Department of Philosophy

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

SHC Faculty 2008-2009: (top) Michael Ferry, Joanna Forstrom, Heather Salazar, and Mel Brandon; (bottom) Mark Starr, Christopher Dodsworth, and Greg Morgan.

  

  

The Philosphy Department is Growing!

Last year (in Fall 2007) Spring Hill hired Dr. Heather Salazar (pictured above). This year (Fall 2008) Philosophy welcomes two new members to the department, Drs. Christopher Dodsworth and Michael Ferry. (See below for a short interview with Dodswoth and Ferry and see the Spring Hill’s front page feature interview with Salazar at http://www.shc.edu/profiles/salazar.) Forstrom and Morgan have also been featured on Spring Hill’s front page. See their profiles at http://www.shc.edu/profiles/forstrom and http://www.shc.edu/profiles/greg-morgan.

Faculty Profiles:

Dr. Melvin J. Brandon

Dr. Chris Dodsworth

Dr. Michael Ferry

Dr. K. Joanna S. Forstrom

Dr. Greg J. Morgan

Dr. Heather Salazar

Dr. Mark L. Starr

Ms. Stacey Welch

Philosophy talks with the a new member of Spring Hill: Dr. Ferry

Dr. Michael Ferry

Ferry says: “Since philosophy is often learned best through active student involvement and dialogue, I was very much attracted to the size of Spring Hill College, which reflects a commitment to maintaining small classes and a close-knit campus community.  A number of my courses deal with issues of justice and poverty, and so I was also attracted to the college’s Jesuit tradition and, in particular, its emphasis on the importance of service to the broader community. Importantly, the college also recognizes the value of philosophy in its core curriculum.”