Volume XXV, Issue 12
Educating Women to Excel
January 23, 2008
ON THE
INSIDE:
Campus News
p. 2
Letter to the Editor
p. 3
Editorial
p. 4
WEATHER
TODAY: Partly Cloudy.
Low 34, High 48.
Thursday: AM Snow
Showers. Low 23, High
41.
Friday: Sunny. Low 30,
High 41.
Saturday: Showers. Low
32, High 51.
Sunday: Few Showers.
Low 44, High 61.
Monday: Mostly Cloudy.
Low 41, High 67.
Tuesday: Partly Cloudy.
Low 39, High 56.
Source: www.weather.com
Information retrieved
Tues. Jan. 22 at 5:30 p.m.
New Semester, New Faces to Welcome
Chelsea McGlaughlin
Staff Writer
The start of a new
semester brings many
unfamiliar faces to
Meredith; new faculty
and staff members came
from near and far to join
the Meredith commimity.
Aubrey Chapman, Pat
Newton and Lisa Wilson
are just a few of the new
comers and old-timers
who have assirniied new
positions or been pro
moted.
Aubrey Chapman,
Grounds
Chapman comes to
Meredith from New
Jersey. He's enjoying
Raleigh so far, and he
loves learning about
plants and being in
Meredith's "positive
envirorunent." As a
member of the grotmds
staff. Chapman helps
to maintain every area
of the campus. He says
his daily responsibilities
include "clearing parking
lots, filling work orders
and completing extra
experiments such as rose
clippings and vermicom-
posting" (using worms
and other such creatures
in compost piles).
Grounds Manager
Aaron Schettler and his
crew keep busy, and
Meredith's beautiful cam
pus showcases their hard
work. "Lately we've
been working on the
design and sourcing for
d\e Parents' Fund project
and for the graduating
class gift," says Schettler.
The Grounds staff looks
for multiple ways to
fund their beautifica
tion projects, and they
recently foimd a big
boost: "One nursery com
mitted to donating 100
trees per year for the next
10 years," says Schettler.
With endtusiastic mem
bers such as Chapman,
the Groimds staff ensures
Meredith's beauty will
remain.
Pal Newton,
Registrai^s Office
Unlike other new fac
ulty and staff members,
Newton has quite a bit
of Meredith experience
already. Originally from
Fayetteville, Newton
graduated from Meredith
in 2002, with a degree in
history. She also worked
in the Registrar's Office
and in the Alumnae
House.
On January 22,
Newton re-joined the
staff in the Registrar's
Office. She says, "I
am returning to the
Registrar's Office because
I love working with stu
dents and assisting them
with day-to-day issues. I
find this particular line of
work to be very reward
ing."
Her time in the
Alumnae House was not
wasted, however. "I was
able to see another side
of how the college func
tions—I became familiar
with more Meredith
alumnae, contributors
to The Meredith Fund,
the Board of Trustees,
etc.—all of whom make
tremendous contribu
tions to the college and
keep the college going!"
The Registrar's Office is
sure to welcome back an
important member of its
staff. Newton will serve
as operations manager
for die registrar's office,
making scheduling deci
sions and working with
transfer students.
Lisa Wilson,
Interior Design
Wilson originally
hails from-Wilmington,
and she received her
Masters of Architecture
fi-omNCSU. In 1997,
she founded Design
Collaboration, LLC,
which is a residential
design firm diat special
izes in green building
practices. She is also
a Licensed General
Contractor, and she
started Pluta & Wilson
Construction Group, LLC
in 2000.
With so many com
mitments already,
what attracted her to
Meredith? "I have been
a guest lecturer (for Dr.
Burpitfs interior design
classes) at Meredith for
the last ten years. I like
the college environment
and Meredith's commit
ment to education," she
says. No longer just a
guest at Meredith, she
now teaches ID 244. Her
past inspired much of
what she does today, and
also what she hopes to
pass on to her students.
"When I was a student at
NCSU, I had an instruc
tor who inspired me to
pursue my interest in
sustainable residential
design. At the time, sus
tainable principles were
not considered a priority
in design and were often
ignored. My instruc
tor empowered me to
pursue an educational/
career path that aligned
my personal values for
tiie natural environment
with my design values. I
hope to inspire students
to learn and to find their
passion," she said.
Interior Design is
lucky to have added such
a knowledgeable profes
sor to its staff!
Those featured here
are just a few of the new
faces coming from all
over to join the Meredith
family, so extend a warm
welcome to all new fac
ulty and staff members.
Johnson Hall
Photo submitted by Erin Etheridge