Iowa State University

Iowa State University

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...

's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) was established in 1959, as the College of Sciences and Humanities, and is currently the largest college of Iowa State University

Iowa State University

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...

. The college consists of 22 academic departments and one professional school, the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.

History

Officially formed in 1959, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences got its current name in 1990 and can trace its history back to 1898, when liberal arts and sciences were a part of the school's Division of Science and Philosophy. Since the school's beginning, Iowa State's founders had intended to produce well-rounded students

Academics

With 53 programs in 22 departments and a professional school, LAS is the largest college at Iowa State University.

Departments Air Force Aerospace Studies Anthropology Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Chemistry Computer Science Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Economics English Genetics, Development & Cell Biology Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication History Mathematics Military Science Music Naval Science Philosophy & Religious Studies Physics and Astronomy Political Science Psychology Sociology Statistics World Languages & Cultures Centers and Institutes Carrie Chapman Center for Women and Politics Center for American Intercultural Studies Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning and Discovery Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Institute of Science and Society

Academic Programs Astronomy Bachelor of Liberal Studies Degree Biology Public Administration Religious Studies Software Engineering Theatre Cross-Disciplinary Programs African and African American Studies American Indian Studies Asian American Studies Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration Classical Studies Communication Studies Criminal Justice Studies Environmental Science Environmental Studies International Studies Linguistics Speech Communication U.S. Latino/a Studies Women's Studies

Facilities

Although the college utilizes many buildings on campus to house the many different college entities, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences administration is housed in Catt Hall

Catt Hall

Catt Hall is an administrative building completed in 1893, at Iowa State University which currently houses the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and the Carrie Chapman Center for Women and Politics. The building is named for Carrie Chapman...

, which it shares with the Carrie Chapman Center for Women in Politics and the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Catt Hall

Named for Carrie Chapman Catt

Carrie Chapman Catt

Carrie Chapman Catt was a women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920...

, an American women's rights activist and founder of the League of Women Voters. She graduated from Iowa State in 1880 at the top of her class. The building has been known by a variety of names over its history. It was originally known as Agriculture Hall when it was built in 1893, and was later named Agricultural Engineering Building, then Botany Hall, then Old Botany Hall, after the botany department moved to Bessey Hall. The building's interior was gutted and renovated in 1992, at which point it was given its current name and purpose as the administrative office for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Student involvement

The college's affiliated student organizations are governed by the Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Council, consisting of a student representative from each academic department and each affiliated student organization.

External links

• Iowa State LAS College