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Meredith Herafd September 5, 2001 2 Campus News Slew of new faculty are on campus Ava Leigh Jackson Staff Reporter Meredith College began this semester with 23 new faculty members in order to fulfill another part of Intiative 2000. Coming to Meredith from the University of North Caroli na at Charlotte, Dr. Joyce Blackwell'Johnson teaches American history and women’s history. Blackwell-Johnson received her B.A. and Masters degrees in history at North Car olina Central University, and she obtained her Ri.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a focus on women’s history. She began her career in leaching at NCCU before mov ing to a 5-year position at NC State and then to UNC-C. “I wanted to come here for several years,” said Blackwell- Johnson, “I really wanted to come to Meredith because it is a small college. I was also very interested in coming primarily because of the direction the [college] seems to be going in. I felt that, considering my goals in life and what 1 wanted to do as far as my career is con cerned, Meredith would be the right place for me.” Blackwell-Johnson is cur rently working on a women’s history conference, which will occur in the spring and will be open to scholars of women’s studies, independent scholars, graduate students and advanced undergraduate stu dents. The one-day conference is titled “Global Women, Glob al Village.” She is a native of Roxboro, N.C. and currently resides in Durham with her children. Dr. Gregory Vitarbo is also a newcomer to the History and Politics Department. He came to Meredith College from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Prior to teaching in Nevada, Vitarbo taught one year at Franklin and Marshal College in Pennsylvania. “I am very happy to get this position,” said Vitarbo. “Meredith was exactly the type of place I saw myself teaching. I came from a small liberal arts school where there was a lot of faculty/student interaction and a lot of emphasis upon the whole learning community.” A native of New York City, Vitarbo received his B.A. at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. Vitarbo is a Russian specialist and will teach both the Modern Russian course and Western Civilization. Next semester, he will be teaching Modem Britain. The Reverend Margarita Suarez is the new faculty mem ber in the Religion and Philos ophy Department. She will be teaching Religion 100 and Religion in America. Suarez has a strong interest in libera tion theologies, including the theologies of feminists and women of color. She also has an interest in aspects of religion in film and literature. She received her B.A. in religion and theatre from Fordham University in New York City and earned her Masters of Divinity from Har vard University. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Northwestern Uni versity and Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and is expected to complete her doc torate this coming spring. Suarez comes to Meredith from Colorado College. Prior to teaching in Colorado, she taught at Garrett Evangelical Seminary. “I decided to teach at Mered ith for a number of reasons,” said Suarez. “Meredith was in a place where they were doing a lot of what I thought were significant changes. And what an exciting time to be at a col lege on the cutting edge of revamping their general educa tion curriculum and at a time when the actual department of Religion and Philosophy was looking at its curriculum and doing some changes. I thought it would be a really exciting time to come and to offer new courses and new ideas.” GENED continued from page one stone courses. Dr. Rosalind Reichard, vice president for Academic Affairs, assured Happer that the new curriculum would be “pha^ in with plenty of training.” The task force also addressed the question of funding for such wide-reaching changes and intensive faculty development. The General Education Task Force is already “working with Institutional Advancement, looking for money scHirces to tap into,” explained Reichard. Webb continually assured those present that even when all the aspects are decided “there will be no more required hours in the new plan than in the old plan.” Oatsvall supported Webb, saying, “The Task Force is committed to making every thing a conscious decision rather than simply a default.” While there will be other aspects to the new general edu cation curriculum, the majority of the meeting focused on the core classes. This Friday, Sept. 7, there will be a “Campus Conversa tion” concerning general edu cation reform at 1:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. Meetings will continue throughout the semester and will be posted on the Campus E-news web page. Freshmen Elections Filiiif> Thv ( !as\ of 2WP5 YOl' 1 asi diiy 1(1 dll' Ftii ofTii «■ h I Ills KikIuv, Si‘|iL 7, 2(M)I hv 5 p.m. lilt in till Olfiri'Ilf SliiiKiii Arii«iiiio •iikI I iHlii^lii|i m ti>|iiii('iiL 20' iiU i • nil i OniMinris.* ('.ill \shlc) \25(ki or Kcllv XS.V’tS youV^ lnvit(2d... Join the 2001 LeaderShapeS> participants for a Vision Showcase Drop by Johnson Hall Rotunda on Tuesday, September 11 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and see the visions of the 2001 LSI participants! Kick-Off Reception at 9:00am Register for the Leadership Enrichment Series and be recognized at Leadership Awards Day The Leadership Enrichment Series takes place every Wednesday In October from 6:30-8:00 p..m. in Kresge Auditorium. This year's series includes the following sessions: "Ethical Leadership Panel and Reception" Wednesday, October 3 "Resiliency: A Necessary Trait for Women Leaders" Wednesday, October 10 "Don't Be a Humpty Dumpy!" Wednesday, October 17 "Character Leadership: Who Are You in the Dark?" Wednesday, October 24 If you are interested or would like to see a brochure, come by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development, 202 Cate Center.
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