Message from the Dean

I am glad to be back in the college after a year as interim provost. I want to publically thank and express my gratitude to associate dean Pamela Gates who did a wonderful job leading the college as the interim dean during my absence. I would also like to thank history professor Mitchell Hall for his service and contributions as interim associate dean.

 

As provost, I appreciated learning about the wonderful programs and activities taking place in all of the colleges at CMU. While I took pride in the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff throughout the university, I took great pride in the accomplishments in my home college, the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. I am pleased to share some of these accomplishments with others, and one way to do so is through our newsletter.

 

The college’s primary goals are to help prepare students for a successful life after they graduate and to facilitate opportunities for students and faculty to add to the pool of knowledge represented by the disciplines within the college. The college is home to dedicated and accomplished faculty members whose efforts are instrumental to helping us achieve our primary goals.

 

Among the ways we help our students is to provide learning opportunities outside of the classroom. One way that we do this is to encourage our students to study abroad and to provide scholarships to support these efforts. Likewise, through the generous support of donors, the college is able to offer unique learning experiences such as forums presented by our Griffin Chair.

 

We will soon offer students additional learning opportunities through the newly established Ballenger-Browne Capitol Internship Endowment and Denison visiting professorship in Native American Studies.

 

We proudly claim thousands of distinguished alumni, including FBI agent Andrew Arena, retired attorney Pat Hackett and neuroscientist Deborah Shear, whose accomplishments are highlighted in this newsletter.

 

As a graduate, student, faculty member, friend or generous donor of the college, I hope that you share my pride and enthusiasm for being a part of this academic community.

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