College of Liberal Arts

Impacting every student’s life at TU, with 40 majors in the humanities and social sciences and more than 50% of its coursework included in the core curriculum.

TU’s largest and most diverse college benefits from RISE support through building on key areas of strength, enhancing outreach to the community, and providing students with access to high-impact learning experiences. Preparing students across the curriculum to think critically, communicate clearly, work creatively and apply interdisciplinary skills to solve a wide range of real-world challenges positions them for success post-graduation.

Gifts Are Supporting These Projects

The Democracy Today Project

The Democracy Today Project

A project that provides opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and the education of “citizens” who are knowledgeable, appreciate and practice critical thinking/scientific processes and engage in their communities, supporting this endeavor will continue to position Towson University and the College of Liberal Arts as intellectual leaders.

Democracy Today Commemorative Events Series Led by a faculty planning committee, with a focus on interactive college and university-wide student and community experiences, celebrations and commemorations will honor the people and events who have advanced and sustained a civil society and promoted equity and self-determination in diverse communities.
The Democracy Today Fund As an intellectual leader, Towson University and the College of Liberal Arts is preparing citizen-leaders for life. Your support of the Democracy Today Fund will provide the resources needed to bring thought-leaders to campus, fund programming, support student research and community engagement, provide supplementary funding for faculty research and build on the promise that every student has the opportunity to make a difference.

Multiliteracy Lab

Multiliteracy Lab

Funding this digital media laboratory will allow students opportunities to practice creating professional-level, multimodal works including writing, video, interactive presentations, app and website development and explore cutting-edge new media.

Virtuality/Augmented Reality Lab

Virtuality/Augmented Reality Lab

This laboratory will be used for instruction, homework, faculty development of pedagogical materials and faculty research. A college-shared space, support for this lab will fulfill students’ expectations for interacting with our world and technology upgrades for faculty.

Computer Lab Space Expansion and Enhanced Technology

Computer Lab Space Expansion and Enhanced Technology

The addition of more computer workstations and labs will allow TU students to study and learn in a way that reflects the evolution of technology. Funding upgraded software and hardware/computer workstations, collaborative study spaces and anticipated technology break-throughs will ensure our graduates enter the world, fluent in current and evolving technology.

Endowed Chair and Professorship: Psychology Doctoral Program

Endowed Chair and Professorship: Psychology Doctoral Program

Funding for an endowed faculty-leader position will support the creation of a new psychology doctoral program. In addition to course and laboratory study, with funding, the program will operate an on-campus laboratory and provide faculty the opportunity for original research. The addition of a doctorate in psychology program will position TU as a leader in the state of Maryland and support the University’s goal to expand research output and contributions to scholarship.

Student Emergency Scholarships: The College of Liberal Arts Opportunity Scholarship

Student Emergency Scholarships: The College of Liberal Arts Opportunity Scholarship

This scholarship fund is a ready source of financial support for students with unanticipated needs and costs not covered by financial aid.

Study Abroad Opportunities in the College of Liberal Arts

Study Abroad Opportunities in the College of Liberal Arts

Providing a study abroad experience is important for students of color, first-generation college students, students with disabilities, students identifying as LGBTQIA+, and those with financial need and prepares them for success through diverse and culturally fulfilling experiences.

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research opportunities distinguish TU by offering students invaluable experience, usually reserved for graduate students. While moderate grants of $500 are awarded for research, making larger awards available will enable more first-generation, under-resourced, and under-represented students the opportunity to engage in research.

Summer Internships

Summer Internships

Summer work prevents under-resourced students from internship experiences, many of which lead to job opportunities after graduation. With funding for summer internships, students will have greater opportunities for internship placements.

Conference travel

Conference travel

Funding student travel to professional conferences, provides valuable opportunities for students to meet fellow students and faculty engaged in similar work and often leads to research and graduate opportunities.

Grub Street

A nationally acclaimed, award-winning publication, produced exclusively by TU undergraduates, earned its 18th consecutive award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Funding is important to continue the production of Grub Street and the noteworthy opportunity it presents for TU English students as a distinguishing part of their undergraduate experience.

Model UN

The Towson University–Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) Model UN program provides civic engagement learning experiences for students in Baltimore County Public Schools and provides TU students with hands-on opportunities to mentor high school students. The programming increases college access, civic readiness and provides TU students an opportunity to be active participants in the Greater Baltimore community.

CLA Faculty Community-based programs

CLA Faculty Community-based programs

Through course offerings and operational programming, students will engage in social justice and community service work across the region, including programs like Forensic Anthropology Field Work and the Inside Out Prison Exchange program. Providing support for supplies, stipends, equipment, transportation and lodging ensures this real world learning continues.

Stories that Inspire

“The A-List is really like a family. The community and mentorship from A-list is what got me through school. I felt like I had value—putting passion into things I cared about. I have my job at Howard County Library directly because of being an A-List.”

Ash Baker ’19

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“When I think about my legacy at TU—it is my mentors who moved me to give back. It’s a privilege. Being civically engaged in the community makes you think about how to help those who come after you. My gift funds Model UN, conferences and research positions for students.”

Lauren Cahalan ’18

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“When students go into the field and work with homicide detectives in real crime scene scenarios, it adds a whole other level of learning. Additional funding is critical for these kinds of student experiences.”

Dana Kollmann

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COOKIES & PRIVACY

College of Liberal Arts

Gifts Are Supporting These Projects

The Democracy Today Project

Multiliteracy Lab

Virtuality/Augmented Reality Lab

Computer Lab Space Expansion and Enhanced Technology

Endowed Chair and Professorship: Psychology Doctoral Program

Student Emergency Scholarships: The College of Liberal Arts Opportunity Scholarship

Study Abroad Opportunities in the College of Liberal Arts

Undergraduate Research

Summer Internships

Conference travel

Grub Street

Model UN

CLA Faculty Community-based programs

Stories that Inspire

“The A-List is really like a family. The community and mentorship from A-list is what got me through school. I felt like I had value—putting passion into things I cared about. I have my job at Howard County Library directly because of being an A-List.”

“When I think about my legacy at TU—it is my mentors who moved me to give back. It’s a privilege. Being civically engaged in the community makes you think about how to help those who come after you. My gift funds Model UN, conferences and research positions for students.”

“When students go into the field and work with homicide detectives in real crime scene scenarios, it adds a whole other level of learning. Additional funding is critical for these kinds of student experiences.”