Guilford College

5800 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27410-410 -  View Map

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• The college provides: student-centered instruction that nurtures each individual amid an intentionally diverse community; a values-rich education that explores the ethical dimension of knowledge and promotes honesty, compassion, integrity, courage and respect for the individual; a challenging academic program that fosters critical and creative thinking through the development of essential skills: analysis, inquiry, communication, consensus-building, problem-solving and leadership; a global perspective that values people of other cultures and the natural environment in which we all live.
• Guilford College stresses breadth and rigor in its academic program. As a Quaker-founded college, Guilford offers an educational experience that emphasizes the study of human values and the inter-relatedness of the world's knowledge and cultures. The curriculum prescribes for all students a basic framework from which they choose courses. This framework consists of a set of general education requirements and 39 major fields in which students can pursue studies in depth.
• Guilford College provides opportunities for extracurricular involvement, guidance for students in transition, and assistance for students needing to withdraw from or temporarily leave the institution.
• Guilford College is located in northwest Greensboro, which is the third largest city in North Carolina. The city's population is approximately 234,000, with approximately 1.3 million people living in the metropolitan area.
• Guilford College is named one of America's 25 "Hottest Colleges" in the Kaplan/Newsweek How to Get Into College Guide, 2006 edition and listed as "hottest for social conscience. Guilford is also listed in The Best 361 Colleges, The Princeton Review, 2007 edition.
• Four-year liberal arts, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• Guilford College Adds Five To Football Recruiting Class (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
  posted on July 5, 2011 at 08:23:59 pm
  The group includes Western Guilford's Hunter English and Central Davidson's Adam Roach.
• Aquatic Center to host Division III conference meet (Greensboro News & Record)
  posted on June 29, 2011 at 01:22:59 pm
  GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Aquatic Center will be the site for the 2012 Old Dominion Athletic Conference-Atlantic States Swimming Championships. The event will be Feb. 9-12 and will feature nine college teams from Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, including Greensboro College and Guilford College. read more
• College professor accused of taking photos up woman's skirt (The Gaston Gazette)
  posted on June 11, 2011 at 12:17:54 pm
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A North Carolina teacher is accused of using a pen camera to take photos up a woman's skirt. Jonathan Hatch is an associate professor at Guilford College in Greensboro. Police said he burned the pictures onto CD's. When...
• College Professor Accused Of Taking Photos Up Woman's Skirt (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
  posted on June 10, 2011 at 06:45:27 pm
  GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A North Carolina teacher is accused of using a pen camera to take photos up a woman's skirt. Jonathan Hatch is an associate professor at Guilford College in Greensboro.
• Guilford College Professor Accused Of Peeping (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
  posted on June 10, 2011 at 04:11:21 pm
  A professor at Guilford College is accused of using a hidden camera built inside a pen to take photographs up a woman's skirt.

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