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Going Strong
Think Meredith | Open House for High School Seniors | Saturday, September 21, 2024
Come to Think Meredith and find out how we’ll help you identify your unique strengths – and build on them. You’ll hear from students, faculty, and staff about academics and campus life and learn about the application process, scholarships, and financial assistance options. You’ll also get a guided tour of our beautiful campus and see where you’ll live and learn as a Meredith student.
Student Internships Summer 2024
In this video, three Meredith College students describe their summer internships. The students share what they do each day, how the internship is helping them in their career paths, and how the College both helped them find the internships and prepared the students succeed.
College-Wide Initiative on Anti-Racism
Meredith College is working to cultivate an inclusive and pluralistic campus environment where diverse identities are welcomed into our living, learning, and working community. The anti-racism initiative reflects our commitment to strength, integrity, and the power of education to bring about real and lasting change across Meredith’s campus.
Marion Gaeta-Escoto, ’18, was able to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher by earning her Master of Arts in Teaching at Meredith College. In the future, she hopes to return to Meredith as a professor to inspire a new generation of teachers.
Through StrongPoints®, leadership opportunities, and internships, Mary Maul, ’24, gained valuable skills while at Meredith and will apply those skills in a full-time position at SAS.
Through an internship and honors thesis, nutrition major Anna-Moriah Fung, ’24, has expanded her knowledge and passion for the field. Her next step: pursuing a Master of Public Health from UNC at Chapel Hill.
Meredith News
The Financial Aid office at Meredith College is preparing for the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing season.
Mitchell Brown, ’93, a political science professor at Auburn University, presented “U.S. Elections and Our Mutual Obligations,” at Meredith College on September 16, 2024, in observance of Constitution Day.
Justine Whitfield, Meredith’s new Director of Admissions, brings to the College a passion for education and a strong background in admissions and enrollment management, most recently as Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions at East Carolina University.
As the 2024-25 school year began, new teachers in the Triangle area received some encouragement from their Meredith College faculty when the Education Department made teacher workday visits.
Heather White, founder and CEO of One Green Thing, presented “Green Civics: Democracy Isn’t a Spectator Sport,” at Meredith College on September 10, 2024. The lecture was part of the Summer Reading Program theme, “Strong Voices: Empowering Student Citizenship.”
Dawn Blagrove, attorney and executive director of Emancipate NC, will present the 2024 Summer Reading Program Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in Jones Auditorium. Blagrove will present “Flex our citizenship muscle: creating a physically fit democracy.”
Meredith College will hold a Voter Registration and Information Fair on September 17, 2024, as part of National Voter Registration Day. Students, faculty, and staff can stop by the Cate Center patio from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Rain Location: SMB Lobby) to register to vote, change their voter registration, or get information on the 2024 election.
