College of Arts & Sciences

Dean, Edward Kohn

The College of Art and Sciences is composed of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice; the Departments of Global Humanities, History and Political Science, Psychology and Education, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Health and Human Performance, Mathematics, Physics. In addition, the college is the administrative home of courses in philosophy and music.

Mission
The mission of the College of

Co-Curricular Activities
Through its academic programs, the College of Liberal Arts sponsors publishing, broadcasting, and performance activities open to all students of the university. These include the student newspaper, The Norwich Guidon; the student-produced video news magazine, Our American Journey; the campus literary magazine, Chameleon; the student radio station, WNUB-FM; the campus theatrical troupe, The Pegasus Players; and such musical organizations as the Regimental Band, the Grenadiers (a rhythm and blues group), and the Campus Choraleers. These activities are described more fully in the General Information section of the university’s catalog, under the headings Musical Activities, Publications, Radio Station, and Television Program.  The college also houses two centers: the Peace and War Center, which offers opportunities for research, internships, and work with scholars and practitioners in the fields of war and peace, and the Center for Writing, which offers free one-to-one consulting, as well as small group workshops, to the Norwich community, using peer consultants, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from a wide range of disciplines who are trained to work with writers on a variety of writing projects—academic, creative, professional, digital—at all stages of the writing process.

Departments
Biology, chair Megan Doczi

Chemistry and Biochemistry, chair Ethan Guth

Criminology and Criminal Justice, director Elizabeth Gurian, associate director Stephanie Maass

Earth and Environmental Sciences, chair Laurie Grigg

Global Humanities, chair Amy Woodbury Tease

Health and Human Performance, chair Amy Welch

History and Political Science, chair Yangmo Ku

Interdisciplinary Studies, director Amy Woodbury Tease

Mathematics, chair Daniel McQuillan

Physics, chair Robert Knapik

Psychology and Education, chair Kevin Fleming