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Iferch 16, 2001 Annual QLSP seminar held: Kara Price STArr WRITER What does it mean to be a Quaker college? How does Guilford fit into that vision? The Quaker Leadership Scholars Program's (QLSP) juniors held a seminar on Quaker Education February 22-25 at New Garden Friends Meeting. "Constructing Be loved Communities: Solving Problems in Quaker Education Today" was open to Guilford College students, faculty, and staff as well as the wider Greensboro Quaker community. The seminar began casually in the Hut with a movie, food, and informal discussion, giving way to a weekend of panels, lec tures, workshops and meetings for worship. Doug Heath, retired pro fessor from Haverford, spoke Friday night about his research of Haverford and other Quaker schools as "schools of hope" and how they affect their stu dents throughout their aca demic career as well as in later years. Heath's resources for the talk were the most re cent of the ten books he has written and numerous articles and pamphlets on these and related issues. "It was interesting to see a statistically based reference for all the things that hap- Young, Gifted & Talented Presented by Ihe United Ails Council of Greensboro & Guilford College African American Affairs Department Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 6:00 p.m. Guilford College - Dana Auditorium Performances by Community Theatre of Greensboro \ Harlequin Theatre Troupe A Southeast Middle School's International Dance Ensemble Plus /^O CALL TODAY - Advance tickets available / jt fjrpo b > c.miig 336)373-7523. Alt 10 CWJI I UC; V Tktata are $7 fur adults, $5 for children. 'u Sponsored by Miller Brewing C ompany. American Fxprcw Company A Volvo I'arls North America. features Quaker Education pened to [people] in [their] life, such as the trends of suc cess," first-year Troy Unverdruss said. Saturday morning opened with a silent worship, followed by a panel discussion with Quaker college representa tives for the purpose of assess ing our shared values. Next, attendees had the opportunity to meet guest speakers in workshops. After lunch, guest speaker Dwight Wilson spoke on "A Vi sion for the Role of People of Color in Quaker Schools." Wil son, president of the Indepen dent Teaching Project, dis cussed his view of the ideal Quaker school with an empha sis on ways the needs of stu dents of color can be better ad dressed. "Every person that walks in the door should be respected, not merely tolerated," said Wil son. He stressed the impor tance of a support system made up of students that come from the same background as well as an accurate representation of one's race in the faculty or boards. The environment pro vided is a form of respect, which is necessary for the preserva tion of the individual's sense of identity. In this lecture, as well as in his message in College Meeting for Worship about Ihe Quilfordian obeying the spirit, Wilson shared many personal stories about his family, career and spiritual journey. Wilson's talk was followed by a panel discussion with stu dents, faculty, and staff who examined Guilford based on Heath's eight characteristics for assessing "schools of hope." The panel was made up of pro fessors Max Carter and Dave Maclnnes, senior Suzanna Roettger, and Ryan O'Dell of Project Community. Each spoke openly about their expe riences at Guilford and how they impact their opinion of Guilford as a Quaker school. "The panel really spoke to me," said junior Pearl Mueller. "These are people that I re spect and want to hear from. I appreciate hearing them work through the issues and seeing how they've reconciled those disparities personally." Observers became more involved in this portion as an open dialogue developed. Junior QLSPer Priscilla Ewen, who coordinated the panel, later said, "I think we had a nice balance of being analyti cal about the positives and negatives of our current state, as well as looking to the fu ture." On Saturday evening, Emma Lapsansky, history pro fessor at Haverford, spoke Careers in Nonprofit Career Opportunities. Internships, Summer Jobs, I Volunteer Positions n Thursday, March 29 f l-3 : 30 pm in the j* Guilford College Alumni Gym 111 £i Over 80 agencies representing healthcare, youth advocacy, the environment, the arts, mental health, rehabilitation, foundations, { government, public service and more. Q ®AII Students encouraged to attend II No advance registration required j-, For sort iformiioo cuoucl yar CareerCealer A Sponsored by MM NC Career Coaaorliaa 1 For a lift of participant aad kotlialu check oat Ike Guilford College webiite: | www.guilfonLcdu/origlnal/cartenfa'/nonprofk. kind or liak Ikroagh w. ncccjobfalr.orf M Page 5 about spiritual wellness in col lege using a portion of a re cently developed ten-hour se ries from Haverford's Physical Education Department as a model for such issues. "Students come to college seeking spiritual grounding," Lapsansky said, noting that spirituality plays a role in ev erything from time manage ment to crisis management. This lecture also eased into conversation, as Lapsansky paused to ask people what they were thinking or to do small group discussion exer cises. Lapsansky said she felt "well met and well taken care of. The [junior QLSPers] did a nice job conceiving a smooth committee structure. The in tellectual as well as manage rial energy was well coordi nated." As the seminar came to a close with Lapsanky's lecture, junior QLSPer Christina Repoley reflected with satis faction, "It's really nice to be part of a group that's facili tated people coming together about these things. It was hard to imagine it before, in the planning stages, but it was really good to see it come to gether, to search for our iden tity and to see other schools' perspectives."
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