Georges Seurat  French 1859 – 1891
Sunday on La Grande Jatte – 1884, 1884 - 86
Oil on canvas  207.5 x 308 cm
Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection, 1926. 
Chicago Art Institute.

As Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, let me be the first to welcome you to the Web site of the School of Liberal Arts!

The School of Liberal Arts will assist you in navigating the SUNY General Education requirements and the Liberal Arts requirements that are necessary to graduate.  The School of Liberal Arts is made up of the following academic departments:

• Educational Skills

Prof. Charlotte Brown, Chair

212.217.5250

• English and Speech

Prof. Asli Gokhan, Chair

212.217.5340

• Foreign Languages

Prof. James Cascaito, Chair

212.217.5090

• Health, Physical Education, and Dance

Prof. Rene Mathez, Chair

212.217.4220

• History of Art

Prof. Richard Turnbull, Chair

212.217.4640

• Science and Math

Prof. Geoffrey Rogers, Chair

212.217.3020

• Social Sciences

Prof. Margaret Miele, Chair

212.217.4920

The School houses a number of exciting concentrations in Asian and Latin American Studies and sponsors an exciting four-year degree program in Visual Arts Management.  If you love art, artists and exhibitions, you should consider a career in museum or art institution curatorship. 

If you are interested in taking an honors course, the Presidential Scholars reside in the School as well.  If you have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above, you can take one Liberal Arts honors course per semester.   

A number of other services are available though the School of Liberal Arts:

• Academic Advisement and Placement Center

Prof. Madeleine Meyerson, Director

212.217.5261

• Academic Skills Center

Deborah Levine, Director

212.217.4080

• Presidential Scholars

Prof. Irene Buchman, Director

212.217.4590

• The Writing Studio

Prof. Brian Fallon, Director

212.217.3062

The Office of the Dean is located in B623 and I invite you to stop by anytime for further information regarding any of our programs or if you have any questions and/or concerns.

Have a wonderful semester,

Scott F. Stoddart, Ph. D.

Dean, the School of Liberal Arts

Related Liberal Arts Sites

On-line Liberal Arts Courses

SUNY General Education Requirements

Visual Arts Management

Asian Studies Concentration Courses Latin American Concentration Courses

Honors Courses

Meeting Schedule Fall 2008