Sarah Ishmael: Law, Diversity & Justice Concentration
"I was drawn to Fairhaven because of the small class sizes, personal connection with the professors and the community in which students get to study..."
Chris Koser ('09): Interdisciplinary Concentration
"I knew early on that I wanted to be a filmmaker...There were plenty of film schools to choose from but none of them allowed me the freedom to design my own curriculum."
Alice Bremner ('09): Interdisicplinary Concentration
"Fairhaven gave me confidence in my science ability and my professors encouraged me to pursue more challenging science and now I hope to attend medical school to become a doctor..."
Laura Bohorquez: American Cultural Studies
"Both Fairhaven and Western influenced me to not just sit back and be told what to do or learn, but take action towards it and outline my own education."
Tyson Minck: Adventure Learning Grant Recipient (2007-8)
"My original plan of a South American cycling tour has now been extended to reflect my thoughts on consumption. While living outside of the western time frame, I decided that my time would be better spent cycling home than burning X gallons of jet fuel in one day on an airplane. My personal quest to understand technological progression and regression has led me to pursue my love for travel and learning through a vehicle that has always been liberating to me: the bicycle. Through interactions with cycling organizations, other cyclists, and residents of the globe, I am shaping life to reflect my philosophy of simplistic living. These ideas I live by every day and hope to share with others."
Devin Makjut: Interdisiciplinary Concentration
"The relationship with faculty and the incredible advising is one of the most unique things about Fairhaven."
Alia Parker ('09): Adventure Learning Grant Recipient (2007-8)
"During my Adventure Learning Grant travels I explored activism in Central and South America, with a focus on women and community health. I spent a significant part of my trip in Guatemala, particularly in an organic farming community of ex-combatants struggling for a future without violence. I also spent a lot of time in Peru, where I was able to volunteer at a public health clinic and learn how they addressed community health concerns with limited resources. Visiting revolutionary museums in El Salvador and Nicaragua, hiking in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru, and witnessing the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo march in Buenos Aires, Argentina were also highlights of my ten months in Latin America.
Heather Sheldon: Interdisciplinary Concentration
"You are responsible for the discussion because as a seminar, each student is the essential ingredient for creating an honest and open educational experience..."
Matia Jones: Interdisciplinary Concentration
"I wanted to move toward a health care career that would promote social and ecological justice. There just didn’t seem to be too many colleges offering that sort of major. So I chose Fairhaven -- where I could make one."
Derrick Fargo ('09): Interdisciplinary Concentration
"Fairhaven classes are taught in a seminar style, so everybody is facing each other, including the professor. You connect with students..."
