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The Changing Face of Guilford... Part II
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SLRP begins talks
Campus Minister Max Carter
will speak on "Quakerism and
student life" on Sept 14, s:oopm
in the first of four SLRP spon
sored presentations on Quaker
ism.
These talks and the discussions
that follow "will be critical in the
SLRP Committee's revision of
the draft plan section on Quaker
Heritage (Poteet)." This part of
the comprehensive long-term
strategy is intended to maintain
and strengthen the college's
Quaker heritage.
UNCG will host
Saharawi group
Those who missed Mariam
Mohammed Salem, a representa
tive of the Saharawi National
Women's Organization who
spoke on Sept 8 at Guilford, can
catch another member of the
Saharawi delegation at UNCG on
Sept 14.
Zahra Ramdane will speak in
Alderman Lounge at the Elliott
Center from 3-4:3opm about the
crisis in Western Sahara and her
experience as a peace activist.
Recycling starts
Recycling Coordinator Kristyn
McGraw, a work-study employee
of the department of grounds and
maintenance has begun coordi
nating an aluminum can recycling
effort
The program is restricted to
cans and dependent on studfint
volunteers. Volunteers from each
residence hall floor are needed to
empty the designated bins regu
larly. The bins, marked "alumi
num cans only," are located on
each floor in the lounge areas or
near the stairways. In alternative
housing, they are located by the
laundry and the bags can be tied,
removed and placed next to the
bins when full.
Bags must be ready for pick up
before Ipm Mondays and Thurs
days when Grounds and Mainte
nance staff will empty and weigh
them. A monthly recycling up
date will appear in the Guilford
ian listing the amounts of alumi
num collected from each resi
dence hall and alternative hous
ing area. Questions/concerns
should be directed to Bill Scott at
. ext. 2904 or Kristyn at
652-4678..
Doost and Strickland
join Guilford faculty
Justin Cohen
Special to The Guilfordian
While much attention has been de
voted to the strong credentials of the
past two freshmen classes, Guilford
has also quietly attracted new tenure
track faculty who also bring with them
impressive academic backgrounds.
Last week The Guilfordian pro
filed two new faculty members in the
chemistry department and philosophy
department. Two more are featured
this week: Frances Kay Doost of the
education studies department and
Michael Strickland of the English de-
partment.
Photo by BufTy Helbeln
Frances Kay Doost
Doost, who holds four degrees from
the University of Connecticut, comes
to Guilford as the only person on cam
pus who can speak Kiribati (pro
nounced Ke-ra-bus).
After an eight-year stint as a princi
pal at a Quaker school in Pennsylva
nia, Doost said she "needed a break
from administration," and was ready
for a change from working with a
"reasonably affluent population." So
like many in her generation she volun
teered for the Peace Corps, albeit about
twenty-five years after her peers. Thus,
from 1990 to 1991 she taught English
as a Second Language to primary
school students in the Republic of
Kirbati, which is located in the South
Seas Islands.
"[The Peace Corps] was a wonder
ful experience," claims Doost "But
the physical aspects of it drained me.
So I decided to leave while I could still
feel positive about it"
When she returned to the U.S., friend
and former Guilford administrator
Bruce Stewart encouraged her to ap
ply for the opening here.
Doost, who is also fluent in the more
commonly spoken French, admits most
of her teaching and administrative ex
perience has been outside the colle
giate population, but feels confident
she can make the transition.
"The same principles are active, in
terms of supporting the educational
practice," said Doost
She also believes dialogue with the
community will aid the adjustment.
"It will be a continuing process of
conversation with departmental fac
ulty, all the faculty, and the students;"'
she commented. *
' Doost 's educational philosophy is
News
very much in line with that of her
departmental colleagues. The philoso
phy emphasizes a process of self-dis
covery first and then understanding or
coming to grips with the self in rela
tionship to external forces.
This semester Doost teaches "Edu
cational Inquiry: First Tutorial," "Ma
triculation Methods - Elementary
School" and "Student Teaching."
Photo by Hobart Anthony
Michael Strickland
If there is a certain stereotype people
associate with computer genuises,
Guilford's newest English professor
shatters it.
Enter Michael Strickland, a widely
published doctoral candidate from the
University of Georgia. Strickland is a
proponent of computer-assisted writ
ing, and spent many years studying the
writer-computer relationship.
"I see [the computer] as a tool like
anything else," explained Strickland,
who sports a well-groomed pony tail
and a pierced ear. "I use a computer
just as a carpenter uses an electric saw
instead of a handsaw."
Strickland hopes to help the college
move forward in its continuing effort
to update its computer systems.
"[The computer network at Guil
ford] is good and definitely improv
ing, and I'd like to get in on that and
help it along," stated Strickland.
Strickland, who will mostly preside
over writing classes, also remarked
that he would eventually like to see
more English courses taught in the
computer lab. His personal teaching
method strays from traditional lecture
and emphasizes intensive hands-on lab
writing.
"I teach writing mainly through re
vising and editing," commented
Strickland, who noted the benefit for
his students of having "live access" to
tools which make that process less
painful and more efficient.
However, the advantages to writing
with a computer extend beyond just
making the editing process quicker,
observed Strickland.
"It frees my mind... The computer
takes the grunt work out of writing. It
takes the labor out of editing. It allows
me to be more creative in what I try,"
said Strickland.
Strickland is also creative in his
fields of study. He is currently work
ing on abiography of Harvard Univer
sity professor Stephen Jay Gould,
which, will be an offshoot of his doc-
toral dissertation. In addition he has
presented papers that vary from "The
MTV Generation Goes to Woodstock,"
to "Organic Techniques and the Fu
ture Viability of the Small Farmer."
Strickland still owns a small farm in
South Carolina, and he encourages
anyone who knows of a farmhouse or
some land for sale in the country near
Greensboro to contact him.
In general, his new position at Guil
ford is agreeing with him. He has been
particularly impressed by the warmth
of the community.
"Everybody I have met has gone out
of their way to be friendly and help
ful. Coming from a big school with a
lot of rules, Guilford is a breath of
fresh air," asserted Strickland, who
has fielded offers from several other
institutions.
Strickland plans to instruct some
upper-level writing courses, but for
this semester he is slated to teach two
sections of "Developmental Writing,"
as well as tutor in the Academic Skills
Center.
CCE lives
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wonderful. They are trying to work
schedules so they will be available when
students need them," said Vick
Despite the pains of the restructur
ing, Vick maintains a positive attitude
about the performance of CCE.
"We have just started a huge, on-site
AT&T program. At the time the re
structuring came about, we couldn't
have even anticipated that and we've
got that up and running. We also had
one of our more successful Elder hostel
programs this summer in the midst of
all the restructuring.
Though Vick is optimistic, there is
much work to be done.
'There are a lot of challenges—the
staff are learning new jobs and new
programs, managing time to get every
thing done with the reduced work force,
maintaining the high quality service
that the students have come to expect
We are trying to meet enrollment goals
in what is a very competitive market—
UNCG has a program for adults and
A&T has a new program now with their
symbol as a tree, and their program is
called transitions."
Vick respects the competition but
has confidence in Guilford's renowned
program.
"It's true they are coming on very
very strong. They are trying to become
user friendly.... There are some that
have only one concern and that's the
bottom line—money. They' 11 leave and
won't come back because they can get
a cheaper education [elsewhere]....
However, I think the people who thrive
at Guilford will continue to stay."
'The students are looking for the
quality of Guilford College," Vick
added, "and if they've been here and
they go anywhere else in the area, they
are going to be very disappointed."
September 10,1992
WEEK AT
A
GLANCE
Sept 11-17
Fri., September 11:
Jewelry & clothing sale-Founders
Lobby
Sun., September 13:
10:30-12:00 Noon: Grief Process and
Support Group-The Hut
7:00-8:00: Yearbook Meeting-Boren
Lounge
9:00-10:00: Homelessness Aware
ness-TBA
9:00-10:00: WQFS Meeting-TBA
Mon., September 14:
8:30-9:30PM: French Club-PassnPit
8:30-10:00: Humanity for Animals-
Boren Lounge
10:00-11:00: Relief Aid to Florida-
Gallery
Tue., September 15:
11:00-1:00PM: Roadway Represen
tative-Founders Lobby
8:00-9:00: Student Democratic Coa
lition-Dana Lounge
8:30-10:00: GLBA Meeting-203A
8:30-10:00: FCA Meeting-Boren
Lounge
9:00 Piper Meeting Pub. Suite
9:00-10:00: Steering Committee
Wed., September 16:
Lunch/Dinner Red Cross Volunteer
Sign Up-Founders Lobby
3:30-5:00PM: Senate Meeting
8:30-10:00: InterVarsity-Boren
Lounge
9:00-10:00: Forevergreen-Gallery
9:00-10:00: Union Meeting-Passion
Pit
Thur., September 17:
Lunch/Dinner: Red Cross Volunteer
Sign Up-Founders Lobby
9:00-10:30 AM: Interlink Guest
Speaker-Gallery
8:0O-10:00PM: AlAnon-UNCG,
Contact Deris Kimmel @ ext.2174
Dally; Unprogrammed worship,
8:15-8:30 am
Monday, September 14
9:oopm Fabrangen Seekers
Session: Gospel of John
Wednesday* September 16
s:3opm Mid-week meeting for
worship
Thursday, September 17
7:3opm Seekers Session on
Whitman/Whittier. Max
Carter on Whittier
9:oopm Quaker Concerns
meeting
Friday, September 18
10:30 am Grief Process and
Support group
s:oopm Sabbath candle lighting,
sponsored by Hillel.
Saturday, September 19
12:30pm Vans leave for Native
American Pow-Wow