Archive for December, 2011
December 20, 2011
KYLE WOODEN ’11 will play for the Karlskoga Bats of the Swedish Elite League in 2012. Founded in 1992, the Bats are part of a six-team league that plays a 24-game schedule from May through September. Karlskoga is city of 30,000 residents in south-central Sweden and known as the birthplace of Alfred Nobel, for whom the Nobel Prize is named.
Wooden, a two-time All-American according to D3baseball.com, graduated last May as the Quakers’ career leader in batting average (.436 in 115 games) and slugging percentage (.699). He set the Guilford standard with a .514 batting average in 2009 that led all NCAA divisions and helped him to All-America and all-state recognition. Wooden stands fourth in Guilford history with 45 doubles and fifth with 20 home runs. He received Guilford’s Male Athlete of the Year and the Nereus C. English Athletic Leadership awards in his senior season.
December 19, 2011
JOSH PITTMAN ’13 of the men’s basketball team collected his second Guilford College Student-Athlete of the Week Award of the year Dec. 19. The prize is presented by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Pittman, a 6-1, 160-pound guard, scored 11 points and dished out five assists, both game highs, in the Quakers’ 61-48 home win over Maryville (Tenn.) College Dec. 17. The contest marked Pittman’s sixth game this season with 10 or more points. He also contributed three rebounds, a personal-best two blocks and a steal to Guilford’s defensive effort that yielded a season-low 48 points. Pittman scored eight of his 11 points in the first half, which helped the Quakers overcome an early eight-point deficit.
Pittman ranks second on the team with 11.7 points per game through 10 contests. He has 18 three-pointers this season and averages 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Pittman ranks fourth among Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leaders with 2.3 steals per game.
December 16, 2011
Two promotions have been announced in the annual giving area of the Office of Advancement.
ELIZABETH A. “LIZ” HANSEN has been appointed associate director of annual giving for parent programs, succeeding Ellie Yearns in the position. She joined Guilford in the summer of 2010 as assistant director of annual giving.
JILL HAYES ORR, who has served as the assistant director of annual giving since graduating from Guilford in 2009, has been promoted to associate director of annual giving.
Both report to EMILY THOMPSON, senior director of annual giving, who said the appointments became effective Jan. 3. “Both Jill and Liz bring energy, knowledge and experience to their positions,” said Thompson. “We are confident that their skills will help grow the Annual Giving Program at Guilford.”
In her position, Hansen will be responsible for the development and coordination of an active, involved Parent Program with emphasis on increasing the level of financial and volunteer resources. She will also be responsible for Guilford’s Family Leadership Council and planning and conducting all aspects of Family Weekend. She is a 2009 graduate of Luther College majoring in communication studies. In addition to her professional work, she is a volunteer with Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Greensboro.
Orr, a business management graduate, is responsible for creating and implementing programs that support Guilford’s Annual Funds. These include programming for the phonathon, direct mail program, Senior Gift program, online solicitations and Guilford Philanthropy Day. She is project manager for the Annual Giving portion of the website including the online giving page build. Her community activities include volunteering for the Red Dog Farm Animal Rescue Network and as a United Way Young Leader.
December 16, 2011
The women’s basketball team, coaching staff, Quaker Club and the Office of Alumni Relations will hold Women’s Basketball Alumni Day Saturday, Jan. 21.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us and other former players for a great day back on campus. Planned events are:
- 11 a.m. Alumni Game; former players are welcomed to participate. Come ready to play!
- 12:30 p.m. Lunch with the team, Founders Hall Dining Room
- 4 p.m. Quakers vs. Lynchburg | Ragan-Brown Field House
RSVP no later than Jan. 14 to register or by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 336-316-2321.
The coaches, players and staff look forward to seeing our former players back on campus, and our student athletes will be honored to meet them, said Women’s Basketball Coach STEPHANIE FLAMINI.
Contact her at 336-316-2344 (office) or 336-316-2953 (fax).
December 15, 2011
A DVD of Twyla Tharp’s Oct. 27 Bryan Series talk, “The Creative Habit,” is available at the circulation desk in Hege Library.
Tharp, the famed choreographer, was the second of five speakers in this year’s series. She spent time on campus with students and gave a talk at War Memorial Auditorium.
A recording of Sanjay Gupta’s Nov. 29 talk, “Medicine and Media,” will not be available due to restrictions in the speaker’s contract.
The Office of Communications & Marketing is pleased to provide recordings of major lectures and other programs each year.
December 15, 2011
President KENT CHABOTAR is sharing news with the campus community that the State of North Carolina cut Guilford College’s financial aid by $2.2 million over two years when, based on earlier information, the College budgeted cuts of about $770,000. The total projected deficit for FY 2012-13 at this stage of the budget process is now over $3.1 million. It is unlikely that the College can make up the entire amount lost in state aid. We are considering changes in financial aid packages, shifts in the size and composition of the student body, and reductions in the academic program and administration. The College is seeking not only a short-term solution that constrains the loss but also a long-term solution that speeds the evolution of how the College educates and does business.
Read President Chabotar’s letter to the community.
December 15, 2011
The Accessibility Subcommittee of the Diversity Action Committee invites community participation and seeks feedback by Wednesday, Jan. 4, on the draft Accessibility Plan: Empathy, Equality, and Access: Report, Vision, and Recommendations for Disability Resources, the Learning Commons, and the Counseling Center/Mental Health Services.
The plan’s vision is for an equitable and inclusive Guilford community culture that is free of physical, attitudinal, informational, and learning barriers.
The draft document can be found here.
A table of contents, cover letter, and the first 3 pages (executive summary) summarize the plan. Appendix F presents goals, objectives, action steps, and progress. Outcomes and performance measures are presented in Appendix E.
The subcommittee’s work focuses on mental/psychological, physical, medical, and learning differences among our students, faculty, and staff. We all have differences of some degree and we are all unique in our learning styles, mental and emotional processes, and physical abilities. By understanding and acknowledging different ways of being, learning, processing information, perceiving the world, and relating to others, we are strengthened as an educational and social community.
The plan’s vision is based on the concept of universal access, an approach characterized by proactively thinking about and designing products, systems, services, and environments tube usable by all people (to the greatest extent possible), without the need for accommodation, adaptation, or specialized design. Through a universal access approach, the Accessibility Subcommittee wishes to ensure the effective delivery of reasonable accommodations with a minimum of effort required by the person and institution. In the long-run, this approach can also provide access in a manner that saves institutional resources, time, and energy.
The plan does not simply represent additional work for faculty and staff. Quite the contrary. The plan strives for improved coordination and increased support for the current efforts of faculty. Faculty, staff, students, and the College can put high priority on most recommended actions without additional work or resources. The plan stresses mindfulness, education, improving cross-departmental coordination and communication, and fostering a supportive culture. It seeks to be proactive rather than reactive. It encourages us to spend time and resources differently and more efficiently.
Inspired by our vision, universal access, and this overall approach, the subcommittees recommended action steps and objectives fall under four goals: (1) strengthen a cultural and attitudinal foundation through institutional awareness, information dissemination, and professional development; (2) support consultation/collaboration and program administration/evaluation; (3) support self-advocacy, academic adjustments, and provision of services; and (4)support, review, and improve policies and procedures to embrace the spirit of inclusiveness and universal access. Progress has already been made on many of the community education and consultation/collaboration action steps.
The Accessibility Subcommittee will continue to work with faculty and other community-members to further develop the working plan. The plan has been reviewed by faculty, staff, students, and the senior staff. The Diversity Action Committee, having worked closely with the Accessibility Subcommittee in the development of the recommendations, strongly endorsed the plan and expressed their full support for the work as part of the Diversity Plan. The plan was reviewed and strongly endorsed by the Academic/Administrative Staff Support Association (A/ASSA), the Student Community Senate, and the Center for Continuing Education Student Government Association.
By Wednesday, January 4, please email or mail feedback to one of these members of the Accessibility Subcommittee group: JEFF FAVOLISE (favoliseje@guilford.edu), MELISSA DANIEL FRINK (danielfrinkmm@guilford.edu), KIM BURKE (kburke@guilfod.edu), BRYAN DOOLEY (dooleybg@guilford.edu), GEORGIEBOGDAN (bogdangh@guilford.edu), or GAITHER TERRELL (gterrell@guilford.edu).
December 14, 2011
Guilford student CHRISTOPHER MISENHEIMER, 23, died Thursday, Dec. 8. His family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. today (Dec. 16), at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City.
A CCE student, Chris leaves behind many friends who will miss his kindness, creativity and irreverent humor. In addition to his parents, John and Margery Misenheimer of Marshallberg, he is survived by a sister, Kate Misenheimer, and her partner Richard Brady Kilcullen of Asheville, grandparents Grace and Alan Mayer of Alexandria, Va.
“Chris was one of those relatively rare students who actively wants to go beyond the standard course material,” said math professor Rudy Gordh. “He was a pleasure to know and work with both in and out of class.”
Donations may be made in his name to Guilford College through the Advancement Office.
December 14, 2011
Thanks to the generosity of faculty, staff, and students, GuilfordShares has raised $24,366! Forty-seven percent of full-time employees donated.
The Guilford Shares Annual Giving Campaign supports non-profit organizations that serve the environmental, arts, human and social resource needs of our community. Through this campaign, Guilford gives back to our community and makes a difference in countless lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, and beyond. Three organizations were again part of the campaign: the United Way of Greater Greensboro, EarthShare of North Carolina, and the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro.These organizations do extremely important work and many community members benefit from their wonderful programs.
We have come a long way since 2005, when we raised $16,970 with 26 percent participation, and since 2002, when total giving barely reached $3,000.
We are grateful to everyone who contributed to making GuilfordShares successful. The hard work of the Shares Tri-Chairs (SONYA MITCHELL, BRIAN WENGER, and JERRY JOPLIN), Shares Division Representatives, Office of Student Leadership and Engagement, CCE Student Government Association, and Community Senate is deeply appreciated. Thanks to Follett and to Meriwether Godsey for donating their products, food, and services.
Thank you for helping our neighbors during this “season of giving.” Best wishes for happy holidays and a wonderful New Year.
December 14, 2011
The exhibition “Esse Quam Videri: Self Portraits by Bahraini Muslims” will open Monday, Jan. 9, in the Guilford College Art Gallery in Hege Library on campus. A related exhibition, “Esse Quam Videri: American Muslims Self Portraits” will open concurrently in King Hall Room 126.
An opening reception will take place in the Art Gallery from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, with comments at 5:30 p.m. by Todd Drake, artist and collaborator for the exhibitions. Regular hours for the Art Gallery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 2-5 p.m. on Sundays during the regular academic year. The exhibition in King Hall may be viewed by appointment; call 316-2180. The College will be closed Jan. 16 for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Related events, all of which are free and open to the public, are:
Jan. 25, 1:30 p.m., “Me, Myself as a Muslim,” a panel of Muslim students (King Hall Room 126).
Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., “Poetic Portraits of a Revolution,” a multimedia spoken word performance by Will McInerney, Kane Smego, Mohammad Moussa and Sameer Abdel-khalek (Art Gallery).
Feb. 22, 5-6:30 p.m., film The Noble Struggle of Amina Wadud, part of the Women and Islam series, panel discussion following facilitated by Assistant Professor of English DIYA ABDO (Art Gallery).
Currently an artist in residence at the UNC Center for Global Initiatives, community-based, North Carolina artist Todd Drake has worked with the American Muslim community for the past four years to create a traveling exhibition titled “Esse Quam Videri (To be, rather than to seem): American Muslims’ Self Portraits.” The exhibition explores the concept of self-identity and includes photographs, collaged images and self-drawn portraits, accompanied by short essays.
During this exhibition’s national tour, which was sponsored by the UNC Center for Global Initiatives and included venues in Michigan, New York, Rhode Island and North Carolina, the project gained the attention of a United Nations representative in Bahrain, who recommended that Drake and the exhibition come to Bahrain. Supported by a grant from the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Bahrain, Drake and Bahraini artists collaborated for two weeks in May 2011, to create a series of self portraits that quietly model examples of cooperation and understanding.
During two series of workshops led by Drake at the Bahrain Arts Society in Manama, Bahrainis from all walks of life Sunni and Shia, young and old, novice and experienced photographers came together to learn better photographic practices. Participants were challenged to create engaging self portraits that shared more than the headlines on what it meant to be Bahraini at this time in history.
“The outpouring of images and ideas was overwhelming. The depth and breadth of their window on being Bahraini today is moving and informative,” says Drake. “We had expected no more than 20 participants per workshop and ended up with over 50 regular participants.”
Drake creates art that is shaped by community. As a Rockefeller Fellow with the UNC Center for Global Initiatives in 2004-05, Drake co-created with Dr. Hannah Gill the book Going to Carolina del Norte, Narrating Mexican Migrant Experiences. He has also worked collaboratively with undocumented immigrants to create a picture book Give Me Eyes: Crossing Borders to the Heart. A painter and photographer, Drake has worked with a wide variety of communities including patients at an Alzheimer’s nursing home, employees at an exotic night club, long distance truck drivers, and refugees from Vietnam to create the large painting series “et al”.
Drake has exhibited nationally including galleries in Washington D.C., Chicago, Charlotte, in museums such as the Weatherspoon Art Museum and SECCA, and is in private collections on both coasts. He has an MFA in painting from UNCG, teaches studio art, and speaks on activism in contemporary art.
Co-sponsors for the exhibition are the Center for Principled Problem Solving and the American Friends Service Committee.
