March 7, 2001
Meredith Herald
Campus News 3
Communication
department
seeks professor
JbNNY Costa
News Editor
Lot almost complete,
assures Facilities Services
Christy Sadlrr
Siatiwriier
The communication depart
ment has completely over
hauled its catalogue descrip
tion. and it is about to add a
new face to its family.
Three candidates have been
chosen as finalists for the new
full-time faculty position.
Students were given a spe
cial opportunity to give (heir
opinion of the finalists by
attending lunch with the candi
dates and evaluating presenta
tions given by each candidate
on the topic of their choice.
On Friday, Mar. 2. Pete
Kenny was the First candidate
to meet the students. He comes
from neighboring N.C. State
where he teaches a number of
courses in commiinication. Hc'
also teaches Writing for the
Media here at Meredith as an
adjunct professor.
He received his undergradu
ate degree from Southeastern
College and his master's
degree from Regent University
in communication art.
He has a good deal of expe
rience in the field of produc
tion, having worked on Home
Repair and Remodeling, a t.v.
show, and a diKumentary on
the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians: Beyond the Trail of
Tears.
The second candidate, l.iam
O’Brien, presented on Monday.
voted to add hours on Friday
nights and Saturdays, and the
SGA recommended these
changes to Jackson for the
2001-02 academic year,
They have not yet been
approved.
Of (he proposed extensions
of Open House hours.
Pritchard said that they "might
encourage more people to stay
on campus during the week
end.”
The .senior also lent her sup
port to the extended Open
House hours, observing that
Mar. 5. He hails from Los
Angeles. Calif. He received his
BA in iinglish from I-arifield
University, his master’s degree
in dramatic literature from the
University of Rhode Island and
his MFA in directing from the
Goodman School of Drama at
the Schools of the Art Institute
of Chicago.
He has 14 years of experi
ence in commercial television
(documentary and episodic)
and theatrical feature film pro
duction in Los Angeles and
around the world.
The third candidate. Dr. Cliff
Jemigan, will be on campus for
lunch and a presentation today.
He is coming from Cliiflin Uni
versity in Orangeburg, SC.
He teaches courses ranging
from Basic Video Production
to Black Media in America.
His di.s.sertation was entitled
Media Education to Lnhancc
Minority Youth Learning in
Urban Settings. Hc has experi
ence in the mass media as a
reporter, writer, editor, videog-
rapher and producer.
Each candidate has unique
qualifications that will bring a
new perspective to the depart
ment. A departmental search
committee will make the final
.selection of the final candidate.
The committee hopes to have a
finalist by tomorrow, Thursday.
she initially thought Meredith’s
visitation policies were strict in
comparison to those at State.
But she said she now thought
the restrictions were “kind of
nice" because they let her
know exactly when males will
be in the dorms. "It’s nice
because you don’t have lo
worry so much about running
around in your pajamas," she
said.
Gilliland hopes that Mered
ith students "see their govern
ment working for tliem" in the
referendums and policy
changes.
It is the question on the mind
of every Meredith student who
has had to drive around the
B&G lot late at night looking
for that elusive space: when
will the new parking lot be
done? The answer is soon.
Construction has been going
on throughout most of the year
on the new parking lot behind
the dining hall. Also being built
is a new building which will
house the Facilities Services
department. The expected
completion date of these pro
jects has been pushed back sev
eral times, mostly because of
delays caused by bad weather
However, according to Greg
Ahrendsen, Facilities Services
manager, the parking lot “will
be done within three weeks,
weather p>crmitting." At thai
time, it will be completely
paved, marked and ready for
use.
This parking lot will have
between 190 and 200 spaces
and will be open to any student
with a B&G permit. It will also
include some staff parking.
Ahrendsen said that the
Johnson Hall, one of the first
buildings built when Mered
ith’s campus moved from
downtown in the 1920s. has
undergone very few changes
since it was built. Now. Liv
ingston Johnson Hall is getting
a makeover—and a pricey one
at that.
About $10,000 has been
spent on the renovation pro
jects going on in Johnson Hall
since late last summer
These renovation projects
included moving the Copy
Center, formally on the third
lliwr of Johnson Hall, lo the
building that contains the
Facilities Services offices.
The space the Copy Center
once iKcupied has been turned
into spacious offices with a
recent increase in underclass
men with cars has caused some
parking problems, but the new
lot “will be able to handle all of
the increase that’s needed.”
Campus Police Chief Frank
Strickland also believes that
the lot will alleviate the park
ing problems. He said, “Cam
pus Police is excited about the
opening of the parking lot. It is
going to relieve a lot of the
congestion in the B&G lot.”
He added that the parking lot
will be paved and well-lit. The
unpaved commuter lot behind
the Cate Center will still be
used for overflow parking,
although they anticipate it will
be used much less than it is
now. Also, for those students
who like to walk to Eckerd or
Wellspring, there will also be
access to the Wade Avenue gate
through the new parking lot.
Many students share the
same feelings of excitement
about the opening of the new
lot. Stringfield resident Eliza
beth Wooley said. “TTie new
parking lot will be a great ben-
•efit for everyone. It will allow
freshmen a closer walk and
free up spaces in the B&G lot
modern HVAC system and
office furniture. A conference
room was also added in this
space.
The bathroom on the third
floor has also been renovated,
along with the break area.
"These renovations have
created a really nice, comfort
able working space," said Greg
Ahreneson, manager of Facili
ties Services.
A worker in ihe offices on
the third floor commented.
“We were in need of having
these renovations done. It was
getting pretty crowded. The
copy center really needed a
bigger space.”
The ofTices that have moved
into these new spaces are
Planned Giving. Admissions
and the Office of Assessment.
In addition, on the first flwir
for everyone else.”
Ahrendsen said that workers
are also constructing a road
which will run from the back of
the new parking lot to the back
of the gym. Hc .said that "the
goal is for that to become fpart
of] the main campus loop.”
This road will hopefully be
completed sometime in May.
As for the new Facilities
Services building, Ahrendsen
said, “We will definitely be in
Ihe building by Apr I.” In
addition to the Facilities Ser
vices department, the new
building will house Mainte
nance and the Grounds Manag
er After the new building is
completed. Campus Security,
Ihe Cam-Card office and the
Copy Center (Kcupy the
current Facilities Services
building.
One of the main construction
projects ft)r the summer will be
moving the Alumni Hou.se
from its current location across
from the Cate Center to the
area next to Ihe Chapel pavil
ion. Ahrendsen said that Ihe
building should be functional
by the beginning of the new
school year
of Johnson Hall, the women’s
rest room, along with the
switchboard office and the
Office of Enrollment Planning
have been renovated. Windows
have been added alongside the
dcx)fs on the two offices, offer
ing light into offices where lit
tle entered before.
Ahreneson also commented.
"These projects took longer to
complete than we had expect
ed. but overall it went really
well. We're very pleased with
the end result."
All of the renovations have
been completed except for ihe
placement of beveled glass in
Ihe roiundu.
"The renovations make our
campus loik much better I
think Facilities Services has
done a great job." said sopho
more Sandi Davi.s.
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