COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Interim Dean, College of Hunamities and Social Sciences	Terry M. Thibodeaux, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences	A. Jerry Bruce, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences	Kandi A. Tayebi, Ph.D.
Department of English and Foreign Languages	Charles W. Bridges, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences	Janis White, Ph.D., Chair
Department of History	James S. Olson, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Mass Communication	Janet Bridges, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Political Science	Robert E. Biles, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Psychology and Philosophy	Donna Desforges, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Sociology	Alessandro A. Bonanno, Ph.D., Chair
Department of Speech Communication	James D. Ragsdale, Jr., Ph.D., Chair

MISSION STATEMENT

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) provides an essential component to a liberal arts education: understanding human beings in their diversity as expressed in their literatures, histories, ideas, values, oral and written expressions, and behavior. By promoting analytical, interpretive, interpersonal, and communication skills, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences facilitates personal growth, competent professionalism, and responsible citizenship.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences consists of eight academic units: English and Foreign Languages, Family and Consumer Sciences, History, Mass Communication, Political Science, Psychology and Philosophy, Sociology, Speech Communication.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS

For additional information about the graduate programs, please contact the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at: Box 2509, Huntsville, TX 77341-2509 or by telephone (936) 294-2200, or FAX (936) 294-2207. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ internet address is https://www.shsu.edu/~hss001/.