Six Guilford student-athletes have been named to the Fall 2012 ODAC/StellarOne Sportsmanship Teams. A total of 75 students from across the Old Dominion Athletic Conference were honored for their character and sportsmanship in the heat of competition. The following six Guilford students were honored: Men’s Cross Country — Andris Goncarovs ’14 — Andris had Guilford’s top time in [...]More
Dec. 7, 2012
When Guilford’s first January Term begins, 174 students will be taking part: Seventy-nine in on-campus seminars; 56 in study away, including 48 abroad; 25 in independent studies; and 14 in internships. The session – Jan. 3-24 – kicks-off a three-year pilot period for the term, which is designed to offer innovative and experiential learning opportunities. [...]More
Dec. 7, 2012
A story in the TriadCareers section of the Greensboro News & Record focused on Guilford’s Environmental Studies Program and Mindy Mock ’05, a land protection and outreach specialist for Piedmont Land Conservancy . The program takes an interdisciplinary approach: Students who major in environmenal studies are required to have a second major as well. Mindy [...]More
Dec. 3, 2012
The Guilford College Food Pantry was included in a Greensboro News & Record story about pantries at local colleges to provide help to students. Chelsey Wilson ’13, one of the organizers of the pantry at Guilford, told the newspaper that volunteers try to provide the College’s adult students in need with a week’s worth of [...]More
Nov. 25, 2012
Guilford quarterback Matt Pawlowski ’16 has been voted Old Dominion Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year by the league’s head football coaches. Matt is the Quakers’ third ODAC Rookie of the Year and the first since Daniel Biggerstaff ’13 in 2009. He ranked third in the conference for both his 2,443 passing yards, the fifth-best [...]More
Nov. 25, 2012
The Adult Degree Program at Guilford is hosting an open house 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Hendricks Hall. Hendricks Hall is located off New Garden Road at George Fox Drive. Free parking is available adjacent to the building. Guilford College has the oldest adult education program in the state of North Carolina and [...]More
Nov. 21, 2012
President Kent Chabotar has been named one of the Triad’s Most Influential People by the Business Journal of the Greater Triad for the fifth straight year. Kent joined 109 other business and community leaders chosen by the weekly newspaper’s publisher, editors and reporters as individuals making a difference in the region. “Adding up the time, [...]More
Nov. 20, 2012
Jeff Thigpen, who as a 27-year-old in 1998 became the youngest county commissioner in Guilford County’s history, will be the invited speaker for commencement in the College’s 176th year Saturday, May 18. After serving six years as a commissioner, including a year as vice chairman of the board, he was elected county register of deeds [...]More
Nov. 5, 2012
Professor of Political Science George Guo was quoted in a Time magazine cover story about the rare political transition taking place in China. The nation has developed a massive security apparatus, largely to suppress dissent, as political reforms have failed to keep pace with economic liberalization. “There is no question that China is the biggest [...]More
Oct. 29, 2012
Three higher education leaders discussed the costs and benefits of providing a quality education Oct. 25 during the third President’s Forum presented by Guilford’s Board of Visitors. Presidents Kent Chabotar of Guilford and Leo Lambert of Elon University and Chancellor Linda Brady of UNCG responded to questions from moderator Justin Catanoso and an audience of [...]More
Oct. 26, 2012