Academics
Eastern University College of Arts
and Sciences
Traditional Undergraduate Admissions
Welcome to the Eastern University College of Arts and Sciences web page! My name is Betsy Morgan. After forty years of college teaching, thirty of them at Eastern, I have agreed to be the Acting Dean of the college. I suppose you could say that this is my last lap before retirement, but I hope it
will be a productive lap. I love this faculty
and enjoy working with them in all ways.
The College of Arts and Sciences embodies Eastern’s commitment to the liberal arts tradition and is focused on undergraduate studies for full or part-time students at the St. David’s campus. Rooted in the word liberal is the latin word liber which means free. Traditional wisdom tells us that the liberal arts’ emphasis on reason and judgment rather than professional skills is a liberating foundation that serves all our students, whatever career they might choose. Furthermore, we anchor the liberal arts in the Christian faith and seek to prepare our students for thoughtful and transformative service.
We take a personal approach to learning with a student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1. Small class sizes mean personal attention for all students. Our professors care deeply about students’ whole lives and work to help each student discover the true nature of vocation: as William Stringfellow once put it, to “be the best William Stringfellow possible.” In this vein, we acknowledge that much teaching and learning occurs outside of the traditional classroom.
In fact, the world is our classroom. We have extensive study abroad options, internships in most undergraduate majors and minors, and a wonderful suburban Philadelphia location; thus our students are connected to a world of amazing opportunities. 99% of our graduates (Career Services) are placed in jobs or graduate schools within 6 months of graduation.
Eastern’s first rate academics are enhanced by the recent addition of the Templeton Honors College which offers a rigorous, classically-oriented program for academically-gifted students. We hope that you will explore this web page to learn more about us. We also welcome you to visit the campus and see first hand what makes Eastern a special place.
Betsy Morgan
Acting Dean,
College of Arts and Sciences
bmorgan@eastern.edu
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