Professor of Theatre Gil Gonzalez and his wife Katie Liddicoat, along with their daughters Isabell and Celia, will take residence of the Hartley House beginning in August 2017.
“Gil will bring his dedication, along with insights gained from his experience as associate dean for first year programs and an excellent record of successful collaboration across campus, to develop innovating programs related to our top institutional priorities of student success and satisfaction – particularly in the first and sophomore years,” President Herzberger said.
Hartley House is part of the College’s Faculty Master’s Program, which combines education and social programming in an intimate and informal setting and is modeled after similar programs at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Located in the heart of campus, the masters’ houses are each awarded to a faculty-in-residence, whose multi-year assignment is to plan and host a variety of experiences exploring a designated theme.
Passionate about serving first generation and other students underrepresented in higher education, Gonzalez plans to infuse diversity and energy into an array of curricular and co-curricular programing at Whittier.
“I’m excited about opening up my home to students and creating programming events specifically for them,” said Gonzalez. “[the program] is a student-centered initiative…and when they are helping make decisions, the programming is not just about what they want, but also who they are.”
