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December 9, 2011
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something after tonight."
With a self-deprecating manner, Gupta spoke about his
extensive travels around the world and how traveling affords
him the ability to be in contact with many different sorts of
people.
"I use stories as a vehicle to communicate with people
around the world," said Gupta. "Health transcends borders
... people understand health."
As a journalist and practicing doctor, Gupta has the
perspective to use his experience in his two fields to impart
a powerful message to people from different backgrounds,
social settings and countries.
Gupta spoke about having to use his neurosurgery
knowledge on the fly in Iraq while removing a bullet from the
skull of a soldier with no other equipment besides a Black and
Decker drill. He also told a story about filming a CNN news
report on site in Sri Lanka while a family who had recently
lost their homes in the 2004 tsunami watched from the ruins
of a nearby building.
His close contact with victims of natural disasters, wars
and disease outbreaks has taught him a lesson that he shared
with the audience.
"I believe that we are inherently compassionate beings,"
said Gupta. "We are hard-wired to be altruistic."
His attitude affected first-year A.C. Canup, who cited one
of the most memorable pieces of advice from Gupta: People
should smile whenever they can. She also mentioned the
message of humility that Gupta emphasized.
Sanjay Gupta visited Guilford on Nov. 29. He spoke of health
from a practicing doctor and journalist's point of view.
"He talked about how lucky we are to live in the U.S.,
because we don't have that many problems," said Canup. "I
felt kind of humbled."
Gupta's friendly attitude kept the audience engaged
throughout.
However, he also cut to the heart of the matter in the
second half of his speech. He spoke about the necessity of the
American people to hold themselves accountable.
"What does a more healthy America look like?" Gupta
asked. "We have a responsibility to ourselves."
According to Gupta, the responsibility lies in ensuring that
we create a structure that allows our citizens to be healthy.
During the question-and-answer portion of the event, the
inevitable question "What is the number one health-care
problem in America?" arose. Gupta smiled, sighed, and
responded by saying that childhood obesity, diabetes and
the clironic illnesses that follow make up the biggest health
concern. This is due in part to the fact that we know the causes
of these conditions and are capable of preventing them.
According to Gupta, in order to address the problem of
unhealthy and overweight Americans, the country must be
willjjng to make more healthy food attainable. He scoffed at
the current state of our country's perception of eating.
"Look at the typical American diet; it's preposterous,"
Gupta said. "It's not how humans are meant to eat — several
thousand calories followed by almost absolute inactivity."
Gupta's appearance introduced attendees to the idea of
bringing a message to audiences who would not necessarily
have access to stories or messages.
Next semester the series continues with Ken Burns speaking
on March 27 and Fareed Zakaria on April 10.
CPPS acquires national board of advisors
By Sarah Welch
Staff Writer
College is often seen as the stepping stone
from academic life into career life. One aspect
of the Center for Principled Problem Solving
is to assist students in making this transition.
The CPPS draws from both the resources at
Guilford College and from the resources of the
community outside Guilford. To help in the
CPPS, a national board of advisors has been
established for the center.
"A goal of the center is to become a front
porch where the community interacts with
the college," said Mark Justad, director of the
CPPS.
"The CPPS is doing really awesome projects
for students such as grants, scholarships and
internships," said senior Marissa Dungan,
PPS scholar and board member. "I think
it's important that students know about the
center."
In fall 2010, the Board of Trustees approved
the establishment of a national board of
advisors.
"The role of the board is to advise the CPPS,
help raise money for it, enhance its profile
outside of the school, and assist and provide
feedback to the director of the center," board
member Dr. Joanne Bridged Ciulla, a professor
at the University of Richmond, said in an
email.
The board held its first meeting in
November of this year and currently consists
of 13 members.
These members represent educators from
Guilford and other schools, CEOs, owners
of businesses and established entrepreneurs.
Justad said that board membership continues
to evolve and that a goal of the board is to have
members that hail from all regions of the U.S.
(right now the members only represent the
East Coast).
When asked what she plans to bring to the
board, Ciulla said, "I was one of the faculty
members who designed the Jepson School of
Leadership Studies, so I have some experience
with program design."
Ciulla's skills will help since the board is
still in its beginning stage. However, these
skills are also important because of the role
of the center. The CPPS offers advice on the
design of Guilford's academic curriculum so
that what the students learn in the classroom
can have a more direct connection to the "real
world," according to Justad.
"Boards such as this one are useful because
they offer an outside perspective on the center
and (because) they brings together people
who have a variety of skills, resources and
networks," Ciulla said.
Because the board is just getting started,
one of its primary goals is determining how
it should best use its resources to assist the
CPPS, Guilford and the community.
Dan Mosca, chair of the board, said that
the decisions the board makes need to be
environmentally conscious and ethically
based.
During the meeting in November, board
members heard from the CPPS and from
Guilford students.
"We were impressed by the presentations
that were given and by the caliber of the
Guilford students," said Mosca.
As a newly established entity, the board does
face some challenges. One of these challenges
is making sure that what the board is doing is
consistent with what Guilford is doing.
"We want to collaborate with other
departments so that we can best facilitate the
goals that have been set for the center by the
school," said Justad.
The board has high hopes for Guilford,
and its members are volunteering their time
and resources to assist students. Justad said
that the board along with the CPPS acts as a
translator between the school and the world.
"Education can be enhanced by tapping into
available resources which can better prepare
students for accomplishing their goals outside
of academic work," said Justad.
It is often said that college helps prepare
students for life, and the national board of
advisors for the CPPS wants to ensure that this
is the case for Guilford.
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