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Volume 92, Issue 10
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November 18, 2005
Guo named in Global Register’s Who’s Who’
Dan Etter
Staff Writer
Associate Professor of Political Science
George Guo's professional honors now
include recognition from the Global
Register's "Who's Who in Executives and
Professionals." This latest award is one of
many that the Faculty Affairs Committee
(FAC) must consider when
evaluating Guo's request
for tenure this year.
Guo is currently in his
fourth year at Guilford
College. He previously
taught in Germany Japan,
and at the University of
Virginia. Although Guo
has the credentials to teach
at a major university, he
appreciates Guilford's
small community atmos
phere.
"A small college has
different challenges and
advantages," said Guo.
The FAC must critique
Guo on four aspects before
awarding tenure. These
categories are: teaching,
advising, scholarship, and
community service.
Guo offers a rare com
bination of expertise as a
teacher. He teaches
Political Theory and
Comparative Politics, and
is one of the world's lead
ing experts in East Asian
Policies. Guo challenges
his students, hoping to
cultivate in them the same love of knowl
edge that he possesses.
"It's my mission to nurture a future
scholar from Guilford College," said Guo.
In the spring of 2005, Guo's dream came
a step closer to realization. Johns Hopkins
University accepted Luke Treloar to its
graduate school with a powerful recom
mendation from Guo, his professor and
advisor. At Johns Hopkins, Treloar will par
ticipate in one of the world's most presti
gious study-abroad programs and travel to
China to attend Nanjing University.
Guo dedicates himself to his students as
an advisor and holds their well being in the
utmost importance.
"He's really dedicated to his students,"
said sophomore Cate Cummings, one of
Guo's advisees. "If you write him an email
he'll respond back to you within three
hours."
Guo is active in community service as
well. He is currently on the International
Studies committee, the Freeman
Committee, and works to strengthen the
study-abroad program. Also, Guo is organ
izing a faculty trip to China.
"[He brings] not just the
mechanics of being a
teacher, but the philosophi
cal aspect as well," said Ken
Gilmore, Assistant
Professor of Political
Science.
Gilmore holds Guo's
commitment to the
Guilford community in
high esteem.
"One lesson he taught me
early on is that you can
actually get more from
someone if you give more
initially," said Gilmore.
"[We must] sacrifice and
have faith that the leader
ship will take care of us."
But scholarship is by far
Guo's greatest attribute.
According to Brantley
Womack, Professor and
International Activities
Chairman at the University
of Virginia, Guo stood out
for his scholarship even as a
student.
"He was very much
admired by the students
Guo dedicates himself to students well being
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280 off-campus students surveyed
Rob Bittner
Staff Writer
Over the past few years, a
growing number of students have
petitioned to reside off campus.
Campus Life decided to take
action. On Sept. 27, members of
Campus Life distributed a survey
via Lotus Notes to 280 students
who are living off campus.
"With the interaction that
Guilford offers with its many dif
ferent clubs and organizations, I
assumed students would want to
stay on campus," said Alyson
Kienle, Associate Dean for
Campus Life. We sent out the sur
vey to figure out what motivates
students to move off campus."
Of the 280 students who
received the survey, 92 responded.
The statistics showed that stu
dents did not move off campus
because of where they lived. Of
the 92 students that responded, 63
were female, 39 came from out
side of North Carolina, 54 were
currently seniors, and 14 of them
were sophomores.
Campus Life performed this
survey because they wanted to
identify why students are moving
off campus. If they are able to fig
ure out why students feel the need
to move off, then they can figure
out ways to improve the atmos
phere to keep students living on
campus.
The top five reasons students
wanted to move off campus were:
1. Students viewed living off
campus as less expensive.
2. Students desired the freedom
associated with living off campus.
3. Students did not want to be on
the college meal plan.
4. Students wanted a quieter
environment.
5. Students did not have enough
privacy living on campus.
"I feel that this survey helped
us figure out how we can improve
the dorms and keep students liv
ing on campus," said Kienle.
Campus Life predicted that
dorm conditions and extracurric
ular involvement would be signif
icant factors.
However, this survey found
that club and organization mem
bership do not affect students'
decisions to stay on campus or
move off. Also, the responses
Campus Life received about the
condition of the dorms were from
students who had moved off cam-
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‘05 -’06 Senior Socials begin
Curry Robison
Staff Writer
The new multi-purpose room
in the Community Center was the
setting for the first Senior Social,
which took place on Nov. 10.
The purpose of the Senior
Social is to create an environment
where senior students can enjoy
foe company of their professors
outside of foe classroom. The
social alters foe relationship
between students and faculty
because it allows students to treat
their professors as peers.
The most controversial issue
prior to foe event was foe fact that
consumption of alcohol was to be
permitted. Bofo faculty and sen
iors were worried foat foe event
would have a low attendance
because of foe controversial issue
of having alcohol at a school-
sponsored event.
This fear was realized: six stu
dents and four faculty members
attended, but not necessarily
because of foe alcohol controver
sy.
"Many students did not attend
because of foe on-campus loca
tion. Alcohol was not foe issue,"
Very few seniors attended
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