January

17th - Open Day for high school seniors. For more information, contact Dot Gardner, garderd@meredith.edu

20th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Meredith College Closed

24th - Convocation: Dr. Sylvia Earle, undersea explorer, Jones Auditorium, 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.meredith.edu/enews/convocat.htm.

26th - Raleigh Symphony Concert, Jones Auditorium, 4 p.m. Tickets: $12.50/adults, $7.50 seniors/students. Call 760-8536 for ticket information.

28th - Meredith Basketball vs. Newport Apprentice, Weatherspoon Gym, 7 p.m.

30th-2/1 North Carolina Dance Festival, Jones Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10/adults, $6 seniors/students. Call 760-2840 for more information.

February

2nd- Meredith Basketball vs. Bennett College, Weatherspoon Gym, 7 p.m.

12th- Meredith Basketball vs. Chowan College, Weatherspoon Gym, 7 p.m.

16th - Gospel Fest, Jones Auditorium, 3 p.m.

17th - Founder’s Day Convocation: Nancy and Jerry Jaax, Jones Auditorium, 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.meredith.edu/enews/convocat.htm.

 

SEND US YOUR NEWS…In A Nutshell invites you to send us your news! Please forward story ideas or news to Kristi Eaves-McLennan, assistant director of communications and co-editor of In A Nutshell (eavesk@meredith.edu), no later than the 30th of every month for the following edition of In A Nutshell.

• Heidi Fletcher, associate director of admissions, recently presented “Ethics in College Admissions” at a meeting of the North Carolina School Counselor Association.

• One hundred and nine students from five states attended Meredith’s most recent Open Day. Students had the opportunity to talk to faculty/staff, meet current students, observe a class, and take a tour of the new science and mathematics building.For more information, e-mail Dot Gardner, gardnerd@meredith.edu.

• Mary Shannon Johnstone, assistant professor of art, received a Best of Competition award for her work in the North Carolina Photographers Annual Exhibition, held in the Weems Gallery in November 2002. Photographs by Meredith College students Laura Williams, Shaimaa Diraz, Megan Hilton and Mary Schreier were also included in the exhibition.

• Two Meredith staff members received awards from the North Carolina College Personnel Association (NCCPA). Chrissie Bumgardner, co-director of First Year Experience, won the Award for Outstanding Professional Contribution for her work in initiating new programs for first-year students at Meredith and the founding of the First Year Experience Consortium for NCCPA. Nikki Curliss, assistant director of student activities and leadership development, won the Outstanding Committee Member Award.

• Security Officer Kathy Weinel was selected as the Campus Police Officer of the Year for 2002. This award was decided by a vote of her peers. Officer Weinel was selected as a result of her continuing dedication to the students and the College. Officer Weinel has been employed as a security officer with Campus Police since March 2000.

• Security Sergeant Officer Robert Luedtke has been selected as the Campus Police Supervisor of the Year for 2002. Sergeant Luedtke was selected for his outstanding performance as supervisor of the night weekend shift. Sergeant Luedtke has been employed with Campus Police since December 1999.

Newsletter Staff
Editors - Sherry Tompkins, Kristi Eaves-McLennan
Assistant Editor - Melyssa Allen
Contributing Writers - Andrea Weaver,
Megan Deane '03
Web Designer - David Timberlake
Photographer - David Timberlake
Production Assistant - Kaye Rains
Interns - Megan Deane, '03, Hassie Hughes, '03

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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