Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences
World class faculty…timely and relevant course offerings…preparation for success in tomorrow’s world. It all comes together in the College of Arts and Sciences.
With more than 75 majors and 16 departments to choose from, the College of Arts and Sciences offers students opportunities for creative endeavor, research and educational exploration that transcend the typical classroom experience. Our prominent educators, who include nationally recognized scholars and researchers, are dedicated to providing a broad-based, liberal education designed to prepare students for success in their chosen field.
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Faculty Profile
John-Paul White
Professor of Music and Voice
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
John-Paul White is professor of music and voice in Oakland University’s
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. His decades-long professional
singing career has spawned many highlights, including international and
domestic performances with notable opera companies, such as the San
Francisco Opera, the Santa Fe Opera, the New Orleans Opera, the Michigan
Opera Theatre and Frankfurt, Germany’s Alte Opera.
One of his most memorable performances was before a crowd that included
family members and Oakland colleagues, as White made his Carnegie Hall
debut in 2001 with the New England Symphony as the bass soloist in a
performance of Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven Mass in C.
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Dean's Message
As of the end of the 2012 Winter semester, the College of Arts and Sciences has dramatically expanded its graduate offerings by adding two new doctorates—a PhD in Psychology and a PhD in Applied and Computational Physics (the latter pending final Senate and Board approval). These new programs reflect our strategy to add graduate programs in areas where we have productive faculty research programs and where advanced training is expected to serve social and economic needs. The two programs join the existing PhDs in the College—Applied Mathematical Sciences; Biomedical Sciences: Health and Environmental Chemistry; Biomedical Sciences: Medical Physics; Biomedical Sciences: Biological Communication; and Music Education.
The Department of Psychology has also added an MS in Psychology that is fully integrated with the PhD. Both programs are accepting applications for Fall 2012 admission.
We have also added two undergraduate degree programs. Graphic Design will build upon and add options to the hugely successful studio art program revived eight years ago. Criminal Justice expands from a concentration to a major and will be a feature of our offerings in Macomb County in addition to having excellent prospects for online enrollment.
Our faculty continues to distinguish itself. Space allows just two examples. George Stoffan, Associate Professor of Music, has received a Fulbright Scholarship for study in the Czech Republic. He expects this intercultural experience to enhance his playing, study, and teaching of clarinet. Andrei Slavin, Professor of Physics, has been appointed to the editorial board of a new multidisciplinary journal published by the Nature publishing group entitled Scientific Reports. This appointment reflects his international stature as a physicist.
The end of the Winter semester brings a rich profusion of events showcasing undergraduate research, often presented in special events sponsored by departments and several external entities such as Meeting of Minds, the Model UN, the Ethics Bowl, and the Senior Showcase for musical theatre. Mentored undergraduate research is acknowledged to be one of the “high impact practices” that improve the quality of higher education, and our success in promoting this practice has produced far too many examples to enumerate here. The Provost funds a number of undergraduate research projects, and the University Research Committee provides student research travel grants, this year including four in music, five in psychology, three in chemistry, two in political science, and one each in biological sciences, dance, and English.
Opportunities for students to study abroad, especially during the summer, continue to expand. Our students will soon be heading to Argentina, China, Costa Rica, England, Ireland, Israel, and Ghana, among other distant locations.
In order to communicate more effectively with our students, we have created a presence on facebook and twitter. For guiding us into the brave new world of social media, I wish to thank Assistant Dean Steve Meyer and student interns Kelly Bailiff and Katie Marvin. Please pay a visit.
 
Ron Sudol
Dean
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The College of Arts and Sciences features an annual theme around which courses and events planned. The theme for 2011-12 is "Water." Click here for information on theme activities throughout the year and more details.
Meeting of Minds Undergraduate Research Conference, May 11, 2012 |
05/10/12 - Last chance to view student art exhibition at OUAG
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05/09/12 - New Pre-Medical Council to guide students pursuing medicine
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05/07/12 - Summer courses focus on creativity, interdisciplinary discussion
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05/04/12 - OU music camps offer instruction, enlightenment, inspiration, fun
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05/03/12 - Two English faculty members earn Teaching Excellence awards
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05/02/12 - Fulbright Scholarship winner to study, teach music in Czech Republic
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05/01/12 - Three summer sociology courses highlight contemporary legal issues
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04/18/12 - OU to debut two new ESL courses this summer
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04/16/12 - MTD students wow at Senior Showcase in New York City
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04/16/12 - Detroit Music Award nominees include OU faculty, alumni
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04/13/12 - Take 5 with Andrea Eis
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04/10/12 - Mark Stone to lead African and Caribbean themed summer courses
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