The Guilfordian
April 10,1998
College hosts prospective students
BY KELLY A WHITE
Staff \Miter
Last weekend, in spite of the dreary
weather, the Admission office held its an
nual prospective student open house. For
the first time, the open house had a theme.
That theme was "Embracing Community
Effecting Change."
Dean of Admission A 1 Newell
stressed the use of the word "effecting" as
opposed to "affecting."
"When we looked them up in the dic
tionary," said Newell, "effecting was the
stronger word."
As a memento of this new aspect of
the open house, all of the prospective stu
dents received T-shirts which depicted the
theme.
The students who attended the event
have already been admitted to Guilford and
are in the final process of deciding where
to go to college. The open house was in
tended to keep Guilford in their minds as
those decisions were made.
Of the 107 students expected, 40%
stayed overnight with current students on
Friday night before the remaining 60%
The Guilford College Sports Management Society
wants you to
Show Your Support for Guilford Athletics
Saturday, April 25 2:00 pm
Championships and Crosstown Rivals
Baseball Doubleheader
Guilford vs. Washington & Lee
Mcßane Field
Lacrosse Match
Guilford vs. Greensboro
Armfield Athletic Complex
joined them for Saturday's events.
Saturday's schedule was designed to
allow both students and parents to get a
more in-depth lode at Guilford, both together
and as separate groups.
The morning was divided into two
parts, with separate activities for the stu
dents and parents to attend.
The students began with a discussion
led by CHAOS leaders Jeannie Dahlhauser,
Molly Martin, Reggie Wilson, Larry Jessup,
and Karyn Tierney. This discussion was
followed by a 50 minute mini-class session.
These sessions were taught by Guilford pro
fessors who volunteered their time for the
day.
"The absence of parents was good,"
said Martin, who did acknowledge that it
seemed difficult for the students to know
what questions to ask.
Meanwhile, Anne Lundquist, direc
tor of the First Year Program spoke with
the parents about the Avanti! and CHAOS
programs. This was followed by a panel
discussion with Dean of Student Life Mona
Olds, Newell, Professor of Art Adele
Wayman, alumnus Daryl Bost and student
Christopher Weber.
News
A s
the morning
concluded,
prospective
students and
their parents
were given
the opportu
nity to take
tours of the
campus,
meet with
financial aid
officers and
talk with
professors
and current
students over lunch.
In the afternoon, students and par
ents attended a second mini-class which
was followed by a student activities fair and
closing reception.
Sophomore Lauren Fortuna helped
teach '"What Is Dramatic," an afternoon
class session with Jack Zerbe. Both par
ents and students were involved in the class
which Fortuna felt was successful.
"I think this class was a good repre
sentation of a Guilford theatre class," said
Fortuna. "Everyone seemed very engaged
and seemed to have a good time."
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This prospective weekend was the largest ever
STAFF PHOTO
New this year to the open house, the
activities fair gave prospective students a
chance to learn more about the extracur
ricular activities Guilford has to offer.
While the fair was originally planned
as an outdoor event, the clubs adjusted
quickly when it was moved to Founders
lobby due to the weather. This year's open
house was a great success and Newell is
quick to give credit where he sees fit.
"The community has been extraordi
narily supportive," said Newell, citing both
faculty and student volunteers. "We could
not do this by ourselves."
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