Curriculum & Faculty
The honors curriculum stresses critical and creative thinking, leadership, and service. The curriculum is comprised of 17 credits. Most of these credits, such as Honors English, and Honors Religion satisfy the College’s core requirements. Juniors and seniors take a series of one-credit “colloquia” that are centered on the themes of leadership, vocation, and service. Honors students also spend one or two semesters developing a research paper with a faculty member of their choosing. They present the findings of their research at Inquirere, the college’s undergraduate academic conference. Most honors students elect to study abroad in Greece during the May term of their junior or senior year.
Honors Faculty >
Robert Alsop, Ph.D.
Dr. Alsop is an associate professor of English and directs the honors college. He teaches several honors courses, organizes out of classroom experiences, and leads the Honors World Trip.
Joy Heebink, Ph.D.
Dr. Heebink is an associate professor of religion and teaches Honors Religion.
Richard Hanson, Ph.D.
Dr. Hanson is president of Waldorf College. He co-teaches the honors colloquium on leadership.
Daniel Hanson, Ph.D.
Dr. Hanson is the academic dean of Waldorf College. He co-teaches the honors colloquium on leadership.
Suzanne Falck-Yi, Ph.D.
Dr. Falck-Yi is an associate professor of English. She teaches honors English and the “Daughters of Eve” unit of honors philosophy.
John Ayers, J.D.
Mr. Ayers is an adjunct professor of humanities. He is a charter member of the honors faculty and teaches a unit on epistemology for honors philosophy.
Paul Bartelt, Ph.D.
Dr. Bartelt is a professor of biology and a charter member of the honors faculty. He teaches a unit titled, “But is it Science?” for honors philosophy.
Matthew Plowman, Ph.D.
Dr. Plowman is an associate professor of English. He teaches a unit on post-modernism for honors philosophy.
Charlene Cox, M.Div.
Reverend Cox is Waldorf College’s campus pastor. She teaches a unit titled, "Emergent Meaning: The Bible as the Word of God in a Postmodern Age," for honors philosophy.
