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Welcome to the
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
What's New
4/29/2008
The Department of Design, Textiles, Gerontology, and Family Studies is celebrating its 100th anniversary!
4/21/2008
Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 Adele Whitenack Davis Research in Gerontology Awards.
10/9/2007
The newest edition of the CSBS Statements newsletter is available electronically.
To submit newsworthy items regarding CSBS faculty, students, programs, and events,
contact the CSBS Dean's Office.
About The College
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences houses seven instructional departments:
All departments share a concern for understanding individuals, families, groups, and societies in their historical, social, and political relationships.
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Our Mission Statement
The mission of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is to achieve distinction in undergraduate liberal and vocational education in those disciplines housed within the College. To this end, the faculty of the College are committed to excellence in teaching, research, and public service. The faculty of the College believe that:
- a liberally educated student is the most essential outcome of undergraduate education;
- excellence in instruction and scholarship are complementary characteristics of an outstanding faculty, essential to the educational process and achieved simultaneously only in those faculty committed to the highest standards of educational excellence; and
- public service is the natural expression of faculty engaged in preserving , expanding, and communicating the storehouse of humanity's knowledge; it is also a measure of faculty accountability to the people of Iowa.
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