Physician Assistant Program Reaches Accreditation Milestone 

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to MBC’s new Master of Science in Physician Assistant Program at Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences. Set to open on January 4 with a full cohort of students, the new program embraces the team-based, collaborative, and interprofessional approach to patient care — a hallmark of education at Murphy Deming.  Read more >>

Campus Store Opens in Hunt

A rainbow of T-shirts, throws, tote bags, and sweatshirts lines the walls among a vast collection of hats, Mason jar glasses, and water bottles — all beckoning students to show their school pride. The new Mary Baldwin store is now open for business in Lyda B. Hunt Dining Hall.  Read more >>

Students Glean 7,000 Pounds of Apples

The Mary Baldwin Community also celebrated Apple Day with a brunch in Hunt Dining Hall and an afternoon carnival in the Student Activities Center parking lot. Scores of students documented the day in the social media, tagging their images with #appleday. See more >> 

Flip through a Magazine. In the Library, Your Dorm Room, or Your Office.

Grafton Library is testing a new service for faculty, staff, and students that allows easy access to periodicals. Flipster is a digital newsstand that provides access to more than a dozen popular publications on desktop and mobile devices. Read more >> 

Putting Knowledge into Practice

Like their second-year classmates in the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences occupational therapy program, Gabby Gelfin and Kristin Goodwin already have significant classroom experience under their belts. But one recent course, which involved working with clients and staff from Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) in Fishersville, is helping them make the transition to full-time patient interaction. Read more >>