GOAL switches to student hands
Mary Petrides
Issue date: 1/29/09 Section: News
With founder Duane Beauchamp's retirement imminent, the Great Opportunities for Assistance in Leadership program faces restructuring under student leadership. The program will remain strong, but administrators will make no specific changes until its board meeting in about two weeks, said Diane Philipp, vice president of student affairs.
"There's going to be a lot of moving parts," she said.
Beauchamp was hired to direct GOAL when it first began in 1988, and had between Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 of that year to set the program up. That year, 10 freshmen ran 10 programs.
"Dr. Arnn and the administration have wanted to see the program run by student leadership," said junior Sarah Howard, the program's current student coordinator. "That kind of principle has been applied to the GOAL program."
GOAL is an umbrella organization comprising 29 different volunteer programs, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity and Alpha Omega Women's Center. A scholarship student runs each program, and is responsible for recruiting student volunteers, communicating with community members involved in the program and tracking volunteer hours.
Last year, Hillsdale students logged more than 19,000 volunteer hours, Beauchamp said.
Beauchamp will no longer hold a full-time position as of July 1, which means others must take over several of his many responsibilities. Beyond directing GOAL, Beauchamp serves as college chaplain and male academic advisor.
"[Beauchamp] wears many hats," Philipp said.
In 1988, Hillsdale and two other colleges received grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation for philanthropic activity. This grant founded and funded the GOAL program. Beauchamp said Kellogg chose Hillsdale because he was familiar with the college, had an agricultural background and held conservative principles.
Beauchamp said he was hired Aug. 1, 1988 and had until Aug. 15 of that year to set the program up. That year, 10 freshmen ran 10 programs.
"There's going to be a lot of moving parts," she said.
Beauchamp was hired to direct GOAL when it first began in 1988, and had between Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 of that year to set the program up. That year, 10 freshmen ran 10 programs.
"Dr. Arnn and the administration have wanted to see the program run by student leadership," said junior Sarah Howard, the program's current student coordinator. "That kind of principle has been applied to the GOAL program."
GOAL is an umbrella organization comprising 29 different volunteer programs, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity and Alpha Omega Women's Center. A scholarship student runs each program, and is responsible for recruiting student volunteers, communicating with community members involved in the program and tracking volunteer hours.
Last year, Hillsdale students logged more than 19,000 volunteer hours, Beauchamp said.
Beauchamp will no longer hold a full-time position as of July 1, which means others must take over several of his many responsibilities. Beyond directing GOAL, Beauchamp serves as college chaplain and male academic advisor.
"[Beauchamp] wears many hats," Philipp said.
In 1988, Hillsdale and two other colleges received grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation for philanthropic activity. This grant founded and funded the GOAL program. Beauchamp said Kellogg chose Hillsdale because he was familiar with the college, had an agricultural background and held conservative principles.
Beauchamp said he was hired Aug. 1, 1988 and had until Aug. 15 of that year to set the program up. That year, 10 freshmen ran 10 programs.
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