Undergraduate Studies Faculty
The Undergraduate Studies faculty serve the BA in Health Arts & Sciences Program; Individualized BA Studies Program; BA in Sustainability Program; BFA in Creative Writing Program; and BFA in Socially Engaged Art Program.
Program Leadership & Support
- Muriel Shockley, Program Director
- Karen Stupski, Undergraduate Program Coordinator
- Sarah Van Hoy, Undergraduate Assessment Coordinator
- S.B. Sowbel, Assessment of Prior Learning Coordinator
Faculty, Residency Option 1 (August/March)
- Karen Campbell
- Neema Caughran
- Francis Xavier Charet
- Newcomb Greenleaf
- Catherine Lowther
- Otto Muller
- Suzanne Richman
- Eva Swidler
- Herukhuti Williams
Faculty, Residency Option 2 (September/April)
- Robert Buchanan
- Zelaika S. Hepworth Clarke
- Leora Gansworth
- Antonio Gonzalez-Walker
- Newcomb Greenleaf
- Herukhuti Williams
- Catherine Lowther
- Otto Muller
- Suzanne Richman
- Michael Vizsolyi
- Diana Waters
- Karen Werner
- Emerson Whitney
- Sui Yee Wong
Faculty residency assignments are subject to change.
Location
Twice a year, at the start of each semester, students attend an intensive eight-day residency at the College’s Plainfield, Vermont campus. Residencies are a rich time of exploration, connection, and planning.
Low-Residency Model
At the start of the semester, students attend an intensive eight-day residency in Vermont, followed by 16 weeks of independent work and self-reflection in close collaboration with a faculty advisor. Goddard pioneered this format nearly a half century ago to meet the needs of adult students with professional, family, and other obligations seeking learning experiences grounded in the real-world.
Residencies are a time to explore, network, learn, witness, and share with peers, staff, and faculty. Students work with advisors and peers in close-knit advising groups to forge individualized study plans that describe their learning objectives for the semester.
Working closely with their faculty advisors, and supported by fellow learners, students identify areas of study, personal goals, relevant resources, and avenues to achieve these goals. Students also attend and are invited to help organize workshops, keynote addresses, celebrations and other events intended to stimulate, inspire, and challenge.
This low-residency model combines the breadth of a collaborative community with the focus of personalized learning, enhanced by insightful exchanges with a faculty advisor.