College of Arts and Sciences: Welcome

Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences! All students at the University of Portland attend our classes either to major in one of our departments or to fulfill requirements of the University’s Core curriculum.

The College is strongly committed to the mission of teaching. We challenge students to formulate and to appropriate intellectual, ethical, social, and spiritual values, because we believe in educating the whole person – for life. As a community of scholars, the faculty will invite you into the conversation of their disciplines and help you to develop the best that is in you. Expect to be an active learner, to learn a lot, and to learn it well.

I invite you to look into the many programs offered by our departments. Find the fields of study that fuel your passion and commit yourself to a strenuous and rewarding adventure of learning and discovery. Be sure to experience the growth that comes from volunteer and service learning, leadership opportunities, participation in sports, and many other co-curricular programs.

The years of College are a major stage in your growth as a person. Rarely will you have again the leisure to gain wisdom from sustained reflection, to develop skills of thinking, writing, and communication, and to grow consciously in your ethical and spiritual values.

Use the time well! All of us in the College of Arts and Sciences wish you success both in college and in life.