Happy New Year from the Office of New Student and Parent Programs! We hope that you
and your student have enjoyed your break and your time together.
We are looking forward to another great semester with many exciting events and activities,
including the first Garnet and Gold Gala on Friday, January 11. Encourage your student
to take advantage of all the opportunities Winthrop has to offer and to bookmark the
University Events Calendar. This is a great way to keep up with university events and it includes approved cultural
events as well.
As always, the Office of New Student and Parent Programs is available if you have
any questions or concerns. Feel free to contact us at 803/323-2387 or via e-mail at
familyprograms@winthrop.edu.
Go Eagles!
Carrie Brunt Whiteside
Program Director, New Student and Parent Programs
Just a reminder for continuing students that Residence Halls will be open for move-in beginning Sunday, January 6 at 8 a.m. Students will not be able to access their Residence Hall rooms before this date. Any questions or concerns can be directed to the Department of Residence Life at 803/323-2223.
Happy New Year! We hope you had a refreshing winter break and that you are energized
for the Spring semester! We have an exciting year coming up and we are looking forward
to having your student dine with us more in 2013 with some great new offerings!
It's a new semester and time for students to choose their Meal Plans! If your student
is a resident and wants to make any changes to his or her meal plan, he or she need
to go to the Residence Life Office in DiGiorgio Campus Center, Room 237. Students
will have until the first Friday after classes begin (January 11) to make any changes
to their plans.
Commuter Students can now purchase a meal plan with an incentive! Purchase any commuter
plan and receive a coupon book for the entire semester — that's one coupon a week
of great savings! It's easy, simple and saves money while dining on campus. We have six
plans commuters may choose from — two being created specifically for commuters. To
purchase, your student can log onto their Wingspan account and choose the meal plan
of their choice — this will be charged to their student account. If you would like
to pay it immediately, you can go to the Cashiers office and pay — otherwise it will
be placed on your next bill from the university. For more information please check
our website and click on "Meal Plans." If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
Dining Services at 803/323-2119.
Have a great 2013!
An outpouring of gifts from Winthrop alumni and supporters has made December a season
to be jolly, indeed — especially for the university's students.
The Winthrop Chimney Challenge, a holiday-themed giving challenge, has raised more
than $100,000 to support the Winthrop Fund, an unrestricted fund that provides student
scholarships. The holiday-themed challenge, which began at midnight Tuesday, Dec.
11, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 13, garnered 390 gifts — well beyond the challenge
goal of 300.
The challenge, issued by an anonymous couple, was straightforward: Secure 300 gifts
to the Winthrop Fund in three days. The potential reward? $50,000 for the Winthrop
Fund.
Positive response from donors mid-challenge pushed the gift total to 314 — more than
$40,000 — by 1 p.m. Dec. 13. Gifts continued coming in until just before midnight
Dec. 13, eventually totaling more than $52,000 in additional gifts to the Winthrop
Fund.
A grand total for the Chimney Challenge will not be available until early next week
when all gifts postmarked during the challenge have been received. All funds raised
will support student scholarships in the 2012-13 academic year.
Kim Keel, vice president for university development and alumni relations at Winthrop,
noted that the overwhelming positive response to the challenge illustrates the university's
motto, "Live. Learn. Lead."
"Through the Chimney Challenge, Winthrop University alums, friends, faculty, and staff
have demonstrated their active role in the success of our current students," said
Keel. "Seeing them engage via technology to achieve this unique goal is evidence of
˜Live. Learn. Lead.' at its finest."
Teleia Tollison White, assistant vice president for annual giving and operations for
Winthrop's Office of Development, added that the challenge has been "a testament to
the amazing Winthrop community."
"We appreciate everyone responding to this challenge. We were amazed and delighted
at how quickly we were able to reach 300 gifts," said White.
For more information, contact Amanda Stewart, director of program administration,
at stewartaj@winthrop.edu or call her at 803/323-4493. To find out more information, or to make a gift to the
Winthrop Fund, contact the Office of Development at 803/323-2150.
The search for Winthrop University's 10th president has been narrowed down to 12 candidates,
according to Kathy Hudson Bigham '73, presidential search committee chairwoman and
vice president of Winthrop's Board of Trustees.
The presidential search committee members will meet the first round of candidates
in person from Sunday-Tuesday in Charlotte. The 10-member search committee, which
is composed of one professor, one student and eight board members, chose the candidates
from a large applicant pool.
Greenwood-Asher, the search consultant chosen for helping select the president, made
at least 600 calls to people who were interested in or recommended for the job or
know those interested in applying.
After the meetings, three finalists will be recommended to the Board of Trustees.
The new president will take over this summer.
Offices Open for Spring Semester: 1/2
Residence Halls Open: 1/6 @ 8 a.m.
Classes Begin: 1/7
Add/Drop: 1/7-11
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Offices Closed): 1/21
