NEWS
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Fetrow’s departure spaite search for new dean of students
BY BANNING WATSON
Staff Writer
on her interactions with the candidates and the committee's
thoughts.
The committee is made up of 10 people who represent
The search is on. different sections of the College, including the Bormer
After the departure of Vice President of Student Affairs Program, Public Safety and both traditional andCICE student
Dean of Students Aaron Fetrow, former Associate Dean of bodies.
Erin Dell put it differently.
"We want someone who is interested in the well-being
of students," said Dell. "The success of our students is
what we focus on in all aspects of Guilford."
* ^Brian Daniel '11, community director and residential
life representative on the committee, emphasized that the
"We're looking for someone who is going to be a great fit dean of students needs to have the entire student body in
for Guilford and gets this place, but Afferent people have mind.
different ways of identifying that," said Strickler. "That's one "Someone in this position should be an inclusive
and welcoming dean for all
— - students," said Daniel.
"I am personally looking
for someone who would put
students first, and is willing
to create a stronger sense of
community," said sophomore
Jos6 Oliva, community senate
president and traditional
student representative for
the committee in an email
interview. "We need someone
who is dedicated and committed to the school."
Aaron Fetrow had some advice to pass on to his successor.
I am personally looking for someone who would put students first, and is willing
to create a stronger sense of community,
Students Jennifer Agor has been named interim dean and
vice president and the College has put together a search
committee to find a more permanent solution.
"We met initially in August
to look at the job description
as written by President Jane
Fernandes," said Andy Stridder,
dean of admissions and financial
aid administration and chair
of the committee. "We made a
couple of recommendations to
her. The job has been posted and
we are cmrently in the process of
soliciting applications." —
As of Sept. 1, at least 10
applicants had submitted appplications for the position. of the challenges of this type of search, but it's also one of the
"We're going to start reviewing applications on or around fun parts of the search."
Oct. 1, so we'll see hov^r things develop in the next three The online job listing cites several requirements, including "Someone said to me that 'Guilford is kind of like a petri
weeks," said Strickler. "We want to keep the position open "evidence of strong commitment to a student-centered dish of student affairs.' I wasn't really sure what he meant
for at least a month and hope to have finalists on campus philosophy and evidence of successful leadership in creating by that when he said it," said Fetrow. "So I asked him and
toward the end of this fall semester." and maintaining programs that promotes student learning, he replied, 'All I mean is that students bring in all unique
The committee will host the finalists and then make a student development, achievement, accoimtability, and and different ingredients and you just kind of see what
recommendation to Fernandes, after each finalist has visited empowerment." happens.' I thought that was really a good analogy for being
the campus. Fernandes would then make a decision based Committee members such as Assistant Academic Dean the dean at Guilford."
Jose Oliva, Community Senate president
WEWni
Last Thursday, Sept. 11, members of the Guilford
community gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember
all those who lost their lives in New York City,
Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. A moment of
silence was observed at 9:11 p.m. Those in attendance
were invited to speak.
The event was sponsored by the Guilford College ^publicans & Guilford College HUM