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Archive for November, 2012

Distinguished Quaker Visitors on Campus Nov. 6-8

The 2012 JM Ward Distinguished Quaker Visitors to Guilford, Ben Pink Dandelion and Haven Kimmel, will be on campus for several events this week. Ben is a British Quaker sociologist and historian. Haven is the New York Times bestselling author of A Girl Named Zippy, The Solace of Leaving Early and other books. Their schedule [...]More

Nov. 6, 2012

‘Disorderly Conduct’ Coming to an End

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, stick sculptures to … kindling? Two of the towers in Disorderly Conduct, the stick sculpture by Patrick Dougherty on the Quad, recently fell over. The structural support saplings rotted and a breeze knocked the towers down, according to Terry Hammond, director and curator of the Guilford Art Gallery. The [...]More

Nov. 5, 2012

Jeff Thigpen ’93 to Speak at Commencement

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