Department of Philosophy

SHC Faculty 2007-2008: (top) Joanna Forstrom and Greg Morgan; (bottom) Mark Starr, Heather Salazar, and Mel Brandon

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.)

Faculty Profiles:

Dr. Carl D. Kobelja

Dr. Greg J. Morgan

Dr. Heather Salazar

Dr. K. Joanna S. Forstrom

Dr. Mark L. Starr

Dr. Michael Ferry

Dr. Melvin J. Brandon

Dr. Rafael (RV) Baylon

Ms. Stacey Welch

Philosophy talks with the two new members of Spring Hill

Dr. Michael Ferry

“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.”