Student Resources
The Department of Communication maintains an extensive video library of important media events over the past five decades and provides video editing suites in Carlyle Campbell Library to teach students how to shoot and edit videos. The communication faculty also provides contacts from the professional world.
Communication Club
The communication club provides an opportunity for the education and fellowship of Meredith College communication majors and those interested in the fields of interpersonal and mass communication. The club seeks to offer opportunities for growth and development in the communication field, including panels, speakers, internships, socials and networking relationships.
Lambda Pi Eta
The honor society of communication, Lambda Pi Eta, recognizes and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies. The purpose of Lambda Pi Eta is to promote and encourage professional development among communication majors, to provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication and to establish and maintain closer relationships and mutual understanding between communication studies faculty and students.
The requirements for membership are as follows:
- GPA of 3.0 with 60 semester or 90 quarter credit hours completed.
- GPA of 3.25 in communication studies with 12 semester or 18 quarter credit hours completed.
Speakers and Events
Throughout the communication curriculum, guest speakers will bring their expertise and knowledge to many communication classes. Past guest speakers include, Kevin Miller, morning air personality and program director at WPTF-AM, Don Curtis, president of Curtis Media Group, Ted Vaden, public editor of The News and Observer, and Sharon Delaney, anchor and reporter for NBC-17.
