humanities

HUMANITIES

About the Department
Students studying Humanities at Olivet study English, Journalism and Mass Communication ( JMC), Religion, Philosophy, and Foreign Languages. Our students enjoy small class sizes with plenty of opportunities for one-on-one contact with professors and advisers. English students are regularly involved in preliminary judging for our national Abbie M. Copps Poetry Competition, and have a central role in choosing the contest’s judge and guest reader. JMC students get hands-on instruction and experience with the technology they will be using as professionals. New to the department is our Convergent Media Center, which houses:

A video production studio and lab
Our FCC-licensed radio station, WOCR 89.1 FM
Our campus literary magazine, Garfield Lake Review
Our award-winning campus newspaper, the Echo

Humanities students have the opportunity to participate in any of these media starting with their first semester on campus. Our students have interned in publishing, writing and editing for newspapers, reality TV production, radio broadcasting and public relations. They have also traveled to professional conferences with their advisers. Reading, writing and critical thinking are stressed in the department.

50 Ways to use your English degree:
English degree (PDF file)

Academic Catalog

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Academic Programs
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Department Links:
2009 French Film Festival
2012 Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency (PDF file)
Student Media

Department Chair

Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer
Chair, Humanities Department; Associate Professor of Humanities
khendershott@olivetcollege.edu
Conservatory 235
(269) 749-7621

(faculty bio)

Faculty Members


		Karen Chaney Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chair, Liberal Arts Core Curriculum, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Ethics kchaney@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7726 (faculty bio)

		Mike Fales Director of Service Learning and Campus Ministries; Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Religion; Co-Advisor for International Students Dole Hall 103 mfales@olivetcollege.edu (faculty bio)

		Laura Barlond-Maas Associate Professor of English; Director of Writing Programs lamaas@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7678 (faculty bio)

		Samantha Myers Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Freshman Retention Officer Mott Academic Center slmyersy@olivetcollege.edu

		Martha Perkins Associate Professor of Humanities; Advisor for the Garfield Lake Review mperkins@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7114 (faculty bio)

		Gary Smith Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication; Director of the Journalism/MassCommunication Program gsmith@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-7693 (faculty bio)

		Joanne Williams Associate Professor of Journalism and Theatre; Advisor of The Echo jwilliams@olivetcollege.edu (269) 749-6630 (faculty bio)