Archived News
November Is Too Late, Recruit Now
The board of Boldly Lead is heartened to see the community update from Clare Eakin, Director of Alumni Engagement, regarding our request for recruiting information. We are glad the administration is listening to our alumni community, and are choosing to engage rather...
It’s Time for Alumni to Recruit for Mary Baldwin
After many requests by our board, Boldly Lead is pleased that MBU has released their enrollment numbers for the current school year. While the Residential College for Women program numbers are far lower than we’d hoped for, we are pleased by the university’s...
Announcing Our Strategic Plan
We are happy to announce our Strategic Plan for Boldly Lead. In April 2017, the board of Boldly Lead met to develop and implement a Strategic Plan for our organization. We have outlined main areas that we can impact to support our vision and mission. I. Support...
Boldly Lead Responds to Summit
First, and foremost: on behalf of Boldly Lead, thank you to the staff, faculty, and Mary Baldwin University leadership who hosted the Alumni Summit last weekend. As many attendees already noted, for alumnae, simply being on campus gives us a charge and surge of...
It’s Time to Boldly Lead – Email Update 2/2
Dear Alums and Friends, We have a lot coming up this weekend, including new information about the Staunton rally and Alumni Summit. Action Item: Sign Boldly Lead's Letter We have crafted an open letter to Mary Baldwin University. The more signatures we can get, the...
2/3 Alumnae Event Update
Even more updated information about the February 3-4 events in Staunton! We've had to revise our plans in order to not appear to violate the Campus Access Policy, which was cited in Chair Miller's email this eveing. Although I feel the threat to have alumnae removed...
A Response to Jane Miller’s Letter from 2/1
Friends, Our leadership group has received and reviewed the email from Jane Harding Miller today. In addition, we received a request from Mary Baldwin University to cease and desist use of the Boldly Baldwin mark. We will rebrand immediately. Having both foresight and...
McLeod: Board of trustees, Mary Baldwin face conflict of interest issue
Crista Cabe, senior vice president of university relations at Mary Baldwin University, has resigned. In the face of both financial and institutional uncertainty, it is a surprise that Mary Baldwin University is focusing more on their PR personnel than on a strategic...
Will MBU Have a Future? – Letter to the Editor
By Holly South This year, Mary Baldwin University celebrates its 175th anniversary. We should be celebrating its legacy of providing single-sex education for women. Instead, many alumnae find themselves in conflict with the school’s administration to preserve that...
Conflict of Interest Update
Last week, Boldly Baldwin, Inc., called for the immediate resignation of Karen Bailey-Chapman from either the position of pro bono interim Vice President of External Affairs or from her position on the Mary Baldwin Board of Trustees. The demand, made on behalf of the...