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Adult Degree Info Session June 4

Guilford College will host an adult degree information session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, in Founders Hall. Information will be provided about admissions, majors, financial aid, support services and course schedules. Through its Center for Continuing Education, Guilford offers adult learners a chance to earn a bachelor’s degree in any of the College’s majors, [...]More

May. 24, 2013

Alumni Ceramics Sale June 1

In celebration of his 15th year teaching ceramics at Guilford College, Charlie Tefft ’97 has invited alumni to join in a sale and exhibition on campus Saturday, June 1. The outdoor event showcasing fine functional pottery and sculptural ceramics will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. near Hendrix Hall. A percentage of the proceeds will fund [...]More

May. 24, 2013

Spring 2013 Dean’s List

Congratulations to students who made the spring 2013 Dean’s List, which recognizes those who earned a 3.5 grade point average. In order to be eligible, full-time students must take at least 12 credits; part-time students must take at least eight credits.More

May. 23, 2013

College, Alliance Raise Concerns about Planned Hodgins Retreat Expansion

Guilford College has joined the West Friendly Avenue-Guilford College Area Alliance in calling attention to environmental, preservation, traffic and safety concerns and requesting adjustments in the planned development of the property adjacent to and including Hodgins Retreat that totals 6.4 acres. The new development would include new traditional apartment units and conversion of some of [...]More

May. 17, 2013

Hunger Fellows Offer Mobile Market

Some Guilford students have taken a big step in combating hunger and food issues in the Greensboro area. The students recently completed a test run of a Mobile Market to bring fresh produce to local food deserts as part of the College’s Farmers Market. “The goal has always been for the on-campus market to fuel [...]More

May. 17, 2013

Librarian Phil Shore Leaves Guilford $1.7 Million for Scholarships

A scholarship allowed Marvin Shore ’24 to attend Guilford College, where he met Pansy Donnell ’26, who would become his wife. Their son, Phillip Shore, has left more than $1.7 million to the Marvin H. and Pansy D. Shore Scholarship Fund, an existing endowment to support students seeking Quaker higher education at Guilford. Phil, a [...]More

May. 16, 2013

Legendary Coach Jack Holley ’63 Dies

Jack Holley ’63 won 412 high school football games in North Carolina—more than any other coach. A legend in the southeastern part of the state, he mentored hundreds of students and coaches over a 44-year coaching career. Jack died May 20 at the age of 74 at home in Teachey, N.C., after being hospitalized two [...]More

May. 15, 2013

Faculty Elected to N.C. Academy of Science Offices

Faculty members Melanie Lee-Brown and Michael Bruno were elected to positions on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Academy of Science. Melanie, associate professor of biology and director of undergraduate research, was elected managing editor of the Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science. Michael, assistant professor of chemistry, was elected to a [...]More

May. 14, 2013

Trustee Martin Eakes Honored with Human Rights Award

Martin Eakes, a Guilford trustee, has received the 2013 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Martin is co-founder and CEO of Self-Help, a cluster of five national nonprofits that provide consumer financial services, technical support and advocacy for those left out of the economic [...]More

May. 14, 2013

Awards Presented at Journeys in Blackness Banquet

Faculty, staff, administrators, students and alumni were honored May 3 at the Journeys in Blackness Banquet, capping Guilford’s commemoration of 50 years of integration. Among those recognized with awards were 18 people who were “firsts” as African Americans or Africans in their administrative, teaching or student roles at the College: Kenneth Chandler ’76, former staff [...]More

May. 7, 2013