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Students from Hillel and other campus religious groups attended
the April 1 Seder in Dana Lounge. Sponsored by GRCO and Hillel,
the event was an interfaith get-together to celebrate the
deliverance of the Jews from Egypt/photo by George Brand
Mandatory Off-Campus Study
Proposal to Be Debated
Jacob Stohler
Editor in Chief
If a proposal scheduled to come before
the faculty next fall passes, all Guilford
students will be required to either spend a
semester abroad or complete an off-cam
pus internship as a requirement for gradu
ation.
Approximately 54 percent of Guilford
students already meet the requirement,
according to a memo from Director of Off-
Campus Education Martha Cooley to the
faculty. Thirty percent spend a semester in
another country while the other 24 percent
complete an off-campus internship, which
is defined as an internship not related to the
student's major.
The Education Department already re
quires education majors to complete a
semester abroad as part of their degree.
Proponents of the plan argue that a
semester away from campus—whether in
London or in South Dakota—is a learning
experience which broadens and deepens
the student's understanding of other cul
tures.
"The essence of the liberal arts tradition
Vol. 75, No. 20 Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C.
Guilford's Study Abroad
Programs Entice One-Third
of Student Body, page 8
is the study of the relationships between
things: how they are alike, how they
differ," said Academic Dean Sam Schu
man. "There is no better laboratory for
cultivating this sort of comparative learn
ing than a serious encounter with the cul
ture of another country."
The proposal has its roots going back to
1987 when the Curriculum Task Force
first discussed the idea, but it wasn't until
1989 that the Task Force seriously debated
it In March of 1990, it sent its finalized
version to the faculty for approval.
However, between budget problems and
delays caused by debates over other pro
posals, the faculty will likely be unable to
hear the proposal this school year, accord
ing to Cooley. The faculty were to have
originally debated the proposal before the
end of the 1990-91 school year.
According to Cooley, it will most likely
see MANDATORY on page 3 >•
Keith Firing Calls College
Priorities Into Question
Peter Smith
Managing Editor
Jim Keith andGuilford College appeared
to be a match made in heaven.
Helping to create and foster such pro
grams as Homeless and Hunger, the LEAD
project, the Literacy Corps and a variety of
internship and service learning opportuni
ties, Keith seemed to be right in line with
a Quaker institution which professed to be
devoted to the issues of social justice and
demonstrated a strong commitment to
community service programs and intern
ships.
But when Guilford was forced to cut $2
million of requested expenditures to bal
ance its budget, Keith was one of eight
administrators whose jobs were terminated
for next year.
No longer a part of Guilford's future,
Keith's absence is creating concern among
members of the community as to the col
lege's priorities, especially its commit
ment toward internships and community
service programs. Questions are also being
asked as to why Jim Keith was asked to
leave, especially considering his record
and devotion to Guilford's internship and
community service programs, the same
programs which Guilford claims to be at
the heart of its mission and uses as one of
its selling points to prospective students.
"Jim was perfect for Guilford and I was
shocked to hear that he was asked to leave,"
said Hilary White, 22, a senior sociology
major who has worked extensively with
Keith through Project Community. "In
many ways, it was Jim's work and dedica
tion which made Guilford a special place
and helped make internships and service
programs so effective. After all, he helped
start a lot of the programs which Guilford
is so proud of now."
In the 10 years that Keith has been at
Guilford, he has been instrumental in shap
ing the college's current internship and
community service programs. Keith
worked to increase student internship
opportunities, played a major role in di
recting a United States Department of
Education Student Literacy Corps grant,
helped students establish a comprehensive
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outreach program called Project Commu
nity, co-founded and directed a student
leadership program, and worked to help
students become involved with the Cam
pus Outreach Opportunity League.
According to Guilford's own assess
ment of its internship programs, close to
one-half of the entire main campus student
body participates in internship or commu
nity program opportunities before gradu
ation. Guilford also speaks admirably
about its internship opportunities in a vari
ety of its brochures, mentioning opportu
nities to be gained from "a strong tradition
of community service programs," and the
chance to "reach well beyond the class
room" with Guilford's "entrepreneurial and
leadership development opportunities."
With the help of Keith, Guilford also has
been recognized nationally for its commit
ment to internship and experiential learn
ing opportunities. According to informa-
see KEITH on page 5 >-
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