Academic Centers


The 5 academic centers house groups of related fields of study. Students can choose a traditional major, or they can shape their education by combining different fields of study into a double major or interdisciplinary major. Within the centers, students also take courses, unrelated to their major or minor, that provide multiple perspectives and insights into their areas of academic interest. These center exploration courses help students dive into the big questions related to the wider field each center represents.

Writing, Arts, & Media

Director


Rick Southerland

Department Chairs


Art
Rick Delaney
Studio Art

Communication & Media Studies
Danny Kimball
Communication & Media Studies

Professional and Creative Writing
Lana Oweidat
Professional and Creative Writing | Creative Writing | Professional Writing

Dance
Linda Garofalo
Dance

Integrative Arts
Kendall Kennison
Music | Theater | Arts Management | Integrative Arts Studies

Nonfiction (grad)
Leslie Rubinkowski
M.F.A. in Nonfiction

Arts Administration (grad)
Ramona Baker
M.A. in Arts Administration

Humanities & Interdisciplinary Studies

Director


Jeanie Murphy

Department Chairs


Hispanic and Latinx Studies
Viki Zavales
Latin American Studies

History
Matthew Hale
History

Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Flo Martin
Arabic Studies | French Transnational Studies

Peace Studies
Seble Dawit
Peace Studies

Philosophy
Steve DeCaroli
Philosophy

Visual, Literary, and Material Culture
April Oettinger
Visual and Material Culture | Literary Studies | Art History | Historic Preservation

Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Irline Francois/Tamsin Kimoto
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Environmental Studies
Germán Mora
Environmental Science Concentration | Environment and Society Concentration

Cultural Studies
Ann Duncan
American Studies | Africana Studies | Religion & Justice | Asian Studies

Historic Preservation (grad)
Melanie Lytle
M.A. in Historic Preservation

Cultural Sustainability (grad)
Amy Skillman
M.A. in Cultural Sustainability

Natural, Computer, & Data Sciences

Director


Rodney Yoder

Department Chairs


Biology
Judy Levine
Biological Sciences

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Judy Levine and George Greco
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Chemistry
Kevin Schultz (fall) and George Greco (spring) 
Chemistry

Data, Mathematical, and Computational Sciences
Tom Kelliher
Computer Science | Integrative Data Analytics

Physics and Engineering Science
Rodney Yoder
Engineering Science

Social Sciences

Director


Thomas Ghirardelli

Department Chairs


Business
David Grossman
International Business | Equine Studies

Economics
Gina Shamshak
Economics

Political Science
Nina Kasniunas
Political Science | Legal Studies | International Relations

Public Health
Jen Bess
Public Health

Sociology & Anthropology
Carolyn Schwarz
Sociology & Anthropology

Psychology
Jen McCabe
Psychology

Education  

Director


Annalisa Czeczulin

Department Chairs


Undergraduate Education
Mary Adkins (fall) Ann Marie Longo (spring)
Education Studies | Secondary Education

Graduate Programs in Education
Annalisa Czeczulin
M.A. in Teaching | Master of Education