Potential increased incidence of sexual assault during January Term

(The following was e-mailed to me by Gail Webster and is shared with her permission) I heard a report on campus sexual assault on the radio this morning, and wonder if this report might be a topic of discussion for the Moon Room blog. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/09/08/345630985/the-risk-of-campus-rape-may-be-higher-at-different-times-of-the-year The interesting finding of a study by a professor at Bucknell …

Placement info by program for graduates

The attached document was prepared by Alan Mueller for the Board of Trustees. It includes survey data of Guilford graduates from the past five years on what they’ve done since graduating.  I thought you’d find it interesting. 2009-13 Graduate Placement Information Note: There’s a temptation in any data set that lists numbers by program to sort …

Article on perception of college quality and testing

Heather Hayton sent me a link to this story over the summer, and I thought it might be interesting for others to read.  I don’t agree with all of it, but some of the points are interesting. Click to read Americans Think We Have the Worlds Best Colleges. We Don’t.

Dedicated counselor in CCE

(from Cathie Witty)   The Center for Continuing Education (CCE) wants all Guilford faculty to be aware that the center has a dedicated counselor for adult students working to balance school with stressful life events such as loss and bereavement, stress, anxiety, medical issues, identifying learning disabilities, and any other emotional or behavioral issues that …

Clerk’s Committee Agenda, Friday September 5, 2014

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda                                                                  Friday September 5, 2014 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence, 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from August 29, 2014, 2 minutes Review of Faculty Meeting on September 3, 2014, 15 minutes Review and discussion of memo from preliminary General Education Curriculum summer meetings, 20 minutes Review of ongoing Clerk’s projects and business carried over …

Faculty Meeting comments – Wed. Sept 3

Please contribute any ideas you wish to the discussion by adding comments below.   UPDATE: Comments from notecards written during the meeting are below. All were anonymous.   A&T’s current QEP is critical thinking as a point of comparison, very broad and mostly the responsibility of the faculty. Something like wellness could be spread around more …

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda for 8-29-14

Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday 8/29 2:30 pm Gathering and Moment of Silence, 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from May 6, 2014, 2 minutes Nomination of Tim Lindeman as Faculty Development Associate, 5 minutes Clarification of Faculty Handbook Section 5.240 on timing of study leaves, 10 minutes Is a spring-fall full-year leave allowed? Should it …