了解我们的历史和我们的院长

探索肯尼索州立大学诺曼J.拉多人文社会科学学院背后的愿景和领导力。 探索学校提供的学位范围。 了解学院丰富的历史，其对变革教育的承诺，以及塑造准备好领导和创新的未来毕业生的目标。
Social Sciences building at KSU

院长的话

亲爱的朋友们、校友们、支持者们：

It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your dean at the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Radow College) as we lead toward a future of limitless possibilities and dynamic global opportunities.

我们相信，作为一所25%的学生毕业于KSU的大学，我们有责任为毕业生的未来做好准备，并巩固我们作为顶级R2机构的地位。 我们致力于提供宝贵的学习经验，我们卓越的教师以交付而闻名-我们的学生已经开始期待。

Our sense of purpose informs our focus on developing cutting-edge, forward-thinking curricula that prepares our graduates for success. Our faculty expertly cultivate in our students the essential critical reasoning skills gained through a humanities and social sciences education built on project-based experiential 银河娱乐博彩; relevant hands-on research and its practical application; 职业技能和工具包； 国际学习机会； and myriad, high-impact collaborative 银河娱乐博彩 practices that prepare our students to address the ever-changing complexities of our global community.

Katie Kaukinen, Dean at KSU

拉多学院的教育不仅仅是基于精心调整的课程。 We believe the higher education experience is truly complete when it includes a commitment to community engagement by our students and our faculty. Radow College faculty and staff work diligently to create student opportunities through civic, business, and nonprofit partnerships that are aligned 银河娱乐博彩 a goal to contribute to society in a positive, impactful, and transformative way.

I am excited about where we are headed as an institution and invite you to join us on this journey. 我们正在迅速走向全国。 We will continue to be nimble and to evolve and innovate to meet the changing needs of our students and our communities. We are on the cusp of becoming a national leader of humanities and social sciences colleges and will accomplish this 银河娱乐博彩 the ongoing dedication of our KSU family, our external community and business partners, valued stakeholders, and generous donors as we all work together to realize our vision and celebrate our success.

Yours in service,

Catherine (Katie) Kaukinen, Ph.D.

Dean of the 诺曼J.拉多人文社会科学学院

我们的历史

The 诺曼J.拉多人文社会科学学院 has a history all its own. Below are some of the historical highlights that our college has experienced over the years.

  • 1963

    • 肯尼索初级学院成立。

    1966

    • 肯尼索初级学院开门迎客。
    • 成立人文学部和社会学部； forming two of the three Academic Divisions.

  • 1977

    • 肯尼索专科学院更名为肯尼索学院。

  • 1983

    • 肯尼索学院重组学制。 Divisions are replaced 银河娱乐博彩 more formal system of Schools and Departments.
    • The School of Arts and Behavioral Sciences is created 银河娱乐博彩 George H. Beggs serving as the first Dean.
    • Departments are created for English, History, Liberal Studies, Music, Political Science, and Psychology.

    1985

    • 音乐系更名为音乐与表演艺术系。
    • 政治科学系更名为政治科学与社会学系。

    1986

    • 视觉艺术系创建。

    1988

    • 肯尼索学院更名为肯尼索州立学院。

  • 1990

    • 传媒系成立。

    1991

    • 通识学系解散。
    • 成立外语系。

    1992

    • 历史系更名为历史哲学系。
    • Department of Political Science and Sociology renamed the Department of Political Science and International Affairs.
    • 公共行政和公共服务部成立。

    1993

    • School of Arts and Behavioral Sciences renamed School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

    1994

    • Lois E. Muir成为院长。

    1995

    • 唐纳德·w·弗雷斯特成为临时院长。

    1996

    • 肯尼索州立学院更名为肯尼索州立大学。
    • School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences renamed College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
    • 音乐与表演艺术系分拆； creating the Department of Music and the Department of Theater.
    • 学院开设了第一个研究生课程。 专业写作文学硕士。

    1998

    • 琳达·m·诺布尔成为院长
    • 艺术、人文和社会科学学院分院； creating the School of the Arts and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
    • Department of Music, Department of Theater, and Department of Visual Arts are moved to the new School of the Arts.
    • 社会、地理和人类学系成立。

  • 2000

    • 公共行政和公共服务部分拆。 Public 政府 is merged into the Department of Political Science and International Affairs and Human Services is moved to the newly created College of Health and Human Services.

    2002

    • Department of Sociology, Geography, and Anthropology becomes the Department of Sociology, Geography, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice.

    2004

    • 海伦·s·雷德利成为临时院长。

    2006

    • 理查德·文格洛夫成为院长。
    • 社会学系、地理学系、人类学系、刑事司法学系分院； creating the 社会与刑事司法学系 and the Department of Geography and Anthropology.

    2008

    • Cultural and Regional Studies created by organizing various CHSS interdisciplinary programs under one unit housed in the 院长办公室.

  • 2010

    • 学院开设了第一个博士课程。 The Doctor of Philosophy in International Conflict Management.

    2011

    • 跨学科研究学系 created out of former Cultural and Regional Studies group.

    2012

    • 罗宾·多夫成为院长。

    2015

    • Department of Digital Writing and Media Arts created from consolidation of Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University.
    • 传播系更名为传播与媒体学院

    2017

    • 成立冲突管理、建设和平与发展学院。
    • Department of Digital Writing and Media Arts becomes the Department of Technical Communication and Interactive Design.

    2018

    • 克尔温·斯温成为临时院长。
    • Department of Political Science and International Affairs becomes the School of Government and International Affairs.
    • 心理学系改为心理科学系。

    2019

    • 肖恩·朗成为院长。

  • 2020

    • College renamed the 诺曼J.拉多人文社会科学学院 following a $9 million gift from real estate executive, Norman Radow, and his wife Lindy.

    2021

    • 帕姆b科尔成为临时院长。

    2022

    • 凯瑟琳（凯蒂）考基宁成为院长。