Department Spotlight: Copy Services and Printing
By Kristen Scott, '05

The Meredith Copy Center may have a mistaken identity, according to Kevin Walker, who supervises the center.

"The perception of the center is that we can only do a limited number of things, such as simple black-and-white copies and binding," Walker says, "but we actually have the capability to do quite a bit more."

The Copy Center, which is officially named the Copy Services and Printing Center, has two full-time staff members, Walker and Catherine Atwater-Odom. The department typically hires two to three student workers per semester.

Located behind Belk Dining Hall, the Copy Center is basically an "on-campus Kinko's," Walker says. The main responsibilities of the copy center include producing high quality digital prints in both black-and-white and full color, monitoring the on-campus copiers and performing any minor maintenance when needed.

Walker says the Copy Center aims to produce requests in a very reasonable amount of time.

"The center has gone through major changes in the past three years. From a production side, we have increased our efficiency almost 200%," Walker explains.

In addition to great service, the Copy Center staff works to stay up-to-date with digital printing. In March, Walker was selected by IKON to attend the On-Demand Print Exposition in New York City.

"I served on a focus group panel discussing the various challenges a college/university has in moving from an analog copy system to a digital printing system. Over 33,000 people attended the conference, which was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of people in the reprographics (exact reproduction) industry, as well as to get some awesome new ideas to bring back to the college that will assist the center in becoming even more efficient," says Walker.

The Copy Center's goal is to serve the campus' copying needs.

"I want the faculty, staff and students to know that we are here to assist them with their reprographic needs. Feel free to make any suggestions on services and even paper stock that you would like to see on campus. It would be impossible to implement all suggestions, however all suggestions will be considered," Walker said.

If you would like to make suggestions or find out more information on the Copy Center, please e-mail copycenter@meredith.edu.

Art Exhibits at Meredith Feature Different Takes on Photography
By Melyssa Allen

Student work, photographers from across North Carolina and toy cameras all play a part in photography exhibitions now on display in all three of Meredith's main art galleries.

Meredith College senior Rachel Souza's senior art exhibition, "Negative," can be found in the Science and Math Building Gallery through November 27. Souza hopes the exhibition will help illustrate what she experienced during a mission trip to Kenya. (See Student Hopes Art Exhibition Will Inspire Support for Health and Education Efforts in Kenya, in this issue.)

The 24th North Carolina Photographers Annual Exhibition will be on display through October 24 in the Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery. The North Carolina Photographer's Annual Exhibition draws photographers from across the state using all types of photographic processes including gelatin silver, ilfochrome, chromogenic, digital, platinum and Polaroid. The exhibition is sponsored by the Meredith College Art Department with support from Southeastern Camera and Cicada Consulting. The exhibition was started in 1980 with the formation of the North Carolina Photographic Arts Association, whose goal was the development of a statewide competition to showcase the talent of North Carolina's photographers. The exhibition has been held at Meredith College for the past 23 years and is organized by the volunteers as well as Meredith College Art Department faculty and students.

Not So Simple: Images Made With Toy Cameras continues through November 21 in the Rotunda Gallery. The six photographers in this exhibition work with the foibles and spontaneity of the small cameras often used in childhood to make images with contemporary impact. Cameras used include a Holga 120S, a Banner and a Diana, creating an exhibition that includes stately gardens views, contorted scenes of daily life, and scanned strips of film to make two six-foot wide combined images of children swimming. One artist's technique is to shoot at random, giving her work a playful, light feeling.

All three exhibitions are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, contact the art department at (919) 760-8332.

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