The College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) includes the departments of Behavioral Sciences, Communication and Fine Arts, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Humanities, and Natural Sciences. In addition, CAS offers a number of interdepartmental and interdisciplinary programs in Computer Science for Elementary and Secondary Teachers, Cognitive Science, Criminal Justice, General Science for Secondary Teachers, Engineering, Forensic Science, Media Arts and Computer Science, Native American and Hispano Studies, Nursing, Public Affairs, and Southwest Studies. CAS also has a strong relationship with the Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute and the Ben Lujan Public Policy Institute.
The Mission of the College of Arts & Sciences
The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University is to provide the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities and fine arts, life sciences, physical sciences, computer sciences and mathematics, engineering, and social sciences. In addition to serving the needs of its majors and minors in these disciplines, the college undertakes to instruct courses in the core curriculum as part of the university’s mission to provide a well-rounded education for all of its students.
Recognizing the integral relationship between teaching, research, and public service, the mission of the college is to excel in all three areas. Embracing the vision of the strategic plan, New Mexico Highlands University will stand out as the flagship school for education, serving students from all walks of life.
The goals of teaching in the college encompass not only imparting to its students the knowledge, verbal and cognitive skills, and values and attitudes that comprise the basis of a liberal education, but also instilling in them the ability and desire to think and work independently and creatively; to appreciate learning for its own sake; and, to recognize the lifelong benefits of a commitment to truth and excellence.
The purpose of research in the college is to amend and extend the bases of knowledge and create activity; to renew and enrich our teaching resources; exemplify in our own work superlative scholarly habits to give our students a model to which to aspire; and, to share our knowledge and the fruits of our labors with the scholarly community, our students, and the general public.
The college’s public service commitment signifies that in all of our scholastic endeavors, we will remember the purpose of our activities is to benefit the individual members of the region, state and world communities. Furthermore, recognizing that its involvement extends beyond the confines of the university, to confront perforce the urgent problems presented by geographical, political, racial, and gender boundaries, the college undertakes to work with an eye to resolution of problems in today’s complex and changing world by serving disinterestedly the global community. |
