Guilford will hold the commencement exercises of its 176th year at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, on the lawn in front of King Hall. President Kent Chabotar will preside over his 11th commencement and give the charge to about 550 graduates. Invited speaker Jeff Thigpen ’93, Guilford County’s register of deeds and a former admission [...]More
May. 9, 2013
The 2013 Senior Thesis Art Exhibition in Founders Hall showcases works by 12 art majors through May 17. Admission to the exhibition – SPINE - is free, and Founders Hall is open to the public daily. Works are on display in the Bauman Galleries and McMichael Atrium. The exhibition’s title is derived from the idea that the [...]More
Apr. 29, 2013
Guilford has again been recognized as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada. Schools included in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges” received sustainability scores of at least 83; Guilford scored 91. The fourth edition of the annual green guide, which has included Guilford every year, is based on responses [...]More
Apr. 22, 2013
Advocate for children Margaret Arbuckle and student leader Chelsey Wilson ’13 received this year’s Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards at the Spring Awards Celebration. Established in 1925, the awards are given at dozens of colleges in the South in memory of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, who was known for his compassion. A native of Virginia who practiced [...]More
Apr. 22, 2013
Lily Colley ’14, one of the nation’s top goal scorers, earned the Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week Award. She also won the Guilford Student-Athlete of the Week Award, presented by the school’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Lily helped extend the Quakers’ school-record winning streak to 12 games with a team-high 21 points [...]More
Apr. 17, 2013
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will open Guilford College’s Bryan Series in October, highlighting a 2013-14 season that will include a presentation by violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman. Robert will speak Oct. 29 in the first of five programs, all at War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro. He will be followed by scientist and explorer Robert [...]More
Apr. 16, 2013
Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Thomas Friedman, the final presenter in this year’s Bryan Series, will speak about the Middle East at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16. He will speak at War Memorial Auditorium after meeting with students on campus earlier in the day. He previously visited Guilford as the first Bryan Series speaker in September 1996. There are a [...]More
Apr. 11, 2013
This has been called the year of the comet, because at least two comets will be visible to the naked eye this year. Join the Physics Department for a multimedia presentation on comets at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in the Frank Family Science Center. The free, public presentation in Joseph M. Bryan Jr. Auditorium [...]More
Apr. 10, 2013
Stuart “Rock” Maynard ’43, head baseball coach at Guilford College from 1952-84 and mentor to countless students, died Wednesday at his Greensboro home. He was 94. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. April 13 at New Garden Friends Meeting. Those who knew Stuart are invited to share memories on the Guilford College [...]More
Apr. 3, 2013
The latest issue of Guilford College Magazine, with stories about campus improvements, the first January Term and student achievements, has been posted to the Web. Learn about writer Christopher Benfey ’77 and his friendship with Professor of Art Roy Nydorf, and about James McCorkle ’66, the College’s first African-American traditional student, at myGuilford. If you [...]More
Mar. 22, 2013
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