A Message from the Dean
Welcome to the website for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside!
The College of Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of the University, for it is home to the disciplines that form the core of a liberal arts educational experience. The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to developing and supporting high-quality educational programs, creative and scholarly endeavors, and services responsive to our diverse student population and our local, regional, national, and global communities. The College of Arts and Sciences fosters and supports an exciting interdisciplinary educational environment which celebrates UW-Parkside's core values, including:
- Academic excellence
- Student success
- Diversity and inclusiveness
- Community engagement
- A healthy and vibrant campus environment
Our College also embraces and supports UW-Parkside's vision of a dynamic, relevant liberal education which prepares our students for twenty-first-century life and career challenges by offering them:
- Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring
- Intellectual and Practical Skills practiced and applied across the curriculum in the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance including:
- Inquiry and analysis
- Critical and creative thinking
- Written and oral communication
- Quantitative literacy
- Information literacy
- Teamwork and problem solving
- Personal and Social Responsibility anchored in active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges including:
- Civic knowledge and engagement-local and global
- Intercultural knowledge and competence
- Ethical reasoning and action
- Foundations and skills for lifelong learning
- Integrative and Applied Learning demonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems
The College of Arts and Sciences at UW-Parkside consists of more than twenty diverse departments representing the fine arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, mathematics and natural sciences, and health sciences. The College also offers a number of innovative interdisciplinary programs in the areas of ethnic studies, humanities, sustainability management, women's and gender studies, academic and civic honors, interdisciplinary studies, and international studies which prepares students for lives and careers in the 21st century.
Faculty and staff in the College complement classroom instruction with several co-curricular activities that are designed to deepen and broaden students' academic experiences and to ensure that they have a solid platform for success. These co-curricular activities include undergraduate research opportunities, internships and apprenticeships, art exhibitions, theatrical productions, musical performances, foreign film presentations, student academic clubs, honor societies, and service learning in the community.
We believe that academic and co-curricular activities offered by College of Arts and Sciences at UW-Parkside provide our students with incredible opportunities to get the most out of their own unique college experiences.
Please let us know how we can assist you in making the most of your educational experiences at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside!
Dean Yohnk, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
yohnk@uwp.edu / 262.595.2188
