Teach-in Responding to Bryan Hall Incident Will Begin with Feb. 18 Program

A teach-in at Guilford College responding to the Jan. 20 incident in the Bryan Hall courtyard will begin with a program Sunday, Feb. 18, from 3-9 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting. Guilford President Emeritus William Rogers will open the program and give keynote remarks at 3 p.m.

Beginning at 3:45 p.m., the topic “The Culture of Sport in College” will be covered with presenters Bob Malekoff, Herb Appenzeller and Calvin Hunter ’92, assistant professor of health and physical education at Catawba College. Malekoff is assistant professor of sport studies, a former college athletic director and coach and a member of the coordinating committee for the College Sports Project. Appenzeller is Jefferson Pilot professor of sport studies emeritus and Hunter is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation and assistant football coach at Catawba College as well as a former Guilford student-athlete.

Following an hour-long break at 5 p.m., there will be a 6 p.m. presentation, “A Socio-history of Guilford College.” Presenters will include Director of Community Learning James Shields ’00 and College Archivist Gwen Erickson.

“Xenophobia and Stereotyping” will be the topic of a 7 p.m. presentation. (Xenophobia is the fear and hatred of foreigners or strangers). Presenters will include Kathryn Schmidt and Maria Amado, assistant professors of sociology and anthropology, and Eric Mortensen, an assistant professor of religious studies.

The day’s program will conclude with a panel discussion at 8 p.m. on the topic, “The Roots and Witness of Quaker Testimony.” Panelists will include Max Carter, director of Friends Center and coordinator of campus ministry, Scott Pierce Coleman, director of the Quaker Leadership Scholars Program and the Initiative on Faith and Practice (IFP), Frank Massey, IFP gifts discernment coordinator, Ruth Murray ’07, co-clerk of QLSP, and Carl Farlow ’08, a member of QLSP and the varsity lacrosse team.

The teach-in is free of charge and open to students, faculty, staff and members of the greater Guilford community.

The teach-in will continue with additional programs to be announced.

For more information, contact Max Carter at 316-2445 or mcarter@guilford.edu.

Feb. 18, 2007