PLAINFIELD, Vt. – The Goddard College Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution declaring their support for the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where nine people were killed in a racially motivated mass shooting. The Board motion, which was adopted at the Board’s June 27 meeting, reads: Consistent with the values of the College, the… Continue reading Goddard community urged to ‘confront racism in every corner of our lives’
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Goddard Hires New Director of Human Resources
Plainfield resident Gloria Abbiati to lead HR department Plainfield, Vt.— Goddard College has announced that Gloria Abbiati, PHR, of Plainfield, Vt., is the College’s new director of human resources. “We welcome Gloria and her extensive human resources experience to Goddard. With a proven track record in strategic guidance, creative problem solving, and administering core human… Continue reading Goddard Hires New Director of Human Resources
Student Nikhil Goyal speaks in Denmark
Goddard Undergraduate Program student Nikhil Goyal was an invited presenter at the 2015 LEGO Ideas Conference held in Denmark this April. Nikhil’s talk, “What We Do to Children,” covers the history of progressive and alternative education and how we can best support childrens’ learning. Nikhil advocates for truly democratic schools. At the age of 19,… Continue reading Student Nikhil Goyal speaks in Denmark
Phish’s Jon Fishman (BA ’90) accepts Lifetime Achievement Award from SAMMYs Hall of Fame (video)
Jon Fishman SAMMYs speech (highlights) Excerpts from Jon Fishman’s speech as he accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Syracuse Area Music Hall of Fame By Chris Baker | cbaker@syracuse.com on March 06, 2015 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Thursday night at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Phish drummer Jon Fishman headlined an evening of Central New York’s biggest names… Continue reading Phish’s Jon Fishman (BA ’90) accepts Lifetime Achievement Award from SAMMYs Hall of Fame (video)
Woodchip Heating System Update
Plans are underway to replace 22 oil-powered boilers that use 50,000 gallons of dirty, unpredictably priced oil, with a campus heating system that will burn woodchips, a sustainable logging by-product. This will reduce our campus’s reliance on oil by 90% putting the college closer to its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2020. Goddard has dedicated… Continue reading Woodchip Heating System Update
Fall/Winter 2015 Alumni Arts Project Award Winners
New grant supports graduates who bring the arts into their communities PLAINFIELD, Vt.—Goddard College is proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Alumni Arts Project Award, a new bi-annual grant that aims to bring the arts to communities by supporting new work by graduates of the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program. Five alumni artists… Continue reading Fall/Winter 2015 Alumni Arts Project Award Winners
Alum Flies High in Adventure Education
Justin Moynihan (IBA ’13) sent in news of his job as the Adventure Education Coordinator at Cal Poly Pomona. If you know Justin, you know what a perfect fit this job is for him. As one of Justin’s advisors at Goddard, I know. I witnessed Justin’s profound experiences as a mountain climber and his in-depth,… Continue reading Alum Flies High in Adventure Education
Goddard Appoints New President
Interim president Robert Kenny named 11th president of Goddard College Plainfield, Vt., and Port Townsend, Wash.— The Goddard College Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Robert P. Kenny as the 11th president of Goddard College, where he has been serving an interim appointment since April 30, 2014. The board recently voted unanimously to… Continue reading Goddard Appoints New President
MFA in Writing Program Offers Two New Genres
Dramatic writing students may now focus on television and libretto writing Plainfield, Vt., and Port Townsend, Wash.— Goddard College announced that its low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFAW) program will offer two new areas of study, television writing and libretto writing, beginning in June of 2015, the start of its fall semester.… Continue reading MFA in Writing Program Offers Two New Genres
Goddard College Honors Local Activists
Alumni and Environmental Advocates to Receive Awards at Goddard Commencement Ceremony PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Goddard College presents two Marshfield residents with awards this Sunday, March 29th. Longtime farmer Wilmer Brandt will receive the Goddard Award for Excellence and cultural anthropologist Dan Chodorkoff will receive the Fourth Annual Presidential Award for Activism at an award ceremony… Continue reading Goddard College Honors Local Activists
Goddard College Approved to Offer Early College Program
PLAINFIELD—The Vermont Agency of Education has approved Goddard College for an Early College Program beginning in the 2015-2016 academic year, making Goddard only the second private college in the state with this enrollment option for high school students. Students who are at least 16 years old and enrolled full time in high school or in… Continue reading Goddard College Approved to Offer Early College Program
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Bill McKibben to Speak at Goddard College
Climate change activist will address undergraduate students in public discussion about the global fossil fuel resistance movement Plainfield, Vt. – Goddard College today announced the founder of 350.org, author and climate change activist Bill McKibben will be the Visiting Professional for its Undergraduate Studies Program spring 2015 residency. He will give a public talk and… Continue reading Bill McKibben to Speak at Goddard College
Alum William H. Macy Wins SAG Award
Alumnus William H. Macy (’72) was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the Showtime comedy Shameless. Macy has been nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe, and he’s a previous recipient of the Primetime Emmy and Independent Spirit awards. Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.
Notes from the Field: Student News and Achievements
Hartman Deetz (IBA ‘16) is involved in several decolonizing campaigns. Hartman spent Nov. 30, the busiest shopping day of the year, encouraging shoppers to Protect Sacred Sites and to not shop at the Bay Street Mall in Emeryville, California. “This [mall] was once a Ohlone village site and it is one of the largest Shellmounds… Continue reading Notes from the Field: Student News and Achievements
Award-Winning Director Wendy Goldberg to Speak at Goddard College
Part of the MFA in Creative Writing Program Playwrights Enrichment Series Plainfield, Vt. – Goddard College today announced the visiting theatre professional for its Playwrights Enrichment Series at the upcoming MFA in Creative Writing residency in Vermont is Wendy Goldberg, award-winning director and artistic director of the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater… Continue reading Award-Winning Director Wendy Goldberg to Speak at Goddard College
Goddard Joins Global #GivingTuesday To Encourage Spending with a Purpose
Pledges to Goddard’s 2015 Sustaining Donor Challenge Will Support Higher Education with a Social Mission Plainfield, Vt. – Goddard College today announced it will participate in #GivingTuesday, a first of its kind effort that will harness the collective power of a unique blend of partners—charities, families, businesses and individuals—to transform how people think about, talk… Continue reading Goddard Joins Global #GivingTuesday To Encourage Spending with a Purpose
Mumia Abu-Jamal Commencement Speech, Oct. 5, 2014
This past fall, Goddard College made national headlines and ignited a fierce debate when the graduating students of the Undergraduate Studies Program invited controversial prisoner and Goddard alumnus Mumia Abu-Jamal (BA ’96) to speak via recorded remarks at their commencement. Above is the prerecorded speech, which was played alongside the slideshow for the modest 23… Continue reading Mumia Abu-Jamal Commencement Speech, Oct. 5, 2014
Mumia Abu-Jamal to Give Commencement Speech at Goddard College
Inmate Journalist and Goddard Graduate to Address Newest Class of Radical Thinkers Plainfield, Vt. — Goddard College announced today that Mumia Abu-Jamal, an American prisoner, author, and journalist who received his Bachelor of Arts from Goddard in 1996, was selected by the students of the Undergraduate Program’s Fall 2014 graduating class to be their commencement… Continue reading Mumia Abu-Jamal to Give Commencement Speech at Goddard College
Goddard College Offers Dual Enrollment for High School Students
Plainfield, Vt. – Goddard College announced today Vermont high school students will be able to earn college credit by participating in a community-based, youth radio program at WGDR/WGDH Goddard Community Radio. Beginning in the spring of 2015, the program, ‘True Stories: Adventures in Nonfiction Audio Storytelling,’ is a three-credit college course open to high school… Continue reading Goddard College Offers Dual Enrollment for High School Students