, housekeeper

Edward Buehner, engineeringmechanic

Markus Dean, porter

Linda Decker, catering

Jamie Dill, housekeeping supervisor

Rebecca Dobson, housekeeper

Roy Guffey, security officer

Nicholas Hall, security officer

Hayganus Hooser, catering

Betty Hoover, housekeeper

Richard Kachmar, cook

Andreina Lostale, pub cashier

Nancy McNeil, housekeeper

Marjorie Oliver, cashier

Patrick Patterson, pantry

Robert Potter, pantry

Brandon Powell, cook

Valerie Purcell, stockroom coordinator

Derek Ray, porter

Aaron Sheffield, porter

Donna Shiflet, cook

Natasha Simmons, dining roomorderly

Stephen Varner, custodian

Promotions/Title ChangesMargaret “Peggy” Ankney,associate professor of physics andtenure

Melinda Brown to director ofstudent events

Andrea Cornett-Scott to associatevice president of inclusive excellence

Tracy Deem to assistant director ofSponsored Programs and ResearchDevelopment/Pearce laboratorymanager

Karen Dorgan to professor ofeducation

Lynn Gilliland ’80 to director offirst and second year experience

Jenny Howard to marketingcommunication manager

Lesley Long to annual givingassociate (direct mail)

Angus McQueen to interim vicepresident for institutional advancement

Sharon Philips to administrativeassistant in the Registrar’s Office

Kim Robinson to student recordsmanager

Adam Smith to director of webdevelopment

Jenna Smith to major gifts officer

Morgan Alberts Smith ’99 to webproducer/operations manager

Amy Tillerson to associate professorof history

Laura van Assendelft to professorof political science

Lisa Wells to executive director ofstudent life

Sabbaticals

Gordon Bowen, fall 2008 and MayTerm 2009

Louise Freeman, fall 2008

Robert Grotjohn, spring, MayTerm, fall 2009

Sarah Kennedy, fall 2008 and MayTerm 2009

Jim McCrory, spring and MayTerm 2009

Pamela Murray, July–December2008

Adrian Riskin, academic year 2008-09

Irene Sarnelle, fall 2008 and MayTerm 2009

Daniel Stuhlsatz, spring and MayTerm 2009

New Faces in Physical Plant and Security

October 6–31 � Art Exhibit: Constructs 5. Opening

reception, October 6, 4:30-6pm. Regularhours 9am-5pm, Hunt Gallery in HuntDining Hall.

October 7� Faculty Development Seminar:

“Sustainability: raising awareness inbusiness and across the curriculum,”presented by Kevin Palmer. 12:15pm,Miller Chapel.

� Intramural Flag Football: 6pm, PAC.

October 8� Election Issues Discussion: Health Care,

led by Steve Mosher, professor of HealthCare Administration and politicalscience. 12pm, Spencer Center.

� Community Service Speaker Series: CarolBlair from Office on Youth and FrankCalhoun from Scenic Virginia. 1-1:50pm,Miller Chapel.

� Senior Transitions Program: GraduateSchool Admissions Testing. 1-1:50pm,Sena Center Conference Room.

� Soccer Game: 4pm, vs. Southern VirginiaUniversity. Soccer field.

� BPB Event: Coffeehouse, Travis Watkinsand Paul D. 8-10pm, Nuthouse in HuntDining Hall.

October 9� Senior Transitions Program: Graduate

School Admissions Testing. 12:15-1pm,Sena Center Conference Room.

� Advisory Board of Visitors NetworkingDinner for all students: 4:30-6:30pm,SAC. Dinner will not be served in Hunt.

October 10� Virginia Tech Graduate & Professional

School Day. 10am-2pm, Blacksburg, VA.More info. x7225.

� Art Exhibit: Eyes Wide Open, honoringVirginia soldiers killed in Iraq. 10am-4pm, Grafton Library and Page Terrace.

October 11� Soccer Game: 1pm, vs. North Carolina

Wesleyan College. Soccer field.� BPB Event: Late Night Series. 9pm-

midnight, Nuthouse in Hunt Dining Hall.

October 12� Soccer Game: 2pm, vs. Methodist

University. Soccer field.

October 13� Dr. Tom Edes, director of home and

community-based care for theDepartment of Veterans Affairs, “An Off-the-Map Approach to End-of-Life Carein America.” 7pm, Miller Chapel.

October 13–22 � Intramural Racquetball Doubles: sign-

ups. Hunt Dining Hall and PAC.

October 15� Term I ends� Anthem Health Representative on

campus: 11am, SAC loft conferenceroom. No appointment necessary.

� International Café: Mapping Issuesaround the Globe. “InternationalFinancial Institutions and the Fight

Against Poverty,” speaker Cliff Garstang,consultant to the World Bank. 12pm,Spencer Center.

� Community Service Speaker Series: Capt.David May from Salvation Army-Staunton and Helen Burke from ValleyMission. 1-1:50pm, Miller Chapel.

� Senior Transitions Program: CoverLetters and Your Personal MarketingPackage. 1-1:50pm, Sena CenterConference Room.

� Volleyball Match: 5pm, vs. ChristopherNewport University. PAC Gym.

� Intramural Racquetball Doubles: 6pm,racquetball courts, PAC.

October 16� Term II begins� Senior Transitions Program: Cover

Letters and Your Personal MarketingPackage. 12:15-1pm, Sena CenterConference Room.

� RHA Event: Roommate Game Show.7–10pm, Hunt West.

October 17–21 � Fall Break: begins at 2:50pm Oct. 17.

Residence halls remain open.

October 18� Staunton Contra Dance: Becky McKenzie

and the McKenzies. 7:30pm, beginners’ work-shop, 8-11pm, dance. PAC Dance Studio.

October 18–19 � Senior Portraits: Varying times and

locations. To sign up and for more info.msmith@mbc.edu or x7180

October 22� Classes resume� Election Issues Panel Discussion:

Overview of the Issues, led Laura vanAssendelft, professor of political science.12pm, Spencer Center.

� Community Service Speaker Series:Michelle Nadeem from Boys and GirlsClub and Alisha Hammer from CASAfor Children. 1-1:50pm, Miller Chapel.

� Senior Transitions Program: GraduateSchool Applications and Writing thePersonal Essay. 1-1:50pm, Sena CenterConference Room.

� Volleyball Match: 7pm, vs. ShenandoahUniversity. PAC Gym.

� BPB Event: Coffeehouse, Beau Bristow. 8-10pm, Nuthouse in Hunt Dining Hall.

October 22–24� RHA Event: Peanut Week.

October 23� Senior Transitions Program: Graduate

School Applications and Writing thePersonal Essay. 12:15-1pm, Sena CenterConference Room.

October 23–27� MBC Survivor: Communications Lab.

Broadcast live on MBC-TV Channel 21.See Student News for more info. andhow to sign up.

October 24–25 � MLitt/MFA Student Event: Southern

Renaissance Conference. BlackfriarsPlayhouse.

October 25� Fall Visit Day and Global Honors

Scholars Visit Day: Prospective studentson campus.

� Soccer Game: 1pm, vs. Peace College.Soccer field.

� BPB Event: Late Night Series. 9pm-midnight, Nuthouse in Hunt Dining Hall.

October 26� Sunday Recital: Jeffrey Brown, piano.

3pm, Francis Auditorium.

October 27� MLitt/MFA Student Event: Audition

Workshop. 5:15-6:30pm, location TBA.

October 28� UVA Diversity Career Day. 10am-3pm,

Charlottesville, VA. More info. x7225.

October 29� International Café: Mapping Issues

around the Globe. “What You Need toKnow about Human Trafficking,” led bystudents in the Mary Baldwin GlobalInitiative. 12pm, Spencer Center.

� Community Service Speaker Series:Rhonda Howdyshell from Habitat forHumanity and Jennifer Chesnut fromValley Program on Aging Services. 1-1:50pm, Miller Chapel.

� Senior Transitions Program: Interviewing— The Seminar. 1-1:50pm, Sena CenterConference Room.

� Intramural Racquetball Doubles: 6pm,racquetball courts, PAC.

� Cornelius Eady, 2008–09 ElizabethKirpatrick Doenges Visiting Artist/Scholar, Mapping the Muse: A Poet’sJourney. 7:30pm, Francis Auditorium.

October 30� Senior Transitions Program: Interviewing

— The Seminar. 12:15-1pm, Sena CenterConference Room.

� BPB Event: Murder Mystery Dinner andDessert. 5-7pm, Hunt West.

November 1� BPB Event: Late Night Series. 9pm-

midnight, Nuthouse in Hunt Dining Hall.

November 1–2� Senior Portraits: Varying times and

locations. To sign up and for more info.msmith@mbc.edu or x7180

November 3� Dr. Gamaliel Perruci, dean of the school

of leadership at Marietta College andconsultant for U.S. News & WorldReport’s annual issue on America’s topleaders. 7pm, Hunt Gallery.

November 3–11 � Intramural Dodgeball: sign-ups. Hunt

Dining Hall and PAC.

November 3–12 � Intramural Basketball: sign-ups. Hunt

Dining Hal and PAC.

November 4� Student Event: Internship Seminar. 3-

3:50pm, Sena Center Conference Room.� Election Results Watch: 7pm, Spencer

Center

November 5� Community Service Speaker Series:

Therese Bruchette or Stacy Long fromNew Directions Center and OakleyPearson from Talking Book Center. 1-1:50pm, Miller Chapel.

� Senior Transitions Program: FinancialAid for Graduate School. 1-1:50pm, SenaCenter Conference Room.

� Intramural Racquetball Doubles: 6pm,Racquetball courts, PAC.

� BPB Event: Coffeehouse, Open MicNight. 8-10pm, Nuthouse in HuntDining Hall.

November 6� Senior Transitions Program: Financial

Aid for Graduate School. 12:15-1pm,Sena Center Conference Room.

November 7� Faculty Meeting: 3pm, Hunt West.

November 8� RHA Event: Service Day in the

Community. 9am-3pm.� VWIL Event: Staunton Veterans Day

Parade. 11am, downtown Staunton.� BPB Event: Late Night Series.

9pm-midnight, Nuthouse in Hunt Dining Hall.

November 8–9 � Senior Portraits: Varying times and

locations. To sign up and for more info.msmith@mbc.edu or x7180

November 9� VWIL Event: Honor Ceremony. 7pm,

Kable Courtyard.

November 9–10 � VWIL Overnight: Prospective students

on campus.

November 10–December 5� Art Exhibit: Rebekah Wostrel: Recent

Work. Opening reception, November 10,4:30-6pm. Regular hours 9am-5pm,Hunt Gallery in Hunt Dining Hall.

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Maybe you didn’t join an MBC sports team thisfall, but you still have Fighting Squirrel spirit. You’rein luck! Intramural sports could be your answer: Flagfootball, tennis, volleyball, racquetball doubles, dodgeball,and basketball are just some of the offerings this fall. Flag football,volleyball, and tennis sign-ups have passed, so check the calendar forgame nights. Sign-ups in Hunt Dining Hall and in the Physical ActivitiesCenter for racquetball are October 13–22; dodgeball November 3–11;and basketball November 3–12. Check the online events calendar atwww.mbc.edu/event_calendar/ for more opportunities in the spring.

INTRAMURALMadness

12 October 7, 2008 The Cupola

Yvonne DeBlois ’12 wasn’t expectingbig news the day she found out shewas awarded a merit scholarship toMary Baldwin College — in fact, shewas mowing the lawn. The Wellsboro,Pennsylvania native is now one of thecollege’s first Spencer Citizens, a groupof freshmen who commit tocommunity service while at school.

“When I first heard about theSpencer Center, I thought ‘Wow, I’mglad they are stepping up to take careof not just the community, but alsothe rest of the world.’ I wanted to bepart of something so monumental,”DeBlois said. She plans to focus hervolunteer efforts — she must completeat least 10 hours each semester as aSpencer Citizen — on children andanimals. “There is absolutely noexcuse for the mistreatment of either,”she said. She will tutor elementaryschool students in a work-studyposition, and hopes to continue onthat route for her community service.

DeBlois came to Mary Baldwinfrom the heart of Pennsylvania’s scenic“Grand Canyon” and said her earlyimpression of MBC is one of over-whelming beauty. “The buildings,particularly at night silhouettedagainst the glow of the city and

mountains, make me wonder what Idid to deserve to see something sobeautiful,” she said.

We took a few minutes to findout more about this citizen … ofMary Baldwin, of its Spencer Center,of the world.

My major: Right now, I’m ahistory/secondary education major,but, thanks to Dr. [Crystal] Scott ’99[instructor of biology], I am alsoconsidering women’s studies. Sheconvinced me that the key to thefuture is hidden in the past; we justhave to pay attention and look for it.So many horrific events could and canbe prevented by studying history.

Who’d play you in a movie? Iwould be honored to be played bySophia Loren. She is classy andbeautiful. She also has strong beliefs.

In your home or dorm room

CD/tape player? I like just abouteverything. Right now, I’m listening toJohn Mayer’s “I’m Yours.” He’s sosweet.

People would be surprised to

know: That I sometimes get really

excited over simple things. I usuallycome across as a grounded person,and one who’s not easily disturbed.Usually that’s true with difficult situa-tions, but on matters of wonderfulnew things, I can be as jittery asanyone.

What is your favorite word? Myfavorite word would have to beesoteric. Ironically, it means “under-stood by few,” which is why I like it.

What is your least favorite word?

My least favorite word, I think, wouldbe loser, because there is no such thingwhen directed toward an individual.Everyone has something they’re goodat. I also dislike colonel because itsounds nothing like it’s spelled. I lost aspelling bee thanks to that.

What sound or noise do you love?

I love the sound of whales in theocean. It puts me right at peace.

What profession would you like to

participate in and why? I am hopingto teach history because it is stereotyp-ically a dull study. With the rightteaching method, history is quite fasci-nating, and I’d like kids to experience

history in the same way that I came tolove it.

What is your favorite MBC

tradition and why? My favoriteMBC tradition (so far) is thecommunity service fair. So manystudents view community service asspending 10 hours on one weekendpicking up garbage on the side of the road. That is one example of howto be helpful, but there are thousands of other ways to help yourcommunity. MBC’s communityservice fair brings opportunities rightto the students, many of whom didn’trealize there are so many differentplaces or ways to help.

thethird degree

Have a favorite person on campus who needs a little nudge into the spotlight? The Cupola will accept nominations for Third Degree profile subjects throughout the year at cupola@mbc.edu. Please

send along their name and why you think it would be great to read about them here!

Several of the above questions are courtesy of the questionnaire invented by Bernard Pivot, used frequently onBravo’s Inside the Actors Studio.

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• Photos must be related to Mary Baldwin College (i.e. people orplaces on campus, a trip as part of a course, a connection with MBCin the Staunton community, etc.)

• Photos must be original, current, and not previously published • Three awards (grand award, award of excellence, and honorable

mention) will be given in each of three categories: people, places/landscape, and artistic shots

• Color and black and white photos are eligible (although they will beprinted in black and white). Digital photos must be at least 300 dpi at4x6 inches; print photos must be at least 4x6 inches (print photoswill be returned if correct contact information is provided)

• Limit five entries per person; include name, context of picture, andcontact information for each entry

• The office of Communication, Marketing, and Public Affairs reservesthe right to disqualify any photo that is explicit or offensive

• By entering, you agree for your photo to be published on the MaryBaldwin College Web site and in college publications with propercredit to the photographer

• Submit entries to cupola@mbc.edu or Dawn Medley, Office ofCommunication, Marketing, and Public Affairs; must be received by5 p.m. November 21

Winning entries will be published in the January 2009 issue of The Cupola and online (in black and white andcolor). Winners will also receive prizes!