Humanities - 50th Anniversary Celebration
Fiftieth Anniversary of Humanities Program at Geneva College
On April 4, 2018 at 8 p.m. in John White Chapel, the Humanities faculty will have an evening of celebration with the Geneva professors who developed this program and taught in it fifty years ago. We are honored to have Professors Betty Douglas, Ann Paton, and Dave Wollman back to the campus to help us recognize the establishment of the Humanities curriculum. We will have a time for stories and questions moderated by Dr. Eric Miller.
Humanities at Geneva College
The Humanities program seeks to nurture within students a deepening understanding of their identity first as humans and, then, more particularly, as members of a civilization whose reach extends well beyond its geographical boundaries. By offering courses that range throughout the history of western civilization as well as the world beyond the west, the program enables students to gain a deeper understanding of human experience through the study of ideas, the arts, events, and the movement of history itself. We seek to pursue this educational encounter within a communal setting, one in which teachers and students together reflect upon and respond to the materials under consideration. It is our hope and aim that students finish the program with a sharpened sense of who they are and how they in this age should live.
Speakers:
Professor Emeritus Dr. David H. Wollman
Dr. Wollman started his career at Geneva in 1971 as assistant history professor, and he was named chair of the History, Political Science and Sociology Department in 1974. He played a key role in teaching and overseeing the Humanities Program, part of Geneva’s core curriculum. He retired in 2002, but continued as a part-time faculty member until 2008. He earned and M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and served as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of London.
Professor Emerita Dr. F. Ann Paton
Dr. Paton graduated summa cum laude and as valedictorian of her Geneva College class in 1950 with a degree in Mathematics. After teaching English at Mount Jackson High School in New Castle, Pa., she served as professor of English at Geneva College for 40 years. She earned degrees from Pitt (M. Litt.) and the University of Colorado (Ph.D., Middle English Literature). She developed the original Humanities syllabi, the program introduction, the introductions to the literary selections and the essays on music.
Professor Emerita Elizabeth (Betty) Asche Douglas
Professor Douglas taught Humanities at Geneva College for 30 years. She earned her M.A. in Fine Arts History at Pitt and her B.F.A. in Painting & Design at Carnegie Mellon University. Since her retirement in 1996, she has served as the owner/director of the Douglas Art Gallery in Rochester, Pa. Her works of art have been exhibited in permanent collections and temporary exhibits at numerous galleries. She is an archived artist at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.