Raritan Valley Community College: Humanities & Social Science Department

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Humanities, Social Sciences & Education Department

Department Mission Statement: Our mission is to offer intellectually stimulating courses and programs of study that reflect the interrelated nature of our individual disciplines as well as the world around us. As part of this mission, our course offerings provide opportunities for students to:

participate in a community of learners
examine issues from a variety of perspectives
analyze the interconnectedness of our world

The Department offers courses in:

Anthropology
Early Childhood Education
Elementary/Secondary Education
Geography
Gerontology
History

Human Services (Pre-Social Work)
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

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Full-Time Faculty

Deborah Corbett
Psychology
Mark Cozin
Sociology
Miriam Dumville
Psychology
Karen Gutshall
Human Services
Stephen Kaufman
Anthropology

Margaret Maghan
Psychology
Kelly Nicholson
Philosophy/Religious Studies
Kevin Reilly
History
Glenn Ricketts
Political Science
Kimberly Schirner, Chair
Early Childhood Education

Barbara Seater
Sociology/Human Services
Jeffrey Sommers
History

Professors Emeritus

Joe Kudless

Adjunct Faculty

Nada Abdo
Trudy Baylock
Paul Burdett
Anindita Chaudhuri
Yesudas Choondassery
Tom Ciani
Joseph Diaferia
Classie Foat
Louis Foleno
Thomas Garguilo
Lynn Gonski
W. Nick Hardaker
Jennifer Hilligus
Gregory Hotchkiss

Eli Katz
Elinor Levy
William Loeffler
Barbara Luby
Kathleen Manz
Douglas J. McDowell
Stevie McKenna
Ash Melika
Daniel Morales
Ruth Mortensen
Joshua Moser
Dana Nelson
Eric Paddon
Anita Petersen

Fred Petrella
Jo-Ann Piagentini
Stacie Raglione
Jessica Lynn Ruff
David Seiple
Lisa Slapa
Kristin Smith
Bill Solomons
Charles Speierl
Gloria Trombley
Kathleen Walters
Keith Wheelock
Patricia Wojtowicz
Elementary/Secondary Education
Laurie Wolfe

Degree Programs

Designed for Transfer (A.A.)

Liberal Arts
- Environmental Studies Option
- Human Services (Pre-Social Work)
  for more information contact Barbara Seater
- Social Sciences Option
- Women & Gender Studies Option NEW!
Early Childhood Education
Education (A.A.T.)

Designed to Lead Directly to Employment (A.A.S.)

Early Childhood Education

This A.A.S. Degree Program offers the dual advantage of preparing students for immediate employment while simultaneously allowing them to accumulate a significant number of transferable credits.

ATTN: Fingerprinting requirements for Education programs (.pdf)

Certificate Programs

Designed to Provide Specialized Expertise