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Restructuring:
What
By David Jester
STAFF WRITER
Donald McNemar, Presi
dent of Guilford College, realized
last fall that Guilford needed
to change to compete in
today's market.
"We adjusted, really to be in
balance with the current student
body size," McNemar said. "Some
of it was financially driven. In this
competitive market you've got to
present yourself...and then at
tract people to come."
McNemar pointed to the fi
nancial strain that the college
was facing due to decreased en
rollment. The inability to reward
faculty and staff through salary
raises was only one of its
ramifications.
In short, McNemar decided
the school should cut faculty by
20-30% and reorganize academic
departments, possibly cutting
some of them.
In August 1997, a group was
created to meet this objective.
The Administrative Structure
Task Force's goal was to advise
the president, academic dean,
and the Long-Range Planning
Committee on how to achieve
this mandate.
"We were a kind of semes
ter-long, emergency crisis task
force," said Richie Zweigenhaft,
chair of the task force. "The name
of our committee was restructur
ing, but the clear message was
downsizing."
Accepting this, the task force
had to decide which of their col
leagues and academic depart
ments should, could, or would be
let go or relocated.
Along with their procedures,
their final report included two
lists, which detail possibilities
for restructuring academic
departments.
"20-30% was never en
dorsed by our committee...But
given the mandate, we
made recommendations,"said
Zweigenhaft, adding that the task
force had difficulty coming to con
sensus about the reorganization
of departments.
Meanwhile, studies con-
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Quakerism's effects strong
♦Guilford's heritage can be felt across campus and in classrooms
By Amanda Roop
STAFF WRITER
Attending classes and meet
ings at Guilford, you can feel the
Quaker presence. Not many of us
understand the specifics of the
Quaker way of life and how
it is implemented into our
daily routines.
"We can rise to really amaz
ing levels [of enlightenment]," said
Deborah Shaw, Acting Director of
the Friends Center, about the
Quaker influence at Guilford.
The best way to understand
the purpose of the Quaker lifestyle
is to examine the five "testimo
nies," or goals, that lay the foun
dation of the Friends movement.
Many of our classes begin
with a moment of silence to "Be
still and come into contact with the
God we understand," Shaw said.
The individual takes this from
the first testimony of direct ac
cess to God.
The moment of silence is "a
way to make it easier to go from
the chaotic experiences of the day
to class," said Jeff Jeske, who
Founders expansion in works
By Brian Schuh
STAFF WRITER
Much talk has been swirl
ing around campus about con
struction of an additional wing
to Founders hall. And accord
ing to Dawn Watkins, Director
of Student Activities, that is
what stage the project is in—
the talking stage.
"It is just an idea," said
Watkins. "People usually
wouldn't care about additions
to other buildings but since
Founders has a lot of student
activity, this proposal is getting
much more attention."
The proposed wing would
lie west of the original wing to
wards the Hut and would likely
mirror the same shape as
Sternberger Auditorium. What
would be in this new wing is
not yet known. So far, it is ru
mored that the Hut would not
have to be moved for this project.
According to Watkins, the pro
posal is three on the
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implemented the mo
ment of silence before
his classes a few
years ago.
Sara Johnson
said the moment of si
lence "sometimes feels
like a waste of time
but sometimes helps
to clear my head."
Mary Haldeman
agreed, saying, "The
moment of silence
gives me time to take
a breather and change
frames of mind."
The second prin
ciple is integrity. This
principle involves in
credible personal re
sponsibility for one's
actions. The honor
pledge that many
teachers ask for on as
signments is based on
this idea.
Simplicity is the
third principle. The
fact that pesticides and chemicals
are kept off the plants on campus
whenever possible is a testimony
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Founders may be the site of an extensive
construction project in a few years.
Senate's facilities committee prior
ity list. Priority number one is the
Frank Family Science Center and
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The Hut is the center of campus ministries.
to this principle. Most professors
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number two is the YMCA expan
sion.
The idea for an additional
Founder's wing is not new. "This
idea for a n£W wing has been around
for years," said Watkins. "The wing
was in the original layout plans for
Founders, but it was cut because of
some problems like budget con
straints."
Professional visitors to the
school also suggested the additional
wing. "A few years ago a group of
architects came to visit the school
to give suggestions, and they made
the recommendation for the wing,"
said Watkins.
Dean of Student Life Mona
Olds agrees that a new wing is nec
essary but also stresses the impor
tance of renovating the existing
Founders building.
"The building is outdated,
boxy, and not very open and com
fortable," said Olds. "More multi
purpose space where a wide range
of events can be held along with
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