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Are Guilford students becoming smarter?
By Ashley Gilmer
Staff Writer
At face value it appears that the "Fall
2007 Grade Reports: Dean's List, Probation,
Suspensions and Dismissals" support the
idea that Guilford students may be getting
smarter. The grade reports were released on
Jan. 17 by the Academic Dean's Office.
According to the reports, 24 percent of
the student body earned Dean's List recog
nition (3.5-4.0 GPA), which is higher than
the average (22.9 percent) for the past five
years. The fall new probation rate for tra
ditional students has been steadily decreas
ing, reaching 4.7 percent. The suspension/
dismissal rate for continuing education
(CCE) students (3.9 percent) was slightly
lower than the five-year average.
The percentage of early college students
on the dean's list reached on all-time high
of nearly 50 percent last fall.
"There have been no dramatic chang
es," said Steve Shapiro, associate academic
dean and associate professor of physics. He
explained that the averages and most statis
tics have shown no significant variation in
student performance over the past several
years.
But Shapiro did point out some trends.
He said that the decrease in the fall new
probation rates for traditional students and
the increase in the number of early college
students on the dean's list are trends that
look promising and real.
When asked whether Guilford students
were becoming smarter, he said, "it is hard
to say," but commented that as in previous
years, Guilford College students are, "just as
wonderful, clever, creative and fun to work
with ... They are the reason I'm here."
When asked what he would attribute
the fall statistics to, Allen Spain Jr., CCE
student and business administration major.
See "Smarter" on page 4
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 14 I FEBRUARY 1, 2008
UILFORDIAN
The Student-Run Newspaper ef Guilford College
GREENS B OR O , N C
udget committee
recommends 6.5
percent increase
in tuition expense
By Deem Zarii
Senior Writer
Cloud Gamble/Guilfordian
Mike Poston, vice president for advancement,
speaks at the budget committee presentation.
The budget committee has recommended
increasing traditional student tuition by 6.5
percent and raising continuing education
(CCE) student tuition by 4.2 percent.
On Jan. 23 in the Founders Gallery, the
budget committee gave a presentation on
Guilford's current financial situation and fu
ture plans.
Issues concerning tuition, salaries, and
the college's future financial state were dis
cussed.
The committee's goals for the college for
the upcoming fiscal year are to reduce de
pendence on its line of credit, bring down
its debt, and protect its long-term financial
health.
"The senior staff, in coordination with
the budget committee, have developed the
needed action plans," said Gerald Boothby,
vice president of finance and administration.
"Additionally, the budget committee, senior
staff, and trustees have taken a conservative
approach to future enrollment projections
and their impact on the budget."
The presentation was given by Heather
Hayton, assistant professor of English and
chair of the budget committee, with contri
butions from Boothby and Adrienne Israel,
vice president for academic affairs and aca
demic dean.
"For this fiscal year, the college has had to
reduce its expense budgets to accommodate
lower than originally approved enrollment
numbers for CCE and summer school," said
Boothby. "Also address(ed) was the college's
dependency on the use of its line of credit
(that) increased to $3.9 million last fiscal
year."
According to the presentation, the com
mittee tried to craft a budget that "balances
between revenue and expenses yet also pays
down our line of credit, reflects our reality
that 78.6 percent of our revenue comes from
See "Budget Committee" on page 4