Seattle’s Child Care Resources improves all children’s access to high quality early learning experiences by engaging with families, child care providers, and communities. Intrinsic to their daily work is identifying and addressing racism both internally and externally so that all children grow and develop in their early learning environments. How wonderful it is to see the… Continue reading Early Learning Community Resource
Category: Bachelor’s Degree
Thomas J. McGlinchey (BA ’15) joins Delaware school as music teacher and chorus director
Thomas J. McGlinchey (BA ’15) joined Odyssey Charter School in Wilmington, Del., as a new K-4 music teacher and chorus director. McGlinchey is currently pursing is master’s degree in Goddard’s Education Program. As Odyssey Charter School is a Greek language bilingual program. I will be incorporating Greek music, song and dance into the music program,” he… Continue reading Thomas J. McGlinchey (BA ’15) joins Delaware school as music teacher and chorus director
The DSM-5 Reconstructed by Expressive Arts Therapy Student Brit Davis
While reading the DSM-5, I experienced many different emotions and contemplated why so many complex processes were all neatly organized into one publication. As an Expressive Arts Therapy response, I decided to reconstruct the DSM-5. After considering multiple meanings of the words “manual” and “disorder” (see definitions below), I was inspired to physically alter the… Continue reading The DSM-5 Reconstructed by Expressive Arts Therapy Student Brit Davis
Fall 2016 Newsletter
In the introduction to his stunning book of essays, Known and Strange Things, Teju Cole comments on how his journalism and essay writing have allowed him to explore his passions. He says, “Through the act of writing, I was able to find out what I knew…, what I was able to know, and where the… Continue reading Fall 2016 Newsletter
Fall 2016 Commencement Address by Arisa White
“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” – Cornel West Faculty member Arisa White delivered this commencement address to the Fall 2016 graduates of the Undergraduate Studies and BFA in Creative Writing programs on September 18th, 2016. Thank you to the graduating class for inviting me to be your commencement speaker.… Continue reading Fall 2016 Commencement Address by Arisa White
2016 Goddard Annual Sustainability Progress Report
Background The sustainability team was formed in 2007 when Goddard’s president signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. We conducted a carbon inventory, created a climate action plan, and began working to reduce energy use and carbon emissions with a goal to become carbon neutral in fuels burned on campus and electricity usage… Continue reading 2016 Goddard Annual Sustainability Progress Report
Alumna Priscilla Backman to receive Goddard Presidential Award
PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Goddard College President Robert Kenny will posthumously present Priscilla Ruth Davis Backman with the Presidential Award for Activism during the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, August 21, at 4:00 p.m. in the Haybarn Theatre on Goddard’s Plainfield campus. The Goddard Presidential Award for Activism recognizes alumni who have made significant contributions in the field of social… Continue reading Alumna Priscilla Backman to receive Goddard Presidential Award
The Unfolding of the Heartbeet Community
Alumna Hannah Schwartz (IBA ‘01) Constructs a Cultural Hub for the Northeast Kingdom “Goddard is the reason I came to this area,” says Hannah, the executive director and co-founder of Heartbeet Lifesharing, a community that is home to 47 adults, including 16 individuals with special needs. Heartbeet Lifesharing in Hardwick, Vermont is wrapping up a… Continue reading The Unfolding of the Heartbeet Community
Black/Land Project and Deep Inspiration
Black/Land Project’s founder and director, Mistinguette Smith, joined us during the Spring 2016 Undergraduate residency. Mistinguette’s morning keynote, “Whose Speech Matters,” gave a deeply inspiring overview of the Black/Land Project while challenging us to see beyond the narrow frames of black relationships to land. Mistinguette also spoke about historical trauma in the context of black… Continue reading Black/Land Project and Deep Inspiration
And Our Jaws Dropped
A special day of graduating student presentations in the Undergraduate program, Spring 2016. A sampler of images and talks below: Herbalism & Permaculture: The House, The Farm, and the Marketplace, with Ifatunmise Jon Provost Cooking up Reflection, Connection, and Liberation, with Kristin Schwab I Believe It While I See It, with Cole Tucker-Walton Recognition Matters:… Continue reading And Our Jaws Dropped
Chanelle John’s (BA ’13) Whole Soul Health
Recent alumna Chanelle John (BA ’13) joined us to lead two events during the Undergraduate Program residency. Drawing on her experiences as an entrepreneur, yoga teacher, and activist, Chanelle gave her workshop, “Working for Liberation: How Inspired Entrepreneurship Can Support Social Justice” to a packed room in the Clockhouse. “How can you build a business that… Continue reading Chanelle John’s (BA ’13) Whole Soul Health
An Extraordinary Graduation
The Undergraduate Program’s Graduation Ceremony was particularly special today, Feb. 28, 2016. It included a truly remarkable lineup of graduates. Plus, the graduates invited the incomparable Dr. Lisa Brooks (BA ’93) to be their commencement speaker. Lisa Brooks, whose Abenaki identity informed a large part of her own Goddard studies as well as her ongoing… Continue reading An Extraordinary Graduation
Freeing Speech/ Speaking Freedom
The Spring 2016 Undergraduate (UGP) Residencies are focusing on the theme, Freeing Speech/ Speaking Freedom. The UGP1 Residency Opening Session launched with a participatory “Citizen Howl” and transitioned into a World Cafe reflection about Goddard College’s draft Social Justice and Anti-Oppression Statement. The theme of Freeing Speech/ Speaking Freedom will be an ongoing thread through… Continue reading Freeing Speech/ Speaking Freedom
Yoga, Justice, and Inclusion: Chanelle John (IBA ’13) in the News
Goddard Undergraduate alumna Chanelle John (IBA ’13) is featured in a news story produced by WBUR in Boston. The story is called, “Boston’s Yoga For People Of Color Raises Questions About Inclusiveness.” We are thrilled Chanelle John will be a guest presenter during the upcoming Spring 2106 Undergraduate Residencies. Chanelle will be offering a workshop,… Continue reading Yoga, Justice, and Inclusion: Chanelle John (IBA ’13) in the News
Jacob Brennan talks about his Internship Experience
In this video, Psychology & Counseling student Jake Brennan shares a musical composition he made as he processed what learned in his Goddard internship. Read his statement below: “As an artist I am always reflecting on what is going on within and around me through my art. Last year, I started interning as a full-time clinician… Continue reading Jacob Brennan talks about his Internship Experience
New Goddard Partnership with Food First!
The Undergraduate Program is thrilled to announce that current Goddard students can now receive academic credit (up to 3 undergraduate credits) for ten-day Food Sovereignty Tours (FST) organized by Food First. Participants can experience local food systems and the food sovereignty movement first-hand, with critical reflection and writing. The educational tours take place over ten-day… Continue reading New Goddard Partnership with Food First!
Why I Chose Goddard’s BA in Sustainability Program
Host of Visionary Aquaponics podcast, Maribou Latour (BAS ’12) on why she chose Goddard’s BA in Sustainability Program.
Podcast Visionary
Maribou Latour (BAS ’12) has created the podcast Visionary Aquaponics based on her passion for food and water security, aquaponics, and permaculture. She features interviews with “the best voices, minds, and experts in the aquaponics industry, so that you can…learn about the amazing impacts, successes, failures, challenges, and tips of past and present aquaponic ventures around the world.” The podcast already includes… Continue reading Podcast Visionary
Personal Process in Multimodal Expressive Arts
In Multimodal Expressive Arts, “Personal Process” describes the counselor or psychotherapist’s Expressive Arts work done in relation to her own lived experiences. By participating in Multimodal Expressive Arts the counselor works through and is healed related to experiences in day to day life. Through “Personal Process” work, the psychotherapist experiences what the client will experience… Continue reading Personal Process in Multimodal Expressive Arts
A Collaborative Multimodal Expressive Arts Workshop at Residency
At our fall residency, Expressive Arts Therapy Concentration student Natalie Hogge and faculty member Wendy Phillips collaborated in the creation of a six-hour Multimodal Expressive Arts workshop held in segments over three days. Our goal was to offer students and colleagues an opportunity to experience Multimodal Processes and to reflect on these experiences in preparation… Continue reading A Collaborative Multimodal Expressive Arts Workshop at Residency