College of Arts and Sciences

Karen A. Callaghan, Ph.D., Dean and Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies

TBA, Associate Dean of General Education

Ricardo Jimenez, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Pamela Hall, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

Tamara Hamilton, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Grants and Sponsored Programs

Deborah Montague, M.B.A., Assistant Dean

William Russell, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, General Studies and Undeclared Programs

The College of Arts and Sciences is distinctive through its concern and promotion of values-oriented programs, its adherence to the liberal arts tradition, and its response to varied career and postgraduate interests and needs. In keeping with the university mission and the Adrian Dominican tradition, the College emphasizes each student’s academic, personal, ethical, and spiritual growth and development. Through academic programs, co-curricular activities, and faculty scholarship, the College provides students with quality general education and degree programs, as well as contributes enriching aesthetic, cultural, and intellectual dimensions to the University community. Most significantly, the curriculum and degree requirements are designed to allow students to develop a solid background in their field of study and a sense of the ethical and moral responsibility to not only be a part of the contemporary world but to become effective agents of social change. The general education program of the College of Arts and Sciences educates students about the importance of ethical decision making; of a commitment to social diversity and to the respect, dignity, and equality of all persons; and of the need to engage in the social, cultural, and political leadership necessary to create a more just, responsive, and compassionate community.