Mission

The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to providing an applied liberal arts and sciences education.  Our faculty strive to meet students where they are now and to prepare them as globally educated citizens capable of improving our future world through applied critical thinking, responsible problem solving, creativity and effective communication, with appreciation of diversity, equality and intellectual inquiry.

Vision 

We envision a college that engages our university and community by offering ALAS teaching and scholarship in a premiere educational environment. Our college will challenge our students with innovative approaches to learning while maintaining a tradition of excellence in teaching to prepare our graduates for lifelong success.  Through collaborative and cross disciplinary research and teaching, we encourage scholarship and creative expression by developing original ways to view our past, assess or present, and realize our potential.

2024-2026 Goals

• Faculty Development:  We will formalize departmental mentoring models, fulfill department chair course observations and mentoring through MBO processes, and encourage peer course observation across disciplines and course modalities.
• Supporting student learning and success:  We will engage in research on pedagogy and instruction, explore innovative and best practices, and share findings.
• External recruitment and partnerships/collaborations:  We will evaluate, research, and make recommendations about the university’s 3 credit hour service-learning requirement to be vetted by C and I and Academic Affairs.
• Assessment:  We will implement the revised General Education Assessment.