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

15th - Meredith Softball vs. Maryville College, Softball field, 2:30 p.m.

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.

APRIL

7th - Meredith Softball vs. Mary Baldwin College, Softball Field, 2 p.m.

10th - Meredith Tennis vs. Greensboro College, Tennis Courts, 3 p.m.

15th - Academic Awards Day Convocation, Jones Auditorium, 10 a.m.

16th - Meredith Softball vs. Southern Community College, Softball Field, 2 p.m.

17th - Meredith Undergraduate Research Conference. For more information, contact Rhonda Zingraff, director of undergraduate research, ext. 8564.

Meredith Softball vs. Peace College, Softball Field, 3 p.m.

20th - Meredith Softball vs. Forsyth College, Softball Field, 1 p.m.

21st – 5/05 Art Student Senior Shows, Gaddy Hamrick Art Center. Opening: April 21, 2–4 p.m.

21st – 9/03 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Rotunda Gallery. Opening: April 21, 2–4 p.m.

22nd - Leadership Awards Day Convocation, Jones Auditorium, 10 a.m.

23rd - 27th - The Childrens' Hour by Lillian Hellman, Studio Theatre, Jones Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.

28th - The Childrens' Hour by Lillian Hellman, Studio Theatre, Jones Auditorium, 2:00 p.m.

29th - Last Day of Classes

30th - Reading Day

“Celebrate Reading” Festival honoring participants in the Meredith Literacy Initiative. For more information, contact Lynne Wheatley, ext. 8346.

• Ebony Williams, residence director, participated in a mock interview program, which focused on preparing potential student affairs professionals. Heidi LeCount, director of residence life, participated as an interviewer. The program was held at NCSU.

• Heidi LeCount has been chosen to serve as chair of the Membership Services Committee for the Southeast Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) Governing Council. The SEAHO region includes 10 states and the annual conference draws over 500 housing professionals. At the SEAHO conference in February, LeCount received a SEAHO service award.

• The Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition will be on display in the Frankie G. Weems Gallery through April 7. This juried exhibition features work from some 70 artists from Asheville to the coast. Watercolors, acrylics, oils, photographs, ceramics, wood, mixed media, digital imaging and textiles are represented. Gallery hours are Monday– Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday–Sunday, 2 p.m.–5 p.m.

• Janice Swab, professor of biology, presented “A World in One Country: Travels in Bolivia” during a special Conversations with Colleagues on March 1. Her talk focused on the people, the landscape, and the biological diversity she encountered during her recent sabbatical in Bolivia.

• Nominations for the Meredith College Staff Recognition Awards are due March 15. Nomination forms are available in the human resources office, the business office, the Office of the President, and Cate/Park Center. The awards will be presented as part of a faculty and staff recognition dinner on April 19. For more information about Meredith’s Staff Recognition Awards, contact Bill Wade, chair of the staff affairs committee, ext. 8516.

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Editors - Jeannie Morelock, Kristi Eaves-McLennan
Contributing Writer - Andrea Weaver, Bill Landis
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In A Nutshell, the official newsletter for all Meredith College employees, seeks to keep faculty and staff informed about official actions of the College. Produced 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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