College of Arts and Sciences

2024-2029 Strategic Plan Feedback

The College of Arts and Sciences is finalizing a new strategic plan, set for completion by December 2024. The College’s Strategic Planning Committee is currently seeking feedback from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members through November 1st, 2024.

Make your voice heard: Review our 2024-2029 Draft Strategic Plan

Our Mission is to serve as the intellectual heart of the University through our commitment to the teacher-scholar model which imparts knowledge from a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences while preparing independent and resilient students from culturally, linguistically, and geographically diverse backgrounds to meet the challenges of a global society.

A Major in the Liberal Arts and Sciences

There are two myths about a degree in the liberal arts; the major does not lead to a job and if you get a job it does not pay well. This short video dispels these two myths with stories from our alumni and students. All majors in the liberal arts and sciences teach students how to write, think critically, and problem solve, which are the skills most employers are seeking in people they want to hire. Our alumni and students can affirm that a major in the liberal arts from Illinois State University can not only lead to a job that pays well but also a career where one can make a difference.

Impressive work doesn't go unnoticed here.

We love to recognize the success of thought leaders in the field, including our own faculty, staff, and students.

What's Happening in CAS

Communication Professors Blaney and Hunt study Cubs’ image repair

Dr. Joseph Blaney and Dr. Stephen Hunt, faculty members in the School of Communication, have published a chapter in an edited volume about use of media in crisis communication that addresses image problems faced by the Chicago Cubs following their infamous roster sell-off in 2021.