February

1st - 3/24 - Meredith College Alumnae Art Series: Liz Smith Cox. Rotunda Gallery, Johnson Hall. Call ext. 8332 for more information.

15th - Meredith Tennis vs. Christopher Newport University, Tennis Courts, 2 p.m.

15th–16th Meredith’s Extra Theatre Company, The Vagina Monologues, Studio Theatre,Jones Auditorium, 8 p.m. Call ext. 2840 for ticket information.

17th - Meredith Tennis vs. Barton College, Tennis Courts, 2 p.m

18th Founders’ Day Convocation, Speaker: Bob Edwards, Host of NPR’s Morning Edition, Jones Auditorium, 10 a.m.

19th - Book Reading/Signing. Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish and Ray in Reverse, Kresge Auditorium, Cate Center, 7 p.m. Call ext. 8507 for more information.

20th - ACA Worship Service, Jones Chapel, 10 a.m. Guest Speaker: LaTeshia Anthony, youth minister at Shalom Christian Community Church.

Meredith Tennis vs. St. Andrews, Tennis Courts, 2 p.m.

21st - Changing the Odds: Successful Leadership, Chapel Commons Room, 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Charletta Sims, director of commuter life and special services, ext. 8633.

22nd - Meredith College Board of Trustees Meeting

22nd–23rd - GA/NC Women’s College Basketball Tournament

27th - Meredith’s 110th Birthday

27th-3/2 - Meredith Performs, The Goodbye Girl, Studio Theatre, Jones Auditorium, 8 p.m. For ticket information, call ext. 2840.

28th - Soul Food Cinema, Chapel Commons Room, 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Charletta Sims, director of commuter life and special services, ext. 8633.

Meredith Softball vs. Methodist College, Softball Field, 2 p.m.

Meredith Tennis vs. Methodist College, Tennis Courts, 3 p.m.

MARCH

2nd - Meredith Tennis vs. Agnes Scott, Tennis Courts, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

3rd - Meredith Performs, The Goodbye Girl, Studio Theatre, Jones Auditorium, 2 p.m. For ticket information, contact ext. 2840.

4–8th - Year of Music: Libby Larsen Residency and Women Composers Festival. For more information, contact Jim Fogle, ext. 8576, or foglej@meredith.edu.

8–17th - Spring Break

8th–9th - Meredith College Invitational Softball Tournament

18th - Meredith Softball vs. Maryville College, Softball Field, 2:30 p.m.

20th - Meredith Tennis vs. Peace College, Tennis Courts, 2 p.m.

21st –22nd - Aqua Angels Performance, Weatherspoon Pool, 8 p.m.

22nd - Women Shaping Public Policy in Global Communities: A One-Day Interdisciplinary Conference. For more information, contact Dr. Joyce Blackwell-Johnson, ext. 2289 or johnsonj@meredith.edu.

Meredith Softball vs. Duke University, Softball Field, 3 p.m.

28th-4/1 Easter Break

29th Good Friday. Meredith College Closed.

• The 2000 edition of Oak Leaves, the Meredith College yearbook, won second place in the American Scholastic Press Association’s annual yearbook competition. Writing, photography and page design are judged. Blair Ligon, adjunct instructor of art, serves as yearbook instructor. The student staff of the 2000 Oak Leaves was led by Ashley Cooper (editor) and Katherine Jones (art director).

•Campus Police Officers Robert Ludtke, Melinda Fuller, Donald Appleford, and Jean Trevathan recently graduated from Wake Technical Community College’s one-week supervisor’s course. The course involves security and police training and

• In calendar year 2001, Meredith faculty/staff raised more than $25,000 in gifts to the College and more than $22,000 is currently pledged by this group for 2002. The Office of Institutional Advancement is grateful to faculty/staff members for their gifts to Meredith through the payroll deduction program and other gifts to the College.

• News & Observer columnist Ruth Sheehan will speak on campus February 20, as part of Publications Week. The Publications Board invited Sheehan, whose column appears each week on Mondays and Thursdays.

• Meredith College offers a Faculty-Staff Aerobics Class each Monday and Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the Weatherspoon Gym movement lab. The class is free, and no sign-up is required. Call Ruth Pearce at ext. 8535 or Sandra Close at ext. 8631 for more information.

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Newsletter Staff
Editors - Jeannie Morelock, Kristi Eaves-McLennan
Contributing Writer - Andrea Weaver
Assistant Editor - Melyssa Allen
Graphic Designer - Betty Crenshaw
Photographer - Steve Wilson
Production Assistant - Kaye Rains
Communications Interns - Leesha Austin
                                             Lynda- Marie Taurasi

In A Nutshell, the official newsletter for all Meredith College employees, seeks to keep faculty and staff informed about official actions of the College. Published ten times per year by the Office of Marketing and Communications, In A Nutshell strives to deliver useful information to Meredith College employees in a timely and accurate manner.

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