Humanics Lecture - "Reach Out With Whatever You Have" - Miguel L. Arce, MSW 2024

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Title:
Humanics Lecture - "Reach Out With Whatever You Have" - Miguel L. Arce, MSW 2024
Description:
This is a video of a lecture titled "Reach Out With Whatever You Have: Service, Dignity, and Justice: 2024 Humanics Values" which was presented on April 18, 2024 by the 2023-2024 Distinguished Professor of Humanics, Professor of Social Work, Miguel L. Arce. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Mary Ann Coughlin begins the video with an introduction and recognition of past Distinguished Professors of Humanics in attendance and then introduces Professor Arce. Professor Arce's lecture reflects on the three Humanics principles for 2024: service, dignity and worth of all, and justice. Following Professor Arce's presentation, Dr. Coughlin presents Professor Arce with a Distinguished Professor of Humanics pin, then announces the winners of the Humanics scholarships with the assistance of Emeritus Professor Peter Polito. Dr. Coughlin then introduces the 2024-2025 Distinguished Professor of Humanics, Pamela Higgins, who addresses the audience. Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper concludes the video with her remarks. Humanics is a word that has a special meaning in the history and philosophy of Springfield College, as well as in the college’s motto of “Spirit, Mind, and Body.” The Oxford English Dictionary defines Humanics as, “the subject or study of human affairs or relations, especially of the human element of a problem or situation as opposed to the mechanical.” In 1962, Dr. Glenn Olds, President of Springfield College at the time, began to wonder why this name was given to the intended philosophy of the college by Dr. Laurence Locke Doggett, Springfield College’s first full-time president. Olds acknowledged that the practices of the faculty were in large part consistent with the Humanics philosophy, but he believed that a more self-conscious application would improve chances of its continuity and survival. To ensure this, a Distinguished Professor of Humanics position was created at the college, first filled by Dr. Seth Arsenian from 1966-1969. The purpose of this position was to catalyze a renewal of consciousness in the philosophy. This was done by annually mandating the Distinguished Professor of Humanics to give a Humanics lecture on the definition of Humanics and what the concept means to them. Arsenian started this tradition in 1967 with his speech titled, “The Meaning of Humanics,” in which he described the concept as a set of ideas, values, and goals that make our college distinct from other colleges and make commitment and unity toward commonly sought goals possible.
Creator:
Cooper, Mary-Beth
Creator:
Coughlin, Mary Ann
Creator:
Arce, Miguel L.
Creator:
Higgins, Pamela S.
Date:
April 18, 2024
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Distinguished Professor of Humanics Collection
Subjects:
Humanics
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Cooper, Mary-Beth
Coughlin, Mary Ann
Higgins, Pamela S.
Polito, Peter J.
Arce, Miguel L.
Springfield (Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
00:50:21
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/32253
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Identifier:
2024 Humanics Lecture.mp4