supporting graduate students, considering
new academic pursuits, or renovating physical
facilities, arts & Sciences' aim is to achieve
consistent excellence. In this spirit, we desire
intellectually-engaged undergraduates who
understand the value of a liberal arts education
and graduate students capable of research and
scholarship at the forefront of their fields. In
order to meet the demand presented by this
caliber of student, we need an adequately-sized,
highly-motivated and well-supported faculty
that will advance our reputation for academic
achievement, innovative instruction
and scholarship.
inspires and drives our operation and is at the
heart of arts & Sciences. Undergraduates learn
how to succeed in life, both in the classroom and
out. Graduate students learn their discipline in
a concentrated fashion. Faculty create new
knowledge through their research and promote
learning through their efforts in the classroom.
Finally, we all learn from a community of
scholars, leaders, and innovators.
students, faculty and staff are critical to success
in arts & Sciences. Diversity in intellectual
pursuit underlies many of our goals, and we
specifically seek richer partnerships with the other
Washington University schools. Our emphasis
on globalization will naturally bring diverse
cultures and viewpoints from around the world
as we bring foreign scholars and students into
our community.
for a globally diverse society, which implies
an internationalization of our curriculum,
establishing programs outside the classroom,
and cultivating human resources. We must
devise ways to bring the world to Washington
University and to carry our scholarship
forward internationally.
the human element of arts & Sciences is our focus: faculty and students and their potential for
leadership in various communities. Four goals speak to our imperatives and priorities, forming the
core of our strategic plan, and four themes underlie all that we do: