Analytics Support Meredith Website
While the Meredith campus was closed for the holidays in December, the College still received many “visitors” via the web. In December 2010, the Meredith College website (meredith.edu) recorded 22,415 unique visitors. So, who are these visitors?

• 40% were new visitors to meredith.edu
  
• 48% used a search engine to visit meredith.edu
  
• The majority came from the United States with visitors also coming from Canada, India, England, China, Columbia, Italy, The Philippines, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
• Many came from cities outside North Carolina including New York, Atlanta, Washington, Richmond, Jacksonville, Nashville and Los Angeles.

The Department of Marketing uses Google Analytics to monitor the reach and effectiveness of the website. This data is used to support Meredith’s web-based recruitment and fundraising efforts.
 
Zipcars Now Available at Meredith
Fast. Convenient. Affordable. Environmentally friendly.  With Zipcar on campus, it just got easier to live without a car.
 
Need a car? Borrow a Zipcar! Meredith College has partnered with Zipcar to bring self‐service, on‐demand car sharing to the area. To use Zipcars, simply register as a member, reserve a car online or by phone, use your Zipcard to enter the car, and drive away. Return the car to the same location where you picked it up.
As a member you get:

• Access to Zipcars 24/7.
  
• Discounted hourly rates for Meredith College faculty, staff and students age 18 and older: rates start at just $8 per hour.
• Gas, insurance and maintenance are included for free!
  
• Join for only $35 a year, and receive $35 in driving credit your first month.

To find cars in the Meredith area, visit http://www.zipcar.com/meredith/find‐cars
Join today and get more information at http://www.zipcar.com/meredith

 

Call for 2011 Alumnae Award Nominations
Alumnae Reunion Weekend is scheduled for May 13-15, 2011. One of the highlights of the weekend is the Alumnae Awards celebration, where the Distinguished Alumna, Recent Graduate, and Career Achievement Awards will be presented. 
 
The Office of Alumnae & Parent Relations invites faculty and staff to consider nominating a former student for one of these awards.  This is a great way to honor some of our most deserving alumnae.  For additional information about Alumnae Reunion Weekend or to download an Alumnae Awards application, please visit the Reunion Weekend section of the web site at www.meredith.edu/alumnae.  Or, contact Hilary Allen, director of alumnae & parent relations, at ext. 8548 or allenh@meredith.edu.

In this Issue:

Faculty Distinguished Lecture
Meredith Receives duPont Fund Grant to Support Research Mentoring
Update on the Presidential Search
Meredith Welcomes New Vice President for Business & Finance
Alumnae Treasure Campus Relationships /Phonathon Room Gets Redesign
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.