Chair: Sandy Philipose Faculty: Julia Shahid Visiting Faculty: Tamra Dollar Visiting Instructor: Theresa Stone Emeriti: Barbara Sylvester, Jane White, John White The Austin Teacher Program (ATP) prepares teachers through a rigorous four-and-a-half to five-year experiential program combining an undergraduate liberal arts degree with a Master of Arts in Teaching degree culminating in initial certification. It… [Read More]
English
Chair: Alex Garganigo Faculty: Thomas Blake, Margaret Brandl, Greg Kinzer, Lisha Storey Emeriti: Robert Barrie, Carol Daeley, Jim Gray, Jerry Lincecum, Peter Lucchesi, William Moore, Roger Platizky The discipline of English literature analyzes and constructs texts. From at least the Middle Ages to the present, in every part of the world, literature has been a… [Read More]
Environmental Studies
Chair of Environmental Studies Academic Program: Keith Kisselle Director of the Center for Environmental Studies: Peter Schulze Director of Thinking Green Campus Awareness: Mari Elise Ewing Faculty: Mari Elise Ewing, Keith Kisselle, Peter Schulze Steering Committee: Peter Schulze (chair), David Baker, Cate Bowman, George Diggs, Karánn Durland, Mari Elise Ewing, Ryan Felix, Audrey Flemming, Loriann… [Read More]
First-Year Seminar
Director: Erin Copple Smith FYS 101 First-Year Seminar First-Year Seminar 101 (formerly C/I 101) serves as the foundation course in the undergraduate curriculum. While topics vary with the interests and specialization of each instructor, all sections emphasize the development of written and oral communication, intellectual inquiry, and critical thinking. The FYS instructor also serves as… [Read More]
Gender Studies
Director: Tom Blake Faculty: Audrey Flemming, Matt Findley, Erin Copple Smith, Ashley Tharayil, Brian Watkins, Claire Wolnisty The gender studies program provides students with the tools to examine and interrogate gender both as a social construct and as a lived reality. Using comparative, competing, and cross-disciplinary perspectives, students are invited to analyze gender performance, sexuality, and… [Read More]
General Studies
This program involves interdisciplinary study that includes material that crosses departmental and divisional lines. Occasionally, the program involves fields not regularly offered at the college. A degree plan is not associated with the program. GS 102 Advanced Placement Seminar Students earning a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Seminar course will receive… [Read More]
Global Science, Technology, and Society
Directors: Daniel Nuckols and Jack Mealy There is a complex relationship between science and society, and this relationship is global in scope. The Global Science, Technology, and Society Program explores this relationship both in contemporary societies and from an historical perspective. The goals of the minor are to: Understand the practice and philosophy of science… [Read More]
Humanities
This program involves fields of study not regularly offered at the college in the Humanities Division. These courses focus on the study of some aspect of human culture, such as art, music, film, theatre, communication, history, philosophy, religion, literature, or language. HUM 250: Intermediate Topics in Humanities A study of selected topics for beginning students… [Read More]
Kinesiology
Chair: David Norman Adjunct Faculty: Loren Dawson, Michelle Filander, Branden Hunt, Joseph Morgan, Michael Silva, Zachary Sullivan, Kelly Sylvester, Rodney Wecker The Kinesiology (KINES) program equips students with the academic knowledge and practical experiences needed to improve human performance and promote physical activity throughout a lifetime. Students will be prepared to excel in athletic, fitness,… [Read More]
Latin American and Iberian Studies
Director: Terry Hoops The mission of the Latin American and Iberian studies (LAIS) program is to provide students a liberally informed, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary approach to examining the cultural region made up of the societies of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula. Degree Plans Offered in LAIS Major in Latin American and Iberian… [Read More]