Meredith College Tip Sheet
Contact: Melyssa Allen, Media Relations, at (919) 760-8455
For Immediate Release
April 4, 2008
Meredith, NC State Collaborating on Stoppard Repertory: Meredith College and NC State’s University Theatre will present a Tom Stoppard Repertory April 10-20, with performances of “The Real Inspector Hound” and “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead.” The Stoppard Repertory is the first collaboration between Meredith Performs Theatre and NC State’s University Theatre. All performances will be held in Meredith College’s Studio Theatre. Visit www.meredith.edu/enews/announcement_details.php?id=3292 for more information.
Political Journalist Judy Woodruff to Deliver “Woman of Achievement” Lecture: Political journalist Judy Woodruff will deliver Meredith’s second “Woman of Achievement” lecture on Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in Jones Auditorium. Woodruff, who has covered politics and other news for more than three decades at CNN, NBC and PBS, attended Meredith College from 1964-66 before earning her bachelor’s degree at Duke University. This event is free and open to the public. Contact the Office of Marketing & Communications at allenme@meredith.edu or (919) 760-8455 for more information.
Celebrate Student Achievement Day: Meredith will hold its annual Celebrating Student Achievement Day on Thursday, April 24. The all-day event focuses on achievement in academics, student leadership and more. Visit www.meredith.edu/achievement/ and click on “program of events” for more information.
Meredith Extends Presidential Lecture Series: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina recently renewed its sponsorship of Meredith College’s presidential lecture series for an additional three-year term. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Presidential Lecture Series at Meredith College was established in 2005. The series features nationally and internationally recognized speakers who are invited on the basis of their expertise, accomplishments and relevance to the College's theme. Visit www.meredith.edu/campus-theme for more information.
Meredith Launches MC Alert Emergency Notification System: This month, Meredith College launched the MC Alert emergency notification system. MC Alert will allow Meredith to send time-sensitive notifications via voice messages, emails and text messages. The service will help keep the Meredith community better informed in the event of an on-campus emergency that poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the campus community. Meredith has contracted with Connect-Ed for this service. Visit www.meredith.edu/enews/announcement_details.php?id=3241&View for details.
Summer Reading Book Announced: Meredith College’s Summer Reading Program selection for 2008 is Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It.” Meredith’s Summer Reading Program was created to further enhance the academic climate on campus. The Summer Reading Program book is chosen to fit Meredith’s annual campus-wide theme, which for 2008-09 will be “Sustaining Our Environment: Developing Our Greenprint.”
Faculty Experts
Looking for a New Expert on Elections and Politics?: Meredith Professor of Political Science Clyde Frazier is available to serve as a political expert during the election season. Each presidential election year, Frazier teaches the “Meredith Votes” public leadership practicum, which is a voter registration, education, and turnout effort, which gives him a particular insight into issues relating to younger voters. He also teaches political science courses including American Political System; Political Ideas Seminar; Law and Society. Frazier can be reached at (919) 760-8540 or frazierc@meredith.edu.
Faculty Member’s Research Shows Communication is Crucial After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Prostate cancer is often referred to as a couples’ disease. Not only do couples have to deal with the stress of a life threatening disease, but also with the fact that treatment can often cause impotence and other sexual dysfunction. Charles Grant, Meredith associate professor of communication, says communication between partners is crucial after a prostate cancer diagnosis. The ways in which spouses communicate about the disease and its effects impacts the stability and quality of their marriage. Grant is the author of a study that looked at the way couples interact after a prostate cancer diagnosis. For more information, Grant can be reached at (919) 760-8831 or GrantCh@meredith.edu.
Upcoming Events
Spring 2008 Commencement: Former Secretary of Cultural Resources Betty Ray McCain will serve as speaker for Meredith College’s spring commencement, which will be held on Sunday, May 11 at 10 a.m. in Meredith’s outdoor McIver Amphitheater. Visit www.meredith.edu/commencement for more information.For more information on Meredith College news, contact the Meredith College Office of Marketing and Communications at 919-760-8455.
