Welcome from the Dean
As Dean of the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, I wish to personally welcome you to the academic unit that has within it the departments of Art & Design; Communication, Media & Leadership Studies; English; History, Philosophy, Religion & Legal Studies; International & Interdisciplinary Studies; Military Science; Music, Theatre & Dance; and, Sociology, Social Work & Criminology.
Interdisciplinary programs in
Women’s Studies;
Appalachian Studies;
Cultural Studies; and,
International Studies are housed in the newly formed Department of International & Interdisciplinary Studies. The Caudill College also hosts the MSU
Arts & Humanities Council that promotes musical concerts and recitals, art exhibits, theatrical productions, reading groups, workshops, seminars, conferences and a film and lecture series.
The Caudill College is presently at the end of a strategic plan, titled
The New Vision: Demonstration of Support for the Morehead State University Strategic Plan 2006-2010 “ASPIRE.” The "New Vision" built on the previous five-year plan which strengthened many of our undergraduate and graduate programs; increased courses and programs taught at regional campuses; advanced library inclusion, technology integration, and alternative course delivery systems; enhanced resources through grant-writing and private fund-raising; advanced the visibility of the arts throughout the campus and region; lead the campus in many areas of diversity; promoted collaboration with other colleges regarding teacher preparation; and, added to an already talented and committed faculty and staff focused on student learning and success. A new strategic plan will soon be developed in consort with the newly revised MSU ASPIRE. The Caudill College plan will prove to be more ambitious than the last and designed to move us further forward in the areas of academic excellence, student success, productive partnerships, improved infrastructure, resource enhancement, enrollment and retention, and diversity and interdisciplinary and international programs.
I invite you to take the time to take a virtual tour of our academic departments, programs and events. You will find that the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is student-centered and committed to excellence through continuous improvement at all levels. If you are on campus, I invite you to stop by my office in Rader Hall 212 so that we have an opportunity to meet. If you have any questions about the Caudill College, please do not hesitate to contact me at (606) 783-2650 or by e-mail at
s.mcbride@moreheadstate.edu.
M. Scott McBride, Interim Dean
Caudill College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
