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College of Social Sciences

The College of Social Sciences is committed to providing quality instruction in our majors and in the core. The College is home to six departments, eight undergraduate programs, five graduate programs, and one doctoral program.

The programs of the College of Social Sciences are united by a shared passion for understanding the richness of human behavior and the complexity of communication among people. We are concerned with societies, cultures, groups, and, above all, individuals. The faculty of the College of Social Sciences is dedicated to educating students to meet the challenges of the future, not merely to live in the present.

The College of Social Sciences is giving students many reasons to "Go West."

  1. We are first preparing all of our students, regardless of major, for our  fast-paced, ever-changing, increasingly diverse, and technologically driven society.  At the same time we are creating unique programs.  In Psychology we are very proud of our humanistic perspective; in the department of Anthropology, we are very proud of our movement into Forensics Anthropology; we are proud of our movement towards accreditation in Mass Communications; and, we are proud of our fully online program in Criminology, etc.  All of these unique attributes set our programs apart and give students a reason to “Go West.”   
  2. We are unique in that we are creating community partnerships – connecting with professionals and cultivating these relationships for the benefit of our students.  We are proud to create community partnerships through our Forensics program, our Waring Lab, and our Murphy Center.  We are proud of our articulation agreement with West Central Technical College.  We are proud of our “Community Leaders Day,” of our Community Advisory Board, and of our links to various media outlets.  Connecting with professionals and cultivating these relationships result in internship opportunities, joint research projects and employment opportunities for our students, as well as professional development opportunities for our faculty and staff members.  
  3. And, while we offer our students the same opportunities for student-directed research as others, we do so differently; that is, in our college each student who chooses to pursue ‘independent research opportunities’ doesn’t just review the literature or compile results; rather, our students engage in experiential research opportunities in our Survey Research Center, our Qualitative Research Lab; our students engage in experiential research opportunities in our Forensics Lab, the Waring Lab, U-TV, WOLFE Internet Radio, our newspaper, our field schools, and our Murphy Center. 

 

Congratulations to the 2012 College of Social Sciences Faculty & Staff Award Winners!

Outstanding Research Award – Dr. Lisa Gezon (Anthropology)
Outstanding Service Award – Dr. Chris Aanstoos (Psychology)
Outstanding Mentor Award – Dr. Brad Yates (Mass Communications)
Outstanding Teaching Award – Dr. Sal Peralta (Political Science)
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award – Dr. Amber Smallwood (Mass Communications)
Outstanding Staff Member Award – Ms. Victoria Yang (Psychology) and Ms. Erin Brannon (Dean’s Office) 

 

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