Springfield College History of Humanics Podcast
Editor-in-Chief of the Springfield College Student Newspaper Daniel Priest is proud to provide the History of Humanics Podcast this semester. Priest is joined by Springfield College Communications/Sports Journalism Professor Martin Dobrow and Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper to talk about the history of Humanics at Springfield College.
Editor-in-Chief of the Springfield College Student Newspaper Daniel Priest is proud to provide the History of Humanics Podcast this semester. Priest is chatting with individuals who have had the honor of serving as the Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics.
Since 1967, Springfield College annually has appointed a Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics to continue the preservation of Springfield College's guiding philosophy and to examine its implications of pedagogy, curriculum, management, recruitment, campus life, and community impact. The faculty members and administrators who have held this honor have come form various academic disciplines and areas of expertise, and have examined Humanics from a range of perspectives.
Episode two: Springfield College hosted the annual Humanics Lecture on Oct. 20, 2020 featuring 2019-20 Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics Judy L. Van Raalte and her presentation, Humanics: Give it a “Tri.”
Episode three: On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, the annual Springfield College Humanics Lecture was held in the Fuller Arts Center with Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics for 2018-19, Anthony C. Hill, presenting his lecture focused on healthy masculinity.
Episode four: The 2017-18 Springfield College Humanics Lecture took place on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 with 2017-18 Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics Sue Guyer recapping the findings of her year-long vision to foster collaborative relationships and leadership on campus between exercise, health and other disciplines. The vision was to see all campus and community members across multiple disciplines discover, share, and adopt the principles of EIM-OC that will change the culture of chronic disease prevention and management.
Episode Five: The 2016-17 Springfield College Humanics Lecture took place on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 with Springfield College Professor of Exercise Science and Sports Studies and 2016-17 Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics Samuel Headley recapping the findings of his research examining activity patterns at Springfield College throughout the academic year. The goal of the project was to analyze sedentary behavior on the campus.
Episode Six: Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics Martin Dobrow presented the 2014-15 Humanics Lecture in the Fuller Arts Center on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Dobrow's presentation was titled, "Bending the Arc," and the event was the culmination of Dobrow's successful 12-month period as the College's Distinguished Professor of Humanics.
Episode Seven: Carol Mitchell, professor of English, received the Springfield College Distinguished Professor of Humanics award by displaying Humanics through the arts. Mitchell gave her presentation in 2014. At the time, Mitchell had been at Springfield since 1975, having served as a department chair for 11 years and also serving as the chair for the film portion of the William Simpson Fine Art Series. In addition to being an avid lover of the arts, specifically film, Mitchell has a passion for her profession.
Episode Eight: Redington is the author of Redington Field Guides to Biological Interactions - Plants in Wetlands and editor of Redington Field Guides to Biological Interactions - Animals in Towns and Cities. His presentation was titled, "The Man Who Plants Trees."
Episode Nine: Head Women's Basketball Coach Naomi Graves was the 2011-12 Springfield Distinguished Professor of Humanics.
Since fall 2011, present and past Distinguished Springfield Professors of Humanics have helped emeritus Professor Peter Polito sponsor fundraisers, through which current and retired faculty and staff have contributed. Annual distributions from the Peter and Claire Polito Friends In Humanics Scholarship Endowed Fund are added to this scholarship.
The mission of Springfield College is to educate the whole person in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others. Humanics, the age-old Greek ideal of the balanced individual. Springfield College believes, as did the ancient Greeks, that a person’s emotional, intellectual, and physical lives are interconnected. The Humanics philosophy calls for the education of the whole person—in spirit, mind, and body—for leadership in service to others. And, Springfield College represents this ideology with a triangle.
