NSCAC National President’s Project

Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership

The National Project for 2019-2020 is “Stepping Into the Future,” which supports the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, VA. The goal is to raise $1,500 to repair a staircase on campus. The staircase, which is located on the historic campus at Kable Hall, home to VWIL and the former Staunton Military Academy (SMA), was believed to have been built in the early 1900s.

Throughout the years, and harsh Virginia weather, the staircase has become a major safety concern and is shut down almost every winter due to icy conditions. When that happens, cadets and students are rerouted to use the street above the staircase as a sidewalk.