2008 Woodie Awards
Malloy, S.J., leaves with reputation for quality teaching and service
Elise Baker '09
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Features
A popular Introduction to Sociology course was noticeably absent from the roster of classes available to students currently registering for fall classes.
That's because its instructor, Rick Malloy, S.J., assistant professor of sociology, won't be here next semester, or the semester after that.
Malloy failed to receive tenure this year and will be leaving the Saint Joseph's University community at the end of this school year.
Upon hearing news of Malloy's tenure decision, nearly 350 Facebook users joined the group "Saint Joseph's Students to Keep Father Malloy." The group includes 20 posts from students debating the recent denial of Malloy's tenure and offering solutions on how to keep this well-known professor on campus.
Tenure decisions do not often result in the kind of widespread campus chatter that Malloy's has caused. Perhaps that is because so many people, whether personally acquainted with him or not, know Malloy.
By night he can be seen sipping coffee at the counters of the Hawk Rock, chatting with the passing students. By day, he teaches sociology, pacing in front of his classes, shooting out questions about social problems and challenging the answers he receives.
On Sunday nights at 10 p.m. mass, Malloy's guitar often accompanies him to the pulpit where he serenades students with John Denver's "Marvelous Toy" or another melody.
Students in Sourin Hall may know him as the guy with the white collar down the hall. Malloy has lived in Sourin among the freshmen for the past three years.
While Malloy seems known for his friendly demeanor and his interaction with students, he is also known for his dedication to social justice. In 2007, he was the recipient of the university's Faculty Merit Award for Justice, an award given to a faculty member who is committed to justice both within the university through teaching and research and in the outside community as well.
While he enjoys teaching sociology in general, Malloy said he loves teaching his large Intro to Sociology course-which satisfies a General Education Requirement-and tackling his students' preconceived ideas that his class is just a requirement. He said he hopes that his class shows that college can be a more "expansive experience."
That's because its instructor, Rick Malloy, S.J., assistant professor of sociology, won't be here next semester, or the semester after that.
Malloy failed to receive tenure this year and will be leaving the Saint Joseph's University community at the end of this school year.
Upon hearing news of Malloy's tenure decision, nearly 350 Facebook users joined the group "Saint Joseph's Students to Keep Father Malloy." The group includes 20 posts from students debating the recent denial of Malloy's tenure and offering solutions on how to keep this well-known professor on campus.
Tenure decisions do not often result in the kind of widespread campus chatter that Malloy's has caused. Perhaps that is because so many people, whether personally acquainted with him or not, know Malloy.
By night he can be seen sipping coffee at the counters of the Hawk Rock, chatting with the passing students. By day, he teaches sociology, pacing in front of his classes, shooting out questions about social problems and challenging the answers he receives.
On Sunday nights at 10 p.m. mass, Malloy's guitar often accompanies him to the pulpit where he serenades students with John Denver's "Marvelous Toy" or another melody.
Students in Sourin Hall may know him as the guy with the white collar down the hall. Malloy has lived in Sourin among the freshmen for the past three years.
While Malloy seems known for his friendly demeanor and his interaction with students, he is also known for his dedication to social justice. In 2007, he was the recipient of the university's Faculty Merit Award for Justice, an award given to a faculty member who is committed to justice both within the university through teaching and research and in the outside community as well.
While he enjoys teaching sociology in general, Malloy said he loves teaching his large Intro to Sociology course-which satisfies a General Education Requirement-and tackling his students' preconceived ideas that his class is just a requirement. He said he hopes that his class shows that college can be a more "expansive experience."
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