Today's photo a peace sign is from the campus of Guilford College. It is located on campus between Milner Hall and Ragsdale House. The concept of "peace" is one of the core values of the Quaker religion. Peace is part of the mission statement of Guilford:
"Guilford’s longstanding mission is clear and distinctive: Provide a transformative, practical, and excellent education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment that is guided by Quaker testimonies of community, equality, integrity, peace, and simplicity and emphasizes the creative problem-solving skills, experience, enthusiasm, and international perspectives necessary to promote positive change in the world."
Let's hope and pray that Guilford College has a peaceful way to resolve their financial situation and that, in the end, they won't have to eliminate so many of the liberal arts programs, on which the college was founded. Guilford College has an almost 200 year link to the Greensboro community and to the Quaker religion. The campus is a beautiful, dreamy haven of brick buildings surrounded by mature hardwood trees. Their pen lawns have hosted many a MUSEP concert, free and open to the public. Their fields along Guilford College Road have supported the footsteps of many youngsters playing sports. In the early years, it was a stop along the Underground Railroad.
In recent years, Guilford College has added quite a few sculptures to campus and, if you are interested in seeing them, in person or remotely, this article will help. Happy Sunday. Today is a good day to share the love and peace.
Quite peaceful.
Posted by: William Kendall | Monday, November 23, 2020 at 04:22 PM