Video from Alumni Association Gives Up to Date Information
April 28, 2011
For up to date information from the Guilford College Alumni Association, view the video from the Alumni Association spring enewsletter.
Archive for April, 2011
Faculty, Staff and Students Encouraged to Use GuilfordNet
April 28, 2011
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to use GuilfordNet (intranet), which is the best place to locate information and important links that are relevant to the campus community.
GuilfordNet is essentially a separate, password-protected website for the use of current students, faculty and staff. The redesigned website is now geared to provide information to an external audience, so it does not include some of the day-to-day information that was found on the old website.
While there are links to GuilfordNet at the bottom of each page on www.guilford.edu, the easiest way to reach it is simply to navigate to intranet.guilford.edu and log in using your username and password.
What can I find on GuilfordNet?
Users should add intranet.guilford.edu to their browser’s Favorites or Bookmarks in order to access it more quickly each day.
The Guilfordian Receives First-Place National Award
April 27, 2011
The Guilfordian tied for first place with special merit in its size category in the American Scholastic Press Association’s 2010-11 best college newspaper contest. This is the sixth consecutive year in which The Guilfordian has tied for first place in the ASPA national contest, and the third consecutive year in which it has received “with special merit” recognition. Congratulations to the entire staff!
Discussion About Repurposing Raquetball Courts is This Afternoon in the PE Center
April 27, 2011
The College is considering re-purposing the under-utilized racquetball courts in the PE Center over the summer. If you have questions about this project or are interested in offering input, please attend a discussion planned today, Friday, April 29, at 2 p.m. in the Warrick Room of the PE Center.
Faculty, Staff and Student Tickets for Guilford Day with Grasshoppers’ Baseball on Sale May 3
April 27, 2011
On Tuesday, May 3, faculty, staff and students may purchase tickets for the Sunday, May 22, Guilford Day with the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The ticket sale will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Founders Hall lobby.
Tickets will be sold for baseball game admission and a pre-game picnic for $10 per person ($20 value). The activities begin at 3 p.m. May 22 at NewBridge Bank Park downtown. The game with Hagerstown begins at 4 p.m.
Faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to bring their families and enjoy a fun afternoon. For the kids, there will be an opportunity to play catch in the outfield before the game and run the bases afterward.
In addition to the May 3 ticket sale, CCE students may purchase tickets for the game and picnic in Hendricks Hall during regular business hours.
Inquire further about purchasing tickets by emailing SUZANNE SULLIVAN in the Office of Communications and Marketing, ssulliva@guilford.edu.
Administrative Assessment Planned in 2011 and 2012
April 27, 2011
An 18-month assessment of administrative departments at the College in 2011 and 2012 has been established by President KENT CHABOTAR, following the academic prioritization project now in the implementation phase. The vice presidents and deans endorsed the administrative assessment in the April 12 senior staff meeting.
The administrative assessment will be designed to foster process improvement, greater accountability for results, improved metrics for assessment, and enhanced efficiency. The goal is not to identify staff or budget reductions. However, should reallocation opportunities appear, they will be considered.
“Guilford College now tracks a host of performance measures for administrative services and the academic program,” President Chabotar commented, “but we also need to look at individual departments to assist them and the senior staff in providing the most effective services at the lowest reasonable cost to our students and others. This is also an opportunity for us to recognize best practices on our own campus and across higher education.”
It is expected that departments will be evaluated in terms of staffing, budget, and services provided — internally, historically, and comparatively. The process will include community meetings and openness regarding both criteria and results. Draft findings will be circulated for comment by affected departments and others.
A small task group co-chaired by Vice Presidents GREG BURSAVICH and JON VARNELL will guide the project. In addition to Finance and Administration, there will be one representative each from Academic Affairs, Advancement, Admission, and Student Affairs, as well as a faculty member and a student representative. The committee is to be formed by June 1. In President Chabotar’s view, “Asking Jon and Greg to co-chair the task group brings high-level administrative and financial perspectives to guide the work, and adding a faculty member and student as members will make the process more transparent and customer-focused.”
A consultant will be engaged to work with the College on the project. The consultant should be identified by August 1, and a more detailed timeline and criteria should then be available.
The goal is to complete the project and announce the results to the campus community by December 2012.
Digest of February Trustee Meeting Published
April 25, 2011
The Board of Trustees held its winter meeting Feb. 25-26 on campus.
Actions taken by the board included:
- Approved the 2011-12 fiscal year operating budget in principle.
- Approved tuition and fees increases for 2011-12.
- Gave final approval to The Strategic Plan for Guilford College 2011-2016: Outcomes of a Guilford Education.
- Approved changes in implementing the Advancing Excellence Campaign.
- Approved the revisions to Section 2.341 Teaching Excellence, Chapter II Faculty Employment of the Faculty Handbook.
Read a digest of the meeting.
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards Presented to Student and Alumna
April 25, 2011
Student leader MEGAN SNIDER ’11 and local nonprofit leader DONNA DANIELS NEWTON ’89 received this year’s Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards.
The awards, presented by the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation, recognize extraordinary service by one member of the community and one graduating student each year.
Snider, from Winston-Salem, is a four-year Bonner Scholar and the coordinator for Change Through Art and Theatre Afterschool Tutorial Program at Jefferson Elementary School. She is also the founder and campaign coordinator of Beautifully Brave, an educational campaign against domestic violence in memory of the Winston-Salem Police Department’s Sgt. Mickey Hutchens. She organized city-wide events to raise awareness of domestic violence, developing relationships with city government officials and nonprofit leaders. Currently Snider is applying for non-profit status for the organization, with plans to open a domestic violence shelter.
Snider also volunteered as a tutor and mentor for the African Services Coalition and Latino Impact, both dedicated College service sites. Since 2007, she served on the planning committee for Soy un L
Earth Day to be Celebrated with Film Screening, Other Activities
April 21, 2011
Earth Day will be celebrated with a screening of the documentary “Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?” Friday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Joseph Bryan Jr. Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.
The film, from the director of “The Real Dirt on Farmer John,” is an alternative look at Colony Collapse Disorder, where bees are disappearing in mass numbers from their hives with no clear explanation. Juxtaposing the catastrophic disappearance of bees with the mysterious world of the beehive, “Queen of the Sun” weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heart-felt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world. Featuring Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk and Vandana Shiva, the film explores both the problems and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.
A discussion will follow the screening. For more information, contact meekcj@guilford.edu.
Also on Friday afternoon, students have planned a recycled material sculpture contest sponsored by Political Activism Through Art, an
Wooden Named ODAC Baseball Player of the Year
April 21, 2011
KYLE WOODEN ’11 was named Old Dominion Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference.
Wooden, of Monroe, N.C., topped the ODAC batting charts for the second time in his four seasons. The first baseman, who won the national batting title in 2009, led Guilford to its first ODAC tournament appearance since the 2006 campaign. He entered the postseason leading the conference in batting average (.480) and on-base percentage (.537). He was also second in hits (61) and slugging percentage (.661), and third in doubles (17).
His numbers improved when applied to just conference games, as he led all batters in average (.536), on-base percentage (.575), slugging (.768) and hits (37). He struck out just one time in 17 ODAC games and only three times in 33 total games played. As of April 19, Wooden was fifth in the country in hits, sixth in doubles, ninth in batting average, and 16th in toughest to strike out (1K ever 42.3 at bats).
Washington and Lee pitcher Gregg Laswell was voted ODAC Pitcher of the Year. Bridgewater’s Curt Kendall was Coach of the Year and Lynchburg pitcher James Womack was Rookie of the Year.
