College of Liberal Arts

www.usi.edu/liberal-arts

Del Doughty, Ph.D., Dean

Silvia A. Rode, Ph.D., Associate Dean

Kristalyn Shefveland, Ph.D., Assistant Dean; Director, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Erin E. Dennis, Ph.D., Director, Master of Arts in Strategic and Organizational Communication

Melissa J. Stacer, Ph.D., Director, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

Sukanya Gupta, Ph.D., Director, Master of Arts in English

Morgan K. Stewart, Ph.D., Director, Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition, Policy and Culture

Trent A. Engbers, Ph.D., Director, Master of Public Administration

Quentin R. Maynard, Ph.D., Director, Master of Social Work

The College of Liberal Arts offers students the opportunities, first, to develop the fundamentals of a liberal education upon which to base a lifetime of learning and, second, to concentrate on studies that form the foundation for professional pursuits.

The college includes the departments of Art and Design; Communication and Media; Criminal Justice; English; History; Philip H. Hagemann Performing Arts; Political Science, Professional Studies; Public Administration, and Philosophy; Psychology; Social Work; Sociology; and World Languages and Cultures. Through these areas, as well as Interdisciplinary Studies, the college offers more than 30 majors and concentrations, a similar number of minors, several undergraduate certificates and microcredentials, seven masters programs, and several graduate certificates and microcredentials.