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