Academic Achievements

• A record 5 students graduate from CAS in May with perfect 4.0 GPA
• Fulbright Program Grant will take history major to Syria
• Master's in Public Health Program hires new director and admits students for fall 2007
• 2 new Graduate Certificate Programs (African American Literature and Local Government Management)
• Research efforts of 33 faculty and students supported by Travel Enrichment Funds

Growth

• Governor funds planning phase for new science research facility
• Chinese partnership results in creation of Confucius Institute
• Anonymous donor funds Asian Studies Program
• New learning community called Race, Diversity, and the Global Community

Technology

• Successful implementation of the Chair/Director on-line evaluation of the Dean
• Finish in Four Project utilizes videotaping of former students for web access/downloads
• 20+ departments/programs/centers now using the Luminis Content Management System to maintain their websites
• The use of podcasting technology is on the rise in the college

New Chairs/Directors

• Dr. Robert Connolly, director of Chucalissa
• Dr. Jonathan Judaken, director of Marcus W. Orr Center for Humanities
• Dr. Hsiang-te Kung, director, Asian Studies Program
• Dr. Martin Levin, chair of Sociology
• Dr. Marion Levy, director of Master of Public Health
• Dr. Wanda Rushing, director of Women's Studies
• Dr. Daniel Unowsky, interim chair of History