Company Profile
Swarthmore College Libraries
Company Overview
Since its founding in 1864, Swarthmore College has given students the knowledge, insight, skills, and experience to become leaders for the common good. Offering a liberal arts and engineering curriculum, the College is private, yet open to all regardless of financial need. It is also decidedly global in outlook, drawing students from around the world and all 50 states. The diversity of perspectives represented by Swarthmore students, faculty, and staff - including different viewpoints, identities, and histories - contributes to the community's strong sense of open dialogue and engagement with ideas and issues.
So much of what Swarthmore stands for, from its commitment to curricular breadth and rigor to its demonstrated interest in facilitating discovery and fostering civic engagement, lies in the quality and passion of its faculty. A student/faculty ratio of 8:1 ensures that students have close, meaningful engagement with their professors, preparing the former to translate the skills and understanding gained at Swarthmore into the mark they want to make on the world.
The College's Honors program features small groups of dedicated and accomplished students working closely with faculty; an emphasis on independent learning; ongoing dialogue between students and their peers, teachers, and examiners; and an examination at the end of two years' study by outside scholars.
Swarthmore's idyllic, 425-acre arboretum campus features rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and hiking trails, and is located just 11 miles from Philadelphia. Swarthmore's arboretum campus has been described as "the most beautiful campus in America" by Adam Levine, in Garden Design magazine. The College is located beside a charming village with the requisite coffee shops, cafes, and food co-op all within walking distance. And Philadelphia is only a 25-minute train ride away, with the station right on the edge of campus.
Benefits
Swarthmore College recognizes that attracting and retaining outstanding faculty and staff is critical to maintaining our academic standard of excellence. Toward that end, we offer a high quality, comprehensive program of benefits. These benefits represent an important component of a faculty or staff member's total compensation.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/human-resources/benefits