Welcome to the College of Liberal Arts!

Since the creation of Wright State University in 1964, a liberal arts education has been at the core of the university's educational mission. Currently, the University requires that more than 60 percent of the general education curriculum be taken in the College of Liberal Arts. In today's knowledge based world, the liberal arts majors and courses provide all students with the essential knowledge and skills required by employers and needed for graduate education. These include written and oral communication skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, global awareness and understanding, cultural experience, and cross-cultural awareness. Students with a strong liberal arts education develop an astute value system that enables clearer understanding of moral issues and ethical questions.

Our students, alumni, and friends recognize the importance of the liberal arts in their daily lives and work. This is well demonstrated by the increasing number of students who declare a major or minor in one of 54 undergraduate or graduate programs. In fact, nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students are currently majoring in these programs. In addition, approximately 15,000 Wright State CoLA alumni reside in the region, the state, the nation, and in many locations around the world.

I hope you will peruse our Web pages. You may be interested in our annual report, which documents the accomplishments of our faculty over the past year. In addition, I encourage you to visit the Web sites of our departments and programs, particularly if you are interested in majoring in the liberal arts.

We hope you will email us at liberalarts@wright.edu if you have questions, or feel free to contact us by phone (937.775.2225). Our offices are located on the first floor of the newly renovated Millett Hall, and it would be our pleasure to have you visit us.

Charles S. Taylor, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts