Meredith College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 48% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 2% of housing units are Singles.
• 2% of housing units are Doubles.
• 96% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 7 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 57% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 55% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Honor Code Ceremony, Class Day and Commencement, Junior Class Ring Dinner, Sophomore Class Tea for Two, Freshman Fire and Water Dinner, White Iris Ball, Spring Fling and Fall Fest, Cornhuskin’ (spirit week), Meredith Performs, Christmas Concert, Faculty performance of Alice in Wonderland (every four years)
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 91 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Kappa Nu Sigma (Academic); Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman Academics), Silver Shield (leadership), and 16 honor societies related to academic fields, most of which are chapters of national/international honor societies
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Interfaith Council, Meredith Christian Association, Catholic Community of Meredith College, Campus Crusade for Christ, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Association for Understanding Religious Awareness, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Association for Cultural Awareness; Meredith International Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Government Association (celebrated 100 years in 2005), Meredith Entertainment Association, Meredith Recreation Association, Meredith International Association, Association for Cultural Awareness, Musical Groups (4 vocal groups and 4 instrumental ensembles), Meredith Performs (theatre), Meredith Dance Theatre, Synchronized Swimming Team, Intercollegiate Sports (Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball), Publications (paper, yearbook, and literary magazine), Interest Clubs – 38 organizations in a variety of academic, career and interest areas, Big Sister/Little Sister Program, Service Organizations (4) plus an active Volunteer Program, LeaderShape, plus numerous other leadership development programs/activities.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Meredith Herald – weekly

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Raleigh (10), Greensboro (80)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Raleigh (3)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Raleigh (4)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 96% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 18% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,300
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (North Carolina State University)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (North Carolina State University)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, other