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Meredith Herald Volume XVII, Issue 14 Educating Women to Excel December 6, 2000 On the inside: □ Second vice president visit ed campus last week. Page 2 □ Volunteer opportunities abound this month. Page 3 □ Basketball team nabs another win. Page 5 □ Break out of your rut and see Unbreak able, Page 8 Meredith Herald at Meredith College 3800 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27607 919) 760-2824 FAX (919) 760-2869 maxwelU@meredith«edu Students take initiative at Q&A □ Proposals are explained for students. Lx3ra Tillman Staff Writer Let's face it; $18,000 is a lot of money no matter what it is getting you. So it was no sur prise that many members of the Meredith community were sent into a slight state of shock when word of the new tuition increase came out. Why so much money and why such a large jump in one year? What is all of this money going toward? Students were engulfed with questioning curiosity and frustration, but the administration was quick to respond. Last Wednesday, Nov, 29, the administration held two question-andianswer sessions, at 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. in Jones Chapel, and the sessions were open to anyone wishing to attend. Participating in the panel were Ruth Ann Balia, head of Technology Services; Dr. Jean Jack.son, vice president for Stu dent Development; Dr. Mau reen Hartford, college presi dent; Bill Cox, director of Financial Aid; and Dr. Ros alind Reichard, vice president for Academic Affairs. At the beginning of each ses sion, Hartford explained that the initiatives are based on skills desired for workers in today’s society such as strong interpersonal skills, strength in math and sciertce, critical thinking and teamwork. She explained that the initia tives focus on technology, funding for study abroad opportunities, math and sci ence improvements, leadership development and increased financial aid. “I will do my best to insure that the [tuition] increase has as little impact as possible on the individual student fmancially but as much positive impact as possible on the college learning environment as a whole,” promised Hartford. With that, the questions began. Balia was the first to respond when asked what exactly the technology fees would be used for. She explained that the tech nology fee for the incoming freshmen would be used for their laptops. The fee of $800 that returning students will pay covers many things such as upgrading the computer labs, upgrading the curriculum labs with specialized software that will operate on a two to three year refreshing cycle, replacing Cate Center and residence hall computers, upgrading the net work with increased bandwidth and wireless connection, upgrading Blackboard, creat ing a better on-line student directory and increasing staff for more support and training. Balia added that off-campus students will have to pay the fee as well. She explained that continu ing resident students would have the opportunity to pur chase the same laptops that the incoming freshmen will receive. Also, all full-time fac ulty will receive laptops on a two-year replacement program, and all part-time faculty will receive a laptop on a three*year replacement program. Then came the inevitable question of financial aid. Many students are concerned that with such a steep rise in tuition, they may not be able to afford the “Meredith Experience” any longer. Bill Cox eased a lot of wor ried minds with his explanation of the financial aid situation. He encouraged students to come have a financial aid con sultation before winter break. Once the office examines each student’s financial situation, the office can quickly and effi ciently predict the financial aid package a student could receive next ye^. Alleviating some fears, Cox said, “We have seen many peo ple so far, and every case has worked out just fine.” For those students already Please see INITIATIVES page three Adkins is expected to add a lot Leesha Austin Layout Editor Dr. Sidney Adkins will joir the Meredith community in January as the first dean of the newly formed School of Busi ness and as the Wainwrigh' Professor of Business. Adkins was selected by a search committee composed of faculty members Dr. William Landis, nutrition professor; Dr. Rebecca Oatsvall, accounting professor; Dr. Anne York, busi ness professor; and Dr. Tom Pencek, business professor. Toni Rhorer, formerly of the Career Center, served as the staff representative. Other members included Dr. Ros alind Reichard, committee chair and vice president of Academic Affairs: Dr. LaRose Spooner, vice president of Marketing; and Kristy Eubanks of the business advisory board. Graduate student Carol Meyer and undergraduate student Leslie Gilliland served as stu dent body representatives. Before coming to Meredith Adkins served as the founding dean of the McColl School of Business at Queens College in Charlotte. While at Queens he was sue- Dr. Sydney Adkins, the new dean of Meredith's school of business, will arrive on campus in January. Photo by Steve Wilson cessful in increasing enroll ment in both the MBA and the EMBA programs. Through a capital campaign he was successful in raising SIS million for facilities and programs at Queens. Before serving as dean of Business at Queens College, Adkins served as the associ ate dean for External Affairs in the Stem School of Busi ness at New York University. Adkins received a B.S. degree in biology from Appalachian State Universi ty, an M.Ed. degree in Coun seling Psychology from Ship- pensburg State University and an Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology and Higher Edu cation Administration from the University of Virginia. Please see BUSINESS page two
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