Upcoming Events
Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music”
February 12-17, 8 p.m. and February 16 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Jones Auditorium
Tickets: Free for Meredith faculty, staff and students, $10 general admission, $5 students/seniors
Reservations: boxoffice@meredith.edu
Benefit Screening of “Mothers of Bedford” Documentary
February 12, 6:30 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Our Children's Place will host the first North Carolina screening of "Mothers of Bedford,” a 90-minute feature length documentary that follows five women incarcerated in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York and looks at their lives through the lens of motherhood. A Q&A session with filmmaker Jenifer McShane will follow the screening, which is co-hosted by the Meredith College Sociology and Criminology Club. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Our Children’s Place website, ourchildrensplace.com. Suggested donation is $30 ($10 for students). Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
One Billion Rising-Raleigh
sponsored by InterAct, InterPlay, Black Box Dance Theater and Meredith College
February 14, at 4 p.m.
McIver Amphitheater
One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.
One billion women violated is an atrocity.
One billion women dancing is a revolution.
V-Day refuses to watch as more than one billion women experience violence. V-Day is going further now, saying no more. In advance of V-Day's 15th anniversary, join V-Day and One Billion Rising to say no to violence against women and girls. One billion women and those who love them are invited to walk out, dance, rise up and demand an end to this violence. On February 14, 2013, we will move the earth, activating women and men to dance across every country. Learn more at www.onebillionrising.org
Bernice Sandler
Senior Fellow, Women’s Research and Education Institute
2013 Woman of Achievement Lecture, in commemoration of Meredith’s Founders’ Day
February 20, 7 p.m., Jones Auditorium.
Bernice Sandler, a leader in efforts to support women’s equality in education and the workforce, will present a public lecture. Sandler played a major role in the development and passage of Title IX and other laws prohibiting sex discrimination in education, and has been called the “godmother of Title IX” by The New York Times. Title IX is the federal legislation that prohibits educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees on the basis of sex.
“Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler
February 22-23, 8 p.m., Studio Theatre
Tickets: $10 (proceeds benefit InterAct of Wake County)
Reservations: boxoffice@meredith.edu
Winter Choral Concert
February 24, 3 p.m.
Jones Chapel
All-Staff Meeting
February 25, 2 p.m. Kresge Auditorium
Hosted by the Staff Affairs Committee, the All-Staff Meeting will include presentations by Chaplain Stacey Pardue, Vice President for Business and Finance Craig Barfield, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Danny Green, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Lennie Barton and Human Resources Director Pam Davis. Light refreshments will be served starting at 1:45 p.m.
2012 Survey Data Reports: NSSE and SSS
Presented by the Office of Research Planning and Assessment (RPA)
February 27, 2:30 – 3:10 p.m. or 3:15-4 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium
The Office of Research Planning and Assessment (RPA) will be hosting two open campus fora to report on survey data gathered during 2012. This presentation will cover results from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the recent undergraduate Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS). Attend either the 2:30 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. session on February 27.
Meredith Sinfonietta Winter Concert
February 28, 8 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
“Artistry in Design: Visual Connections”
Through March 31, Rotunda Gallery
An exhibition by students in Fashion and Interior Design presents creations inspired by works of art. The work demonstrates the visual connection between different types of artistry and their interpretation of renowned artwork translated into expressions of fashion and interior design. For more information, visit meredith.edu/art/gallery.htm.
“Connections: Artists Invited by Meredith College Art Faculty”
Through March 17, Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery.
The interests and perspectives of the Meredith College art faculty are reflected in their choices of artists showing paintings, sculpture, clay, graphic design, photographs, textiles, video and mixed media. For more information, visit meredith.edu/art/gallery.htm.
2012 Survey Data Reports: Alumnae Survey
Presented by the Office of Research Planning and Assessment (RPA)
March 27, 2:30 – 3:10 p.m. or 3:15-4 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium
The Office of Research Planning and Assessment (RPA) will be hosting two open campus fora to report on survey data gathered during 2012. This presentation will cover results from the recent Alumnae Survey. Attend either the 2:30 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. session on March 27.
Submit items for the next edition of Upcoming Events to allenme@meredith.edu.
In this Issue:
Women's Equality Leader Bernice Sandler to Speak February 20
Daisy Trade Too Supports Meredith Students in Need
Sondheim Returns for Meredith Ensemble Theatre Spring Musical
Angel Pride in the Faculty and Staff Giving Initiative
Athletics Update: Basketball Winds Down, Lacrosse and Softball Rev Up, and More
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.