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Archive for July, 2012

President Chabotar Quoted on Higher Education Finance

President Kent Chabotar was quoted by Inside Higher Ed in a July 27 article about the online publication’s second annual Survey of College and University Business Officers Two-thirds of the survey’s 502 respondents said their institutions are in “good” or “excellent” financial health, a level of optimism that surprised Kent. “Endowments may have recovered but [...]More

Jul. 27, 2012

WFMY Reports on Forensic Institute’s Crime-fighting Technology

WFMY broadcast a July 26 segment about Guilford’s Leica C10 3-D Laser Scanner, a device to photograph and measure crime scenes with an extraordinary level of speed, accuracy and completeness. “It’s an exceptionally powerful tool just by allowing us to capture the crime scene before anyone destroys it, or takes evidence out of it, and [...]More

Jul. 26, 2012

Advancing Excellence Tops $50 Million

Donors to Guilford College gave or pledged almost $7 million during the past year, bringing the amount raised through the Advancing Excellence campaign to more than $50 million.More

Jul. 24, 2012

Bryan Foundation Gives $1 Million to Guilford

The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc. has made a gift of $1 million to Guilford College to honor 40 years of service to the College by Joseph M. Bryan Jr.  The commitment pushed Guilford’s Advancing Excellence campaign past $50 million toward its goal of $60 million by June 30, 2014. The gift [...]More

Jul. 24, 2012

Robert Malekoff Writes Column on Penn State Scandal

A column by faculty member Robert Malekoff about Penn State football and longtime head coach Joe Paterno has been published by College Sports Business News.  The NCAA on July 23 announced unprecedented penalties for the Penn State football program – a $60 million fine, a four-year postseason ban, the loss of scholarships, five years of [...]More

Jul. 23, 2012

Students’ Murals Travel to Democratic National Convention

Murals by Principled Problem Solving Scholars are part of an exhibit sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. More

Jul. 20, 2012

Adult Degree Program to Host Events

The Adult Degree Program at Guilford College, the first four-year college in North Carolina to specialize in educating adult learners, will host several events on and off campus during the coming weeks. Advisors and transfer counselors will provide information about the program and answer questions at the following off-campus events: Monday, July 30, 4-6:30 p.m. [...]More

Jul. 19, 2012

Athletics Hall of Fame Nominations Due by July 31

The 2012 nomination period for the Guilford College Athletics Hall of Fame will close July 31. This year’s class of inductees, the 41st, will be recognized at Homecoming, Sept. 27-30. Nominees should belong to one or more of the following categories: Outstanding performance as a Guilford College student-athlete. Students-athletes should have attended Guilford for at [...]More

Jul. 19, 2012

Come Home to Guilford Sept. 27-30

Homecoming at Guilford is about more than a game. It’s a celebration of a place, people and our core values – especially community. At this year’s event  we’re expanding our community with the partnership of Family Weekend. More

Jul. 19, 2012

Baumans Make $900,000 Gift

Ed and Vivien Bauman of Greensboro, longtime friends of Guilford, have made a $900,000 real estate gift to the Advancing Excellence campaign. Their gift is being used to enhance Founders Hall, the College’s student center. Renovations to Founders this summer are creating an atrium, upgrading the offices for student media and other organizations, and expanding [...]More

Jul. 16, 2012