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Meredith
Mourns Death of Longtime Trustee
 Earl
“Bud” Spangler, of Shelby, N.C., who served on Meredith’s
Board of Trustees from 1974 to the present, died Saturday,
Aug. 2. He was 76.
Spangler was retired as president of Spangler and Sons, Inc.,
a Ready-Mix concrete company. Spangler’s daughter Patty
Spangler Russell and granddaughter Julie Russell are Meredith
alumnae, and granddaughter Kathryn Spangler is a rising junior
at Meredith. The gazebo near Jones Chapel is named in honor
of Mr. Spangler and his wife.
In addition to his service to Meredith, Spangler had positions
on many boards, serving in the community in many capacities.
He was the first president of Cleveland County Boys Club from
1966 to 1967. He was a director of Shelby Kiwanis and Shelby
Rotary Club. In Rotary, he was selected as a Paul Harris Fellow.
In 1969, he was Shelby’s Citizen of the Year. He was
vice president and director of Shelby Chamber of Commerce
and director of Cleveland County Shelter Home.
Spangler was on the board of trustees of Cleveland Memorial
Hospital, serving as vice chairman and chairman of the board
from 1974 until 1976. He served as special gifts chairman
of the Heart Fund and Cancer Fund. He served on the board
of adjustment for the city of Shelby and on the board of deacons
at First Baptist Church in Shelby.
Name
Change for Office of Commuter Life and Special Services
The
name of Meredith’s Office of Commuter Life and Special
Services has been changed to the Office of Commuter Life and
Diversity Programs. Charletta Sims is the director.
The name change is based on the recommendation of the Committee
for a Diverse and Inclusive Community, and by the 2001-02
Survey of Students of Color.
The name better reflects the mission of the office, which
according to Sims is to “develop and maintain supportive
programs and events for the development and advancement of
commuter students and diverse populations.” Sims said
the office continues to provide “a comprehensive program
of social, cultural, intellectual and leadership programs
on campus, to bring about awareness, support and understanding
of differences.”
Among the new projects that will be implemented this year
are an orientation program for international students (in
conjunction with the Office of International Studies), a reference
guide to diversity resources and a student organization called
Meredith “N” Harmony.
Sims said that the goal of Meredith “N” Harmony
is to increase awareness of diversity through song. The group
will perform traditional and contemporary gospel and multi-cultural
music.
Institutional
Advancement Seeking Nominations for New Student Group
By
Crystal McLeod ´04
Meredith College now offers a new student organization called
the Meredith College Student Ambassadors (MCSAP). These undergraduate
students will work with the Division of Institutional Advancement
as a liaison between students, parents, alumnae, and friends
of Meredith.
Faculty or staff should suggest nominations for prospective
ambassadors but if a student wants to nominate herself, she
is required to get faculty or staff recommendations. August
27 is the last day for nominations.
The mission states that the purpose of MCSAP is initiating,
enhancing and expanding student relationships with all constituencies
of Meredith College. The Meredith College Student Ambassadors
Program will provide both resources and opportunities to promote
student involvement in the institutional advancement of Meredith
College.
Students will go through an interview process for a one-year
renewable appointment. The requirements for ambassadors are
to meet once a month, to volunteer at a minimum of six Meredith
events during the course of an academic year, and demonstrate
leadership ability, high moral character and a commitment
to the College.
Jane Mitchell, assistant director of the Meredith Fund, said,
“We would like to utilize this group of women in many
different ways… Ambassadors will bring enthusiasm and
dedication to their position and will allow the greater Meredith
community to be more involved in the Meredith College student
life.”
For further information, or to nominate a student, contact
Jane Mitchell at MitchelJ@meredith.edu.
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Meredith
College Travel Experts to Guide Trips to Boston, London and
Alaska’s Inside Passage
By
Andrea Weaver, web editor
Meredith faculty and staff are invited to join alumnae, students
and other friends of the College during three upcoming opportunities
to travel with College experts: a December 2003 trip to Boston,
a New Year’s holiday excursion to London and a July 2004
cruise of Alaska’s Inside Passage.
The trips, sponsored by the Meredith College Alumnae Travel
Program, offer reasonable prices, specially tailored experiences
for Meredith College travelers and numerous possibilities for
life-long learning, said Blue Greenberg, an art history instructor
at Meredith. Greenberg, who plans to serve as a guide on each
trip, coordinates the travel program.
“A trip to the ‘Shining City on the Hill’ is
a medley of history, art, and food,” Greenberg said. The
Dec. 5-7 getaway includes guided tours of the Boston Art Museum
and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
The trip, including airfare and accommodations at the famous
Parker
House, costs $595 per person, double occupancy and $515
per person, quadruple occupancy. For more information, please
see the Alumnae
Travel Program web site.
The Meredith College Art and Theatre departments will sponsor
a December 30, 2003-Jan. 6, 2004, trip to London. The excursion
includes tickets to three plays in London’s West End, a
tour of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre and daily museum visits.
The British Museum houses several impressive collections, including
the Rosetta Stone and other ancient Egyptian artifacts. The
National Gallery’s collection includes works by Botticelli,
Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, among others.
Greenberg plans to guide travelers through the museums and Catherine
Rodgers, associate professor of theatre, will choose the plays
as soon as the fall season is announced. The cost, including
roundtrip airfare and accommodations at the prestigious Strand
Palace, is $1,495 per person. For more information, please
see the Alumnae
Travel Program web site or contact Rodgers at 919-760-8586.
The July 10-18, 2004, cruise of Alaska’s Inside Passage
will offer Meredith students, alumnae, staff and friends of
the College an opportunity to view America’s “Last
Frontier.” The Inside Passage is southeastern Alaska –
Ketchikan, Juneau and Glacier Bay.
“Our ship, which is actually a floating hotel, is the brand
new Sapphire Princess,” said Greenberg, who will lead the
tour with Janice and Ed Swab. Janice Swab is a professor of
biology at Meredith; Ed is an independent environmentalist.
For more information, please see the Alumnae
Travel Program web site.
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