College of Arts and Sciences
Karen A. Callaghan, Ph.D., Dean
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 Development & Strategic Initiatives
Deborah Montague, M.B.A., Assistant Dean
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 University general education requirements educate 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.