Educating people from all walks of life ... for life! With academic departments offering majors and minors in the fine arts, humanities, and social sciences, the College of Liberal Arts offers disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies that foster learning, effective communication, career success, and a broadly informed and critically thoughtful citizenry.
Faner Hall, home of the College of Liberal Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Shryock Auditorium hosts theatrical performances by professionals and students alike.
CoLA students who participated in the 2011 Spring Break Extern Program
Guitarists perform at the Spring 2010 College of Liberal Arts Honors Day Ceremony.
"Here" (N. Vergette, School of Art & Design) decorates a shaded path on SIUC's campus.
CoLA Spotlight
Ben Campbell
Junior
Political Science
Ben Campbell has been participating in competitive debate since well before...Read More
Jonathan Bean
Professor
History
History professor Jonathan Bean recently appeared on FOX Business's...Read More
Will Biby
2008 Alumnus
School of Music
Will Biby, an active student of comedy and improv, recently had the opportunity to meet...Read More
News
(from the Saluki Times) Nate Steinbrink, left, curator of exhibits at the University Museum, and Brett Allen, a graduate student in the School of Art, prepare to display the upcoming Iron: 2010, a traveling exhibit from the Metal Museum of Tennessee and featuring work from SIU Carbondale artists. Here, the two set up an L. Brent Kington sculpture. Kington, SIU Carbondale professor emeritus and blacksmithing legend, was essential to establishing the nationally recognized blacksmithing program at SIU Carbondale. The exhibit runs Jan. 20 through March 9. (Photo by Andrea Hahn)
SIUC Debate Team continues to bring home honors in 2012
Only days into the new year, the Saluki Debate team is already racking up accomplishments, including a first-place win, three thirds, and four-out-of-four Top Ten finishes at recent meets. Click here for the Saluki Times article to read more on the SIUC Debate Team.
Events
Upcoming University Museum Exhibits for 2012
January 20 - April 18: Patrons' Favorites, Selections from the Museum's Collection
University Museum Patrons were asked to select a favorite object from the Museum's collection of some 70,000 artifacts. From the Melanesian Collection to a baby carriage, you'll be amazed at what they selected.
January 27 - March 9: Carbondale Park District Student Art
Working with Carbondale students, the Park District and the Museum present many ways of looking at nature in our own backyard.
February 3 - March 9: Sustain: A Juried Exhibition of Recycled Art
Recycled art from across the Midwest displayed in ecological ways. Curated by Nate Steinbrink.
