2 I February 13, 2015
The Guilfordian
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Change imminent for the CCE program
BY ANNIE FULLWOOD
Staff Writer
With an almost 40 percent decrease in the Center for
Continuing Education enrollment over the past three
years, a refurbishing of the department may be just what
Guilford College needs.
Last semester, the CCE enrolled 200 fewer students
see that changed.”
According to President Jane Fernandes, students should
speak to the appropriate personnel if they are having
difficulties.
“The best way is for the students to speak with Martee
Holt and the staff,” said Fernandes. “We know that adult
students have other responsibilities. (We) work very hard
to accommodate their needs, and I think if they know
I think that all of us at Guilford College are hoping to
see the CCE program become strengthened and would
love to see the enrollment stabilized.
than assumed in the worst-case-scenario number agreed about the issues, they’d be happy to improve.’
on by Guilford faculty. This drop was largely due to cuts In addition, some CCE students feel alienated by the
in federal and state grants that
helped support adult students.
State legislative tuition grants, used C
by many CCE students in the state,
were cut, leading to a major increase
in tuition for adult students.
“The tuition increased about
three percent this year, and over the
four years I’ve been here, I know it’s
been about a five percent increase,”
said CCE junior Theresa Gregory.
“So yes, we’ve had a significant
increase.”
The low enrollment numbers
may also be due, in part, to a few
issues specific to Guilford College.
At the beginning of this school
year, Guilford lacked a recruiter for CCE students and, largely younger student population.
according to some students, many professors were not “The younger people look at me weird,” said CCE
willing to plan courses sympathetic towards CCE students, student Phillip Osta, only two weeks into his first semester,
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professors could care less. I don’t mean that in a negative Currently, the program faces a host of changes,
way, but when you’re registered as a student here, they including the departure of Rita Serotkin, former associate
expect you to (act) as if you’re a traditional student on vice president and dean for continuing education. Serotkin
campus. is now working on various projects with Fernandes and has
“We don’t have any leniency. I would absolutely like to plans to retire from the staff entirely in March.
Jane Fernandes, president
“In saying goodbye, I also give thanks to Rita for her
many years of service and commitment to Guilford’s adult
learners,” said Holt, assistant dean of CCE,
Roger Kieffer is filling in as interim vice president for
enrollment to assist with Serotkin’s departure from the
CCE and will be working with Holt for this semester. Holt
will also be taking primary control of the CCE program
this semester and will be guiding the department through
any new policies or changes.
“We’re going to be moving to having just an online
application and the capability of
uploading that, which we don’t have
right now,” said Holt, explaining
future changes within the CCE
program, “We’re moving \positions
around to be more effective as well.
We actually have identified three
staff (members) who are going to
do recruiting full time, which we
have not had in the past.”
Fernandes and the CCE
department plan to build a team
to assist in the restructuring of
the CCE department. Any other
y alterations within the CCE are still
largely under discussion. However,
these changes will likely unfold at
the end of this semester or next year.
“I think that all of us at Guilford College are hoping
to see the CCE program become strengthened and would
love to see the enrollment stabilized,” said Fernandes.
Much of the addressed adjustments will not pertain to
the problems involving CCE students being accepted by
classmates and teachers being willing to adapt and work
with their CCE students’ time issues.
How, or if, the school plans to address these issues is
yet to be seen.
Max Carter set to retire at
the end of spring semester
BY BEN ACHILLES
Staff Writer
Max Carter, director of the Friends
Center, adjunct professor of religious
studies and beloved member of the Guilford
community, will be retiring after 25 years at
Guilford College.
“Max has been a key person in
highlighting and maintaining Guilford’s
Quaker identity,” said Jim Hood, professor
of English. “(Life) without Max will very
different.”
“He has supported students in many
ways and has always stood for what’s
right,” said sophomore and president of
Community Senate Jose Oliva.
In honor of Carter’s long commitment
to Guilford, President Jane Fernandes
announced that he would be named the
William R. Rogers Director of the Friends
Center. Max will be in charge of overseeing
the operations the Friends Center conducts,
such as Quak?r-run events and fundraising.
An anonymous donor has contributed
$500,000 to endow Carter’s new position
as director.
The donation is especially significant as
it will enable the continuation of Carter’s
new position and hopefully serve to protect
the Center from economic difficulties.
“The donors wanted to honor Bill
(Rogers),” said Carter.
Rogers was Guilford’s president from
1980 to 1996.
“Bill was a wonderful president,” said
Carter. “He started the Quaker leadership
scholar program, started the library, sings
with the ministry in the Greensboro
community, worked for the Friends Center
and worked for the board of trustees.”
Carter believes that the legacy of Rogers
is essential to the continuation of the
Friends Center.
“It should guarantee Quaker positions,”
said Hood. “Having lived experience is
really important. As some Friends schools
have said, ‘Quakerism should be caught not
taught.’”
“We haven’t been all that successful
in hiring really excellent people who are
practicing Quakers,” Hood added. I’d
like to see more Quaker staff, faculty.
in
At the end of this sprinig semester, Max Carter
will retire after 25 years at Guilford College.
administrators, and trustees”
According to Carter, the number
of Quaker faculty members has been
decreasing over the years.
“I remember when 15 percent of the
Guilford College faculty was Quaker,” said
Carter. “Now, I can name every Quaker
faculty member by building on campus. Is
Guilford really a Quaker a college?”
A Quaker presence on campus seems to
be lacking.
Although Carter will be retiring at the
end of this semester, he plans to continue
his involvement in Guilford.
“I will still lead the January Term study
abroad program to Palestine with my wife,
Jane,” said Carter. “I’ll be teaching part
time at Wake Forest. I’ll have more time to
travel to see grandkids, maybe a little bit of
writing if the spirit so leads.”
And the directorship he’ll be keaving?
‘“It’s a wonderful position, and I must be
insane to step away from my dream job”
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this week^s developments
Student Senate spent the meeting discussing
ways to address Guilford College’s projected
budget cuts and their impact on the school.
Members split into groups and discussed
which organizations they valued within
the community. On coming back together,
students expressed their concerns and possible
solutions to this issue, including raising
the student activities fee and reducing the
number of scholarships the school distributes.
Senate realized that this was not an easy
task, but at the conclusion of the discussion
held consensus on "keeping Guilford,
Guilford ” without sacrificing what makes the
community special.
Pgt week’s plans
Student Senate will be discussing how to
advertise to the student body the upcoming
Board of Trustees Town Hall meeting. This
meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on February
25 in the Carnegie Room.
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