MBU receives $5M donation in support of new nursing program (FILE) (Source: WHSV) By WHSV Newsroom | April 14, 2021 at 2:04 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 3:57 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) Mary Baldwin University received a $5 million donation that will go toward supporting the expansion of the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences from a Richmond couple.
The donation comes from Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr. and will provide funding for the recently announced Doctor of Nursing Practice hybrid degree program, which is slated to launch in Augusta.
According to a press release from MBU, half of the donation will fund the launch of a self-sustaining program of translational research opportunities that connect basic research to clinical practice for students and faculty.
MBU’s Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences receives $5 million gift
STAUNTON – Mary Baldwin University announced that Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr. have pledged $5 million to support the expansion of the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at MBU.
The transformative gift will provide funding for the recently announced Doctor of Nursing Practice hybrid degree program slated to launch in August.
“Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin are extraordinary advocates for improving the lives of others through advances in healthcare and how it’s delivered,” said Pamela R. Fox, president of Mary Baldwin. “We are honored by their faith in our vision to graduate the next generation of expertly prepared nurses and compassionate healthcare changemakers and we are profoundly grateful for their generous support.”
Richmond philanthropists make $5M gift to MBU’s Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences
Published Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021, 12:23 pm
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Alice Tolley Goodwin and William H. Goodwin Jr. have pledged $5 million to support the expansion of the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin University.
The gift will provide funding for the recently announced Doctor of Nursing Practice hybrid degree program slated to launch in August.
Free service launched to help families work through FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Assistance (Source: WAFB) By Chelsea Church | April 7, 2021 at 7:28 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 9:11 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) The number of students filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, has dropped 8.7% in Virginia.
Mary Baldwin University says they’re right in line with state and national trends.
“I think we usually get of new, incoming students between 3,000 and 4,000 FAFSAs per year, but we’re not at the end of the year yet, so we can see year-to-year comparison wise we’re trending downward, but we’ve not finished the year out yet,” Megan Speth, the director of Financial Aid at MBU, said.
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