Faculty in the First Year Program

In the Fall semester, the following faculty will be teaching the First Year Seminars. Click on the faculty names to read their profiles. See below what some students have said about these professors:

Dr. Michael Barclay: Changing Stages – Landmarks in Theatre

The students say...he knows so much and can really talk and keep you entranced...what an amazing voice...a great director and actor...an engaging and entertaining professor...

Dr. Martin Brown: Bond and Beyond

The students say... an engaging lecturer who challenges students' conventional notions of history... he manages to mix dry facts with equally dry humour and sprinkles his lecture with pop culture references and witty one-liners to make things even more interesting.

Dr. Wayne Clark: Planet Pioneers
The students say...a passionate professor who is always well prepared and involved in his subjects...interesting and committed...an expert who knows his martial arts...he challenges students and makes them think in new and different ways...I swear I'll never look at a bluebell the same way...

Mr. James Earl: The Philosophy of Ethics

The students say...a really interesting man - a jazz musician, former social worker and now a philosopher...his teaching method is unique and he always keeps the clases lively...unorthodox and one of the best professors I have ever had...he makes complex questions fun but also pushes you beyond the box...bodhisattva for the secular...

Dr. Michael Keating: Utopia and Dystopia
The students say...I've had the most intriguing discussions in his classes...a passionate, great professor, never boring...a young fun guy who is always approachable...A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Peter Botlon: Myth, Magic and Science

The student say... fascinating topics, a wonderful listener and speaker... very caring and intelligent...

Dr. Sabine Spangenberg: In Search of Wealth

The sudents say...young, serious, but fun... she truly cares about economics...inspirational... a very interesting and helpful lecturer. A great lady!

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