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Mary Baldwin receives $1M gift to endow building
Mary Baldwin University has received a $1 million gift from the Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation to endow the building that houses the university’s Program for the Exceptionally Gifted for girls age 13 and older seeking college degrees, MBU announced Wednesday. The building will be named in honor of President Emerita Cynthia Haldenby Tyson at a […]
Saving the day
Running from police, an unremarkable bad guy with sandy hair suddenly grabs a little girl and dangles the young hostage from the third floor of a mall atrium. As a gaggle of nonplused bad guys decked out in ’80s pastels and John Oates mustaches look on, the skylight above shatters. It’s Wonder Woman, swooping into […]
Mary Baldwin names interim provost/chief academic officer
Tynisha Willingham, dean of Mary Baldwin University’s College of Education, has been named the Staunton school’s interim provost and chief academic officer. She replaces Ty Buckman, who joined the Foundation of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture as its executive vice president this month. “I am delighted to lead and shape the academic enterprise […]
Staunton shopping center sells for $2.2M
A shopping center in Staunton sold for $2.2 million, Colliers International announced late last week. The 55,984-square-foot Orchard Hill Square shopping center is located at 11 Orchard Hill Circle. It was 82.5% leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Food Lion, University of Virginia Dialysis, TJ Maxx, Ashley HomeStore and Tractor Supply. […]
