A message from Dr. Rosalee Martin, Acting Dean

Dr. Martin has been the Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for the past three years.  In that position she has improved faculty morale, encouraged faculty and student excellence, have supported faculty professional development, and have  and have embraced the institutional motto of IDEAL, ie, integrity, diversity, excellence, accountability and leadership. 

This blog will highlight the many accomplishments of students and faculty members that placed HT in a positive light in the Austin community, in Texas, the U.S. and globally. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest academic unit at HT.  It is housed in three buildings and part of a fourth.  There are 43 full time professors and 36 adjuncts and three administrative assistants. CAS has 13 majors with minors, and a minor in religious studies.  Additionally, the only master’s program is in CAS, Master’s in Educational Leadership.  CAS is divided into seven departments: Education Preparation (Dr. Ruth Kane, Chair), English (Dr. Katherine Oldmixon, Chair), Humanities and Fine Arts (Dr. Stephen Burnaman, Chair), Kinesiology (Dr. Carlos Cervantes, Chair), Mathematics (Dr. Ahmad Kamalvand, Chair), Natural Sciences (Dr. Kathy Schwab, Chair) and Social and Behavior Sciences (Dr. Lorraine Samuels, Chair).

CAS faculty members are professionals who are well-known in their field.  Many have published during in professional journals, have attended seminars/workshops and many have present individually and on panels locally, nationally and abroad.  Some have written major grants supporting its programs, as well as bringing other university colleagues to our campus.  Students are provided excellent education as is evident by the student-centered activities used, their exposure to professionals at conferences and workshops, their participation in research activities and their internships in major related areas. These types of modeling and networking experiences are invaluable as students move from the status of student to professional.

CAS will miss our seasoned professors who will retire May 2017.  Dr. Horatio Pena, professor of Spanish, retires after 28 years at HT.  In addition to teaching Spanish, he fills the halls of Jackson Moody with timely exhibits around current events and holidays. Also, Dr. Carol Adams-Means, professor of Communication, will retire for the second time.  She retired from Prairie-View A & M and now from HT after 8 years.  She is instrumental in reviving our Communication program and producing radio programs for broadcast on HBCURadionet.com, Sirius XM Channel 142, and Our Page One Satellite News Magazine.