The Guilford Beacon
Volume 8, Number 6
Friday, February 5, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
| Top Stories |
|| | Special Interest |
|| | Athletics |
|| | Announcements |
| Top Stories |
| Headcount Records Set, Including Spring Total of 2,797 Students |
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| $16,723 Raised in Guilford Initiative for Haiti Relief |
| Special Interest |
| Black History Month Celebration has Featured Performance Feb. 13 |
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| Theatre Studies Production of "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" Starts Feb. 18 |
| Announcements |
From Athletics
| Men's Basketball Ranked No. 1 Nationally in Division III for the First Time |
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| Tyler Sanborn Collects Weekly Basketball Honors |
From Advancement/Alumni Relations
| Nominations for Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards Accepted Through March 5 |
From Human Resources
| Certificates of Coverage Available |
| Headcount Records Set, Including Spring Total of 2,797 Students Submitted By: Sara Butner |
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| Guilford has a record spring headcount, 2,797 students, and more adults are enrolled than in any previous semester. Spring enrollment figures were official Feb. 1. Adult headcount is 1,322, exceeding the previous record of 1,299 set in fall 2006. The total headcount includes 1,376 traditional students and 99 high school students in The Early College at Guilford enrolled in college courses. Both figures are spring semester records. The spring headcount exceeds the better-case budget projections of 1,351 traditional students and 1,263 CCE students, and meets the projected figure of 99 Early College students. "In the past year, Guilford has set records for summer school enrollment, total fall semester headcount and first-year traditional student class size," said Vice President for Enrollment Services RANDY DOSS. "This growth is due to an increase in new students, and also improved retention of the students that are already here." The overall fall-to-spring persistence rate for traditional students was 93 percent, an improvement on last year's fall-to-spring persistence rate of 91 percent. For CCE students, the fall-to-spring persistence rate is 85.7 percent, above the 2009 rate of 82.5 percent and an all-time record for CCE. Ninety percent of the traditional students who entered Guilford for the first time in the fall (including first-years and transfers) returned for the spring. |
| $16,723 Raised in Guilford Initiative for Haiti Relief Submitted By: Ty Buckner |
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| A total of $16,723 has been collected for Haiti relief in an initiative that ends today (Friday, Feb. 5). Students, active and retired faculty and staff, alumni and members of volunteer boards have contributed a total of $14,831 to support the work of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Pwoje Espwa, an orphanage in Haiti. In addition, a silent auction by the Art Department netted $1,892. Including proceeds from the art auction, $6,467 has been donated to AFSC and $10,069 has been donated to Pwoje Espwa. $187 in cash donations will be divided equally between the organizations. The college will match contributions made online and in campus drop boxes through Feb. 5 on a 50 cents to the dollar basis up to a total match of $10,000. A final report including the college match will be issued next week. Donation drop boxes on campus will be collected by mid-afternoon today. They are located in the President's Office in Hege Library, the front lobby in New Garden Hall, the Greenleaf in the basement of Hobbs Hall, CCE Office, the Dining Hall, Grill, Bookstore and Campus Life Office in Founders Hall and the IT&S Office in Bauman. If you have questions about on-campus donations, contact LOUISE BOOTHBY by e-mailing lboothby@guilford.edu or calling 316-2483. For more information about the initiative and to donate online, click here. |
| Black History Month Celebration has Featured Performance Feb. 13 Submitted By: Sara Butner |
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| A performance mixing music, spoken-word poetry and dance will highlight Guilford's Black History Month celebration, with events continuing through February. The 6th Annual Black History Month Program, "The Revolution," is a production by Greensboro-based performers Josephus III & The Collective, and will take place Saturday, Feb. 13, from 8-10 p.m. in Dana Auditorium. The program will combine music, poetry and dance to educate the audience about various revolutions throughout black history. Other Black History Month activities include: Tuesday, Feb. 9 5-6 p.m. Founders Hall Gallery "Make it Happen" motivational speakers John Tobias travels as a TV statistician for the NBA. He also does freelance statistician work for ESPN, Fox Sports and the NFL. Lamont Estes is a successful entrepreneur, career firefighter and published author. Thursday, Feb. 11 1:30-2:30 p.m. Multicultural Resource Center (King Hall 128E) Africana Brown Bag: The History of Haiti and U.S. Relations JAMES SHIELDS, director of the Bonner Center for Community Learning and historian, presents the history of the U.S.'s relationship (or lack thereof) with Haiti and leads a discussion of how we can be more accountable and aware citizens. Monday, Feb. 15 5-11 p.m. Multicultural Resource Center (King Hall 128E) Black Movie Marathon Thursday, Feb. 18 7-9 p.m. Community Center The Element Poetry Competition The monthly performance competition series continues as eight contestants share spoken-word poetry. For more information, visit www.guilford.edu/theelement. Tuesday, Feb. 23 6-7:15 p.m. Dance Studio, Ragan Brown Field House Hip-Hop Dance Lesson Choreographer Sudio Nallo teaches hip-hip moves. Wednesday, Feb. 24 Time TBA Founders Hall Gallery Women, Music and Poetry of the Movement: Past and Present All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Africana Community Coordinator JADA DREW at 316-2473. |
| Theatre Studies Production of "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" Starts Feb. 18 Submitted By: Sara Butner |
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| Theatre Studies will present Edward Albee's "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" Feb/ 18-20 at 8 p.m. in Sternberger Auditorium. The production is directed by department chair JACK ZERBE. Are there limits to tolerance in our society? In "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?," Tony Award-winning playwright Edward Albee skillfully crafts a story that forces the audience to question why our society accepts some behaviors and not others. Part comedy, part tragedy and always provocative, Albee's tragicomedy follows Martin, a successful architect, as his seemingly ideal life, shared with his wife Stevie and their gay teenage son Billy falls apart around him. Events are set in motion after the big-hearted Martin mistakenly confides in Ross, his best friend since prep school. Betrayal, infidelity, sexuality and social taboos are just some of the ubiquitous themes dramatized on stage. The New York Times said, "Mr. Albee still asks questions that no other major American dramatist dares to ask." "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?"received the Tony Award for Best Play in 2003 and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2003, the year following its New York debut. Director Zerbe says, "Albee in general, and "The Goat," in particular, challenges us to explore the limits of our tolerance. It is a witty, thought-provoking play and, clearly, for adults only." Albee appeared at Guilford as part of the Bryan Series in the fall of 2003. Tickets are $1 for members of the Guilford community and $5 for all others. For information and reservations, please call 316-2414. Seating in Sternberger Auditorium is limited and there is no late seating. The show contains strong language and explicit themes and is intended for mature audiences. |
| Men's Basketball Ranked No. 1 Nationally in Division III for the First Time Submitted By: Ty Buckner |
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| Guilford is the No. 1 team in NCAA Division III men's basketball for the first time in the 11-year history of the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. In rankings reflecting games through Jan. 31, the Quakers grabbed 24 of 25 first-place votes, with two-time defending national champion Washington University collecting the other. The squad (19-1, 10-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) has won 15 straight games, the third-longest winning streak in team history. The Quakers have won 93 of 110 games since the beginning of the 2006-07 season, an 84.5% winning rate. Guilford won its first game after achieving the top ranking, defeating Hampden-Sydney College 76-74 Feb. 3 at home. |
| Tyler Sanborn Collects Weekly Basketball Honors Submitted By: Dave Walters |
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 TYLER SANBORN '10 won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Men's Basketball Player of the Week Award. The senior captured the honor for the second time this season and is the second straight Quaker to win the award. Also, Sanborn received Guilford's Student-Athlete of the Week Award for the fourth time this year. The weekly honor is bestowed by the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.A 6-9, 260-pound center, Sanborn averaged 27.5 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in Guilford's 2-0 week. He shot 75.9 percent from the floor in the two games, connecting on 22-of-29 field goals. Sanborn hit for a career-high 29 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks, all game highs, in Guilford's Jan. 27 win at Roanoke College. He made 11-of-15 shots from the floor and had 20 points and 14 boards by halftime. Sanborn had 26 points and 13 rebounds, both game highs, in the Quakers' road victory over ninth-ranked Randolph-Macon College Jan. 30. The outing marked his league-leading 16th double-double of the season. Coach TOM PALOMBO'S club (19-1, 10-1 ODAC) visits league-rival Washington and Lee University Saturday, Feb. 6, at 3 p.m. |
| Nominations for Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards Accepted Through March 5 Submitted By: Helen Allen |
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Guilford is accepting nominations for the 2010 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award through March 5. The award honors "excellence of character and service to humanity" by a resident of the Triad and a graduating senior at Guilford. The recipients will be recognized during the college's spring awards convocation April 14. The award was established in 1925 by the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation to honor the man for whom it was named. Sullivan made important charitable contributions to the welfare of young people in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Guilford is among a select group of colleges and universities authorized to present the award. Past community recipients of the award are Joseph M. Bryan Jr. in 2002, Jessie Lee Howard in 2003, Stanley Frank in 2004, Alan Duncan in 2005, JAMES F. MORGAN '66 in 2006, Omer A. Omer in 2007, W. GROOME FULTON JR. '60 in 2008 and D. Hayes Clement in 2009. Past student recipients are SHANEENA ROBERTSON in 2002, JACQUELINE GASKILL in 2003, KENYONA "SUNNY" MATTHEWS in 2004 and ELIZABETH BALOF-BIRD in 2005, HATICE DOGAN in 2006, JADA MONICA DREW in 2007, IRVING ZAVALETA-JIMENEZ in 2008 and Marshall Jeffries in 2009. Nominations will be accepted via an official form that may be obtained from HELEN ALLEN in the Office of Advancement by calling 316-2166 or e-mailing hallen2@guilford.edu. Letters of support may accompany the nomination forms. All materials must be submitted by the deadline of March 5. The community recipient shall not have been an employee of Guilford for at least five years before the nomination. |
| Certificates of Coverage Available Submitted By: Fred Devine |
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| Human Resources has received copies of the certificates of coverage for our Unum Life Insurance and Unum Long-Term Disability Insurance policies for all eligible full-time employees. We have placed these documents in the Human Resources Shared folder. To view these documents on our network from either a PC or Mac, go to "Resources on gcstore" and double click on the folder "HR Shared for Faculty-Staff". Resources is mapped on your PC as the L:\ drive, and viewable from a Mac when you click on the mounted gcstore volume. |