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COLLEGE ADDS TWO NEW ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS |
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August 28, 2006
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College has added two new academic departments for the 2006-07 academic year due to the growth of the entrepreneurship and philosophy courses of study. Classes began on campus Aug. 28.
The Department of Entrepreneurship has become its own department, rather than being a part of the Department of Business. Leading the entrepreneurship department is Dr. James Dupree, who has served as the director of entrepreneurship program since the inception of the new major in the fall of 2003.
The major began with just five students and has grown to more than 70. A group of alumni, friends of the College and business leaders make up the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council that helps guide students through their career, and two additional faculty members have been added to the department: Tom Dillenburg and Dr. Timothy Mech, who transitioned recently from the Department of Business. He will serve as Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship. Sherry Collins rounds out the department as assistant director of the entrepreneurship program.
In the fall of 2004, the program was recognized by Business Reform magazine, which highlighted the best Christian business schools in the country. In its September/October 2004 issue, the magazine ranked the top Christian business colleges and noted Grove City College’s program as one of the best.
Additionally, the Department of Philosophy will exist as a separate entity this academic year. Chairing the department is Dr. Garey Spradley, a professor of philosophy, theology and law since 1991. Historically, philosophy faculty have been a part of the Department of Religion and Philosophy, but the addition of new faculty member Dr. Scott Thomson, enabled the departments to split. Dr. Richard Trammel, professor of philosophy since 1971, completes the group. Faculty in the religion and philosophy departments will remain in close proximity, due to their intertwined subject matters. Dr. Paul Schaefer, a professor since 1997, is Chair of the Religion Department.
Earlier this summer, Provost Dr. William Anderson noted that these new departments are possible in part due to the addition of the $20 million Hall of Arts and Letters, which was dedicated in January 2003. The 112,000-square-foot academic building houses faculty and classrooms for the Calderwood School of Arts and Letters.
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