2018
Dr. Maria Aysa-Lastra
Associate Professor of Sociology
The Origin of the Family, Frederick Engels
"In my middle school years, I found myself captivated by The Origin of the Family (Engels 1877). To me, a young girl raised in a conservative family, his materialist analysis on the status of women was eye-opening. It changed my self-perception, opened possibilities, and channeled what I wanted to do later on. Today I continue to explore the lives of women, migrants and minorities."
Dr. Amanda L. Hiner
Associate Professor of English
Mere Christianity. C.S. Lewis
“As a literary scholar, an academic, and a person of faith, I found Lewis’s Mere Christianity to be deeply transformative and encouraging when I first entered into my discipline, and it has continued to encourage and challenge me ever since. Lewis modelled for me how to synthesize faith and reason as a scholar and thinker and how to live out faith in practical, loving ways each day.”
Dr. Sarah A. Reiland
Associate Professor of Psychology
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
"This book challenged me to think about the interaction of global health with politics, income, and education. I read it in college and was inspired by the work that Paul Farmer did to bring life-saving medical treatments to people all across the world. One person can make a difference, and this book is full of hope."
Dr. Eric Birgbauer
Associate Professor of.Biology
Dr. Tara Collins
Associate Professor of Social Psychology
Ms. Stacey Davidson
Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Dr. Jeffrey McEvoy
Assistant Professor of Music
Ms. Meg Schriffen
Associate Professor of Dance
Dr. William Schulte
Associate Professor of Mass Communication