Graduate Student Services
Graduation Procedures
Campus ID Cards/CamCards
Email
Blackboard
Technology Services
Parking Policy
Inclement Weather
Security and Emergency Procedures
Fitness Center
Library Services
Meredith Supply Store (Book Store)
Students who have finished their program's course requirements in the prior summer, fall, or in the spring, may participate in the spring commencement ceremony, which will be held on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 10 a.m. in Meredith's Amphitheater.
Students must file an Application for Diplomas form and pay a graduation fee, which includes the costs of the diploma and unlimited free transcripts from Meredith College. Intent to Graduate forms are available through the Registrar's office. Graduate students must purchase, from Meredith's Supply Store, a traditional black gown and a hood in the color representing their field of study.
Campus ID Cards/CamCards
Campus Police 919-760-8888
All Meredith students are required to have and carry a Meredith picture identification card called the CamCard.
CamCards are required to check out library materials and for general identification purposes around the campus. Identification cards are made free of charge in the Security Office.
Lost or stolen CamCards should be reported immediately to the Security Office. There is a $5 charge to replace lost or stolen IDs.
New graduate students will be assigned a Meredith email address once enrolled in class(es). Technology Services will send these students information about their email address and initial password. Checking Meredith email accounts regularly is essential to keep up-to-date with announcements, invitations, messages from professors and administrators and other pertinent information related to graduate studies at Meredith College. Students have the option to access their Meredith email directly or arrange to forward Meredith email to another account.
Students are responsible for all information conveyed via their Meredith email accounts.
Blackboard
(Web-based academic program supplements)
Blackboard is a software tool, accessed via a Web browser, that allows faculty members to supplement their classroom activities by providing a central location for course documents, class policies, assignments, grades and recommended web links.
Each new graduate student receives his or her own Blackboard account, with a login and initial password supplied by Technology Services, to access for any course they are taking. Check with the faculty member to find out if Blackboard will be used for a particular class.
To access your Meredith Blackboard account via the Web:
• Visit www.courses.meredith.edu, enter the following information, then click on <Login>:
– USERID (this is the text of your Meredith email address before “@”)
– PASSWORD (initially your birthday in 6 digit format MMDDYY)
•<Logoff> when you are finished
Technology Services
Help Desk (919) 760-2323
The Help Desk provides one-stop service for answers to students' questions about technology issues: everything from location and hours of computer labs, to applying for e-mail accounts, to software troubleshooting.
Graduate students are considered “commuter students,” and are required to have a parking decal in order to park on campus. This decal can be purchased for the academic year (August through July) for $100 from Campus Security. Annual commuter evening only permits may be purchased for $50.
For parking regulations and other information, refer to the current Graduate Catalogue.
Inclement Weather
Meredith’s Inclement Weather Line: (919) 832-8878
In case of class cancellations resulting from inclement weather, Meredith College will run public announcements on local radio and television stations. Information about daytime and evening class cancellations is available by calling Meredith’s Inclement Weather Line or checking with WRAL.
In the event that the College does not cancel classes, individual faculty members still have the option of canceling a class. All faculty members must include an inclement weather policy on their syllabi, as well as instructions to students regarding how to obtain information on any class cancellations.
Security and Emergency Procedures
Campus Police: Campus phone: dial 8888
Private phone: dial (919) 760-8888
Meredith College employs the Campus Police Department to provide security services to students, faculty, staff and guests. Police and security officers patrol the campus 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The Margaret Weatherspoon Parker Fitness Center, available only to Meredith students, faculty and staff, is located in the Weatherspoon Building. The Fitness Center offers a full range of weight machines, free weights and cardiovascular equipment, as well as an indoor swimming pool and lighted tennis courts. Students, faculty and staff who wish to use the facility must complete an orientation session, which will introduce them to the equipment, rules and regulations. Refer to the pool and fitness hours on the college web site for the schedule of available hours.
The Carlyle Campbell Library (919-760-8531) offers many services and resources to the students and faculty of Meredith. The basic collection of books, periodicals, microfilms and audiovisual materials is housed in the main library building, while a collection of recordings and scores is found in the Music Library in Wainwright (see Music Library). The combined catalogs in the Automated Library Information System (ALIS) can be searched within the libraries or accessed through the Campus Network, the Internet or dial-in modem.
Meredith Supply Store (Book Store)
919-760-8545. Open 8 a.m.–6 p.m. (M, T); 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (W, Th, F)
The Meredith Supply Store, located in the Cate Center, stocks all the necessary textbooks and supplies for graduate academic courses. In addition, the store carries general reference books, CDs, clothing and gifts. The Supply Store also allows students to cash checks up to $50.
