Tom Alexander College of Bible and Religion Tony Finley School of Education Larry Long College ofArtS and Humanities Randy McLeod School of Business Dean B. Priest College of Sciences Cathleen Shultz School of Nursing Long Appointed Dean of College of Arts and Humanities College of Arts and Sciences Split Provides New Opportunities For many on campus, it may seem that there are JUSt not enough hours in the day. Mer 23 years ofclasses, meetings and keeping up with his students, Dr. Larry Long may JUSt be one of those people. As the new dean of the Co llege of Arts and Humanities, Long's hectic days JUSt gOt even shorter. The College ofArts and Sciences divided into twO separate colleges this year - the College of Sciences and the College of Arts and Humanities. In addition to his continuing work as dean of the Honors College and a professor in the English department, Long wi ll now oversee the six departments encompassed by the new division of arts and humanities. Ie includes art, communication , English, modern fore ign language, histOry and political science and However. it was not until last August that the change was officially approved. This change came about for several reasons. Both Priest and Long believe that by separating the College ofArts and Sciences, each will be more tailored to specific areas ofstudy, thus shortening the gap between the student and the deans. "With this separation inca two separa te colleges, I believe [hat Dr. Priest and I will be better able to facilitate the needs of the students," Long said. W ith new responsibilites, spare time will be a luxury, according co both Pri est and Long. In addition to bei ng the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Priest is also the director ofHarding' Summer School Program. He said the separation of duties will give him more musIC. T he new College of Sciences includes seven academic departments - behavioral sciences, biological science, computer science, family and consumer sciences, kinesiology, mathematics and physical science. Dr. Dean Priest servese as dean of the college. "With this sepatime toworkon the marketing and planning ofSummer School. T he Co llege has also added a Computer Engineeting degree to the Computer Science department. ration Into two separate colleges, I believe that Dr. Priest and I will be "My transition is from ground zero to wherever I end up, " Long said of the new change. "We have a chance to define what this new college will be and I am very excited to be able to contribute." Long said the split will allow him to give more time to work closely with each of the college's individual departments. better able to faThe former Coll ege ofArts and Sciences had been a part of the University's academic construction si nce Harding changed its status from college to university during the 1979-1980 school year. cilitare the needs of the students." -Dr. Larty Long "I have admired all ofthose guys [department chairs] for a long time and I look forward to working so closely with them, " he said. Dr. Joe Ptyor served as head of the college during its first three years . However, in 1983, Priest was named head of the 13 departments and continued as dean until the college's split last August. "It is remarkable that he [Priest] has managed it [the College ofArts and Sciences] as long as he has," Long said. "This [split] is really a recognition of the effi cient manner with which he has managed the 13 programs. " T he idea of dividing the departments contai ned in the former College of ArtS and Sciences is a decision that both the faculty and administration have been discussing for the past few years, according to Priest. 54 Academics The twO new colleges have joined three other schools at Harding - the School of Education, the School of Busi ness and the School of Nursing. As for Long's already-busy schedule, he is optimistic that the added responsibility will gel easily with hiswork with the Honors College and his classes. "I don 't know how busy I will be just yet, but it seems to mesh very well with the work that I do for the honors program," he said. "Now I can advocate both arts and humanities and honors. " -Elizabeth R. Smith - Nick Pilcher
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