The Meredith Alumnae Association and Office of Career Planning have launched an online mentoring program called Meredith Mentors. The new platform will connect current students, alumnae/alumni, faculty, and staff enabling them to support each other professionally and personally through a short-term connection or long-term relationship. Meredith has more than 22,000 alumnae/alumni and the goal is... Continue Reading →
This photo from 1962 of students studying seems fitting for today. The Meredith community will spend today celebrating our students' achievements after their many hours of studying and collaborating with peers and professors. Read the article below for more information on Celebrating Student Achievement Day. On Celebrating Student Achievement (CSA) Day, the Meredith community and guests... Continue Reading →
The Meredith College Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a new academic building on the College’s Hillsborough Street campus in Raleigh, N.C. The approval vote occurred during the board’s spring meeting, held March 20-21, 2019. The new academic facility will be constructed near the Weatherspoon Gymnasium/Lowery Fitness Center, located on the northwestern side... Continue Reading →
When documentary filmmaker Brenda Hughes, ’70, spoke at Meredith College on February 26, she started her talk with a surprising confession: “I am the last person from my class you’d expect to be standing up here.” Hughes shared her journey from being a decidedly average high school and college student to becoming a highly successful... Continue Reading →
Meredith hosted the nonprofit group Southern Smash on March 25th for the third year in a row. Southern Smash aims to raise eating disorder awareness and promote positive body image. Students spent the morning decorating weight scales and then smashing them to pieces with baseball bats. Program coordinator and Meredith Alumna Elizabeth Friedman, '16 says... Continue Reading →
On Founders’ Day this year, the library staff hosted a celebration to acknowledge the 50th Anniversary of the Carlyle Campbell Library building. In 1969 the library moved from Johnson Hall to its current site. To help with moving all the books across campus, students, faculty, and staff were given the day off. The day is... Continue Reading →
Meredith College’s fourth annual Make It Count for Meredith Giving Day exceeded its $400,000 fundraising goal by more than $130,000. Donors gave a total of $536,877 in 24 hours on February 26, 2019. After the initial monetary goal was met by 7 p.m., the focus turned to exceeding the goal and to reaching the goal... Continue Reading →
Beyond Strong │The Campaign for Meredith, the largest fundraising campaign in the history of Meredith College, has raised more than $90 million, surpassing the $75 million goal by more than $15 million. The total was unveiled during the College’s Founders’ Day celebration on February 27. The Campaign has created incredible opportunities for students and the... Continue Reading →
This year, we honor Meredith and 128 years of Going Strong! We hope you will join us to celebrate Meredith during Founders' Week, which honors the College’s founding on February 27, 1891. Alumnae are invited to participate in social media photo challenges throughout the week to commemorate the College’s past and strong future. Be sure... Continue Reading →
