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The Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts is the
largest and most diverse of Salisbury University’s four endowed schools.
Named in 1990, the Fulton School offers undergraduate and graduate
programs in the fine arts, humanities and social sciences. In addition
to strengths in the traditional academic disciplines, the Fulton School
offers a number of majors and minors in interdisciplinary and applied
fields.
As the liberal arts education remains the hallmark of undergraduate
higher education in the United States, widely regarded as the world’s
best, the Fulton School plays a vital role in the academic experience of
every Salisbury University student.
Fulton School courses and programs aim to fulfill the mission of
Salisbury University by:
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Empowering students with knowledge and skills vital to life
long professional success and personal growth;
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- Maintaining a student-centered
academic environment through modest class sizes and
conscientious mentoring;
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- Emphasizing in each program the
importance of effective research, analysis and
communications skills vital to success both within the
discipline and in a knowledge-based economy's work force;
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- Fostering understanding and
appreciation of the diversity of the world's cultures and
traditions, also as reflected in our own society, through
our community, curriculum, cultural programming and
international education.
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Fulton School faculty endeavors include:
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Literature/Film Quartely, a peer-reviewed journal with a
primary focus on literary adaptation in film, housed at
Salisbury University since its establishment in 1973;
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- The International Social Science
Review, the peer-reviewed journal of the Pi Gamma Mu honors
society, featuring articles and reviews in economics,
history, political science, sociology and related fields;
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- The Edward H. Nabb Research Center
for Delmarva History and Culture, specializing in local and
regional history, archeology and folklore;
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- Annual conference on American Women
of Color;
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- The Maryland Summer Center for the
Arts program for talented and gifted middle and high school
students; and
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- Imaging and Remote Sensing Center,
which provides computer-assisted mapmaking for local, state
and federal planning agencies.
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The University Galleries in Fulton Hall and
Guerrieri University Center, and
the
Salisbury Symphony Orchestra at
Salisbury University, are affiliated with the Fulton School.
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Interdisciplinary Studies
In addition to discipline-based programs of study, the Fulton School
of Liberal Arts provides interdisciplinary programming through a range
of innovative curricula demonstrating how intellectual curiosity crosses
boundaries between disciplines and unique programs that enable students
to adapt the rich heritage of liberal arts to current and individual
needs.
In the liberal arts tradition and to facilitate the integration of
curriculum, the University offers courses in interdisciplinary studies.
These courses, described in the Courses section of the undergraduate
catalogue under Interdisciplinary Studies, are taught by a variety of
departments and may be used, upon approval of advisors, within many of
the programs of the University.
Fulton School interdepartmental programs and minors such as these
give students opportunities to consider issues from an interdisciplinary
perspective:
- American studies
- environmental studies
- international studies
- religious studies
- gerontology
- comparative literature
- fine arts administration
- conflict resolution/peace studies
- women's studies/gender studies
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Career Tracks
Career-related tracks, such as journalism and graphic design, as well
as supervised community-service internships with museums, government
agencies and other organizations, enable students to apply liberal
education in actual practice.
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Opportunities for International Study
Most departments in the Fulton School of Liberal Arts offer
opportunities for international study. The Fulton School is affiliated
with the American Institute for Foreign Study, which offers study-abroad
programs at universities in:
- Australia
- Austria
- England
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Mexico
- Russia
- Spain
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Scholarships and Awards in the Fulton School
Scholarships and awards in the Fulton School include the following:
- Fulton Scholarship
- Art Department Scholarships
- Nettie C. Bentley Scholarship
- Gerald and Bette Jane Patt Scholarship
- Thelma B. Robertson Scholarship
- Walter C. Thurston Memorial Award
- Robert A. Elderdyce Award
- Joanne Grant Scholarship
- Leland Starnes Memorial Award
- Duane C. Nichols Memorial Scholarship
- History Department Scholastic Award
- Outstanding Foreign Language Student Award
- Music Department Award
- Philosophy Department Outstanding Student Award
- Psychology Department Award
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