MEREDITH HAPPENINGS AND
HOME ATHLETIC EVENTS
FOR JULY - AUGUST 20002
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July
26th - Governor’s School East, students depart.
29th - 8/2 - Creating a Web Site Camp, for boys and
girls ages 10-13, Meredith College campus. Cost $185. For
more information, contact Paula O’Briant, ext. 2367
29th - 8/2 - Performing Arts Day Camp, for boys and
girls ages 6-13, Meredith College campus. Public performance
will be held Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact
Cathy Rodgers, ext. 8586.
August
17th - Move-in, Arrival of freshman students, 8 a.m.—1
p.m.
17th - 21st - Freshmen Orientation.
21st - First Day of Classes, Fall semester.
21st - Picnic and Student Activities and Services
Fair, Courtyard, 4:30-6:30 p.m. For more information,
contact Office of Student Activities/Leadership Development,
ext. 8338.
26th - Opening Convocation, speaker, Dr. Jerri
Nielsen, Jones Auditorium, 10 a.m.
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• A staff information session will be held Aug. 8, from
9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. in Kresge Auditorium. The session
will include brief comments from members of the Senior Management
Team concerning important changes that have taken place in
their areas over the summer, followed by a question/answer
session.
• Twenty-eight high school women from North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia attended "Looking Toward
College," July 11-14. This residential seminar is designed
to allow high school students to explore college. Dean of
Students Ann Gleason directs the program, which is
in its 24th year.
• Manley Midgett, adjunct instructor of education,
was awarded the National Service Award by the National Science
Olympiad at this year’s competition held at the University
of Delaware. Midgett is North Carolina’s state science
Olympiad director and has volunteered with this organization
for 15 years to help improve math, science and technology
education across the state. The N.C. Science Olympiad works
with about 300 public and private schools each year. Midgett
also serves as the national event leader for Mission Possible,
an event that involves thousands of schools across the country.
• Janice Swab, professor of biology, won first
place in her age group in the 2002 Triangle Race for the Cure.
• Need help with Meredith’s new phone system? User
guides for the new system are available online:
www.meredith.edu/techserv/voice_mail_guide.pdf
www.meredith.edu/techserv/phone_guide.pdf
• NBC-17 featured Meredith Grounds Manager Harry Cadman
in a story about how the drought is affecting area colleges
and universities. The story ran Wednesday, July 17, during
the 6 p.m. newscast
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