"Thanksgiving" - Reflections on Humanics - Nov 20, 1997
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This column, titled “Thanksgiving,” is part of a series of reflections written by Springfield College’s Distinguished Professor of Humanics Joel Dearing on November 20, 1997.
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Dearing was Springfield College’s Distinguished Professor of Humanics during the 1997-1998 academic year. During this time, he started a weekly column in the Springfield Student newspaper called, “Reflections on Humanics.” In his column from the week of November 20, 1997, Dearing starts his reflection off with the question, “How have you seen the Humanics Philosophy in action?” He encourages students to respond to this question and advertises free lunch to the first 10 students to do so. Next Dearing talks about Thanksgiving as a time for reflection, a time to put things into perspective. Dearing restates that he has been encouraging members of the Springfield College community to reflect on the college’s philosophy all year. He states that as he has shared his perspective on many topics, he hopes to hear thoughts from other people as well. Dearing concludes by wishing everyone to enjoy Thanksgiving break. Dearing earned his BS from Springfield College in 1979 and taught as an associate professor of Physical Education at the college. Dearing also coached women’s volleyball for 22 seasons (1989-2010). He finished his career with a win-loss record of 595-196 and a .752 winning percentage. Dearing was the recipient of several different Coach of the Year honors throughout the years.
