President’s reporting sessions on the college budget and financial planning

Jane asked me to inform the community that, following the October trustee meetings, she will present budget information and strategies to the community at two sessions on Wednesday, October 22. One session will be at 8:30 a.m. in Bryan Auditorium in Frank, and the other will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Moon Room in …

Information Sheet for Sexual Misconduct Reporting

This is an information sheet for resources and reporting procedures for sexual misconduct. It would be useful for anyone at Guilford to read. In addition to their other responsibilities in handling an incident, Guilford employees should provide a copy of this sheet to people who report an incident to them. Sexual Misconduct Incident Resources and Procedures More …

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda, September 19, 2014

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda                                                               Friday September 19, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from September 12, 2014 2 minutes For review: Faculty Meeting Minutes, September 3 2014 5 minutes For approval: Revision to Sec. 1.415 of Faculty Handbook (Nominating Committee) 10 minutes (Document carried forward from 2013-14; revised …

Recent history of traditional student enrollment and tuition revenue

During a recent Budget Committee meeting, we discussed the delicate balance between enrollment, institutional financial aid, and net revenue. Inspired by this discussion, I explored the data in our Guilford Factbook put out by the Institutional Research department, and I came up with the following graph which might be helpful in understanding some of our current financial issues. …

Update: Request for budget information at the last faculty meeting

During the presentation by Elwood on the May Trustees meeting at the September 1 faculty meeting, some faculty members indicated a desire to see more information on the budget situation facing us for 2014-15. In response, I’ve been trying to get the details of the potential deficit situation released immediately, but it looks like that will …

Clerk’s Committee Agenda, Friday September 12, 2014

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda                                                               Friday September 12, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from September 5, 2014 2 minutes Assignment of Clerk’s liaisons to standing and ad hoc committees 5 minutes For approval: Revision to Sec. 1.402 of Faculty Handbook (Assessment Committee) 10 minutes (Document carried forward from 2013-14) …

Update on revised standards for tenure and promotion

There has been an ongoing effort for quite a few years now to revise our procedures and standards for faculty review, including tenure and promotion, in the faculty handbook.  These have culminated in a number of revisions being approved by faculty and sent on for final approval to the trustees. The trustees have accepted some of …