Meredith
October 30th, 2002
ERALD
Volume XVIV, Issue 9
Scholarship Dinner is a treat
for students and donors
JONI SMITH
Editor-In-Chief
Last Thursday a group of
scholarship recipients and
donors gathered for a dinner
in the chapel parking lot
under what Dr. Hartford
referred to as the "big top,"
a large white tent that was
set up because , the number
in attendance exceeded
what Belk Dining Hall
could hold on one side.
About 250 people were in
attendance.
Connie Harris, vice presi
dent for institutional
advancement, opened the
dinner by commending the
scholarship recipients for
their accomplishments and
thanking the donors for
their generosity. She said
that she felt the goal of the
evening, "to bring our gen
erous benefactors and their
families on campus for a
night of fellowship with
their student recipients,"
was accomplished.
Harris also commented
that, "It's important for
donors to make the connec
tion with a face, a story and
a future...so that they know
how much impact their gifts
have on students' lives.”
Equally, she added, “it's
important for Meredith stu
dents to know that there are
loyal and generous donors
to scholarship funds. It's
important for them to know
them, thank them and make
the connection between
their scholarship and the
folks who believe in sup
porting them in attaining
their educational goals."
Students sat with the
donors who contributed to
the scholarship they
received. Senior Meredith
Tuck, recipient of the
Wachovia Scholarship for
Excellence, attended the
dinner. "I thought it was a
great opportunity to meet
my sponsors,” she said. “We
talked about everything
from jobs, to families, to
weddings, and everything in
between. It was not just a
time for me to be formal
with people who have given
me money, I think we all
genuinely had a nice
evening.”
Senior Aundrea Hildreth,
recipient of the Broyhill and
Anne C. Dahle
Scholarships, as well as the
Ledford Service Award,
spoke at the dinner about
how the scholarships she
received help her achieve a
dream she did not always
thing was possible, receiv
ing her bachelor's degree.
"Tonight was wonderful,"
she said. "I in no way,
though, wanted my speech
to just reflect me but all the
scholarship recipients. As I
said in my sj>eech, there is
nothing I have done that
others in the crowd had not
also accomplished. I just
felt honored to be asked to
speak tonight.”
Senior Amanda Austin,
also spoke at the dinner
about service learning, a
factor that has added to her
overall college experience
that she would not have had
if she had to go to another
school. Austin commented,
"In my speech I hope my
appreciation was evident to
all of the contributors to
scholarships. 1 feel that my
experiences here would not
be have been the same, had
it not been for scholarships.
They allowed me the oppor
tunity to remain at
Meredith."
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Forum tackles academic
dishonesty
LADONNA
LOGUE
News Editor
Meredith's Student
Government Association,
Student Life Committee,
and Honor Council spon
sored the Got Integrity?
Forum last Wednesday to
gather student and faculty
input on a severe increase
in academic dishonesty
cases on campus.
The Honor Council said
it reviewed 18 total aca
demic dishonesty cases
last year, and 14 of those
were for plagiarism.
One attendee suggested
that perhaps the increase
in cases of plagiarism was
the result of heightened
awareness or sensitivity
to the issue rather than an
increase in dishonesty.
However, the main
question addressed to fac
ulty, staff and students
was:"what steps can we
all take to improve aca
demic integrity in the
classroom, in the dorm
rooms and off campus?"
Some of the students
who attended the forum
stated that they would be
more likely to confront a
dishonest student rather
than to turn her in to a
faculty member because
they believe going direct
ly to the Honor Council
or the teacher would be
unfair to the student.
However, Honor Council
wants the students to real
ize that not turning a stii-
dent in for academic dis
honesty is also a violation
of the Honor Code.
Some people also men
tioned that some faculty
members have neglected
their responsibilities to
the Honor Code and have
not turned in dishonest
students to the Honor
Council.
Dr. Betty Webb,
English professor and
director of study abroad,
has been a character wit
ness at Honor Council tri
als. She said-, "I feel like
my judgment is being
questioned when I speak
at the Honor Council."
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