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The College of Arts and Sciences houses educational and research programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, physical and biological sciences, and mathematics. Formed in 1993, the college traces its origins to a number of predecessor units including Adelbert College, Flora Stone Mather College, Cleveland College, Western Reserve College, and several programs of Case Institute of Technology. It offers undergraduate major and/or minor programs in approximately 57 fields, provides undergraduates with opportunities to follow individually designed programs of study, and to pursue integrated undergraduate and masters-level degree programs in a number of fields. The college is also responsible for a significant portion of the educational experiences of undergraduates in the Case School of Engineering, the Weatherhead School of Management, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The college offers graduate programs in a number of fields in which the University’s size and special expertise allow it to make a distinctive contribution to advanced education and research.

Educational experiences in the college are distinctive for their abundance of curricular offerings in which students interact with the cultural institutions of University Circle. These include the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Children’s Museum, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and the Cleveland Playhouse, most of which are in close walking distance.

Undergraduate education is characterized by a set of general educational experiences and in-depth study of one or more major fields. Additional study in a minor field is encouraged. The general educational curriculum is designed to foster communication abilities, critical thinking skills, an appreciation of cultural history, richness and diversity, and an understanding of experimental and theoretical approaches to scientific knowledge and to the understanding of human culture and behavior. Beginning in Fall 2002, some entering freshmen will have the opportunity to participate in the pilot phase of a new general education curriculum, SAGES (Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship). This curriculum is organized around a series of four small seminars taken in the freshman and sophomore years (designed to foster the abilities noted above as well as information literacy, quantitative reasoning, and ethical decision-making), a distribution requirement to encourage breadth of knowledge and interests, and a senior capstone experience.

The college is organized into 21 academic departments and many interdisciplinary programs and centers. These include Childhood Studies, International Studies, Evolutionary Biology, History and Philosophy of Science, and Women’s Studies. Undergraduates as well as graduate students are encouraged to engage in independent research in their chosen fields of study, or in related fields within the college, other units of the university, or in nearby medical and cultural institutions. The college offers ample opportunities for students to participate in musical, theater, and dance performances. Academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences extend into the community in the form of service-learning projects, and student practica and internships in research institutions, businesses, cultural institutions, and governmental agencies.

In addition to formal curricula, the college offers many arts presentations, lecture series, and symposia, both within academic departments and through its Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Centers.

Thomas G. Bishop, Director
Timothy K. Beal, Associate Director
www.cwru.edu/artsci/bakernord/

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities was founded in 1996 by an endowment gift from Eric and Jane Nord. The center facilitates and encourages collaborative work among faculty and students in the humanities and performing arts disciplines. It sponsors, often with other University Circle institutions, conferences, seminars, lectures, research, and special events that enhance the presence and visibility of the humanities at Case Western Reserve.

The Center for Science and Mathematics Education was established in 1998 to serve as a clearinghouse for the preK-12 education outreach programs in the College and to provide a local base for the national JASON Project, an annual expedition-based science and technology curriculum for middle and high school students. The role of the Center has grown and it now also serves as the administrative home for the Northeast Ohio Regional Science Olympiad and supports more than 75 events, competitions, and professional development courses throughout the University. The Center serves as a single point of access to these and other resources at the University and acts as a catalyst in the development of new programs.

Jonathan Sadowsky, Director
www.cwru.edu/artsci/scholars/

The College Scholars Program, instituted in 1997, is a three-year academic enhancement program open to undergraduates interested in forming a community of learners dedicated both to excellence in individual intellectual pursuits and applying classroom learning to larger world concerns. The program emphasizes broad interdisciplinary learning beyond the requirements of professional or disciplinary competence, connection of academic learning to the larger society, and development of a sense of the relationship between service and leadership. The scholars collaborate with faculty in the design, operation, and evaluation of the curriculum. The program takes up the equivalent of one course for each of six semesters.

Peter Haas, Director
www.cwru.edu/artsci/rosenthal/

The Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies, funded by a gift from the Samuel Rosenthal Foundation, was established in 1996 to broaden the scope of the University’s Jewish Studies curriculum and to strengthen interest in Judaic Studies on campus and throughout the local, national, and international communities. To this end, the center supports a variety of initiatives, including visiting professorships, guest lectures, student scholarships and prizes, Hebrew language instruction, and the acquisition of library materials.

Jill Korbin, Co-Director
Richard Settersten, Co-Director
www.cwru.edu/artsci/schubert/

The Schubert Center for Child Development supports multidisciplinary research and education on children and childhood at Case Western Reserve University. Initiatives of the SCCD promote understanding of child development from infancy through adolescence, and in local, national, and international contexts. The primary goals of the Schubert Center are to support basic and applied research on children and childhood; to promote interdisciplinary connections for research and education at Case Western Reserve and in the community; and to disseminate new research findings through conferences, lectures, and the SCCD newsletter and website.