college of liberal arts and sciences

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (CLAS)

In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, led by Dean James W. Ermatinger (right), UIS has a marvelously varied college that includes degrees in the Humanities, Natural and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Visual and Performing Arts. Use the link above to access a complete list of departments.

Number of Majors, 2009-2010: 1608 undergraduate students, 356 graduate students
Funds That Target CLAS as a whole:
- General Funds
  College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fund
  Applied Study Term and Experiential Learning Fund
  CLAS Student Travel Fund
  Capital Scholars Operating Fund
  Maria Mootry Writing Awards Fund
  Forensics Team
  K Fund
- Scholarship Funds
  College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Scholarship Fund
  Levin Scholarship Fund
Current Needs:
- Scholarships: Many departements within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have few, if any, scholarships. We definitely need those.
- Faculty development grants: We also need faculty development grants which allow faculty to do research that keeps them current in their fields and which allow faculty to attend and present at professional conferences.
- Research support: Many students with CLAS do research, an endeavor that has many expenses associated with it. We need funds to support this important and effective educational pursuit.
- Fine Arts support: Theater, music, and art programs at UIS are growing rapidly, enriching the campus and Springfield communities. Please help us through your gifts to make these programs even better.

NEWS, LINKS, AND SPECIAL REPORTS

"UIS assistant professor of English awarded AAUW fellowship," video included, July 2010
"UIS cancer researchers seeing positive results using plant extracts," May 2010
"Campus radio station grows to give students more hands on experience," April 2010
"Burlingame invested as Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies," February 2010
"Burlingame's biography of Lincoln wins 2010 Lincoln Prize," February 2010
Keith Miller named first Louise Hartman Schewe and Karl Schewe Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences, September 2009

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