NEW VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT TO BEGIN AUGUST
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Melyssa Allen |
Connie Harris, formerly assistant dean for leadership gifts
at Wabash College, will join Meredith College as vice president
for institutional advancement on August 12.
Harris has more than 10 years of fundraising experience in a
higher education setting. While at Wabash College, an all-male
college in Crawfordsville, Ind., she was responsible for cultivating
leadership gifts for the College’s $132.5 million capital
campaign. Harris also managed campaign committees and served
as the lead recruiter of new campaign volunteers.
"I’m coming from a single-sex college and have grown
to fully appreciate the advantages afforded by this educational
system," Harris said. "I sought out this opportunity
because of Meredith’s reputation for preparing women for
leadership."
As Meredith’s vice president for advancement, Harris will
oversee the College’s upcoming capital campaign, which
will include identifying prospects, developing solicitation
strategies, soliciting key presidential prospects, and supporting
campaign leadership and volunteers. In addition, Harris will
manage a staff of 15 development and alumnae relations professionals.
"I am delighted to welcome Connie Harris to Meredith College,"
said President Maureen Hartford. "She has an excellent
combination of experience and appreciation for single-gender
education. She will be a wonderful addition to the Senior Management
Team."
Harris said, "I consider this a wonderful opportunity to
join an outstanding educational community that has great leadership
in President Hartford and her Senior Management Team, a faculty
focused on teaching and learning, a committed and hard-working
staff, and a dedicated alumnae population."
"I will take great pride in creating a philanthropic environment
with engaged alumnae who are working together to make Meredith
the strongest college possible for our students," Harris
said. "I look forward to working with all of my new colleagues
in Institutional Advancement and moving us toward our common
work in alumnae relations and development."
Prior to joining the development staff at Wabash, Harris was
director of development for Earlham College, in Richmond, Ind.
Harris holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University. |
FORMER
MEREDITH TRUSTEE RECEIVES
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HERITAGE AWARD
by
Megan Deane, ’03
Former Meredith College Trustee Ruby McSwain, of Sanford, was
recently honored as one of the recipients of the North Carolina
Baptist Heritage Award.
The North Carolina Baptist Heritage Award recognizes individuals
who have given exemplary service to organizations associated
with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The Council
on Christian Higher Education and the North Carolina Baptist
Foundation co-sponsored the award.
McSwain, a Meredith alumna, was elected to the College’s
Board of Trustee's in 1992. She served on the board until 1995,
and again from 1998-2001. In addition to serving Meredith in
this capacity, her generous support made a scholarship and library
renovation possible.
McSwain has also been named The Sanford Herald Citizen
of the Year and is the recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf
Pine. She attends First Baptist Church in Sanford.
Meredith College President Maureen Hartford presented the award
to McSwain during a luncheon ceremony in Greensboro.
The luncheon also honored people who have given outstanding
service to other Baptist-founded organizations in North Carolina,
including Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, the
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, The Biblical
Recorder, Campbell University, Chowan College, Gardner-Webb
University, Mars Hill College, the North Carolina Baptist Foundation,
North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Wake Forest University and
Wingate University. |
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FACULTY
AND STAFF HELP STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE "REAL WORLD"
THROUGH INTERNSHIPS - by Megan Deane
'03
 eredith
mathematics and computer science major Beth Jarvis, ’03,
can now add NASA to her resume, thanks to Charles Davis.
Jarvis says Davis, professor of mathematics, was instrumental
in helping her obtain a summer internship at NASA’s Ames
Research Center in California. "He wrote one of my recommendations
and helped me with the essay questions a little," she
explained.
He also encouraged Jarvis to make time to pursue the internship,
even when her schedule was hectic. When she finally got the
position, Jarvis said, "He was one of the first people
I wanted to tell. I knew he would be excited for me."
In addition to NASA, Meredith students are interning at a number
of organizations this summer, including the Greater Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce, Historic Oakview, the NC Women’s Correctional
Facility, Richard French & Associates, the State House of
Representatives, Wake Medical Center, and WPTF 680 News/Talk
Radio.
Whether it involves making phone calls or writing recommendation
letters, Meredith faculty and staff members have played a key
role in helping students find the right internship to gain necessary
experiential education.
Cindy Edwards, associate professor of psychology said, "Sometimes
companies call me looking for people, [but] more often a student
comes in looking for something and I try to help her make
a match."
In her experience coordinating student internships, Rebecca
Duncan, assistant professor of English and coordinator of
Meredith’s professional communication minor, has found
that many employers seek out Meredith interns.
"Over the years we have developed good relationships with
numerous employers in the area, so many of them are happy to
take on new interns," Duncan said.
The Career Center works with faculty/staff to make sure students
are aware of all of the internship opportunities available to
students. The center’s career counselors also help students
prepare their resumes for internship interviews.
Once students have begun their internships, faculty and staff
members continue to play a key role. For example, students who
plan to gain academic credit must meet regularly with a professor
and turn in assignments. Faculty advisers often visit interns
at their work sites and make themselves available for counsel
if necessary.
Megan Deane, ’03, senior class president, is interning
with WPTF 680 News/Talk Radio and the Meredith Office of Marketing
and Communications this summer. Doug Spero, assistant professor
of communications, helped her secure her internship with WPTF.
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