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Gordon College Viewbook 2013-2014. Gordon College is one of the nation's premier Christian colleges and located just north of Boston. We offer students extraordinary access to leading-edge opportunities for intellectual, professional, and leadership development to address the increasingly complex challenges of a global society. Gordon stands apart from other outstanding institutions in New England by combining an exceptional education with an informed Christian faith.
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An empowering educAtion is not just about acquiring
information and preparing for a career. An education that
is genuinely Christian must include matters of the heart—
learning to value what is truly good and learning how to
live with integrity.
At Gordon College you’ll find professors who invest in you,
friends who walk beside you, and experiences that prepare
you for all God has planned for your future.
An empowering educAtion is not just about acquiring
information and preparing for a career. An education that
is genuinely Christian must include matters of the heart—
learning to value what is truly good and learning how to
live with integrity.
At Gordon College you’ll find professors who invest in you,
friends who walk beside you, and experiences that prepare
you for all God has planned for your future.
Study breAkS Are eASy when the Atlantic Ocean is only three miles from campus. Students are always eager for their first spring trip to the local ice cream stand—Captain Dusty’s—or a walk on West Beach.
StAte of the Art technology aids biblical studies professor Steve Hunt as he teaches his New Testament students in MacDonald Auditorium (pictured above). Learning at Gordon blends cutting edge technology with the traditional advantages of small classrooms and engaging discussions.
the north Shore’S nAturAl Splendor surrounds us at Gordon. From beautiful green grounds and five ponds to miles of wooded trails, our New England campus is truly magnificent.
At gordon, relAtionShipS mAtter. They can be serious and silly, but they are always meaningful. Whether walking the trails of the 450 wooded acres behind campus, having coffee at Chester’s Place with a faculty mentor, or sharing ideas with classmates, our students take time to grow with one another through fellowship.
Science StudentS get it All at Gordon—access to field research in natural habitats, cutting edge equipment in the newly constructed Ken Olsen Science Center, and opportunities to work with our network of scientists and companies in the Greater Boston area.
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Studying off cAmpuS adds a truly unforgettable experience to our students’ time as undergraduates. They can study as close as Martha’s Vineyard or across the world in places like Orvieto (pictured above), Salzburg or Sydney. Because we want to make national and international study as accessible as possible, financial aid and scholarships apply to off-campus study programs.
gordon StudentS turn inSpirAtion into excellence through many different venues: From the black box theatre to the annual science research symposium or the stage of the Phillips Music Recital Hall, they pursue their God-given talents with exceptional dedication and creativity.
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it’S eASy to get involved At gordon. With extracurricular activities ranging from Division III athletics to recreational intramural sports, improvisational comedy to Chess Club, Gordon is not a place for those who want to sit on the sidelines—unless they’re cheering on our Fighting Scots!
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where you’ll live At gordon is important and as much a part of the learning experience as a classroom. Through floor excursions, residence hall events and optional weekly Bible studies and you’ll be enriched by the relationships of those with whom you live, share and grow.
A nAtionAl reputAtion
Gordon College has earned a reputation
as one of the nation’s best Christian
colleges both among our peers in
the Council for Christian Colleges
& Universities (CCCU) and in the
wider academic community. We are a
longstanding member of the Annapolis
Group, a nonprofit alliance of 130 of
the nation’s best independent liberal
arts institutions that includes schools
like Williams, Amherst, Wellesley and
Swarthmore.
Independent rankings tell a similar
story. U.S. News and World Report most
recently ranked Gordon #130 on their list
of Best National Liberal Arts Colleges—
fourth among Christian colleges that are
nationally ranked.
Our academic distinction is also valued
by some of the top graduate programs
in the country. According to a recent
alumni study, over 50 percent of Gordon
graduates go on to earn a graduate
degree within five years of graduation.
A good inveStment
A diploma from Gordon is more than a
degree: It is an investment with lifelong
returns, and they start right away. Within
five years of graduation, 87 percent
of Gordon alumni enter full- or part-
time work in their fields. This is just one
reason why Forbes magazine’s List of
Best Colleges ranked Gordon 173 of 650
undergraduate institutions across the
country (out of 6,650 total accredited
universities).
Plus, Gordon remains committed to
helping families afford a top Christian
education. Last year we awarded more
than $19 million in need- and merit-based
aid to Gordon students. As a result,
many students complete their degrees
with less debt than those at comparable
schools. In Gordon’s Class of 2012, 44
percent of students graduated with total
loan obligations under $20,000—and 19
percent graduated with no outstanding
loans.
An informed And inSpired educAtion
At Gordon, students have the freedom to
pursue knowledge to the limits of their
curiosity and ability in an environment
where Christian faith and world-class
learning inform one another. This
dynamic interplay between freedom and
faith is a defining characteristic of the
Gordon experience. Gordon will challenge
you to make full use of your mind and
heart—to trust that faith in Christ will
expand your knowledge and worldview.
An outStAnding fAculty
Our nationally recognized faculty have
trained at some of the best schools in
the world including Princeton, Juilliard,
Harvard, Oxford, Yale, Duke and many
more. Gordon’s 98 faculty members
represent six continents, and 87 percent
of them have their doctorate or terminal
degree. They are innovative and creative
scholars in their fields.
Take, for example, Jessica Ventura,
assistant professor of kinesiology, who
is credited with the development of
low-cost, custom-fit, ankle prosthetics
for patients in developing countries.
She’s a leader in this type of research
and frequently travels to Honduras with
Gordon students to teach and continue
her work.
Or Graeme Bird, who has a theology
degree from London, a jazz piano degree
from the Berklee College of Music, a
book published by the Harvard University
Press and a New Zealand accent. He has
taught everything from Latin to computer
science and has overseen 27 independent
studies during his tenure at Gordon.
Professors at Gordon, like Ventura and
Bird, are passionate about their work,
but they are also waiting to bring you
alongside them in study and research.
With a 13:1 student to faculty ratio,
professors invest not only in your
academic success but also in your future.
PRASHAN AT A GLANCE
profession: President of Sri Lanka Unites
major: International affairs
year of graduation: 2008
hometown: Wattala, Sri Lanka
extracurricular Activities: Cricket, guitar, songwriting, leading worship and preaching
prashan de visser clASS of 2008
As an international student at Gordon, Prashan De
Visser ’08 recognized his leadership skills and a passion
to someday bring peace to his war-torn homeland of
Sri Lanka. So he got to work early by connecting with
professors, serving as the student body president, and
eventually interning in the Press Office of the Senate
Republican Conference in Washington, D.C. There he
met U.S. senators who were also Christians, and was
encouraged by their commitment to both politics and faith.
Now back in Sri Lanka, he’s using the educational and
inspirational foundation he established at Gordon to
follow the call to unify his country in significant ways. As
the president of an organization called Sri Lanka Unites,
he’s brought together hundreds of Sri Lankan youth for
leadership conferences on peace. He hosts Good Morning,
Sri Lanka, a TV show that promotes reconciliation on a
national platform. He even hosted live election results for
the first postwar presidential election.
“I returned to Sri Lanka after graduating from Gordon with
intellectual maturity and a deepened faith,” says De Visser.
“My professors and mentors prepared me with knowledge
and encouraged me to be passionate in answering my call
to be a leader in the healing process of Sri Lanka.”
lisa Spencer clASS of 1995
As a teaching doctor of immunological diseases
at Harvard Medical School, Lisa (Richard)
Spencer ’95 says her lab is her mission field.
She loves that as a scientist she can ask any
question and explore her hypothesis from any
angle—a practice she learned as a biology
student at Gordon.
“My faith and my work as a scientist are
completely integrated. It’s a pursuit of truth,
and it helps me understand God’s world in new
ways,” says Spencer.
While at Gordon, it was her dream to use her
biology degree to cure people of diseases in
third world countries. “In my lab work today
that’s still my goal—to modulate diseases and
put them into a drug design to bring healing to
people,” says Spencer. “Using science to find
treatments for illnesses is the best way I know to
work towards God’s redemptive purposes.”
LISA AT A GLANCE
profession: Faculty member at Harvard Medical School
major: Biology
year of graduation: 1995
hometown: Torrington, Connecticut
graduate education:
Ph.D.: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Postdoctoral research: Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
extracurricular Activities: Being the mom of a 10-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son; running; and softball
Dawn GaDow ’09 executive director, Cape Ann Art Haven
GraDuates in DemanD
Gordon graduates have gone on to
careers and callings as diverse as they
are. They lead churches and companies,
make policies and movies, fight illnesses
and injustice. Our graduates are
equipped to be strong, successful leaders
who prize the pursuit of goodness and
are valued for their integrity.
Jim Belcher ’87 author of Deep Church
Zach Frey ’11 footwear designer at Reebok’s World Headquarters
cassanDra siler ’08 graduate student, Harvard University; studying environmental chemistry at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
sarah loy ’09 nurse practitioner’s master’s program at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
molly lawry ’10 veterinary technician at Borash Veterinary Clinic
evan Peck ’08 graduate student,
Tufts University, studying computer
science and human-computer
interaction
“AS A RECRUITER FOR OxFORD, I INTERACT WITH MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND GORDON STUDENTS ARE BY FAR THE MOST PREPARED. I’VE HIRED OVER 30 GORDON GRADUATES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND AM CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR CHARACTER AND DRIVE.”
michelle coffey Senior Corporate Recruiter, Oxford Global Resources
erin ovalle ’05 TV morning news anchor with
Channel 8 in Portland, Maine
DaviD FliGht ’09 mortgage research
analyst, State Street Corporation
amy Gentile ’08 high school mathematics teacher at Nashua Christian Academy
Drew straton ’09 art director at Sapient
Nitro
Jae lim Jeon ’11 English teacher in
South Korea
where in the worlD will i stuDy?With over 23 approved programs—plus the option to select a program that fits your specific interest—Gordon works hard to make studying abroad a possibility for every student. Because financial aid and scholarships apply to your semester abroad, studying off campus is financially viable at Gordon.
By the time they graduate, 40 percent of our students have studied abroad and prepared themselves to engage with our ever-changing world. Students deepen their understanding of humanity while cultivating a new global perspective.
Gordon in Programs (owned and operated by Gordon college)
Aix (France)Orvieto (Italy)Lupeni (Romania)Salzburg (Austria)
Domestic approved Program locations
Washington, D.C.Nashville, TennesseeLos Angeles, CaliforniaAshland, OregonSan Francisco, California
international approved Program locations
HungaryChinaSpainPeruDominican RepublicBelizeNew Zealand
GermanyEgyptIsraelCosta RicaThailandUgandaEngland
For a complete list of approved programs and locations visit: www.gordon.edu/geo
STATES REPRESENTED
25MILES FROM
BOSTON
WOODED ACRESON CAMPUS
FIGHTING SCOTSVARSITY SPORTS
80,000SQUARE FEET OFNEW SCIENCE CENTER
1,550UNDERGRAD
STUDENTS
3 MILESFROM OCEAN
STUDENTS INVOLVED IN OFF-CAMPUS/
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
40%
13:1
THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
DENOMINATIONS REPRESENTED
IN THE GORDON STUDENT BODY
47
44NATIONS
REPRESENTED
56
90%OV
ER OF OUR STUDENTS
RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
IN STUDENT BODY IN STUDENT BODY
accountingart
DesignDrawing/PrintmakingPaintingSculpture
Biblical studiesBiblical LanguagesJewish Studies
Biology (Bachelor of arts)Biology (Bachelor of science)
BiotechnologyEnvironmentalHealth Professions (Premedical)Marine BiologyProfessional
Business administrationInternational Business
chemistryHealth Professions (Premedical)Professional
christian ministriesYouth MinistriesGlobal ChristianityJuvenile Justice MinistriesUrban MinistriesOutdoor Education Ministries
communication artscomputer science
General ConcentrationComputer Information Systems
economicsearly childhood education (Prek–2)ESL Licensure (PreK–6)
elementary education (1–6)ESL Licensure (PreK–6)Special Education Licensure (PreK–8)
elementary art education (Prek–8)
middle school education (5–8)ESL Licensure (5–12)Special Education Licensure (5–12)
secondary education (8–12)ESL Licensure (5–12)Special Education Licensure (5–12)
english language and literatureCreative Writing
FinanceFrench
Francophone Studies
Germanhistory
Public History and Museum Studies
international affairsInternational Development
kinesiologyHealth ProfessionsPhysician’s AssistantPrephysical TherapyPreoccupational TherapyPrenursingCorporate Fitness
combined languagelinguisticsmathematicsmusic (Bachelor of arts)music Performance (Bachelor of music)
music education (Bachelor of music)
Philosophy
PhysicsProfessionalComputational PhysicsEngineering PhysicsPhysics: 3–2 Engineering Program
Political sciencePsychologyrecreation and leisure studies
Outdoor EducationSport Studies
sociologysocial workspanishtheatre arts
interdisciplinary and Preprofessional minors
American StudiesClassicsEast Asian StudiesEnvironmental StudiesGender StudiesHealth Professions (Premedical)Latin American StudiesNeuroscienceNonprofit Organization Management
Outdoor EducationPeace and Conflict StudiesPrelawPublic History and Museum Studies
Sport StudiesSustainable Development
honors Programs
The Elijah ProjectJerusalem and Athens ForumKenneth L. Pike Honors ProgramDepartmental Honors
mAJorSGordon College offers 38 majors and 42 concentrations
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