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.
Dean Kimberly Leonard (center) with CoLA's 2012 Spring Break Extern participants.
Conductor Ed Benyas (left) presents performers at the Southern Illinois Music Festival.
A friendly worm welcomes all to the University Museum sculpture garden (Faner Hall).
CoLA Spotlight
Rebecca Carmack
Senior
School of Music
Rebecca Carmack was commissioned to write a piece for the Illinois Music Educators Association...Read More
Allison Joseph
Director
Creative Writing MFA (English)
Allison Joseph, poet and the director of the creative writing master of fine arts program at Southern...Read More
Jerry Peart
1972 MFA Alumnus
Art & Design
Jerry Peart has become one of the country's most successful large-scale public sculptors, with dozens...Read More
News
College of Liberal Arts Professors capture top honors in Excellence Awards
On Wednesday, May 2, the Chancellor presented awards to two Liberal Arts faculty members, naming them 2012 recipients of Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards (formerly known as the SIU Commitment to Excellence Awards)!
Dr. Theodore Weeks (Department of History) has received this year's Scholar Excellence Award.
Dr. Meera Komarraju (Department of Psychology) has received this year's Teaching Excellence Award.
CoLA congratulates all recipients of the 2012 FSEA Awards. We tip our hats to you!
Events
Southern Illinois Music Festival is almost here!
The 8th annual Southern Illinois Music Festival features over three-dozen performances in venues from Sesser to Cairo and Murphysboro to Marion, with Southern Illinois University in Carbondale as the Festival’s major sponsor. Musicians from throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia perform orchestral and chamber music, opera, ballet, jazz, and new music, in an informal and inviting atmosphere. Casual dress is welcome!
Click here to visit the Summer Music Festival website with complete information about concerts, venues, and more!
