Fall 2011 Semester Begins
Wednesday, August 17

 

Splash into Meredith Service Event
Saturday, August 20, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

Sonia Nazario, Author of Summer Reading Program Selection “Enrique’s Journey”
August 29, 2011

3:30 p.m.: Q&A event for Meredith students, faculty and staff. This event will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Jones Auditorium
 
7 p.m.: Public Lecture in Jones Auditorium (followed by reception in Johnson Hall)
This lecture is free and open to the public.

 

North Carolina Dance Festival
Wednesday-Thursday, September 7-8, 8 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general; $10 students/seniors; $5 children under 10; $25 festival pass
Reservations:  boxoffice@meredith.edu

 

Children’s Dance Festival
Friday, September 9, 3 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Tickets: $15 general; $10 students/seniors; $5 children under 10; $25 festival pass
Reservations:  boxoffice@meredith.edu

 

“Rhyme in Time,” a collaborative, multi-media installation
September 11-October 30
Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery
Free

 

“Our Stories, Our Dreams/Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Sueños,”
 photographs and collected stories of Latino farmworkers
September 11-November 13
Rotunda Gallery
Free

 

Sizzlin’ September Concert featuring Gloriana and Tyler Hilton
Friday, September 16, 8 p.m.
McIver Amphitheater
Tickets: Faculty/staff can receive two tickets each. Public tickets are $8. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com or reserved in 202 Cate Center
(See News Briefs for more information)

 

The next issue of Campus Connections will be published on September 6. Submit items for upcoming events to allenme@meredith.edu.

 

In this Issue:

Meredith Welcomes the Class of 2015
President Jo Allen Delivers First State of the College Address
Sustainability Spotlight: Meredith Energy Management Update

New Facilities Maintenance Manager Joins Meredith Staff
Sansepolcro Site Visited by a Wide Range of Students
Meredith Fund Family Festival Invite
Faculty/Staff Accomplishments
Upcoming Events
News Briefs

 

Have you presented research or attended a professional meeting recently? Has your department earned an award? Share news of these accomplishments and more with the Meredith community. Faculty and staff are invited to email items to Melyssa Allen, “Campus Connections” editor, at allenme@meredith.edu.