To support learning and to strengthen the sense of academic community among all faculty and students, Meredith College will have and maintain a modern, first-class physical plant with appropriate space for all academic departments and programs. Include in the plan and funding new furniture, new laboratory equipment, new classroom demonstration and computer display equipment, and new computers for faculty and students. Plan and budget for regular maintenance and timely replacement of furnishings and equipment. This objective was a top priority item for all departments.
Science is and has always been a key part of any liberal arts curriculum.
Science education for all citizens should have a top priority as we stand at the beginning of the 21st century. It is imperative that all our graduates be scientifically literate. All departments see the sciences as a potential strength for Meredith, but as an area whose facilities are actually detrimental to sharing the importance and excitement of science with our students. The college has grown by at least 1000 undergraduate students in the last 10 years. The space for science has not grown.