College of Arts and Sciences

Thomas Kent,
Dean

Alex Enyedi,
Associate Dean

Wendy Ford,
Associate Dean

Academic Units:
Africana Studies
Anthropology
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Communication
Comparative Religion
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
Foreign Languages
Geography
Geosciences
History
Mathematics
Medieval Institute
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Affairs and Administration
Science Education, Mallinson Institute for
Sociology
Spanish
Statistics
Women’s Studies, Center for

Vision
The College of Arts and Sciences seeks to create a challenging and intellectually vital learning community. Such a community engages students and faculty alike in a continuing discourse, providing focus for being active, informed, productive, creative, open-minded, and ethically responsible citizens in a complex, multicultural, and rapidly changing world.

The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to the support and enhancement of graduate education, undergraduate education, research, and public/professional service; informed in all dimensions by commitment to diversity, to collaboration, to social responsibility and to civility; and sustained by continuous development and recognition of the efforts of faculty, advising personnel, support staff, emerati and alumni.

Mission
The College of Arts and Sciences, as a key component in a student-centered research university, integrates research, teaching, and service in a manner that supports the College’s vision by fostering the discovery, extension, dissemination, preservation, and application of knowledge.
The College:

Supports the personal and professional growth of students and faculty.
Provides high quality teaching for the full range of the College’s educational responsibilities.
Pursues basic and applied research in and across disciplines.
Develops critical thinking, communication, research, aesthetic and creative abilities, problem solving, and multiple learning skills.
Fosters the development of disciplinary, core knowledge.
Provides students with the skills to communicate effectively across disciplines and cultures.
Raises awareness about the social, cultural, environmental, and international contexts of knowledge to help students develop the skills to address the most pressing social, scientific, and moral problems of our society.
Promotes high levels of professional integrity and general civility among faculty, staff, and students.
Commits to diversity in the recruitment and retention of students and faculty.
Serves as a resource to the university and local, state, national and global communities.
Generates enthusiasm for lifelong learning.

Programs
Graduate programs are offered at the master’s degree level in Anthropology, Applied Economics, Applied Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Biostatistics, Chemistry, Communication, Comparative Religion, Computational Mathematics, Creative Writing, Development Administration, Earth Science, English, Geography, Geosciences, History, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Science Education, Sociology, Spanish, and Statistics. A master’s degree in teaching of Geography is cooperatively offered with the College of Education. Doctoral degrees are offered in Applied Economics, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Clinical Psychology, English, Evaluation, Geosciences, History, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Physics, Political Science, Spanish, Psychology, Public Administration, Science Education, Sociology, and Statistics.