Nutshell Notes
• Associate Professor of Spanish Astrid Billat will be one of five speakers on a panel discussion focusing on working moms on September 24 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The Working Mother’s Luncheon is sponsored by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Visit www.raleighchamber.org/sept_wml.aspx for more information.
• Meredith College is one of the best colleges and universities in the Southeast according to The Princeton Review. The education services company selected Meredith as one of the institutions it recommends in its "Best in the Southeast" section of its web site feature “2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region.”
• Meredith College now has more than 1,700 fans on Facebook, and nearly 250 followers of the College’s Twitter feed. You can also become a fan of the Avenging Angels on Facebook, and follow the Avenging Angels on Twitter. For more on these social media tools, visit www.meredith.edu and click on the Facebook or Twitter icons at the bottom of the page.
• An article by Bill Landis, Associate Professor of Human Environmental Sciences, and graduates of Meredith’s Master of Science in Nutrition program was recently published in the “Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition.” The article, titled “Community Supported Agriculture in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina: Demographics and Effects of Membership on Household Food Supply and Diet,” was written by Landis and Tracy Smith, with assistance by four others. Click here for more information.
• The Meredith College chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu (KON), an honor society for human environmental sciences majors has received two Chapter Awards of Excellence from the national organization. The Chapter Award of Excellence recognizes quality of programming and leadership development in the network of more than 100 campus chapters throughout the United States. Meredith’s Kappa Delta Omicron Chapter received an award for both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 academic years. Professor of Human Environmental Sciences Deborah Tippett serves as chapter advisor. She will assume the elected position as chair of Kappa Omicron Nu for the 2010-12 term. Click here for more information.
Have you presented research or attended a professional meeting recently? Has your department earned an award? Share news of these accomplishments and more with the Meredith community. Faculty and staff are invited to submit items for Nutshell Notes. Email items to Melyssa Allen, “In A Nutshell” editor, at allenme@meredith.edu by the 15th of each month for publication in the following issue.
