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Awards
The Department of the Humanities gives out two awards at graduation.
The first, given to all worthy students, is the High
Achievement in the Humanities Award.
The second, given at most to one student, is the Outstanding
Student in the Humanities Award.
Honor Societies in the Humanities
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The Mission of the Department
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Through the study of Theology, Philosophy, History, Political Science, and other Social Sciences, Alvernia College's Department of the Humanities fosters the pursuit of truth, the love of learning, and the achievement of academic excellence. As teachers and mentors, the faculty seek to pursue a life of scholarship, to savor the joy of discovery, and to incorporate the products of both into the classroom. The Department requires academic integrity of both faculty and students. Emphasizing self-reliant learning and the cultivation of critical thinking, the Department strives to enhance everyone's ability to engage the world creatively, analytically, and with moral integrity. Well-educated students of the Humanties should be able to read carefully, write skillfully, speak eloquently, and conduct themselves with civility. In shaping their personal and professional lives, faculty and students are encouraged to emulate Francis of Assisi's persistence, integrity, and concern for the common good. |
Faculty:
Dr. Gerald
S. Vigna -Associate Professor of Theology; Director of Center for Ethics and Leadership
Dr. Kevin Godfrey -Associate Professor of Theology; Dean of Arts and Sciences
Dr.
Donna Yarri -Associate Professor of Theology; Chair of Dept. of Humanities
Dr.
Tim H. Blessing -Associate Professor of History
Dr.
David Silbey -Associate Professor of History
Dr.
Richard Stichler -Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Bongrae Seok - Assistant
Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Marc Lucht - Assistant
Professor of Philosophy
Dr.
Victoria Williams -Associate Professor of Political Science
Jan Savino - Secretary BH Room 1126
| Samples of Courses offered (and will be offered) by humanity faculties: |
| Dr. Donna Yarri |
| Ethical Themes in Film |
| Utopian Societies |
| God, Science, and Designer Genes |
| Dr. Marc Lucht |
| Environmental Ethics |
| Philosophy of Art |
| Animals: Cognition, Emotion, and Morality |
| Dr. Bongrae Seok |
| Minds, Brains, and Computers |
| Ethical Decision-Making in Business |
| Asian Philosophy and Culture |
| Philosophy of Moral Psychology |