Archive for January, 2010
January 28, 2010
Students in ROBERT DUNCAN’s Politics of State and Local Government course have an intriguing set of flesh-and-blood texts to study. A state representative. A district attorney. A first-term mayor.
Each week, Duncan, a visiting assistant professor of political science, invites a local government official to speak to the class about what he or she does. Rather than just sticking to a description in a text book, “What I try to do is bring in a speaker who can talk about a particular aspect of government,” Duncan says. The invited speakers have included Pricey Harrison, a member of the N.C. House of Representatives from the 57th District, Guilford County assistant district attorney William Reavis and, on Jan. 27, Greensboro Mayor Bill Knight.
Knight, a retired accountant, was elected in November 2009 having had no prior elected office. He spoke with the class about how the city government functions, and about the learning curve he faced in his first few months in office. For instance, just an hour before the December swearing-in of he and the newly elected City Council members, the outgoing council called a special meeting to approve funding for a controversial aquatic center. For Knight, it was a reminder that government doesn’t always wait for novices to get up to speed.
Knight also addressed a local controversy over a proposed luxury hotel downtown, over which the News & Record reported that Knight and other council members had been pressured. One of the new city council’s first votes was to allow the hotel developers and two other business owners in the designated recovery zone to pursue private financing through tax-free bonds. “There’s been a big misconception [about the businesses' financing],” Knight said. “There is zero federal, state or local government money involved.”
Other issues currently before city government are numerous infrastructure needs and an estimated $11.2 million budget deficit. Balancing the city’s ability to borrow money with the need to keep taxes low is difficult, but imperative, Knight said. ”We’re going to have to pay attention to this instead of just punting it to the next generation,” he said. ”Now we’re getting to the fun stuff.
“I’m just a guy on the street who had the energy to get up and serve,” Knight said. Being mayor, he’s gotten to know people he’d never encountered in the city where he’s lived for most of his life, he said. ”We’re going to have some heated issues, and we’re going to have to make hard decisions. But we have a great government, and I encourage you to get involved and stay involved.”
Knight should have felt right at home in his visit to Guilford. He met his wife when they were taking adult-degree classes at the college some years ago.
–Sara Butner
January 28, 2010
J. Elwood Mitchell Jr., husband of former staff member SUE SILER-MITCHELL, died Jan. 26 at 81. He was a lifelong resident of Greensboro. After his first wife, Martha Graves, died after 51 years of marriage, he wed Sue Siler in 2003.
Forbis and Dick, Guilford Chapel, is assisting with arrangements. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Calvary Church on Pleasant Ridge Road. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m., with graveside service afterwards at Westminster Gardens.
Memorial donations may be made to Greater Piedmont Teen Challenge or to Youth for Christ.
January 28, 2010
Nominations are now being accepted in the President’s Office for the Bruce B. Stewart Community Service Award, named in honor of BRUCE STEWART ’61. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. President KENT CHABOTAR will present the award to a staff member at the annual Spring Awards Ceremony.
Stewart served Guilford as director of admission, assistant professor of education, assistant to the president, acting academic dean, provost, acting president, associate to the vice president for development, trustee and chair of the Board of Trustees, and he is currently a trustee emeritus. The Soles Family — BILL ’81 and MELANIE SOLES and JAN SOLES NELSON ’87 — generously established and endowed awards at $5,000 each.
The Bruce B. Stewart Community Service Award is intended to recognize individuals for their contributions to the Guilford community at the highest level of excellence. Candidates should be nominated based on meritorious service that is beyond the duties normally assigned to their positions. For 2010, the award will be given to one staff member, either administrative (non-hourly) or support (hourly).
Selection Criteria:
Criteria for the Bruce Stewart B. Community Service Award include: (1) specific contributions to the quality of community life at Guilford College, with preference to student life, (2) concrete outcomes of those contributions, and (3) demonstrated concern and respect for others.
Eligibility Guidelines:
Candidates must have a minimum of five years of consecutive full-time Guilford employment. Candidates must devote at least 50 percent of their time to administrative/staff duties per their official appointment with the college.
Selection Process:
The selection committee will consist of two students, one from CCE, one from traditional students, one hourly staff employee, one non-hourly staff employee, and if possible the award recipient(s) from the immediately prior year, with the chair being selected by the group. These selections will be made by the president. The respective employee/student groups will select committee members. The chair will forward the committee recommendation with rationale and an alternate to the president for final selection. Committee members should also nominate persons for these awards but must recuse themselves during any committee discussion of the nomination. This is the same process used for the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. It is also possible that the committee would recommend that no award be given in that year.
Submission Information:
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, March 17. Nominate only one candidate on each form you submit. The candidate information you provide can be supplemented by additional supporting documentation. Please return nomination forms to the Office of the President. Forms can be downloaded here.
Previous Community Service Award Recipients:
2006
TERESA SANFORD
2007
TERRY HAMMOND ’81
2008
NORMA MIDDLETON
2009
LYNN VAN HORN
January 28, 2010
Nominations are now being accepted in the President’s Office for the Bruce B. Stewart Teaching Awards, named in honor of BRUCE STEWART ’61. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, March 17, at 5 p.m. President KENT CHABOTAR will present two teaching awards at the annual Spring Awards Ceremony.
Stewart served Guilford as director of admission, assistant professor of education, assistant to the president, acting academic dean, provost, acting president, associate to the vice president for development, trustee and chair of the Board of Trustees, and he is currently a trustee emeritus. The Soles Family–BILL ’81 and MELANIE SOLES and JAN SOLES NELSON ’87–generously established and endowed awards at $5,000 each.
Bruce B. Stewart Teaching Awards are intended to recognize individuals for their contributions to attaining the highest levels of academic excellence for Guilford’s students and academic programs. Candidates should be nominated based on meritorious service that is beyond the responsibilities normally assigned to their positions.
For 2010, one award will be given to a tenured faculty member, and the other award to an untenured full-time faculty member, whether on tenure track or not. These awards, especially for the tenured faculty member, are designed to recognize excellent performance sustained over time rather than potential.
Selection Criteria:
Criteria include: (1) sustained teaching excellence as shown by student course evaluations and other evidence, (2) demonstrated commitment to both intellectual challenge and student learning, (3) service as a formal and/or informal advisor to provide guidance and direction to students, (4) integration of scholarship and/or professional growth and experience with her or his teaching, and (5) promotion of the practical application of knowledge in the college community outside, as well as inside, the classroom.
Eligibility Guidelines:
Any full-time faculty member is eligible to receive an award. One award will be given to a tenured faculty member, and the other award to an untenured full-time faculty member, whether on tenure track or not.
Selection Process:
A committee of three faculty members (selected from the ranks of those currently holding endowed professorships and if possible an award recipient[s] from the immediately prior year) and two students, nominated by the respective government organizations (Community Senate and CCE Student Government Association) will be selected by the vice president for academic affairs and academic dean. Student course evaluations will be considered as one of the proofs of teaching excellence with the expectation of scores above appropriate benchmarks over time. The committee will select a chair, evaluate the nominations, and recommend two recipients with an alternate for each award. Committee members should also nominate persons for these awards but must recuse themselves during any committee discussion of the nomination. This is the same process used for the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. The chair will forward the committee recommendations with rationale to the president for final selection. It is also possible that the committee would recommend that one or both awards not be given in that year.
Submission Information:
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, March 17. Nominate only one candidate on each form you submit. The candidate information you provide can be supplemented by additional supporting documentation by the nominator or the committee. Please return nomination forms to the Office of the President. Forms can be downloaded here.
Previous Teaching Awards Recipients:
2006
Tenure
VANCE RICKS ’92
Non-Tenure
HEATHER HAYTON
2007
Tenure
FRANK KEEGAN
Non-Tenure
DAVID NEWTON
2008
Tenure
JEFF JESKE
Non-Tenure
ERIC MORTENSEN
2009
Tenure
ROBERT G. WILLIAMS
Non-Tenure
DONALD A. SMITH.
January 28, 2010
The Advancement Office is eager to assist faculty in locating and securing grants. The following link can be used to find a myriad of unique opportunities for both faculty and students.
It is updated weekly.
Please contact KATE HOOD at 316-2178 or khood@guilford.edu for further information.
January 28, 2010
You are invited to hear fellow students, faculty, staff, and visitors reflect on their spiritual journeys and their struggles. College Meeting for Worship takes place each Sunday, at 1 p.m., in the Moon Room of Dana Auditorium.
TURNER DUBLER ’11, religious studies/peace & conflict and Arron Warner will lead the worship on Sunday, Jan. 31. All are welcome.
January 28, 2010
Guilford has appointed three people to new staff positions in advancement and alumni relations, effective Feb. 1.
NICOLE WITTEN will be associate regional director of development. In this role, she will identify, cultivate and solicit individual prospects for gifts of $25,000 and more, staffing an assigned portfolio of 150 primary major gift prospects. Witten held a similar cultivation role as mission delivery manager for the American Cancer Society from November 2007 to the present. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2005 and a master of arts degree in higher education from Appalachian State University in 2007, completing an internship for the Reich College of Education Development Office while earning the degree.
KIMBERLY BARNES will serve as assistant director of event planning and communication in alumni relations. She will be responsible for creating a strategic long-range plan for nationwide alumni engagement, utilizing on- and off-campus events and appropriate social networking platforms. In this role, Barnes will plan and coordinate alumni events such as Homecoming, class reunions, affinity reunions and special receptions. Barnes earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from N.C. A&T State University in 2004. She was previously a marketing and corporate events planner with Madison Whitney, Ltd., and held positions with Greensboro’s Pro Vision Leadership LLC and McNeill Communications in High Point.
JAMIE L. BARNETT will be assistant to the directors of alumni relations, where she will provide a wide range of administrative support to the associate vice president of alumni relations, the associate and assistant director. Barnett will also assist the president of the Guilford College Alumni Association. Barnett earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Guilford in 2000. She has 20 years of secretarial, management and customer service experience, most recently as manager of the Simple Kneads Bakery and legal assistant to local attorney Michael R. Nash.
January 28, 2010
Pascal Henning Rasmussen was born to parents Thor and JOYLYNN RASMUSSEN on Jan. 19 at 6:05 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and is 19 inches long.
January 28, 2010
Learn more about what was happening at Guilford and the Greensboro community during the Civil Rights Movement in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Feb. 1, 1960 sit-ins at Woolworths. The Friends Historical Collection is proud to announce the online availability of our resources documenting Guilford’s own complex history relating to civil rights from 1945 to 1980. Explore Greensboro’s civil rights history via the Civil Rights Greensboro (CRG) Web site here.
CRG was funded by a NC ECHO Digitization Grant awarded in June 2008 by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, with monies from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The project was developed and produced as a collaborative effort between Guilford College, Greensboro College, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), each of which has provided materials for this online resource. Guilford’s own SCOTTY WOODS ’09 and RACHAEL JEFFERS ’09 served as interns on the project.
Highlights specific to Guilford’s history are also currently on display outside the Friends Historical Collection in Hege Library in an exhibit created by HARPER BOKUM-FAUTH ’10.
Image: Arrest record for Guilford student Beth Taylor who participated in sit-ins at Greensboro’s downtown S & W Cafeteria in 1963.
January 28, 2010
CLAY HENSON ’10 won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s (ODAC) Men’s Basketball Player Week Award. He also collected the Guilford Student-Athlete of the Week honor, presented by the school’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Henson, who won the ODAC award three times last year, joins teammate TYLER SANBORN ’10 as Guilford’s 2009-10 recipients of the league’s weekly prize.
A 6-2, 170-pound guard, Henson averaged 29.0 points and 7.0 three-pointers per game in Guilford’s 2-0 week. He shot just over 61 percent from the floor, including 14-24 (58.3%%) from three-point range, and dished out five assists in the two games. Henson hit for a game- and season-high 30 points and knocked down eight three-pointers (on 12 attempts) in Guilford’s Jan. 18 win over league-rival Roanoke College. He missed his own school record for three-pointers in a game by one and sank six threes in the final 6:15 of the first half. Two days later Henson went off for a game-high 28 points fueled by six more three-pointers in Guilford’s ODAC win over Bridgewater College. He made 11-of-18 field goals for the second straight game, including six-of-12 from three-point land. The contest marked his seventh 20-point game of the year.
Henson has climbed into fifth place among the ODAC scoring leaders at 18.7 points per game. He leads the league in three-pointers per game (3.06) and stands fifth in three-point field-goal percentage (.406). Henson ranks 10th in the ODAC with 2.82 assists per game and 15th in field goal percentage (.472). The Sporting News Preseason honorable mention All-American holds the Quakers’ career record for three-pointers made (241) and attempts (635). He has moved into 14th place among Guilford’s career scoring leaders with 1,467 points.
Coach TOM PALOMBO’S Quakers (17-1, 8-1 ODAC) open the week ranked No. 2 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. Guilford has won 13 straight games and is scheduled to play Saturday, Jan. 30, at No. 9 Randolph-Macon. The Quakers’ 17-1 start is the best in school history.
