Please join Staff Affairs for the first All-Staff Meeting of the year. The meeting will take place in Kresge Auditorium on Tuesday, October 18 from 3-4 p.m. (Please note new date).
Guest speakers include:
- President Jo Allen: Communication on campus and other items of interest
- Craig Barfield: 2011-12 Budget Update
- Pam Davis: Meredith benefits
- Susan Drury-Rohner: Meredith’s WOW program
Refreshments provided by Aramark will be served before the meeting from 2:30-3 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. At that time, information on Aramark’s food promotions will be available to you.
And, don’t forget you must be present to win door prizes!
2011-12 Staff-Affairs Members:
Gail Carnagua, Member At Large, Co-chair
Mattie Hawkins, Member At Large
Kris Householder, Business and Finance, Chair
Deb Laube, Academic Programs
Amy Losordo, College Programs
Claytona Nixon, Institutional Advancement
Lauren Sumner, President’s Division
Fall Break
Thursday, October 6-Sunday, October 9
Clyde Edgerton
Friends of the Library Dinner
Thursday, October 13, 2011, 6:30 p.m., Belk Dining Hall
Reservation deadline October 7
Tickets: Public tickets are $20, and the student rate is $10. Space is limited. Call (919) 760-8531 to reserve a seat, or visit www.meredith.edu/library/friends.html.
Join Meredith’s Friends of the Library for an entertaining evening with best-selling author Clyde Edgerton, author of ten novels, a memoir, and numerous short stories and essays. Five of his novels have been New York TimesNotable Books. Edgerton’s latest, “The Night Train” was published in July 2011. Visit www.clydeedgerton.com/ for more information.
Film Showing: “Beyond Belief”
Monday,October 17, 2011, at 7 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Introduced by filmmaker Beth Murphy, with informal Q & A session at the film’s conclusion
Free and open to the public
Convocation: “Big Ideas, Small Choices”
Filmmaker Beth Murphy
Tuesday, October 18, 7 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Free and open to the public
“Beyond the Luck of the Draw: The Power of One Teacher to Affect the Life of a Child”
Lecture by John Hodge, president of Urban Learning and Leadership Center
Wednesday, October 19, 6:15 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium
RSVP by October 10 to (919) 760-8315
Meredith College Graduate Programs in Education is sponsoring the inaugural lecture in its Teaching Symposium Series: “Connecting Peadgogy, Practice and Perspectives.” Speaker John Hodge is president of Urban Learning and Leadership Center (ULLC), an organization focused on student achievement and reduction of the achievement gap. His career has been defined by assisting students and teachers overcome obstacles and achieve goals.
HIDING: a presentation by LiNK (Liberty in North Korea)
Wednesday, October 19, 7-9 p.m., Ledford 101
Free and open to the public.
LiNK, a non-profit organization devoted to rescuing and resettling North Korean refugees, presents a documentary about the refugees' plight. To escape famine and oppression in their home country, hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have crossed the border into China, where they must live in hiding to avoid being repatriated to their home country and punished as "defectors." Many end up victims of human trafficking. Learn more about this important humanitarian issue and what you can do to help.
Benefits Fair
Thursday, October 20, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Belk Dining Hall
Flu Vaccine Clinics
Thursday, October 20, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Belk Dining Hall (upstairs) for faculty/staff
Belk Dining Hall (downstairs) for students and eligible family members of employees
Maxim Healthcare Services will be administering influenza vaccine during this on campus flu vaccine clinic. There is no charge for the seasonal flu vaccine for students and employees who are insured through:
- Student health insurance Meredith offers
- North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield from other states in the USA
- Medicare Part B
- PARTNERS – BCBS NCPFFS type Medicare Advantage Plans (must say PFFS on the card)
- Aetna
- SummaCare
- Humana Gold Choice – Southeast
- Todays Options
- Universal Health Care
Meredith Fall Choral Concert
Sunday, October 23, 3 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Free and open to the public
Meredith Sinfonietta Fall Concert
Thursday, October 27, 8 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Free and open to the public
“Rhymes in Time,” a collaborative, multi-media installation
Through October 30
Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery
Free and open to the public
“Our Stories, Our Dreams/Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Sueños,”
photographs and collected stories of Latino farmworkers
Through November 13
Rotunda Gallery
Free and open to the public
The next issue of Campus Connections will be published on October 18. Submit items for Upcoming Events to allenme@meredith.edu.
In this Issue:
Tony-Award Winning Alumna Holds Audition Workshop for Students
Annual Event Provides Taste of Research
President's Dinner for Retired Employees Held
Rhymes in Time Installation Reinterprets Nursery Rhymes
Fall Brings Three Wellness Programs for Meredith Employees
Meredith Marketing Projects Win Five Awards in Statewide Competition
Study Abroad Students Participate in Sansepolcro Tradition
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.