MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences is to provide an excellent educational experience for all students in the traditional humanities and social science disciplines and in innovative interdisciplinary programs and degrees.

The goals of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are to:

• Provide excellent instruction to all students in essential skills (i.e. intellectual engagement, communication, writing, critical thinking, problem solving) and in the general education components of degree requirements;
• Assist all students in understanding the importance of the humanities and social science disciplines in their everyday lives;
• Provide a dynamic transformative education for undergraduate and graduate majors in the humanities and social science disciplines that will lead to successful careers and/or challenging opportunities in graduate or professional schools;
• Encourage faculty to contribute to the discovery of new knowledge through research and creative activity;
• Encourage faculty to explore ideas for interdisciplinary programs and collaborative research;
• Promote an understanding and appreciation of diversity in all its various forms, and the ways it can contribute to the enrichment of society;
• Recruit, train, and retain a highly skilled professional staff that will provide invaluable support to sustain the operations of the College;
• Encourage the study of languages and participation in international exchange programs as means to better understand and appreciate world cultures;
• Explore partnerships with government, business, agriculture and industry;
• Promote service learning opportunities for students;
• Encourage and develop outreach activities to enrich the minds and hearts of precollegiate students, alumni, and diverse communities of greater Arkansas.