Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts

The College of Liberal Arts is the second largest of the 11 colleges at Oregon State University and offers 23 undergraduate degrees, 12 master's degrees and five doctoral degrees.[1]

Oregon State University
College of Liberal Arts
TypeLiberal arts education
Established1973
DeanLarry Rodgers
Undergraduates3,700+ (approx.)
Location
Corvallis and Bend, Oregon
,
Oregon
,
U.S.

44.564°N 123.279°W / 44.564; -123.279
Websiteliberalarts.oregonstate.edu

Coursework is offered at the university's main campus in Corvallis, Oregon and at the Oregon State University Cascades Campus in Bend, Oregon. As of 2015, the College of Liberal Arts employs 290 faculty members with an enrollment of just over 3,600 full-time undergraduates.[2]

Programs

The most popular majors include psychology, economics, sociology, digital communications arts, anthropology, liberal studies, political science, history and English.[3]

History

Oregon State University first offered studies in liberal arts in 1868. According to the College of Liberal Arts website, students began showing greater interest in sciences and technology by the early 1900s. The trend forced administrators to de-emphasize liberal arts as a major over the subsequent four decades.

By World War II, courses in liberal arts began to grow in popularity again and Oregon State University President A.L. Strand created the first divisional majors in humanities and social sciences at the university in 1959.[4]

The university later added the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1961 and continued to expand liberal arts studies throughout the 1960s. In 1973, the school became formalized as the College of Liberal Arts. Early departments included the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Fine and Performing Arts.

The first graduate degrees were offered by the college in scientific and technical communications in 1988.[5]

Today, the College of Liberal Arts makes up one of the largest colleges on campus with a number of notable faculty and alumni.

Notable alumni
  • Pinto Colvig, voice acting pioneer at Disney animation studios, journalism (?–1911).
  • John Brotherton, actor, played a leading role on daytime drama One Life to Live, 2007-2010, part in Fuller House 2016-2018, drama (1989-?).
  • Webley Edwards, World War II news correspondent & syndicated radio host (Hawaii Calls), journalism (?–1927).[6]
  • Dennis Dimick, photojournalist, executive editor of the environment National Geographic magazine, studied technical journalism with degree in agricultural education. (1970-1974).
  • David Gilkey, photojournalist, NPR and Detroit Free Press, 2011 Peabody award, 2011 Edward R Murrow award, 2004 Michigan photographer of the year, 2010 George Polk Award, technical journalism (1986-1988).
  • Kevin Hagen, actor, political science (?).
  • Christopher Howell, poet, English (?-1968).
  • Harley Jessup, 1987 Best Visual Effects Oscar winner for the film Innerspace, graphic design (?–1976).
  • Chris Johns, editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine, technical journalism (1971-1974).[7]
  • Tala Madani, artist, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation (2013), Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting (2013), the De Volkskrant Art Award (2012), Pinchuk Art Centre (2012), political science and visual arts (2000-2004).
  • Mary Carlin Yates, Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. State Department and was one of two deputy commanders of the United States Africa Command until June 2009, English (1966-1969).
  • George Oppen, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize in poetry, English (1926-?).
  • Mary Oppen, poet, English (1926-?).
  • Deborah Reed, author, New York Times Best Selling Book "What the dog knows", English (1994-1997).
  • Travis Rush, Country music singer, liberal studies (?).
  • Carl Salser, author, served on National Council on Educational Research, journalism (1922-1926).

Notable faculty
  • Jon Franklin, journalist - Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and science writing with the Baltimore Evening Sun, head of technical journalism department (1990-1992).
  • Bernard Malamud, author - 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, most famous for writing The Natural, English composition (1949-1961).
  • Ed McClanahan, writer - wrote for Esquire, Playboy and Rolling Stone. Received Playboy's award for nonfiction in 1972 and 1974, English (1958-1962).
  • Joseph Millar, poet - 2008 Pushcart Prize winner and Guggenheim Fellow, English, (?).
  • Kathleen Dean Moore, philosopher, author and environmental activist - 2000 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award, for Holdfast, 1990 Choice Magazine, Outstanding Academic Book for Pardons, philosophy (?).

References
  1. University, Oregon State. "OSU, College of Liberal Arts, Academics". oregonstate.edu. OSU. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. University, Oregon State. "Oregon State Enrollmenent Fall Term 2015" (PDF). OregonState.edu. Oregon State University. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. Oregon State University, OSU. "Oregon State University, Enrollment, Fall 2015" (PDF). oregonstate.edu. OSU. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. OSU, Oregon State University. "About". liberalarts.oregonstate.edu. OSU. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. International Dictionary of University Histories. "Oregon State University". books.google.com/. Fitzroy Dearborn. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. Webley, Edwards. "Off Campus but still on the air" (PDF). osualum.com/. OSU Alumni Assoc. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. National Geographic. "Photographer Chris Johns". photography.national geographic.com. National Geographic. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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