Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
Type Private
Established 1881
Affiliation Catholic, Jesuit
Dean Philip J. Rossi, S.J. (Interim)
Academic staff
 250[1]
Location Milwaukee, WI, USA
Campus Urban
Website marquette.edu/as

The Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences is one of the primary colleges at Marquette University, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The college oversees liberal arts programs and offer both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses and degrees. It is the largest of Marquette's 11 colleges by enrollment, with over 2,700 students.[2]

History

Marquette University began as a small liberal arts college in Milwaukee in 1881. Because Marquette's first departments were in the liberal arts, the College of Arts and Sciences was founded with the establishment of the university itself.[3] The college's first graduating class received their degrees in 1887, and at one point, the college was housed in Johnston Hall, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses the university's Diederich College of Communication.[4] Today, the college has its main offices in Marquette Hall, but its various departments reside in different facilities across campus.

In 2004, the college was posthumously named for Helen Way Klingler, a resident of nearby Shorewood, Wisconsin, who had anonymously donated over $33 million to the university during her lifetime.[5] Klingler had no formal connection to the university, though she became close friends with its former president, John Patrick Raynor, who presided over her conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1993. The ceremony was held at Marquette's St. Joan of Arc Chapel.[5]

Academics

Marquette Hall houses the college's main offices

There are over 30 majors taught by the college's 16 separate departments, primarily in liberal arts-related fields like the natural sciences, social and cultural sciences, philosophy, theology and languages.[2] The college also houses Marquette's Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC programs.[2]

Special programs

The college houses Marquette's undergraduate Honors Program, which is a special, selective academic track for incoming freshmen for academically-qualified students.[6] Honors Program students take extra courses in philosophy, theology, and upper-division courses in English, as well as seminars and a senior-year capstone class. Participants also have the option to pursue research projects alongside faculty members as undergraduates.[7]

The college also oversees the Les Aspin Center for Government program, which is an educational program and extension of the university based in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[8] The program offers students who are interested in public policy a chance to work and study in the United States capital or study abroad in developing countries like Kenya and Tanzania through its Africa Program. It also pairs undergraduates with internships at federal agencies and in the offices of members of the U.S. Congress.[8]

Accreditation

Marquette University as a whole is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and the College of Arts and Sciences in particular has multiple accreditation and licensing bodies for its various programs.[9] The psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and the American Chemical Society has licensed Marquette's bachelor of science degrees in chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, and Chemistry for the Professions.[9]

Rankings

For 2014, US News and World Report ranked several of the college's graduate degree programs. Biological sciences at Marquette ranked as 181st overall and the chemistry program was 140th.[10] Clinical psychology ranked 79th, psychology ranked 158th, English ranked 98th and history was 110th.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "About the College". College of Arts & Sciences. Marquette University. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Departments and Department Chairs". College of Arts & Sciences. Marquette University. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Our History". About Marquette. Marquette University.
  4. ↑ "Snapshots of our history". About Marquette. Marquette University.
  5. 1 2 Broeker, Anne (27 Oct 2004). "Way Klingler faculty grants announced". Marquette University News Center Archives. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Honors Program at Marquette". Marquette University. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Honors Program Overview". Marquette University. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  8. 1 2 "About the Les Aspin Center". Les Aspin Center. Marquette University. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  9. 1 2 "About Marquette University". bulletin.mu.edu. Marquette Universitys.
  10. 1 2 "Marquette University > Education School". Education: Grad Schools. US News and World Report. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

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