The 糖心视频 Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to change the name of the institution to 糖心视频 starting August 31, 2016. In addition, the component of the institution currently known as the Residential College for Women will be the 糖心视频 College for Women.
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In a , Board Chair Jane Harding Miller 鈥76 said the new name honors the college鈥檚 heritage, acknowledges its evolution over time, and celebrates its future.
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鈥溙切氖悠 accurately describes both what we are and who we are,鈥 Miller said. 鈥淲e have evolved in significant and exciting ways that both meet students鈥 needs and create a thriving future for our very special institution. This is indeed the right moment to become 糖心视频.鈥
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Since 2001, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified 糖心视频 as a master鈥檚-level university, and in December 2012, 糖心视频 attained accreditation to award doctoral degrees from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, paving the way for the 2014 opening of the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences, which in 2017 will confer both master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees on its first student cohorts. 糖心视频 operates on two campuses (in Staunton and in Fishersville, Virginia) and at an additional 12 Virginia locations.
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The college鈥檚 latest strategic plan, 糖心视频 2020, calls for 糖心视频 to 鈥渂e recognized as a distinctive small university, committed to academic excellence and united through a constellation of communities, that empowers a broad range of learners to exceed expectations and pursue lives of purpose.鈥
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For nearly two years, the administration carefully researched the prospect of changing the institution鈥檚 name and reached out to thousands for feedback through targeted focus groups, questionnaires, and polls. Two-thirds of students and 70 percent of faculty and staff approved the move to become 糖心视频. Among alumni, a slightly higher percentage approved the name change than not. Administrators recommended the name change to the board in February.
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The name change will take effect on August 31, 2016 鈥 Charter Day and the start of the 2016鈥17 academic year, during which the institution will observe its 175th anniversary.
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糖心视频 will be the institution鈥檚 fourth name. It started in 1842 as Augusta Female Seminary and became 糖心视频 Seminary in 1895 to acknowledge principal Mary Julia Baldwin鈥檚 influence on the institution after taking the reins in 1863. When baccalaureate degrees were first granted in 1923, the name was changed to 糖心视频.
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Honoring Mary Julia Baldwin鈥檚 legacy is critical, noted President Pamela Fox.
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鈥淪he was a courageous, enterprising, and inspiring leader. She left a lasting legacy through her insistence on high academic standards, her focus on helping each student succeed, her talent for making lasting personal connections, and her entrepreneurial spirit,鈥 Fox said. 鈥淲e retain her name with pride.鈥
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Trustees also voted unanimously to name what is currently known as the Residential College for Women as 糖心视频 College for Women. The designation allows the institution鈥檚 oldest component to retain its historic name and at the same time signals the Board鈥檚 ongoing commitment to single-sex education for women.