College of Arts and Sciences Funding Priorities
Endowed Chairs and Professorships
Endowed faculty positions allow the College of Arts and Sciences
to attract and retain nationally and internationally known scholars
who enrich the academic and cultural life of the College of Arts
and Sciences. These distinguished faculty are excellent teachers
whose research and instruction enhance the learning experience for
students.
Undergraduate Student Scholarships
These scholarships allow the College of Arts and Sciences to attract
and reward exceptional undergraduate students for high academic
achievement.
Graduate Student Fellowships
By providing the College of Arts and Sciences with the ability
to offer financial assistance that is competitive with other universities,
fellowships allow the College to attract and reward exceptional
graduate students and strengthen its graduate programs.
Support for College-Wide Initiatives
Support for the GSU Fund for Arts and Sciences provides the College
with much needed resources to enhance the cultural life of the campus.
This fund supports the annual College of Arts and Sciences Lecture
Series as well as other visiting scholars in many disciplines who
come to Georgia State to work with our faculty, students, and larger
community. In addition, the fund provides financial support for
the most pressing needs of the College.
Support for the Creative Arts
The College of Arts and Sciences prides itself on the strength
of its creative arts programs including the School of Art and Design,
the School of Music and the Creative Writing Program in the Department
of English. Some of the many funding priorities in the creative
arts include the Recital Hall restoration project, the Center for
Educational Partnerships in Music, and support for Visiting Artists
as well as the Art Galleries and our literary journal, Five Points.
Support for Interdisciplinary Centers
A number of the research and service centers in the College of
Arts and Sciences involve faculty and students from departments
throughout the college. For instance, the Center for Latin American
and Latino Studies draws faculty and students from the departments
of Anthropology, History, Modern and Classical Languages, Political
Science, and Psychology. Similarly, members from the departments
of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Geosciences,
and Philosophy work within the Center for Environmental Research.
Additional centers in the college include the Center for Biotechnology
and Drug Design, the Asian Studies Center, the Center for Educational
Partnerships in Music, the Language Research Center, the Jean Beer
Blumenfeld Center for Ethics, the Center for Hellenic Studies, the
Center for Brain Sciences and Health/Center for Behavioral Neuroscience,
the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy, the Center for
Research in Atypical Development and Learning, the Center for Neuromics,
the Center for International Media Education, the Center for Collaborative
and Interdisciplinary Arts, Neighborhood and Metropolitan Studies,
the Center for Collaborative Scholarship in the Humanities, the
Molecular Basis of Disease Program and the Brains and Behavior Program.
For more information on each of these centers, please visit the
College of Arts and Sciences website.
Contact Information
John D. Clark
dasjdc@langate.gsu.edu
Director of Development
College of Arts and Sciences
Georgia State University
Telephone: 404.413.5057
Website: http://www.cas.gsu.edu/
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Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 4038
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4038
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Office Location:
Office of Development
Suite #611
General Classroom Building
38 Peachtree Center Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia
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