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Ben Hayford to assist beginning of
new abroad program to Africa
Matthew Levy
Staff Writer
Looking to widen the options
students have in selecting study
abroad programs, a subcommittee
of Off-Campus Studies is develop
ing a proposal for an exchange
program with the University of
Cape Coast in Ghana, West Af
rica.
Guilford has been interested in
an African program for several
years. Sociology/anthropology
professor Vernie Davis and his
tory professor Adriennc Israel vis
ited three African universities in
the summer of 1990, one of which
was in Zimbabwe and two (includ
ing Cape Coast) of which were in
Ghana. There they met their host
Ben Hayford, with whom they had
communicated prior to their visit.
Guilford later invited Hayford to
Greensboro to help develop the
program.
Hayford arrived on campus at
the beginning of the semester and
to assist the Off-Campus Studies
subcommittee (by clarifying Cape
Coast's preparedness for the pro
posed program), to teach two
courses and to interact with Guil
ford students. He is the director of
his home institution's African Stud
ies Program and teaches courses in
education and socio-economic ge
ography there. While at Guilford
this semester he is teaching Afri
can Cultures and Education as well
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as Social Change in West Africa.
"The existing international pro
grams at Guilford and a positive
faculty attitude toward internation
alizing the curriculum indicate the
likelihood that the curriculums of
both Guilford and the University
of Cape Coast will be further en
riched through an exchange pro
gram," Hayford commented. Guil
ford currently has study abroad
programs in Germany, France,
England, Mexico, Italy, China and
Japan.
Many students have already ex
pressed interest in participating.
The details of the program still arc
being formulated, but the program
will tentatively run for one semes
ter a year. Initially, the program's
direction will be to Ghana from
Guilford, but eventually the ex
change will run both ways, and
may include faculty exchange.
As presently envisioned, the
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Hayford
Ghana program will be unique in
the sense that Guilford students
will live with Ghanaian host par
ents and attend classes and semi
nars with Ghanaian students. The
program will combine intensive
language training in Fanti, lectures,
a service project and travel to spe
cific sites of educational and cul
tural interest.
In Cape Coast, a town of about
60 thousand people, there arc sev
eral historical landmarks includ
ing Elmina Castle, the first Portu
guese slave trading outpost in West
Africa. Cape Coast was also the
scat of the British Colonial gov
ernment until 1867.
"Plans for the program arc not
complete, and we have a long way
to go before we can say that Guil
ford will definitely have a semes
ter in Ghana. It has to go before the
Off-Campus Studies Committee,
the full faculty and the Board of
Trustees. "I am optimistic, how
ever, that it will be approved,"
Israel said.
Meetings arc scheduled in Dana
Lounge Nov. 6 from 4-5 p.m. and
Nov. 7 from 2:30-3:30 p.m., for
interested students to meet Hay ford
and the sub-committee and have
their questions about the proposed
program answered.
Hayford will also be giving a
public lecture entitled "Current
Issues in Higher Education in
Ghana" Nov. 12at7:30p.m. in the
Founders Gallery.
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Phone system is only the first
of telecommunication upgrades
Ilernie Smith
Staff Writer
If one is enjoying the new
phone system, it might be of in
terest to know that it is just the
first in many telecommunication
upgrades planned for the cam
pus.
One, however, should also be
prepared to face the initial
glitches that will inevitably ac
company new systems.
When the phone system was
implemented at Guilford at the
beginning of the semester, it was
no secret that there were both
inconvenient and aggravating
problems with the new system.
When the phone rang and was
picked up, usually the only reply
that came from the other end was
a subtle yet harsh click, and not
thccustomary/'Hi, isßagisJoncs
home?" This provided for some
students not having to explain to
parents why only 12 credits
showed up on their course list,
but neither parents or students
were pleased with the inconve
nience. So, what was wrong?
"We had a few bugs in the
system that seemed tocausesome
trouble, but they're pretty much
cleared up now," said Director of
Computer Services Charlie
White.
He feels, however, the ben
efits of the new system outweigh
the initial inconvenience and ag
gravation experienced by stu
dents,
"By using this new system, we
are saving money for the stu
dents l5 percent off all long
distance calls. We're eager for
the students to use us. With this
new service, we are providing
you with the same service as
Southern Bell, but actually sav
ing you money." :
White also spoke of anotfier
advantage of this new system W
Southern Bell hook-up hassle?.
All one has to do is simply plug k
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phone into the provided wall jacks
for immediate service,
While working to restore and
improve the campus phone ser
vice, White is also involved in
other projects from which stu
dents can benefit once they are
implemented. These include a
Personal Computer Data Access,
satellite dishes and underground
wiring. These are just a few of the
final goals that Guilford is trying
to accomplish by installing a new
centralized system.
With the PC Data Access,
which should be available within
a few years, students at any hour
will be able to search through the
library's card catalog and actu
ally obtain information from it,
without ever having to leave their
rooms. If they have a personal
computer, then they can hook it
up to this system and retrieve
library information easily.
By install ing satellite dishes on
top of the Bauman Telecommu
nications Building, a professor
who wants his class to view a
certain vidcouipe can do so by
playing the tape from the build
ing. All the student would have to
do is turn to a certain channel on
their television set.
While mak ing these moves into
the technological age, Guilford
has not forgotten the aesthetic
values of the campus. The idea of
eliminating power and telephone
lines has also been proposed. In
the desire to protect the new sys
tem, the chance of having these
wires installed underground is
very good. This will not only pro
tect the wires from bad weather
and vandalism, but it will also
add to the natural campus setting.
Like many good things, time
and patience are needed, and this
new system is no exception. It
started out a liule shaky, but now
its advantages are being enjoyed
by students. And with some time
and patience, even more modern
advancements will be available.