Archive for September, 2005
September 30, 2005
Steve Herbolich, founder of Origin Toys & Games LLC, visited recently with students at The Early College at Guilford. His visit kicked off the school’s “Explorations” speaker series and highlighted one of the new Four Rs of Education: “relevance.”
Through an overview of his educational history and career path, Herbolich championed education and underscored the importance of seeking one’s passion in life. ECG students heard about creative problem-solving and they discovered the design and production challenges the inventor faced creating the game “ASKEW!” Herbolich’s presentation concluded with “ASKEW!” game time for the audience. Students—and even a few staff members—formed teams and played the new game.
For more information, contact Steve Herbolich at 336-393-2456 or Principal TONY LAMAIR BURKS II at ext. 2860.
September 30, 2005
Five new staff members have been appointed with responsibilities in the academic, campus life, multicultural education and enrollment fields.
MELISSA DANIEL is director of the Academic Skills Center. Daniel spent the past two years as director of the Undergraduate Tutorial Center at N.C. State University, and has also taught at Jacksonville University and UNC Charlotte, as well as in the Rowan-Salisbury and Nash-Rocky Mount schools systems in North Carolina.
As director of the ASC, she will provide hire, train and supervise peer and professional tutors and collaborate with on-campus personnel to enhance the teaching of writing and other foundations of college curriculum. Daniel replaced SUE KEITH as ASC director.
ERIN BROWNLEE DELL, who has served as the college’s international student adviser since August 2003, is interim associate academic dean for administration in a part-time role. Dell’s appointment is for the 2005-06 academic year, and she will continue as international student adviser.
Dell will oversee academic support services, promoting cooperation among the various units to insure that their operations fulfill the mission and goals of the college’s academic program. Those units include the Art Gallery, Career and Community Learning, Center for Principled Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution Center, Correspondence Center, Initiative on Faith and Practice (and other initiatives as needed), Interdisciplinary Leadership for Social Change, Hege Library, Multicultural Education and International Student Services. Dell will also assist in the development of academic partnerships with other institutions, and will represent the vice president and academic dean on committees as needed.
CLAY HARSHAW is interim director of the First Year Experience. Harshaw is teaching a First Year Experience course, advising first-year students, recruiting faculty to teach FYE classes and leading the program’s academic assessment efforts.
Harshaw is in his eighth year at Guilford, and served as chair of the sport studies department from 2001-05. As FYE director, he replaces VANCE RICKS ’92, who had held the position on an interim basis since January of this year and remains an assistant professor of philosophy at the college.
KEN HULL is coordinator of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and allied (GLBTQA) programs. Hull will work directly with GLBTQA students on campus, including those involved with Guilford Pride and the Queer and Allied Resource Center. He will also work with students, faculty and staff to develop programs intended to promote a campus-wide ethic of respect for the GLBT community.
Hull spent the past 12 years as a pastor in the Metropolitan Community Church (congregations with a primary outreach to GLBT individuals). From 1999-2004, he pastored the Metropolitan Community Church in Winston-Salem.
JORGE ZEBALLOS is an assistant director in the Office of Admission. Zeballos will serve as the college’s lead recruiter of prospective multicultural and international students, and will also represent the college in 58 counties in central and eastern North Carolina as well as six other states.
Before coming to Guilford, Zeballos spent five years as a program development specialist for the State of New Jersey’s Office of Bias Crime and Community Relations, and as an independent diversity consultant. He conducted workshops, lectured and gave keynote speeches at colleges and universities, national and international conferences, non-profit organizations, government agencies and K-12 schools throughout the country.
September 30, 2005
Spanish guitarist Francesc de Paula Soler will perform Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Moon Room of Dana Auditorium in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and the 400th anniversary of the publication of Cervantes’ El Quijote. Admission is free.
Soler, who is known as the “Poet of the Guitar,” has been playing guitar since he was 11 and received highest honors in the prestigious Conservatorio Superior de Música of Barcelona, Spain. He has toured extensively in the United States, has had pieces commissioned for him by several prominent composers and is one of the guitar world’s most notable names.
September 29, 2005
Each fall the Guilford community receives from the president and vice president for finance and administration a letter outlining the process for developing the college budget for the following fiscal year.
The primary purpose of this year’s letter is to help community members be more informed participants in budget preparation discussions. It also encourages members to carefully consider budget needs for fiscal year 2006-07 in anticipation of detailed instructions and forms to be distributed soon by CANDI LOFANO of the Budget Office.
Finally, this letter provides an update on the actual financial results for fiscal year 2004-05 and reviews the current budget estimates for fiscal year 2005-06.
The budget preparation progress will begin with budget manager training. A change this year will be that the college will offer one-on-one training sessions for budget managers in addition to the two general sessions.
Please note the open forum on the budget planned for Thurs., Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. in the second-floor gallery of Founders Hall.
The Board of Trustees will consider the fiscal year 2006-07 budget (and preliminary estimates through FY 2009-10) on Fri., Feb. 24. A significant amount of preparation, analysis and communication will be needed before this date.
The budget letter for fiscal year 2006-07 may be viewed by clicking here.
September 29, 2005
In community meetings Sept. 28, representatives of Van Yahres Associates of Charlottesville, Va., and TFF Architects & Planners of Greensboro presented preliminary recommendations and gathered input from community members as the college entered the second phase of the master planning process.
When completed, the master plan will guide campus building and land use for the next generation. Based on community input and the master planners’ recommendations, the draft master plan will be developed by the end of this calendar year. A final draft of the plan will be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval in February 2006.
Master planning is occuring in three phases:
Phase 1 — Information Gathering
Last spring and over the summer, the master planners collected data and input from a wide variety of constituents and in a number of ways (open forums, group and individual meetings and a review of reports and plans).
Phase 2 — Conversation
The college has entered a two-way conversation that involves the master planners sharing preliminary and (in most cases) incomplete and/or alternative ideas for the same issue and collecting more data and input from constituents. Relying on the master planners’ expertise, community members are advised to avoid jumping to conclusions about final recommendations or dispute the facts if they are correct. However, it is appropriate to discuss how we use the facts to reach recommendations and conclusions.
Phase 3 — Recommendations
From late fall through February, the master planners provide comprehensive recommendations. For example, if they say that Department X should move out of Building Y, they will also recommend where they should go. The community will be asked for their feedback yet again but major changes are less feasible since a change in one part of the plan will likely have major implications for other parts of the plan.
The final phase ends with the decision of the president and ultimately the Board of Trustees. Although unlikely, if the plan is substantially unacceptable, the college may engage in a fourth phase with the current or new master planners at additional cost.
Van Yahres Associates and college administrators welcome e-mailed suggestions for the master plan at masterplanning@guilford.edu.
To view the Powerpoint presentation shared at the Sept. 28 community meetings, click here.
September 29, 2005
A study group of students, faculty, administrators and staff is presenting for community endorsement a topic for the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), which is a core requirement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) affirmation of reaccreditation process.
A QEP is a focused proposal to improve student learning that is based on evidence of need, can be assessed for measurable student outcomes, is linked to the college’s strategic plan and will have adequate financial and other institutional support.
The topic is “Enhancing Student Writing as a Foundation for Principled Problem Solving.” For details, click here.
Comments and suggestions are encouraged and may be sent to ERIN BROWNLEE DELL at edell@guilford.edu.
September 29, 2005
Windsor Community Center is in desperate need of tutors and/or mentors. Its program runs five days a week from 4-6 p.m. For more information about this program and how you can get involved, please contact JAMES SHIELDS ’00 at ext. 2447.
September 29, 2005
Guilford will host the inaugural North Carolina International Leadership Conference Oct. 1-2. More than 70 international students, returning Study Abroad students, students specializing in the field of international studies and faculty and staff from colleges and universities across North Carolina will attend.
“This conference is the result of a collaborative effort with other colleges and universities in North Carolina,” said ERIN BROWNLEE DELL, international student adviser. “Guilford is very proud to host the inaugural conference, as the college has a long history of supporting international education.”
One goal of the event is to introduce leadership principles and community service through targeted workshops and a hands-on service project. Students will have an opportunity to share their experiences, plan future programs in the area of globalization and learn about leadership and service skills that will ultimately benefit them and their communities. By setting an example of sharing information and knowledge through specialized leadership workshops, students will be encouraged to go perhaps beyond their known comfort zone and be inspired to serve on their campuses and in their communities.
As part of the weekend, the Bonner Scholars program (which is active at Guilford and five other North Carolina institutions) will be spotlighted as a model student group that fosters cooperation and service. The program’s mission is to transform the lives of students, the lives of their campuses, their local communities, and the world through service and leadership.
The conference is partially funded by a grant from NAFSA: the Association of International Educators.
September 29, 2005
Four locations on campus serve as lost-and-found areas. They are:
● Public Safety Communications Center, first floor, Bauman Telecommunications Center: ext. 2909
● Public Safety Office, lower level, Bauman Telecommunications Center: ext. 2908
● Founders Hall Information Desk, first floor: ext. 2301
● Hege Library Circulation Desk, first floor: ext. 2450
Please check these locations if you’re searching for a lost item.
September 29, 2005
“Speaking of Spirituality,” an hour-long program on religious topics, will debut today at 11 a.m. on WQFS (90.9 FM). JANE REDMONT, assistant professor of religious studies and women’s studies, is the host.
Today’s program is “What’s So Awesome About the Days of Awe? Spiritual Practices of the Jewish New Year.” Professor Redmont’s guest is GAIL LEBAUER, a Jewish seeker and psychotherapist who resides in Greensboro. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins Oct. 3.
Redmont is the author of two books and has had a varied career in teaching journalism, ministry and non-profit administration on the East Coast, West Coast and Midwest. She arrived at Guilford in August.
Future “Speaking of Spirituality” programs will air every other Thursday at 11 a.m. The next show will be Oct. 13 and will feature an interview about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins on the evening of Oct. 4.
The station’s Web site is http://www.guilford.edu/wqfs.
