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Guilford College
Motto: I strive for wisdom and virtue
Established: 1837
Type: Liberal Arts
Endowment: $69 million
President: Kent John Chabotar
Faculty: 126
Students: 2,682
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Sports: NCAA Division III
Colors: Crimson and Grey            
Mascot: Quaker
Website: guilford.edu

Guilford College is a small, private, four-year liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina founded by the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers). Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon Undergraduate study in the Liberal arts. Founded in 1837 as the New Garden Boarding School, its name was changed to Guilford College in 1888 when the academic program expanded considerably. Guilford is the third-oldest coeducational institution in the country and the oldest such institution in the south.

Guilford College is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives. Loren Pope (July 13 1910 &ndash September 23 2008 was an American writer and independent college placement counselor Colleges That Change Lives is a college educational guide by Loren Pope.

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Student body

Brick walkway through Guilford College
Brick walkway through Guilford College

Only about ten percent of the student body are Quakers; however, the institution is governed by Quaker principles. It is the oldest co-educational institution of higher learning in the Southeast, and the fourth-oldest institution of higher learning in North Carolina. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Its academic atmosphere, like that of many Quaker colleges, is open and informal; for example, many professors encourage students to call them by their first names.

The college strives to uphold its core values of equality, diversity, community, integrity, stewardship, justice, integrity and excellence. The student body is diverse as Guilford intentionally draws students from a wide geographic, political, religious, ethnic and socioeconomic background. The college seeks to maintain an environment where all perspectives are valued and respected. Its current president is Kent John Chabotar, the first non-Quaker to hold the position. Kent John Chabotar (born October 7, 1946) is a professor of Political science and the current president of Guilford College.

The school does not allow fraternities or sororities to be formed on campus.

Athletics

Guilford competes as an NCAA Division III and Old Dominion Athletic Conference member. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. History The Conference was founded in 1975 as the Virginia College Conference The school has won five national championships, including the 1973 NAIA men's basketball title, the 1981 NAIA women's tennis title and the 1989 (NAIA), 2002 and 2005 (NCAA Division III) men's golf titles. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m

Appenzeller Field at Armfield Athletic Center at Guilford College.
Appenzeller Field at Armfield Athletic Center at Guilford College.

Campus events

In the past decade, Guilford's Bryan Series has brought many notable speakers to the campus and city for an annual public lecture series. Past speakers have included Desmond Tutu, Mikhail Gorbachev, Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright and Ken Burns. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. Madeleine Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová on May 15, 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29 1953) is an American director and producer of Documentary films known for his style of making use of archival Bryan series speakers for the 2006-2007 year will include former president of Ireland Mary Robinson and Pulitzer Prize winning authors David McCullough and Toni Morrison. Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Máire Mhic Róibín born 21 May 1944 was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997 and the United Nations The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, David Gaub McCullough (mə-kŭl'ə (born July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Born and raised in Pittsburgh McCullough later attended Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18 1931 is a Nobel Prize -winning American author editor and professor

Every summer, the college hosts the five-week-long Eastern Music Festival, where both professional and student musicians come together for seminars and public performances. In 2005, EMF featured more than 70 concerts and music-related events on- and off-campus.

The Quaker Mascot

"Nathan" is the mascot of Guilford College. He is often depicted with a tall hat and buckled shoes reminiscent of the Quaker Oats man. The Quaker Oats Company is an American food conglomerate based in Chicago. You will see him at athletic contests wearing the uniform of the appropriate sport at the time.

The Fighting Quaker

One of the more notable nicknames for "Nathan" is the "Fighting Quaker. " This name is more well known and popular than the official name; "Nathan. " "Nathan" is named after Nathaniel Greene, who led colonist troops in the Revolutionary War Battle of Guilford Courthouse just miles from the campus. Greene was describe as "The Fighting Quaker" in David McCullough's book "1776. " This name is oxymoronic as Quakers, by nature, are pacifists. "Nathan" is also representative of Nathan Hunt, the founder of Guilford College.

Notable alumni

Notable students

Gallery

Duke Memorial Hall is on the right. Hege Library is up further to the left.

Lake on campus at Guilford College.

Archdale Hall

Notes and references

External links

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